in the early 1980’s we were touring an antebellum plantation in Louisiana. An older lady, most likely a local was the guide. During the conversation I brought up General Sherman. This woman responded angrily that she would be grateful if I would not bring up his name again in her presence. I reacted by asking what could be the problem with that as the Civil War was (at that time) was over 120 years ago. She sniffed “you sir have no idea what that man did to my family”.
it was unreal.
We have long memories down here. Yankee cavalry burned the family farm in Tennessee. They were from Ohio and stole a heirloom family silver tea set. I remember my grandmother still being mad about it. It was her grandmother.