It's interesting to realize that Farragut and Thomas are Southern war heroes, Lincoln had Kentucky roots,
and if we absolutely must memorialize secession as a wrenching tragedy, Longstreet is a very good symbol of a 'Reconstructed' Confederate and postwar Republican.
It's interesting to realize that Farragut and Thomas are Southern war heroes, Lincoln had Kentucky roots,
and if we absolutely must memorialize secession as a wrenching tragedy, Longstreet is a very good symbol of a 'Reconstructed' Confederate and postwar Republican.