The Civil War
Robert E. Lee's Treason and War Crimes Indictment
2018-07-07T17:59:18-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNGIzXC8yMDE4MDcwNzE4MDE1MjAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Author and historian John Reeves discussed his book, The Lost Indictment of Robert E. Lee, which recounts the June 1865 indictment against the General Lee and other Confederate leaders for treason and war crimes. The document went missing for 72 years, and Lee and other Confederates eventually received amnesty from President Andrew Johnson. But Reeves contended the indictment’s disappearance is symbolic of how Americans quickly forget the legal and moral case against Lee, and he soon became widely viewed as an American hero, with admirers in the South and North. The National Archives in Washington, D.C., hosted this talk.
Author and historian John Reeves discussed his book, The Lost Indictment of Robert E. Lee, which recounts the June 1865 indictment against t…
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Author and historian John Reeves discussed his book, The Lost Indictment of Robert E. Lee, which recounts the June 1865 indictment against the General Lee and other Confederate leaders for treason and war crimes. The document went missing for 72 years, and Lee and other Confederates eventually received amnesty from President Andrew Johnson. But Reeves contended the indictment’s disappearance is symbolic of how Americans quickly forget the legal and moral case against Lee, and he soon became widely viewed as an American hero, with admirers in the South and North. The National Archives in Washington, D.C., hosted this talk. close
Author and historian John Reeves discussed his book, The Lost Indictment of Robert E. Lee, which recounts the June 1865 indictment against t… read more
Author and historian John Reeves discussed his book, The Lost Indictment of Robert E. Lee, which recounts the June 1865 indictment against the General Lee and other Confederate leaders for treason and war crimes. The document went missing for 72 years, and Lee and other Confederates eventually received amnesty from President Andrew Johnson. But Reeves contended the indictment’s disappearance is symbolic of how Americans quickly forget the legal and moral case against Lee, and he soon became widely viewed as an American hero, with admirers in the South and North. The National Archives in Washington, D.C., hosted this talk. close
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