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Because he had to decide between serving his country the United State A.K.A. the Union or serving his state of Virginia which sided with the Confederacy.

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Q: Why did Robert E Lee have an agonizing decision to make after the firing on Fort Sumter?
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The firing at Fort Sumter marked the beginning of the Civil War.


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