Tiki torches and mom's sports car: an epilogue
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Thats what Lincoln did though, wasnt it? The deal was that Confederate soldiers who had died in battle would be considered American losses (which is part of the reason the war has such heavy losses on paper. EVERYONE dying was counted) and those who surrendered would be allowed back in. This is why you saw former Confederate generals become commanders again in the US Army, and why they were memorialized. Grant even was one of the first to show this because when Lee surrendered he ordered his men to stop celebrating on the grounds of "These are your countrymen now, so dont celebrate their suffering." Hell, he even allowed Lee and his officers to keep their swords, which is rare and usually a sign that you consider that enemy to be your equal still.
And its why I still defended and respect Lee, even as a Pro-Union, Screw the Confederacy, "Sherman did nothing wrong!", "Fear the wrath of the Jayhawks! Kansas will get her revenge!" type of person.
But like the original comment said, these Leftist want revenge, and I am at the point where if they dug up the remains of Lee and other Confederates and desecrated them, I would honestly not be shocked. They have done similar in the past before (looks to Republican Spain).
Yes: Grant and Lincoln did this, but it didn't help that there were people on both sides of the conflict that wouldn't let it die. And of course the Left won't let it die.