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Robert E. Lee

A respected General of the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Was offered the position to be the General of the Union army by Lincoln but declined. He could not betray his family and his state although he was against secession.
Robert E. Lee is one of history's most celebrated generals.
by Historynerd December 27, 2008
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