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WKU Historians Reflect on Robert E. Lee's Decision to Join the Confederacy

By Dan Modlin

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkyu/local-wkyu-944211.mp3

Bowling Green, KY – A pair of historians from Western Kentucky University say Robert E. Lee faced a very difficult decision when he had to choose between commanding the Union army or siding with his home state of Virginia. That decision 150 years ago marked a key turning point in the development of leadership in what became the Confederate Army. Dan Modlin talks with Dr. Jack Thacker and Dr. Glenn LaFanatasie.......