Posted on Aug 17, 2017
Confederate monuments testify to the Union's unfinished victory
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Agree with most of the article and it is correct about erection of these Civil War monuments BUT I do not fault Trump for not knowing this because many folks do not even know this part of the Civil War legacy. Unfortunately some groups even today are erecting Civil War monuments more to instill racial division and foment hatred than in rememberance of the Civil War. Groups such as Sons of Confederate Veterans (google to see their latest memorial in East Texas)
Confederate monuments testify to the Union's unfinished victory
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Well the Federal Victory on the battlefield was followed by reconstruction which was bitterly fought out in Congress between those who wanted to destroy the southern way of life and capability to self sustain themselves versus those who wanted to rebuild the union and offer an olive branch.SPC Erich Guenther
It took a long time for the wounds to heal within divided families, towns, counties, and states. Over time military reunions were held and eventually both sides participated.
At major battlefields such as Gettysburg, monuments were erected by both North and South commemorating the three-day battle and recording the names of those whos served and died there.
I strongly support maintaining and preserving the Civil War Battlefields and the monuments to those who fought and died there.
COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Wayne Brandon Maj William W. 'Bill' Price Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown 1stSgt Eugene Harless SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx TSgt Joe C. SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Robert Ruck SP5 Mark Kuzinski SrA Christopher Wright SGT Robert George SPC (Join to see) MSG Andrew White SGT (Join to see)
It took a long time for the wounds to heal within divided families, towns, counties, and states. Over time military reunions were held and eventually both sides participated.
At major battlefields such as Gettysburg, monuments were erected by both North and South commemorating the three-day battle and recording the names of those whos served and died there.
I strongly support maintaining and preserving the Civil War Battlefields and the monuments to those who fought and died there.
COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Wayne Brandon Maj William W. 'Bill' Price Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown 1stSgt Eugene Harless SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx TSgt Joe C. SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Robert Ruck SP5 Mark Kuzinski SrA Christopher Wright SGT Robert George SPC (Join to see) MSG Andrew White SGT (Join to see)
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SPC Erich Guenther: One of the lies recently constructed by some in an effort to tear our country apart is that anyone who doesn't want to remove Confederate statues hates black people and further forment racial division. Professor Dalleck has picked that package up, and just ran that ball for another first down. LTC Stephen F.
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SFC James William Bolt [ 40 Yards ]
How many have first hand knowledge of the Civil War .Not something some one wrote in a book Some one that was their when the event happen .My great great grand mother was six years old when Sherman march to Columbia to burn the city . They had Forgers as far west as Laurens SC to gather foods supply to feed the army Their farm was below Waterloo SC and along Caine Creek that ran into the Saluda River The Forgers raided the farm clean out the smoke house the root celler took the two mules two cows burn the house and barn . The corn crib was not burn they move into it and survived till they rebuilt .Later lost the farm to the carpetbagger because of taxies sign 40 yards
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SPC Erich Guenther
Maj William W. 'Bill' Price - Here you go, erected just a few years ago by a group that says "Heritage not Hate" but really wants to stir up racial violence.
http://www.texasmonthly.com/the-daily-post/coming-soon-a-large-confederate-memorial-on-i-10-just-inside-the-texas-state-line/
Now I hope that demographically you can look at what region of Texas WAS FOR THE CIVIL WAR and then DRAW A CONCLUSION ON WHY THIS MONUMENT IS IN EAST TEXAS.
http://www.texasmonthly.com/the-daily-post/coming-soon-a-large-confederate-memorial-on-i-10-just-inside-the-texas-state-line/
Now I hope that demographically you can look at what region of Texas WAS FOR THE CIVIL WAR and then DRAW A CONCLUSION ON WHY THIS MONUMENT IS IN EAST TEXAS.
Coming Soon: A Large Confederate Memorial on I-10, Just Inside the Texas State Line
The Confederate Memorial of the Wind in Orangewill remind 55,000 motorists a day of the rebel heritage many Texans would just as soon forget.
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Maj William W. 'Bill' Price
SPC Erich Guenther Interesting Alinsky-ite change of subject. The article originally cited suggested concern regarding monuments erected on public grounds between 1880 and 1920, not private property. But I'll play. Please provide dates and locations of the racial violence caused by the construction of this memorial. LTC Stephen F.
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SPC Erich Guenther
Maj William W. 'Bill' Price - OK, so the first item was adequately covered by the article above. Instead of researching your playing games with dates with the other poster indicating you really don't give a crap about finding the truth but would rather argue semantics. How about you look at the example of the memorial erected in East Texas. Then GOOGLE Stone Mountain in Georgia and look into it's history. Oh gee! Stone Mountain was erected on Private Property as well by none other than the KKK. Oh look! It became public property when the State of Georgia purchased it in 1958. Now I really wish I could say that was one exception to the rule but instead it is a pattern. There is your example, you also don't have to look far to see the racial strife stirred up by the Stone Mountain memorial. And please also refresh my memory, why am I doing this research for an adult that knows how to Google?
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I wish I had the superpower that so many people claim to have now that enables them to read people's minds and KNOW what a flag or symbol means to other people.
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