Research the lives and character of Ullyses S Grant and Robert E Lee. The better man lost, and he proved he was the better man by conducting himself as an exemplary Christian gentleman after the war, never being bitter in spite of the war crimes committed by Union low-lifes such as Gen. Sherman.
The sons of the Confederate states have given outstanding service to the U.S. military in every war since the Civil War. Yet, vindictive and fearful partisans continue to demand that the South give up its remembrance of its history as a valiant people. We will never forget.
The Union generals were uncouth degenerates.
My bucket list includes visiting St. Louis and giving Gen. Sherman's tombstone a yellow shade.
Grant did the job he was trained to do. Lee was a lot more complicated and troubled. Looking at him nowadays, we can see there was a lot more in him than the stereotype his contemporaries saw. He's at once more and less than his worshippers think (you could say the same for Lincoln, too, I guess). And after the war, as the leader of the defeated Army, Lee's options were limited by what the victors would allow.