i understand he was the emancipator from what he inherited from custas. wasn't that done, and he was just following it through, would you consider that as the emancipator who freed all of the slaves that were held by the rebels. >> no. some of that was tongue and cheek. i will point out that he in so doing freed some slaves that she owned that weren't part of that estate and basically had no control over these slave, but he was very, very careful to get the names right and to make sure that we were forever free and he wished them well. to some extent i think that is consequential, and it's a way out to slavery which perceived slavery in somewhat the way thomas jefferson did. it was a great burden, but he didn't know what to do about it. at the end of 1862 and with onboard with his father in law's will that he can't control anyway and they were behind enemy lines and he doesn't have to worry about being a slave holder anymore. >> let's get one more quick. >> going to get one more quick call. >> he's overdoing it. >> here is robert and gaffney, south caroli

lee it was who sent his son, custas, to command some troops at a place called drury's bluff about seven miles downriver from richmond. there is a bluff there. it's not that high, but it's high. high enough so that the "monitor's" guns wouldn't reach, couldn't elevate to fire on the confederates and indeed some of those guns were manned by a crew from the "css virginia." so, these guys got a chance to shoot at the "monitor" again and stop it along with sunken vessels and obstructions in the river keep it on may 15th from shelling richmond from, you know, the richmond port, rockets. so, all lee has done thus far is write this legislation that became the first draft law passed in april. and then in may he saved richmond by sending some people down with guns to drury's bluff. but he's still got to confront george clinton mcclellan and 105,000 union soldiers, who as we know have landed at fort monroe, have encountered the yorktown line. decided to approach it with, quote, regular defenses. that means slow. they're ready to move in early may, and, yes, they move. but this time joe johnston ha