Because he disapproved of secession.
Robert E. Lee, a hero in the War with Mexico, did not accept command of the Union Armies during the Civil War, because he felt he owed more loyalty to the state of Virginia than to the country of the United States of America.
Robert E. Lee commanded the Confederate troops in the civil war.
Robert E. Lee was the commanding general of the Confederate army in the American Civil War.
President Abraham Lincoln wanted Robert E. Lee to command the Union troops. Lee was a great soldier and military leader. But, being born and raised in the state of Virginia, Lee could not accept Lincoln's offer. Although Robert E. Lee never wanted a Civil War, or for the nation to divide, he felt a loyalty to his Southern Homeland. Lincoln admired Lee's decision, but, Lincoln also knew that without Lee on the Union's side it would be a long and bloody war. If Robert E. Lee had fought with the Union, there may have not been an American Civil War, or a very short war, that would have not caused as much destruction, pain, suffering, and death as the actual war that had to be fought.
Robert E Lee was interested in winning the civil war.
Robert E. Lee was defeated in the US Civil War.
Robert E. Lee, a hero in the War with Mexico, did not accept command of the Union Armies during the Civil War, because he felt he owed more loyalty to the state of Virginia than to the country of the United States of America.
Robert E. Lee commanded the Confederate troops in the civil war.
he felt horrified and scared and sad
Robert E. Lee was the commanding general of the Confederate army in the American Civil War.
The Civil War.
President Abraham Lincoln wanted Robert E. Lee to command the Union troops. Lee was a great soldier and military leader. But, being born and raised in the state of Virginia, Lee could not accept Lincoln's offer. Although Robert E. Lee never wanted a Civil War, or for the nation to divide, he felt a loyalty to his Southern Homeland. Lincoln admired Lee's decision, but, Lincoln also knew that without Lee on the Union's side it would be a long and bloody war. If Robert E. Lee had fought with the Union, there may have not been an American Civil War, or a very short war, that would have not caused as much destruction, pain, suffering, and death as the actual war that had to be fought.
Robert E. Lee was the general commander of the Confederate Forces during the American Civil War.
Robert E Lee was interested in winning the civil war.
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee
In the Civil War, Robert E. Lee was part of the Confederate side.