Civil War II: Robert E. Lee's Bust, Savannah, Old Statues and Idaho

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

**  Confederate flag now flies where  Robert E. Lee bust once sat.  (Fort Myers, Florida)

**  A freed slave was a Savannah war hero.  Melt down a Confederate bust and make him a statue.  (Savannah Morning News)

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FEBRUARY 16, 2022

**  Old statues of Confederate generals are slowly disappearing -- will monuments honoring people of color replace them?  (Unfortunately, yes.  It is too bad that we couldn't leave the Confederate ones up and add the ones for Blacks.)

**  Idaho bill would require state approval to remove monuments.  (Idaho?  Really?)

--Old Secesh

How Many People Who Want Confederate Statues Removed Would Continue to Do So If They Have to Pay for It?

DECEMBER 12, 2021

**  First stones come off iconic pedestal that held Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond.  (It is about time.  What public officials permitted certain people to do to it as hate crimes is inexcusable.)

**  Remember the Robert E. Lee window in Boise?  A new historic figure just replaced him.  (Idaho..  Replaced by Leontine  Kelly, the first black Methodist  bishop.  Of course, Lee had to be replaced by a black person.)

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DECEMBER 13, 2021

**  3 speak on Catawba  County Confederate statue debate.  (Hickory, North Carolina)

**  Bizarre Nathan Bedford Forrest statue finally removed  after more than two decades of mockery.  (The Daily Beast)

**  King George resident will pay for relocation  of Confederate monument.  (Virginia.  A private citizens will pay for it.  This is what should always be done.  I wonder how many of the people who want the statues removed would continue to want that to happen if they have to pay for it themselves?)

Hey, Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is!!!   --Old Secesh

British Columbia, Kentucky, Woodrow Wilson, Rome, Montgomery, Idaho and Knoxville

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

**  Confederate flag image removed from Okanagan College website.  (British Columbia, Canada.   Oops.)

**  In Kentucky, the 'Lost Cause' lingers as a new myth takes hold.

**  New Jersey to remove President Woodrow Wilson's name from high school over his support for  the KKK and the Confederacy.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2021

**  After Confederate controversy,  Rome experiments with naming historic landmarks.  (Rome, Georgia)

**  Alabama threatens to sue Montgomery over Confederate street name.  (Renamed Jeff Davis Avenue the Fred  D. Gray Avenue.  Mr. Gray is a Civil Rights attorney.)

**  Opinion:  Why are we celebrating the Confederacy in Idaho?  (After the war, many Confederates moved to Idaho.)

**  'Yeah, names do hurt':  As America changes, West High School weighs its Rebels  nickname.  (Knoxville, Tennessee)

--Old Secesh

When Will Blacks Be Happy? Forrest Moved. Bases Renamed for Blacks and What About BLM Garb?

JULY 30, 2021

**  Columbia will soon be home to the remains of  Nathan Bedford Forrest.  Community leaders share concerns.  He was moved from Memphis as a safety measure and because Blacks were offended.  Now he will be moved to private property and the Blacks in Columbia, Tennessee, are not happy.  Is there any way you can make a black person happy?)

**  Idaho's Medal of Honor Recipient Vernon Baker worthy of a military base named after him.  (Agreed, but do all the bases have to be renamed for black people?  Come on, there must be at least one worthy white person out there.  Let's quit being racist in the renaming.)

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JULY 31, 2021

**  Commissioners asked to rethink Confederate monuments.  (Coweta County, Georgia)

**  Interim USA president updates investigation into pics of professors in Confederate garb.  (University of South Alabama, in case you're wondering about the USA.  I think an investigation should be opened for any professors who wear BLM stuff or attend any BLM functions.)

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: Georgia, Alabama, Idaho, Confederate Flags, Virginia, Texas and North Carolina

JANUARY 31, 2021

**  Moving the statue of Confederate Gen. Forrest was the right choice.  (Rome, Georgia)

**  Protesters call for the removal of Limestone County Confederate monument.   (Athens, Alabama.  There were also protesters there who wanted to keep it.)

**  Removing a Confederate monument?  This bill would require Idaho legislature's approval.  (Idaho?  Why would Idaho have a Confederate monument?)

