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- which confederate military leader actually opposed slavery and secession and turned down an offer to command union forces?○ george b. mcclellan○ robert e. lee○ ulysses s. grant○ stonewall jackson
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George B. McClellan and Ulysses S. Grant were Union leaders, so they are eliminated. Stonewall Jackson was a Confederate leader who supported secession and slavery. Robert E. Lee publicly opposed slavery and secession, but chose to lead Confederate forces out of loyalty to his home state of Virginia after declining an offer to command Union armies.
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C. Robert E. Lee