Civil War II: That Texas Stink Continues

JANUARY 22, 2023

**  Metro  Detroit prosecutor sparks outrage with Robert E. Lee  birthday post.  (How low will they go?)

**  For Richmond, a compelling new chapter.  (Well, I won't see it as I never plan to go there again.)

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JANUARY 23, 2023

**  Editorial:  Texas' Confederate day honors traitors who fought for slavery.  (Indiana Gazette.  Shows what they know in Indiana.)

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: Should Confederate Soldiers Who Died in Civil War be Honored on Memorial Day

MAY 27, 2022

**  Opinion:  Should Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War be honored on Memorial Day?  (Herald-Bulletin, Anderson, Indiana.  This was put in the form of a vote:  Yes, No, Not sure.  The results:  Yes:  74.2%, No:  20.2% and Not Sure:  5.6%.  You'll never guess how I voted.)

**   End of the 'blue and gray?'  National commission considers mothballing  legendary insignia of the 29th Infantry Division.

**  Kansas'  Eisenhower was a great American.  Army base should honor him, not a Confederate.

**  Commission recommends  new names for Georgia forts Gordon and Benning.  (Recommending Gordon be renamed Eisenhower and Benning renamed Moore.)

At least they weren't renaming all after Blacks.

--Old Secesh

Those Racist Mission Bells, Are They the New Confederate Statues? Was It a Confederate Flag or Not?

JANUARY 29, 2022

**  'Mission bells' have become California's version of Confederate statues.  This Bay Area city is poised to install one.  (Gilroy, California.  Bless their little woke hearts.)

**  Experts weigh in on backdrop in Moms for Liberty photo.  (Carmel, Indiana.  A big "todo" about whether it was some sort of Confederate flag or not in the background.  Bless their little woke hearts.)

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JANUARY 30, 2022

**  Judge to hear suit over Confederate memorial in Tuskegee.  (Alabama.  Think it will be a fair hearing?)

Don't You Just hate It When Those Bells Go Racist?  --Old Secesh

Is North Carolina Becoming Just Another Virginia? Sure Hope Not. One Virginia's All We Can Take.

AUGUST 3, 2021

**  Tennessee removed  one Confederate monument, yet an entrenched state law still holds sway.  (Nashville Public Radio.  Whose side to you suppose they are on?)

**  Wilmington  Confederate monuments not coming back.  (North Carolina.  So Sad Wilmington.)

**  Editorial:  Let's stop tolerating the Confederate flag.  (Northern New York Newspapers.  But, we have to "tolerate" BLM flags.  And everyone knows that means looting, rioting and burning.)

**  Black man assaulted at Indiana lake facing charges.

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AUGUST 4, 2021

**  Rally to call for removal  of Confederate statue, one of the last in Mecklenburg County.  (North Carolina.  Is North Carolina becoming another Virginia?)

--Old Secesh

Is BLM a Terrorist Group? 7 Civil War Battles, Kentucky, Kappa Alpha Order, Military and SPLC List

MARCH 6, 2021

**  Letter to Editor:  Confederate flag and terrorism.  (Personally, I regard anything with BLM on it as terrorism.)

**  7 Critical Civil War Battles.  (How about this!!  Actual Civil War.  I'll list these three in my Saw the Elephant:  Civil War blog tomorrow in case you're wondering what they were.)

**  Confederate statue won't be moved to city property.  (Owensboro, Kentucky, Daviess County)

**  Tribune Star Editorial:  Fraternity should disassociate itself  with Confederate icon.  (Terre Haute, Indiana.  Kappa Alpha Order at Indiana State University.)

**  Commentary:  As military seeks to eliminate extremism, it must also remove  symbols of discrimination.

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MARCH 7, 2021

**  SPLC report:  24 Confederate symbols removed  from NC in 2020, 2nd ranking among states for removal.  (And when SPLC talks, people listen.  Now if they would just make up that list of BLM "peaceful demonstrations" last summer that turned into riots with any combination of confrontations, hate crimes (attacking Confederate statues), looting and burning I would be a happy lad.  Come on guys, you know you can do it (unless you're afraid it might make your side look bad.))

--Old Secesh

Fort Campbell, Fort Myers, Indiana, Huntsville, Jacksonville, Virginia and South Carolina. How Many?

June 5, 2020

**  Soldiers pull BLM signs, Confederate flag after viral confrontation.  (Fort Campbell, Kentucky)

**  Fort Myers mayoral candidates  weigh in on Robert E. Lee statue.  (The SCV has already removed the bust to prevent hate crimes from happening to it.)

**  Man apologizes after flying Confederate flag near Floyd Vigil.  (Columbia City, Indiana)

**  Renewed push for removal of Confederate monument.  (Huntsville, Alabama)

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June 6, 2020

**  Vandals strike controversial Confederate Park tribute to the women of the Confederacy in Springfield.  (Jacksonville, Fla.)

**  Virginia mayor resigns after requesting Confederate monuments.

**  New petitions  target Clemson's Tillman Hall, Anderson Confederate monument and more.  (South Carolina)

**  Virginia governor  discusses his decision to remove Confederate monuments.

**  How many Confederate monuments exist in the U.S..

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: Arkansas, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas and Indiana

June 4, 2020

**  No 'organized  or collaborative discussion' about future of  Confederate  statue at Sebastian County courthouse.  (Arkansas)

**  City in North Carolina votes to remove Confederate monument.  (Rocky Mount)

**  'Enough is enough' Atlanta suburb  protest brings large crowd.  (Decatur.  In front of Confederate monument and no damage done to it.  Amazing.)

**  Calls to remove Tarrant County Confederate marker renewed amid George Floyd protests.  (Texas)  County commissioners have now voted to remove it.  At least as of that time, it had not been "vandalized.'

**  Confederate statue relocation was in the works before the protests.  (Bentonville, Arkansas.  Stood on square since 1908 and owned by UDC who were arranging to have it moved before George Floyd.)

**  Moment of silence interrupted during George Floyd vigil.  (Indiana.  People drove by and revved engines.  Some vehicles were flying Confederate flags.)

--Old Secesh

What Now, Even a GAR Statue "Vandalized" in Indiana and That Military Thing

June 10, 2020

**  County posts notice of removal of "camp facilities"  at courthouse protest site; protesters say they were told to leave county property by 10:01 Tuesday or face arrest.  (Bloomington, Indiana.  They even put graffiti on the GAR monument. For those of you who don't know, the GAR was a fraternal order of Union soldiers during the war.  Who'd have figured Union soldiers would get the same treatment as Confederates.  I just don't know about these "protesters."   Must have been asleep in history class.)

**  Navy to remove public displays of Confederate flag, following Marine Corps lead.  (So, the Navy embarrasses self like the Corps.)

**  Confederate flag to be banned from public spaces on Navy ships.

**  Navy orders removal of Confederate flag; Army bases may be renamed.

**  Army willing to discuss renaming Fort Bragg, which was named after a slave owner and Confederate leader.

Again, I am of the opinion that U.S. military bases shouldn't be named after generals who fought against the United States.  However, I believe that since those bases have been fact for so long, those who really want the names changed should put their  money where their mouths are and pay for it.  No public money should be used.  Also, I'm not a huge fan of General Bragg.

Really, a Union Statue?  Too Bad These People Don't Know Much About History.  Well, There Were the Rioters in Birmingham Who Attacked a World War I Statue.   --Old Secesh