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Old 09-14-2021, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by jdulej View Post
Confederate generals and Confederate politicians were all traitors to the United States.
Many Confederate soldiers later served in the ranks of the U.S. army after the Civil War was over. This included four former Confederate generals; Gen. Joseph Wheeler, Gen. Fitzhugh Lee (nephew of Confederate General Robert E. Lee), Gen. Matthew C. Butler, and Gen. Thomas L. Rosser.

Apparently the people of the time were not nearly so ready to see the soldiers who served the Confederacy as traitors, as many are today.