Congressman and Senator from Mississippi, United States Secretary of War, President of the CSA, West Point Graduate and Veteran of the Mexican-American War
"It is in vain for politicians to tell us that secession is illegal. Seven States have seceded already; & if the citizens of those States are united in their determination to leave the Union, no laws, & no force, can compel them to remain."
-MA Workingmen 1861
#history
#ushistory
Breitbart is reporting on the Lee Statue's fate...it includes this gem:
"During the Civil War, the Confederate South seceded from the United States and fought to maintain slavery, which the rest of the country had abolished."
How stupid are these people?
The illegal removal of the Lee monument in Charlottesville will now be followed by the most heinous act: the melting of the monument.
The goal is to cause pain and great insult. We will not forget.
#cancelculture
#wokeagenda
#woke
#virginia
"All I can say is that Mexico does not belong to our system...Its inhabitants are a mixture of Indians, negroes, & Spanish, that can never be tortured into good citizens, & would have to be exterminated before the country could be made available to us"
-Sherman 11/7/1866
#history
1.A VA court ruled the state did not have to follow the terms of its deed to protect the Richmond Lee monument
2.Savages melted Charlottesville's Lee monument ignoring completive bid processes
3.The Fed Gov will illegally destroy the Reconciliation Memorial
Yet we are dangerous?
1. McKinley (R-OH, Union Vet) brought the Confederate soldiers to Arlington
2. Roosevelt (R-NY, Lincoln lover) green-lit the project
3. Taft (R-OH) approved the design
1896,1900,1904,1908, they lost every Southern state.
They pandered to the UDC?
Faux historians are dumb!
The Lee Statue in Charlottesville was melted, just as the savages wanted. Every law & standard of decency was violated.
The Washington Post refuses to report where the event took place, but publishes quotes of the heathens gloating.
#cancelculture
#woke
We unite our words of sorrow...throughout Christendom, for Robert E. Lee's fame is gone over the water--his deeds will be remembered; & when the monument we build shall have crumbled into dust, his virtues will still live, a high model for the imitation of generations yet unborn.
23rd NJ Volunteer Infantry Monument
"To the brave Alabama boys, our opponents on this field of battle, whose memory we honor"
This is a Union war monument that also honors its opponents.
NJ authorized it in 1906, the same year Taft approved the Reconciliation Memorial.
The Post went on to say that due to "past threats" & "worries about legal action" the project went to great lengths to keep itself secret until now.
The savages know their actions are illegal. Why is the media hiding details of a crime? Name names!
(3) My return to public life is due to the the distortions regarding The War Between the States and the following period of Reconstruction. Recently, historians have misunderstood the cause of the war and therefore do not understand its memory. Let this feed be your guide.
After three years of demolishing everything Ty Seidule has said on twitter, he has conceded defeat!
So what finally did it? He accused Lee of treason & I simply posted Lee's own words.
Faux historians hate primary sources. 1/2
#history
#twitterstorians
#ushistory
BREAKING: The woman that led the charge to melt a Robert E, Lee statue in Charlottesville is now honored by Monticello.
Our national treasures are in the hands of savages.
#cancelculture
#HistoryMatters
#woke
#virginia
We are also honored to present the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Award in Citizen Service to
@JSAAHC
Executive Director Dr. Andrea Douglas. (3/3)
Read more:
@benshapiro
Ben, I can't comment on modern politics. But I can help you with history:
Just to get this straight, we're not supposed to believe that repossessing the Forts was so important that the Union waited months & Lincoln could not wait for legal authorization from congress?
"GOP lawmakers demand Pentagon stop removal of Confederate memorial in Arlington National Cemetery"
The letter is explosive because it says what I have said: removal is illegal. The Naming Commission overstepped its authority.
#cancelculture
#Veterans
Congratulations to people that express pride in their rich culture & heritage!
Do not forget to write to USA Today for trying to hurt these people by making a school door a national issue.
