There is a long list of truly great men in American history. Lee is at the top of that list. As are men like Washington, Jackson (Stonewall), Jefferson, both Adams, Patrick Henry, Forrest, - hey wait a minute, aren't there any from the north? Ok, Adams - John, uh . . . Jonathan Edwards (?), uh . . . ok I'm open to suggestions.
On the other hand, Lincoln, though great in so many ways, somehow doesn't reach those heights. Don't get me wrong, Lincoln is great, but he just played havoc with our Constitution.
Oh well, for what it's worth: just another conflicted opinion.
I think we’d be hard pressed to think of anyone in today’s world who could wear Gen. R.E. Lee’s boots. He was truly one of a kind.
The might be said of Stonewall, Forrest, Watie and many more who fought to uphold the Constitution.