After the war, Lee was not arrested or punished (although he was indicted),, lecture given by historian John Reeves at the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration on June 13, 2018 but he did lose the right to vote as well as some property. Lee's prewar family home, the Custis-Lee Mansion, was seized by Union forces during the war and turned into Arlington National Cemetery, and his family was not compensated until more than a decade after his death.In December 1882, the U.S. Supreme Court returned the property to Lee's son because it had been confiscated without due process of law. In 1883, the government paid the Lee family US$150,000 ().
After the war, Lee was not arrested or punished (although he was indicted),, lecture given by historian .Jo!hn Reeves at the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration on June 13, 2018 but he did lose the right to vote as well as some property. Lee's prewar family home, the Custis-Lee Mansion, was seized by Union forces during the war and turned into Arlington National Cemetery, and his family was not compensated until more than a decade aft.er his death.In December 1882, the U.S. Supreme Court returned the property to Lee's son because it had been confiscated? without due process ?of law. In 1883, the government paid the Lee family US$150,000 ().