**  Flag Wars:  Does Confederate flag symbolize identity or slavery?

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

**  A new Civil War monument will be built  on the Eastern Shore.  It would honor Union troops.  (Virginia)

**  'We do not conduct campus celebrations of one of these state mandated holidays:  Confederate Heroes Day.  (University of Texas-Dallas)

**  Can repurposing the Vance monument help heal the divide in Asheville?  (North Carolina.  Vance was the Confederate governor of the state.)

--Old Secesh

Here's Hoping the Media Now Knows What a Riot Looks Like. Quit Calling BLM Riots Civil Unrest.

JANUARY 14, 2021

**  Survey seeks  input on replacement of Confederate statue.  (Warren County)

**  Opinion:  Are Confederate flags trouble in Idaho schools?  (Confederate flags in Idaho?  What gives there?)

**  Descendant of Robert E. Lee  says Confederate flag at the Capitol  was "attack on our democracy."

**  What does Fort Rucker renaming mean  for Rucker Blvd.?  (Alabama)

**  Troops lodged at Capitol in 1861.  It was a wreck when they left it.   (A bit of history.)

**  Years of white supremacy threats culminated in Capitol riots.

I'm Hoping That Now That Media Knows What a Riot Looks Like, They'll Quit Calling It Civil Unrest Like They Do With a BLM Riot.  --Old Secesh

Regardless, I'll Still Call the Bases By Their Original Name. FBI Going After 'Confederate Flag Guy'

JANUARY 11, 2021

**  The Pentagon is officially moving ahead with renaming bases that honor Confederate leaders.  (But, just like with Comiskey Park and the Sears Tower in Chicago, I will continue calling these bases by the original name.)

**  Defense secretary appoints NH man  to commission to rename bases.  (Joshua Whitehouse)

**  Albertville activist group put up billboard, protest for the removal of confederate (Confederate) flag, monument.  (Come on WAFF, PROPER NAME.  Alabama.)

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JANUARY 12, 2021

**  Mississippi  governor signs law removing Confederate battle emblem from state flag.

**  Confederate statues likely to go undisturbed in SC in 2021.

**  FBI calls for public help in finding 'Confederate flag guy' from Capitol riot.  (Yet, they did nothing about BLM looters, arsonists and rioters during the past summer's "civil unrest?"  What they were doing was much worse that just carrying a flag inside the Capitol.)

**  Who owns America's history?  The answer will define what replaces  fallen monuments.

**  Why is the confederate (Confederate) flag still allowed in our schools?  (IdahoEdNews. You might think educators would know a proper noun when they see one?)

With all the hoopla over that Confederate flag in the Capitol, are "they" more concerned about it or the fact that the riot took place in the first place?

--Old Secesh

North Carolina, Tennessee, South Dakota, Virginia and Idaho

OCTOBER 11, 2020

**  Josh Bergeron:  In Lexington, city -county conflict sprigs up around Confederate monument.  (North Carolina)

**  Cook:  'Seek reconciliation, commissioners' - move Confederate  statue.    (Chattanooga, Tennessee.  A very anti-Confederate piece of work.)

**  South Dakota town lashes back at George Floyd, his uncle after Confederate flag fight.  (Gettysburg, S.D..)

**  Civil War monuments in Martinsville, Henry County stand quiet amidst outrage.  (Virginia.)

**  Confederate flags placed in yards of Democrat supporters.  (Idaho)

--Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Idaho and Virginia

AUGUST 9, 2020


**  Gaston County residents fight for Confederate statue to stay.  (North Carolina.  Evidently, no BLMers showed up to counter-protest.  How about that!!  Also, the statue evidently has nor been defaced.  Thanks again, BLM.)

**  Rally urges removal of Broad Street  Confederate monument.  (Augusta, Georgia)

**  Protesters voice opinions  on Confederate statue at Putnam County courthouse.  (Palatka, Florida)

**  Idaho church removes  glass window of Confederate general.  (Boise, Idaho.  Boise First United Methodist Church.  I had to read this article to see why they would have Robert E. Lee in a stained glass window.  Evidently to show inclusion for Southern people who settled there.  Put in place in 1960.)

**  It's the Law:  Georgia law concerning Confederate statues.  (The law says you can't remove them.)

**  A divided Culpeper reckons with Confederate symbols.  (Virginia)

**  Albemarle County to remove Court square Confederate soldier statue.  (Charlottesville, Va.)

--Old Secesh