A concise summary of the practical reasons why Robert E. Lee was, properly, not tried for treason. Unlike Jefferson Davis, who should have been hanged, the peaceful surrender of Lee & his army was a higher good, one Grant & Lincoln understood.https://athenaeumreview.org/essay/did-robert-e-lee-commit-treason/ …
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The interesting & arguable counterfactual that Prof. Guelzo hints at here is that the impeachment of Andrew Johnson was one of the factors that conspired to prevent a treason prosecution of Jefferson Davis.
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Once you show that a small group proves they can assassinate the prez, an action against Lee would only give the small guerilla actions a martyr.
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