The statues were put up to change the facts and revise the history.
The basic fact of the matter is that a civil was fought over slavery and the South lost that war.
These statues were not erected at the time of the civil war.
They came later. Many were put up at the time of Jim Crow and the Civil Rights movement.
Of course the Confederate statues were not erected during the Civil War. The south was much too busy trying to defend their sovereignity and keep their families safe -— had no time to make and erect statues.
The memorials were erected after the Late Unpleasantness had ended to honor those who honored their heritage and fought bravely to protect it, Men such as Gen. Robert E. Lee, CSA President Jefferson Davis, Gen. Stand Watie, Gen. “Stonewell” Jackson, and so many others.
...Changing facts? Revising history?
The statues were put up to change the facts and revise the history...
The Korean war was lost. So was Vietnam. Want to tear those memorials down too?
Ben have you ever read a first hand account of a Southern soldier in the Civil War? You need to read a few. They were not fighting for slavery at all.