![]() It’s accurate that Lee was offered to command the Union Army and turned it down despite his desire for the country to remain intact, citing loyalty to his home state of Virginia. ![]() (Read more about our partnership with Facebook.) The post was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. And yet to the historically illiterate left, a man who opposed both slavery and secession has come to symbolize both slavery and secession." Lincoln offered him command of the Union Army, but Lee refused only because his loyalty was to Virginia. Lee was the most decorated soldier in the U.S. Now, there’s another post about Lee’s position on slavery - and secession - on Facebook. ![]() We previously fact-checked a post that used the same claim to question the removal of confederate statues and monuments. Presumably timed to coincide with President Donald Trump’s opposition of removing Confederate names from current military assets, social media users are sharing posts that claim the Confederate Army’s famous general, Robert E. ![]()
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