This was the story I was told by a few freepers on yesterday’s thread.
I know the Robert E Lee statue was built in 1890. That was one of the earliest I know about. SO yes, not near the end of the war.
I don’t know when military bases got confederate names — however, these military leaders were all listed as being united states military, as part of the reconciliation after the war, if I am remembering my history.
Lee, Benning, Beauregard and Gordon were 1917 and Bragg was 1918. The rest were significantly later.
Guess it was a WWI boom.
these military leaders were all listed as being united states military
Not the case. Three of them, Benning, Gordon, and Rucker never served in the United States Army. Polk served six months then resigned his commission to become a minister.