you know I see people calling general lee a treasonous traitor lets see if this is what you call a traitor go back at that time the civil war started because the south broke away from the north that's how the civil war started and  later on the proclamation speech by Lincoln in September of 1862 when the public was more on his side of freeing the slaves which in January of 1863 the slaves were free to leave and that's where the ongoing of the civil war continued to fight against slavery which we all agree with. put yourself in the shoes of lee when fort Sumter was attack to start the civil war 4 days after the attack on fort Sumter Lincoln called on general lee and ask him to lead the union soldiers against the southern states lee said he will get back to him one late Saturday lee sent a letter to Lincoln that he cannot lead the union soldiers because he did not want to use his sword on his home state of Virginia and kill his family and friends so would you call him a traitor or not.