Robert E. Lee: Letter to Jefferson Davis (1862) - Milestone Documents

Robert E. Lee: Letter to Jefferson Davis (1862)

( 1862 ) Commentary by Brooks D. Simpson, Arizona State University

“The present position of affairs, in my opinion, places it in the power of the Government of the Confederate States to propose with propriety to that of the United States the recognition of our independence.” - Letter to Jefferson Davis (1862)

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