There are Robert E. Lee haters on this site. They will even send you to websites that accuse Lee of the most hideous crimes. But if you are going to criticize Lee for owning his wife or father-in-law’s slaves, then you are going to have to condemn George Washington as well.
Yes, Pickett changed his mind about Lee after Gettysburg. It was a terrible charge that failed. Lee took full responsibility for it but Pickett never got over it. Shades of PTSD no doubt. Lee had it at the end of his life. He heard the voices of his men calling to him when he was in bed at night. Sad.
I don’t hate him. It’s just that he was literally a traitor and broke sacred oaths he took. I don’t find anything about him admirable.
And, in retirement, he always marched out of sync in a parade...
I get the haters...and ignore them. Too many apply today’s PC crap to the past...if you love history, you never fall into that trap.
One of the many reasons I love FR is that many of us understand and love history...good company to keep!