The Long Road to Reconciliation - Veterans and the Record of War (Lecture)

[@701duran]

Great lecture on a part of Civil War that is not as well known as the battles or leaders.

[@highlanderservices6419]

Did the person giving the lecture say the Union one the battle of Chickamauga?, Maybe y'all think I'm nit picking but if a public official is saying things that ain't true is that not furthering or fueling misconceptions, also He made reference to Sickles, I think most would come to the conclusion that he got hurt yes and badly (no doubt there) but............was he not due to him being being where he wasn't supposed to be ? (and he did do his upmost to kinda cover over that lol) Longstreet, the speaker says he provides the best accounts of Lee etc, I'd submit here that that was his side and to suggest that he was a leader or General even equal to Lee is really silly. He was a good Soldier yes and a good Corps commander but an Army Commander nope ...oh no and hell no and that is the kinda impression the speaker gave. No point in going into Gettysburg as it well documented but Longstreet dragged his ass their, if he didn't agree then he should have stood aside. You wonder why he got vilified ? I don't think that is hard to work out why lol and yes Early did lead the charge there but Longstreet was not the only one cast out. Maybe if Lee had written his memoirs the other side of the story would be there But Longstreet was not in any way shape or form ...no and hell no and I mean hell no was he Lee's equal ...........Ranger Matt go educate your colleague lol

[@highlanderservices6419]

Just a point was Davis coffin not draped with both flags? Was there not a mourning picture used that was backed with the Stars and stripes? ...small points maybe I'm wrong

[@carywest9256]

Jeff Davis was never pardoned,nor did he ask for a pardon. He knew he was right on the question of secession. That is why he was never put on trial,for the people of the North would have been suspect of the federal government.

[@carolbell8008]

Good question, he was Secretary of War before the war.

[@josephhewes7081]

That generation never reconciled. They died off.

[@thomasjamison2050]

Any discusion of the UCV essentially incomplete without the history of the KKK.