For over twenty-five years, John Reeves has been working to make complex subjects more interesting and accessible for students and general readers. For 15 years he taught European and American history at colleges in Chicago, the Bronx, and London. More recently, as an editor and writer at The Motley Fool, he produced investing-related content for millions of readers. He resides in Washington, D.C.

In this well-crafted narrative, Reeves demystifies the Confederate general Robert E. Lee and the reasons he was given amnesty after the Civil War.... Reeves offers a timely portrait of how the cults of Lee and the states’ rights lost cause became firmly entrenched in American culture within only 25 years of the Civil War—and still haunt 21st-century debates over Confederate monuments and battle flags.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Reevaluating Robert E. LeeChapter One: “I am aware of having done nothing wrong & cannot flee.”Chapter Two: “They shall suffer for this, they shall suffer for this.”Chapter Three: “Hands dripping with the blood of slaughtered innocents.”Chapter Four: “When can these men be tried?”Chapter Five: “The world forgetting, by the world forgot.”Chapter Six: “…rather as a demon than a man.”Chapter Seven: “There is General Lee, as hungry for the gallows as Davis.”Chapter Eight: “Gen. Lee a Woman Whipper.”Chapter Nine: “It used to fashionable to try a man before they hanged him.”Chapter Ten: “…this noble man died ‘prisoner of war on parole.’”Chapter Eleven: “…you gentleman that use the pen should see that justice is done us.”Appendices I-IISelected BibliographyAbout the Author

For over twenty-five years, John Reeves has been working to make complex subjects more interesting and accessible for students and general readers. For 15 years he taught European and American history at colleges in Chicago, the Bronx, and London. More recently, as an editor and writer at The Motley Fool, he produced investing-related content for millions of readers. He resides in Washington, D.C.

In this well-crafted narrative, Reeves demystifies the Confederate general Robert E. Lee and the reasons he was given amnesty after the Civil War.... Reeves offers a timely portrait of how the cults of Lee and the states’ rights lost cause became firmly entrenched in American culture within only 25 years of the Civil War—and still haunt 21st-century debates over Confederate monuments and battle flags.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Reevaluating Robert E. LeeChapter One: “I am aware of having done nothing wrong & cannot flee.”Chapter Two: “They shall suffer for this, they shall suffer for this.”Chapter Three: “Hands dripping with the blood of slaughtered innocents.”Chapter Four: “When can these men be tried?”Chapter Five: “The world forgetting, by the world forgot.”Chapter Six: “…rather as a demon than a man.”Chapter Seven: “There is General Lee, as hungry for the gallows as Davis.”Chapter Eight: “Gen. Lee a Woman Whipper.”Chapter Nine: “It used to fashionable to try a man before they hanged him.”Chapter Ten: “…this noble man died ‘prisoner of war on parole.’”Chapter Eleven: “…you gentleman that use the pen should see that justice is done us.”Appendices I-IISelected BibliographyAbout the Author

For over twenty-five years, John Reeves has been working to make complex subjects more interesting and accessible for students and general readers. For 15 years he taught European and American history at colleges in Chicago, the Bronx, and London. More recently, as an editor and writer at The Motley Fool, he produced investing-related content for millions of readers. He resides in Washington, D.C.

In this well-crafted narrative, Reeves demystifies the Confederate general Robert E. Lee and the reasons he was given amnesty after the Civil War.... Reeves offers a timely portrait of how the cults of Lee and the states’ rights lost cause became firmly entrenched in American culture within only 25 years of the Civil War—and still haunt 21st-century debates over Confederate monuments and battle flags.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Reevaluating Robert E. LeeChapter One: “I am aware of having done nothing wrong & cannot flee.”Chapter Two: “They shall suffer for this, they shall suffer for this.”Chapter Three: “Hands dripping with the blood of slaughtered innocents.”Chapter Four: “When can these men be tried?”Chapter Five: “The world forgetting, by the world forgot.”Chapter Six: “…rather as a demon than a man.”Chapter Seven: “There is General Lee, as hungry for the gallows as Davis.”Chapter Eight: “Gen. Lee a Woman Whipper.”Chapter Nine: “It used to fashionable to try a man before they hanged him.”Chapter Ten: “…this noble man died ‘prisoner of war on parole.’”Chapter Eleven: “…you gentleman that use the pen should see that justice is done us.”Appendices I-IISelected BibliographyAbout the Author