Why did Robert E. Lee refuse Lincoln's offer to command Union troops

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Welkinwalker · Answer 1 · 2019-10-15T18:04:23+0000

Lee declined and tendered his resignation from the army when the state of Virginia seceded on April 17, arguin that he could not fight against his own people.

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