Robert E. Lee “Was Not a Symbol of Submission” at Appomattox

Thanks to Kevin Levin for calling my attention to Elizabeth Varon’s new book Appomattox: Victory, Defeat and Freedom at the End of the Civil War.  Here is Varon discussing Robert E. Lee’s understanding of what happened at Appomattox:

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