[Vision2020] Hey J. :], Was Robert E. Lee a Confederate?

[heirdoug at netscape.net]

The following is an example of Mid posting....

"Robert E. Lee did not own slaves, but many Union generals did. When 
his father-in-law died, Lee took over the management of the plantation 
his wife had inherited and immediately began freeing the slaves. By the 
time Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, every slave 
in Lee’s charge had been freed. Notably, some Union generals didn’t 
free their slaves until the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment in 
1868.

During the Civil War, Union commanders pillaged the South, abusing 
civilians in unspeakable ways, destroying railroads and factories, and 
burning private homes, public buildings, schools and libraries. Union 
forces also slaughtered livestock and decimated crops, after they took 
what they wanted.

Periodic reports detailing their carnage were sent to General Halleck 
in Washington who shared them with President Lincoln. In a typical 
report issued on September 17, 1863, Union General Sherman added this 
comment; "We will remove every obstacle-if need be, take every life, 
every acre of land, every particle of property, everything that to us 
seems proper." Halleck showed this report to Lincoln, who enjoyed it so 
much that he demanded that it be published.

When Robert E. Lee invaded Pennsylvania, many Southerners hoped that he 
would give the Yankees a taste of their own medicine. But Lee was a man 
of integrity. Not only did he prohibit "wanton injury to private 
property," he also ordered his soldiers to pay for any supplies taken 
from civilians."

"No, you can not be a Confederate and not be a racist...that is their 
creed, motto, life-style, etc.  Hate is their mantra as evidenced by 
their pamphlets and actions."

lemeno J.  :] if you think that all confederates are rasicts?

Doug!

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