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Originally Posted by Pio1980
I still can't grasp Lee as "a man of honor" going with a defense of slavery vs preserving the union.
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My take on it is that Lee, personally, did indeed have conflicting loyalties but I don't think that slavery per se entered into it. What I believe is that Lee considered himself first and foremost a Virginian. When his state seceded, he felt that it was his duty, as a Virginian, to pledge himself to their cause.
So, he was, by his own lights, a "man of honor" but his loyalty was seriously misplaced.
In other words, he was a traitor and should have been hanged.