How did Robert E. Lee plan to respond if the union was dissolved?

If the Union were dissolved, Robert E. Lee believed in fighting to defend the rights and sovereignty of the Southern states. He envisioned a military response to protect the Confederacy and uphold the principles of states' rights. Lee was committed to the Southern cause, seeing it as a duty to his home state of Virginia and the Confederacy as a whole, and he ultimately took command of the Confederate Army to lead that effort.