Well, to my mind, if you really want to make peace with someone, you don’t go putting monuments to yourself in their backyard, so to speak.
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OK. That’s just funny.
How long til y’all get past it?
I’m pretty sure Lee’s sword was handed over to Chamberlain some 148 years ago.
For the record, both dad and stepdad (after dad passed) were state’s righters and this Maryland boy always came home wearing gray.
Don't think so. Accordingly to Chamberlain himself, no CSA officer, including Lee, was required to surrender his private property sidearms.
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/primarysources/the-last-salute-of-the-army.html