: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
Is not a foregone conclusion that
Virginia or Tennessee or Arkansas...
:06:57
...or Kentucky will join the rebellion.