EP. 01 Robert E. Lee
Uncancelled History
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The Ideological Battle Lines
In 1861, Robert E. Lee was in Texas following the secession of the country. He's recalled to D.C. for a meeting with Winfield Scott and is asked if he would be willing to lead an army against his native Virginia. "How can he lift his sword against his native state?" Lee asks himself at the time. The answer: 'No'
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