Confederate monuments are the line of fire.
Officials in Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama and beyond are calling for the memorials to be held to the rebels and their cause.
In Kentucky, the government evicted Jefferson Davis’ statue of the Capitol Rotunda. Members of Congress also have the concept of removing the names of the rebels from the army bases and could also remove 11 statues from the Capitol.
This news evokes a familiar saying of those who oppose the elimination of Confederate monuments. They claim that the removal of these monuments from public spaces “erases history.”
As a former ceo of the Battlebox Preservation Association of Perryville, an apple that has worked in Kentucky’s largest battle box, I have a request for those who care about the time of our past.
Don’t worry about the statues that were installed decades after the civil war. Instead, it helps our battlefields, where hitale happened.
Kentucky has always made wonderful progress in protecting our civil war battle boxes. Thanks to non-prohave compatibility organizations, groups of “friends”, public associations, volunteers, grants, donors, American Battlebox Trust and state and local governments, the more than two years have been a golden age for the preservation of the state of Bluegrass battle box
Perryville, for example, is now an ancient preservation genre across the country. Protected land has grown from 98 acres to 1, two hundred acres and more than 10 miles of interpretive trails that inform the public about the importance of the site. In addition, the battle box now serves as a recreational hoax and a sanctuary where local Kentucky plants and animals are protected.
This is reflected in other circular commonwealth sites. Local efforts at m Springs near Somerset and Camp Nelson in Nicholasve led to the designation of national monuments. The battlefields of Richmond, Munfordve, Camp Wildcat (Laurel County), Tebbs Bend (Taylor County) and Middle Creek (Prestonsburg) were also very successful.
However, much remains to be done. More land deserves to be protected, symptoms are looking to be replaced, the interpretation and interpretation of museums has been expanded. To do this, battlefields and other historical sites will have to be through memberships, donations, grants and visits.
So, once you’re worried that the story can be erased, sign up for the efforts of Kentucky Civil War sites, where history really takes place. Donate your time, skill and coins to help local and national organizations run to support them for generations.
Just as important, I saw those is and spends money. Pay the museum entrance fee, buy anything at your gift branches and deposit bills at your checkouts inside the country. Because museums and historic halls have also been hit hard through the COVID-1 pandemic, that gives preference to our support.
During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln said, “I hope to have God on my side, but I will have to have Kentucky.” Today, let’s sign up for a similar team and describe our battlefields and historic sites. The story happened there.
Stuart W. Sanders’ investigative book, “Murder in the Belle of Ohio,” examines the culture of Southern honor, the justice of vigilantes, and the Civil War through the prism of an 1856 assassination on a steamship. Find it on Twitter @StuartWSanders.