And the losers write the myths.
Ouch!
Accurate, but ouch. See the Japanese & Russian histories on WWII
. The "Lost Cause" myth began to take shape immediately after appomatix. Jubal Early was the greatest proprietor of this myth, which had numerous key points among which were the deification of "The Marble Man" Lee, the destruction of Grant & Lincoln, and the obscufication of the cause, slavery.