With Lee in Virginia, A Story of the American Civil War (1890) is a book by British author G.A. Henty. It was published by Blackie and Son Ltd, London. Henty's character, Vincent Wingfield, fights for the Confederate States of America

Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...

, even though he is against slavery. As suggested by the title, he is primarily with the Army of Northern Virginia

Army of Northern Virginia

The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, as well as the primary command structure of the Department of Northern Virginia. It was most often arrayed against the Union Army of the Potomac...

. Henty's novel has been cited by some
literary historians as an example of British right-wingers' sympathy for the Confederate cause. Discussing With Lee in Virginia Jeffrey Richards cites the
novel as an example of Henty's belief in the "incapacity" of blacks

Black people

The term black people is used in systems of racial classification for humans of a dark skinned phenotype, relative to other racial groups.Different societies apply different criteria regarding who is classified as "black", and often social variables such as class, socio-economic status also plays a...

and notes that
With Lee In Virginia argues that "a system of slavery is acceptable so long as the slave owners treat their slaves decently and humanely".