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Kaleva

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22. Thank you kentuck for starting this interesting and informative thread!

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Sun Jun 22, 2025, 05:58 PM

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Why wasn't Robert E Lee prosecuted and executed? [View all] kentuck Sunday OP

Republicans needed a precedent for Nixon justaprogressive Sunday #1

It was Gen. Grant who prevented Lee from being prosecuted Kaleva Sunday #2

Andrew Johnson pardoned Jeff Davis, Lee, and other Confederate leaders in December of 1868... kentuck Sunday #4

Lee was never pardoned during his lifetime Kaleva Sunday #9

The paperwork was misplaced, and rediscovered about that time. eppur_se_muova Sunday #16

Interesting! Kaleva Sunday #21

whoa, thank you for sharing this! TacosUberAlles Monday #29

Grant later invited Lee to the WH. Times were different. nt eppur_se_muova Sunday #17

Hard to tell what would've happened in Lincoln hadn't gotten assassinated. brush Sunday #3

Being magnanimous in victory was not an innovation for Lincoln bucolic_frolic Sunday #5

But anger and blame are only components of division. kentuck Sunday #7

Great post! Akakoji Sunday #6

Some details: WarGamer Sunday #8

He led his troops at Shiloh... kentuck Sunday #10

Lee wasn't AT Shiloh WarGamer Sunday #11

Breckenridge commanded at Shiloh kentuck Sunday #12

No... Breckenridge was a subordinate General to General Johnston at Shiloh... WarGamer Sunday #13

Kentuck, those dates don't figure. Jeebo Monday #23

THe 17th Amendment allowed for the popular election of US Senators. kentuck Monday #34

John C. Breckenridge sweetapogee Monday #33

I've always asked that, and all the confederate Generals demosincebirth Sunday #14

Grant prevented it. Kaleva Sunday #15

See my reply #16. nt eppur_se_muova Sunday #18

They had to unify the country. There were too many Southerners to give out Melon Sunday #19

Andrew Johnson was something of a flip-flopper. Sometimes he supported strong measures against ... eppur_se_muova Sunday #20

In the early 21st century, Johnson is among those commonly mentioned as the worst presidents in U.S. history. Celerity Monday #26

Buchanan failed to prevent the Civil War, Johnson failed to consolidate victory. eppur_se_muova Monday #31

Thank you kentuck for starting this interesting and informative thread! Kaleva Sunday #22

About Jefferson Davis ... Jeebo Monday #25

+1 Kaleva Monday #27

If he did renounce his citizenship of the US, could the US have not recognised the Confederacy, which they probably did OnDoutside Monday #32

Lost Cause of the Confederacy Celerity Monday #24

"With malice toward none; with charity for all..." Buns_of_Fire Monday #28

I just wanted to say thank you everyone TacosUberAlles Monday #30