Yes, let’s besmirch one of the greatest men America has ever produced. He is still the only man to get through West Point without a demerit.
His example paved the way for reconciliation after the war.
U.S Grant, on the other hand, accumulated numerous demerits and finished in the bottom third of his class. And within six weeks of launching his Overland Campaign, he had Lee under siege in Petersburg, after which Lee was simply delaying the inevitable.
That's not true. As Douglas Freeman pointed out in his biography of Lee, Lee wasn't even the only man in his class to graduate without a demerit. But that does not change the fact that those who graduated with that distinction were very rare.
Tennessee Southerner born & bred; still live in TN. These people insist on rewriting history & gloating over how “smart” they are. - Lee honored states’ rights & worshipped God - he did not worship the Union.
Good luck explaining to self-loathing metrosexuals what is to be loyal to one’s home state.