Robert E Lee The Great Emancipator

[LincolnMan]

I have to say in reading all the postings on this particular thread- I don't agree with it all- but I've sure enjoyed reading all of the different perspectives on it. I was a bit taken aback when I first read the title of the thread - but my patience won out and I waited to see what the responses would bear. I'm glad I waited. I do seem to recall that Gary Gallagher had an article in the Civil War Times or one of the other Civil War related mags that was specifically about Lee and the issue of slavery. Does anyone remember this article? I think his piece was based on some new letters that had been discovered- written by Lee- that demonstrated his keeping slaves much longer than he could have. Gallagher was quite forthcoming that Lee sanctioned slavery by his actions. Please forgive me for trying to remember the specifics of the article. Hopefully, someone is familiar with the work I'm referring too.