Gods and Generals

:05:23

Welcome, Colonel Lee.
Welcome to my home.

:05:27

Make yourself comfortable
there, colonel.

:05:38

Allow me to get to the point, sir.

:05:41

I have been authorized by
President Lincoln himself...

:05:44

...with the full blessing
of the War Department...

:05:47

...to offer you full command of the Army
with the rank of major general.

:05:52

This Army being raised to quell this
rebellion and to preserve the Union.

:06:01

I assume this Army is to be used
to invade those areas...

:06:05

...to eliminate the rebellion by force.

:06:08

Yes, sir, the Federal government
has been challenged by these rebels...

:06:13

...who have been most effective in changing
the sentiments of state legislatures...

:06:18

...challenging our Constitution and
challenging our central government.

:06:23

The attack on Fort Sumter
cannot be ignored.

:06:28

General, my home is right there
across the Potomac.

:06:32

Why, you can see Arlington House
from your front door.

:06:36

My family is spread all
over this part of Virginia.

:06:40

If you invade the South, your enemy
territory will be right across that river.

:06:45

Well, sir, there is no great outcry
for secession in Virginia.

:06:52

Is not a foregone conclusion that
Virginia or Tennessee or Arkansas...

:06:57

...or Kentucky will join the rebellion.