Jefferson Davis told a Confederate Soldier: "I honor all confederate soldiers. not your fault you lost, but your leaders'", wait! Ulyses Grant said it

[basquebromance]

and Ulyses Grant is beloved on the left today. this is your hero. why doesn't he get cancelled? hmmm

(the quote is taken from the book "To Rescue The Republic" by FOX News reporter Bret Baier)

 

[rightwinger]

Most Confederate Soldiers were not fighting to defend slavery

However, their leaders were

 

[occupied]

At the time it seemed prudent to not unnecessarily rub the south's face in their defeat. Understandable. The last civil war veteran died a hundred years ago or more. It's long past time to worry about hurt feelings. Our modern fantasy confederates deserve only ridicule.

 

[gipper]

At the time it seemed prudent to not unnecessarily rub the south's face in their defeat. Understandable. The last civil war veteran died a hundred years ago or more. It's long past time to worry about hurt feelings. Our modern fantasy confederates deserve only ridicule.

The last veterans of Lincoln’s War died in the 1950s.

 

[occupied]

The last veterans of Lincoln’s War died in the 1950s.

So no more confederate veterans then?

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

The last veterans of Lincoln’s War died in the 1950s.

Oh, I guess they were they 100+ years old.

 

[gipper]

Oh, I guess they were they 100+ years old.

They were. Look it up. It’s not hard.