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Which confederate general was previously asked to lead the union army?
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He disapproved of secession, and asked the General-in-Chief of the Union Armies whether he could stay neutral - to which he got a scathing reply. ("We don't want any fence-sitters!")
When Virginia seceded, he declared that he could not draw his sword against his beloved home-state, and resigned from the US Army to join the Confederates.
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