calls go up for something to be done about robert e ely. and especially takes the form of an indictment for treason that's entered by the federal district court in norfolk, virginia predeceased norfolk, b virginia largely because it's one of the few places in virginia where there actually is a federal court operating at that point. the war has just concluded is a federal court operating most of virginia during the civil war confederate courts yes but not federal courts. so this indictment comes in the federal court in norfolk. and lead, along with some 33 or 34 other confederate leaders is indicted by a federal court for treason. the assumption is this is going to proceed to some kind of trial. that ofs course is where the problems began to accrue. looked at initially just in terms of the definition of treason we should've gone to trial. but there were some interesting tripwires in the way. one was the fact at appomattox , ... grant granted to lee and his entire army of northern virginiaar paper roll up right now parole what did this mean?

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