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re: Robert E. Lee has been misrepresented by regressive "historians"
Posted on 5/22/17 at 5:48 am to Parmen
Posted on 5/22/17 at 5:48 am to Parmen
I think it's slightly dishonest on both sides. Lee most certainly supported slavery in the sense he used them to right his inherited plantation after it had fallen on hard times. Even before the ones he inherited, he owned some of his own. He was in the small minority that actually owned them. Now did he support state's rights? Sure. But let's not pretend he didn't have an economic dependence on the institution of slavery.
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Posted on 5/22/17 at 6:35 am to AUsteriskPride
quote:Lee was completely in it for states' rights. 100%.
I think it's slightly dishonest on both sides. Lee most certainly supported slavery
He was fighting for Virginia. His personal decision had nothing whatsoever to do with slavery either way. As Virginia went, so went Lee.
Lee met with Lincoln and was offered command of the US Army. Had his state held fast with the Union, Lee was prepared to lead Union troops from the outset.
The war would have lasted 12-18 mos instead of 4yrs. Outcome re: slavery would have been less fortunate though in that it may have persisted in VA, MD, DE for another decade.
This post was edited on 5/22/17 at 6:36 am
Posted on 5/22/17 at 9:05 am to AUsteriskPride
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I think it's slightly dishonest on both sides. Lee most certainly supported slavery in the sense he used them to right his inherited plantation after it had fallen on hard times.
He honored the instructions of the Custis will. He was to emancipate the slaves once the plantation was in good financial position. That is exactly what he did.
Posted on 5/22/17 at 11:53 am to AUsteriskPride
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Lee most certainly supported slavery in the sense
As did many union officers.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 8:57 am to AUsteriskPride
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he used them to right his inherited plantation after it had fallen on hard times.
As stated in the will of the estate he was executing, he used the slaves to right the planatation and then emancipated all of them.
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