![]() The National Archives in Washington, D.C., hosted this talk.Īuthor and historian John Reeves discussed his book, The Lost Indictment of Robert E. ![]() But Reeves contended the indictment’s disappearance is symbolic of how Americans quickly forget the legal and moral case against Lee, and he soon became widely viewed as an American hero, with admirers in the South and North. ![]() The document went missing for 72 years, and Lee and other Confederates eventually received amnesty from President Andrew Johnson. Lee, which recounts the June 1865 indictment against the General Lee and other Confederate leaders for treason and war crimes. Recently completed the nonfiction book, Raging Fire in the Wilderness. T17:59:18-04:00 Author and historian John Reeves discussed his book, The Lost Indictment of Robert E. Author of The Lost Indictment of Robert E. ![]()
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