Civil War Memorials: What We Need to Remember
Of Civil War…
“We think we are wholly superior people,” said the Civil War historian Shelby Foote. The 50th and 75th Anniversaries of the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg were poignant, inspiring moments. The words spoken of those occasions give cause to wonder. In the welter of emotions, have we forgotten what we need to remember?
“We may be given to meet again…”
We think we are wholly superior people. If we’d been anything like as superior as we think we are, we’d never have fought that Civil War.…