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jmacusa: "God forgives Joe. I don’t. Not a man like this."

More than just God.
At Appomattox in 1865, General Lee surrendered unconditionally and his army was allowed to return home in peace -- keeping their horses, belongings and side arms.

After Appomattox in 1865 President Andrew Johnson eventually pardoned all former Confederates, and a major effort was made to return Confederate states to the union.
This included recognizing the leadership of many Confederate officers, among them Forrest.
So my Dad trained for WWII at Camp Forrest in Tennessee.

Current Army forts named after Confederates include: Beauregard, Benning, Bragg, Gordon, Hill, Hood, Lee, Pickett, Polk & Rucker.
The old Camp Forrest closed after WWII.

That's why today's efforts to go back and purge our history of all politically incorrect references seems to me strange & misplaced.
Consider also, that we name military assets after native Americans -- Black Hawk & Apache helicopters come to mind.
So we don't object to honoring our former enemies for their courage, skills & accomplishments.
And centuries later, we don't look too carefully at their misbehaviors.

Joe, I never said purge the history books of anything. I want the unvarnished truth about what the South did and what it intended to do and the Civil War was VERY MUCH about slavery. We don't venerate German generals. There are Fts. Meade, Kearney, and McCllean. Nathan Bedford Forrest was the first Grand Wizard of the worlds first hate group that terrorized blacks, whites(including Catholics, of which I am one) and Jews. To put it succinctly F**k Nathan Bedford Forrest and the horse he rode in on.