Old times there are not forgotten...

[willy]

And you won't, Lee was a brilliant man who commanded the love and respect from many thousands of men and women. to include the Generals of the northern army many of whom were his closest friends and commrads.
The problem comes from the fact that that one, the south lost the war and the victors always get to dictate history, except that which is handed down from family.
Two as much as I love the south and was born in the south I know that even though it was only one of the issues that caused the succession of the states they were in the hole from the start because of the overwhelming moral issue of slavery, which even many good men of the south could not tolerate. You cannot stand to fight for the horror of enslaving human beings and expect the grace of God and your fellow man.
In the end the greatness of Lee and the courage and loyalty of the men and women of the Confederacy would always play second in the court of human opinion to that overwhelming presence of men women and children in bondage to their fellow man.
JMHO