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Confederate Reunions, Monuments, and Memories
For whites, the memory of the Civil War did not end at Appomattox. At public events, former Confederates were honored as heroic defenders of their homes, and likenesses of generals were cast into bronze statues and painted on canvas. Robert E. Lee was portrayed as the greatest of all, and his generals were depicted as modern knights. Allegiance to the old order became more firmly entrenched. |