Ever heard of a banana? Maybe you're related to Djou? Civil War was an integral and important part of American history for the fact that it started the course towards equality for blacks and correcting the injustices of slavery and the percept that whites were superior. Lee, no matter how great he may have been as a military tactician, was a leader fighting to preserve slavery and white rule. Such men or women deserve no public admiration. Your justification is very similar to those who justify keeping statue of Joe Paterno who may have done a lot of good things for Penn State but kept quiet on morally corrupt acts. That's what Lee did, many great military things for a morally corrupt group. Sorry, but that says a lot about your morals too.