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Did Robert E. Lee bring any slaves with him to the field during the Civil War?

Posted on 2018 July 6 by anewc2

Yes and no. from https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Lee_Robert_E_and_Slavery: Yes, early in the war: “in a letter to his brother Charles Carter Lee, dated March 14, 1862, he praised the Confederacy as ‘the noble cause we are engaged in,’ and kept two of the … Continue reading →

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