I had a relative who fought with Washington at Yorktown. I had relatives who fought on both sides of the Civil war including a great grandfather who fought for the South at Bull Run (First Manases). The North named battles after geographical names and the South gave them grander names. Arlington was Lees’s property made into a Union Cemetery by an occupying Union General. There are southern soldiers buried there as well. It is a travesty to take down that southern monument and to desecrate our history and heritage.
It is well known that the sculptor, Moses Jacob Ezekiel, was Jewish.
I can’t help but wonder - with antisemitism sweeping hot through the democrat party, military, and elites in general - how much that factored into the desire to eradicate the artwork from easy public viewing.
It seems the attacks on Confederate history have been coordinated by powerful forces. This at a time when important university presidents find it hard to disagree with calls for genocide against Jews. There are few coincidences.
I object to moving it. but if they do move it to New Market, Virginia, that’s where my mothers family was from. 3 or 4 great grand Paps served Virginia.Glad they all survived.
Larry