I didn't the Donald weighed in on this. Got a reference?
From RWN via supported website:
Just for the record:
CONFEDERATE Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines that fought in the Civil War were made U.S. Veterans by Act Of Congress in 1957. Reference U.S. Public Law 85-425, Section 410, Approved 23 May 1958.
This made all CONFEDERATE Army, Navy, Marine Veterans equal to U.S. Veterans. Additionally, under U.S. Public Law 810, approved by Congress on 26 Feb 1929, the War Department was directed to erect headstones, and recognize CONFEDERATE grave sites as U.S. War Grave Sites.