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Robert E Lee: Life & Legacy

American History Hit

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The Man Who Would Not Be Washington

Don Wildman: One of the strangest aspects of the Civil War is the passage towards reconciliation. He says no man figures more prominently in that national process than Robert E. Lee. We seek to better understand a warrior who chose to wage combat against his own nation, he says. American History Hit will discuss Lee's biographical story and how he eventually assumed this unlikely role.

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