[SunStar]

"Can you imagine how we would be perceived by the rest of the world honoring these men who fought for slavery?" said Jackson, the descendant of slaves.

Confederate soldiers fought for their State. They should be remembered as such.

[wimpycat]

Yeah, but how many Confederate dead got a state funeral? How many of them got their funeral paid for by the state? Let the UDC and SCV bury them at private expense.

[Theophilus]

Confederate soldiers fought for their State. They should be remembered as such.

I agree, additionally, what these guys did for their state was the 19th century equivalent of going to the moon AND DYING THERE!!! BEING THE THIRD SUCH CREW TO DO SO IN THE SAME CRAFT!!!! These men were true American heros.