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Red State Prisoner

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6. As a U.S. History and Government Teacher

Reply to themaguffin (Original post)

Tue May 9, 2023, 11:05 AM

May 2023

I would highly recommend reading Robert E. Lee and Me by Ty Seidule. It goes into some pretty good detail as to how and why the United States ended up naming military bases after Confederate generals who betrayed their country.

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Fort Hood to be renamed Fort Cavazos [View all] themaguffin May 2023 OP

I never understood naming military bases after traitors. niyad May 2023 #1

Done along time ago when it was a different time. jimfields33 May 2023 #2

John Bell Hood, traitor Celerity May 2023 #3

That description of his abilities as a general pretty well lines up with what i had read about him. 70sEraVet May 2023 #7

Checkmate Lincolnites, reversed Kennah May 2023 #9

right ?! uponit7771 May 2023 #5

Good. Now do Bragg. Geechie May 2023 #4

Bragg was a bad general, cruel to subordinates Martin Eden May 2023 #10

As a U.S. History and Government Teacher Red State Prisoner May 2023 #6

That is a great book, highly recommended. NNadir May 2023 #8