A Johnny Reb Confederate flag now has a new home in the state of Florida. A Confederate statue was recently removed from a downtown park in a major city in Florida. The statue is now in the city of Orlando. The memorial is 106 years old and people wanted to move it because they think […]
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A legal officer has said that a Confederate monument can be moved from its location, but that it must remain in sight, so that people can still look at it. State law prohibits the removal of these monuments. The idea of taking the monument down is a racially charged issue. There are opinions on both
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Through the harsh winter of 1865, General Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia suffered a steady stream of desertions. At its worst, hundreds of men chose to put the war behind them. Execution waited for those caught in the act, but Lee’s greatest hope was to slow it down at best, and even try to stop
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The battle over a Robert E. Lee Confederate portrait is now at a total and complete standstill. There has not been much heard in recent weeks over this statue. The issue has now virtually dropped from sight after three months of very fierce debate. There are many different opinions on this matter. Lee County Notebook: Battle
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A Confederate flag is going to be displayed during a parade in Summerville. A southern heritage group has raised a lot of concern over their intent to fly a Confederate flag at a parade. The Carolina Flaggers along with The Sons of Confederate Veterans have been issued permits to participate in the parade. People are
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The Sons of the Confederate Veterans that fought in the Civil War are not allowed to be in a parade in Collierville that celebrates Christmas. This is happening amidst of a lot of controversy surrounding the Confederate symbol. The symbol is not allowed to be in the parade and the group was denied admission based
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Private Sam Watkins’ Company H of the 1st Tennessee was camped on the Duck River, at a moment when there were no battles to win. The thing is, a soldier needs stuff to do or he gets bored and up to trouble. As the Bible says, “Idle hands are the devil’s workshop.” Or at least
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The Confederate monuments honor the sacrifice that many people made. There are many people that descended from war veterans of the Civil War, and they are upset at the recent removal of monuments that they care a lot about. Confederate history and heritage has been under attack lately and many people are upset by this. Key
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John Baxley shares the economic reasons for the civil war. High schools and politicians have changed history to make this war solely about slavery, but that issue was not the main reason for the war. The struggle was about unfair taxation, at least according to the author. The background is examined in more detail in
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There is a side of the Civil War that many don’t know about, or just ignore. It was not so unusual for troops from opposite sides to mingle, talk and share or trade items, and generally act friendly when not engaged in fighting each other. Here is a portion of a letter sent from a Confederate
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