Just Wondering wrote in news:_3Duy.156$zm6.48 @fx20.iad:
Au contraire, for many of them it was what happened. Those who were still imprisoned (i.e. not dead) were pardoned by President Johnson in 1868.
Note that specific to Lee, his property was confiscated (without any 4th amendment compensation, either). Just for spite the US Army used the grounds around his house as a graveyard, to ensure he would not try to recover it after the war.
John