“Lee was fighting for STATES RIGHTS.”
States don’t have rights, they have powers. Lee fought for only his state of Virginia and yet only commanded the Army of Northern Virginia.
States don’t have state citizens, we are all American citizens, we have the rights.
One of them is freedom.
Slavery was the cause of the Civil War, that “vehicle” killed 700,000+ to get it stopped.
Lee was a decent general, so was Rommel. Of the 383 Confederate generals, arguably Longstreet was better. Where are his statues?
“Slavery was the cause of the Civil War, that “vehicle” killed 700,000+ to get it stopped.”
That is an interesting comment.
If the South was fighting for slavery, who was fighting against slavery?
You just like Longstreet cause he turned republican
Not one whit based on his generalship
That is absolutely incorrect. I used to believe that, but I have since learned it is a lie we are taught.
Lincoln urged the passage of the Corwin amendment which would have made slavery permanent in the United States. This amendment did in fact pass both houses of congress, and was ratified by four or so Northern states.
Offering the South permanent protection for slavery if they would just remain in the Union demonstrates that the war wasn't fought over slavery, it was fought over the South becoming independent.
I think there is a statue of Longstreet at Gettysburg. There is certainly a beautiful one of Lee, mounted on Traveler, there. In fact, the largest monument at Gettysburg is the one for the State of Virginia. Every State that fought there, north or south, has a memorial.
Did you even read the article?