#cancelculture
#history
#heritage
#woke
"Confederate memorial to be removed in coming days from Arlington National Cemetery"
Despite Republicans informing the DoD of the illegal act, it will move forward with the destruction of the memorial. Only the granite base will be left in place.
Matt Walsh is now coming out swinging against the illegal removal of the Reconciliation Memorial.
Trolls will attack him for defending the idea of a unified America. Lets stand behind all of our supporters, regardless of when they arrived on the field of battle.
#cancelculture
“Melting this historic statue helps no one, improves life for no one, and heals absolutely nothing. It is simply an act of vengeance”
-Virginia Council.
#cancelculture
#vrginia
#Woke
BREAKING! A Federal Judge has ordered the Department of Defense to stop the illegal destruction of the Reconciliation Memorial.
Please donate to to help fund the lawsuit.
Please continue all other efforts.
#CancelCulture
#history
#Veterans
"Florida bill aims to punish cities for removing Confederate monuments"
Our moment is here! Floridians, it is time to call your state reps & apply pressure. Lets save our history & culture!
#cancelculture
#florida
#VeteransDeserveBetter
Faux historians love to say that Lincoln's position on slavery evolved. This thread has a quote from Lincoln in 1858, 1861, 1862, 1863, and 1864 on slavery. His position was 100% the same. There was no evolution. Save this thread! 1/6
#history
#ushistory
#twitterstorians
@CarmineSabia
We don't. We have a memorial to reconciliation. It was approved by a Republican administration (Teddy Roosevelt, R-NY) and a Republican Secretary of War (Taft, R-OH). You are confused. Please correct your post. Thanks.
In the time which has passed, the bitterness of the internecine struggle has passed away, and we now treasure as a common heritage of the country the bravery & the valor of both sides in that controversy
-President Taft 5/19/1909
#USHistory
#History
#heritage
#quote
#military
“Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery to be removed despite GOP opposition”
It took 2 years for Fox to finally quote the law accurately. It may be too late. Removal is illegal. The world should have known for years!
#CancelCulture
For some strange reason, people believed that once the Federal Government was done desecrating graves of Confederate veterans in Arlington National Cemetery, the war on America and its history would stop.
#cancelculture
#history
#Wokeness
BREAKING: The Biden administration is removing William Penn from his home in Philadelphia and replacing it with Native American history.
Welcome Park is a park on the grounds of Penn's home in Philadelphia. Penn is the founder of Pennsylvania. He created the colony as a haven…
"Erasing history, one Confederate street name at a time"
"Instead of requiring 75% approval from property owners for a change to go forward, only 25% is needed if the street name is deemed controversial."
First they lie; then they fix the outcome.
Calvin Coolidge, a native of Vermont, places a wreath with a Confederate veteran on the Reconciliation Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery.
Imagine if every newspaper in the country published this image today?
#history
#cancelculture
#Veterans
#ushistory
#twitterstorians
UPDATE: The Confederate Battle Flag goes to court!
Don't be fooled into thinking this is about zoning laws. The zoning laws magically were enforced when the local politicians saw the flag that was waving.
#cancelculture
#legal
#virginia
"Confederate flag paired with welcome sign stirs controversy in Harrison"
This Confederate Battle Flag is located in Harrison, OH!
Lets give support to our friends in the North! Already they are looking at zoning laws to suppress speech.
#cancelculture
Does Blagojevich know that Lincoln arrested politicians for trumped up crimes? How does he think Lincoln got Maryland to “stay loyal?”
Never trust a politician to know anything about history or for a “historian” to offer a correction.
#history
#USHistory
Arresting Presidents and Governors for trumped up crimes is banana republic politics. Not since S. Carolina fired shots against Ft. Sumter has our Republic been in such danger. Weaponized prosecutors who use the power entrusted to them to target people based on politics and get…
"Endless Civil War? America's 160-year wound that won't heal"
Are these animals getting dumber? The US Gov't illegally removed the Reconciliation Memorial from Arlington National Cemetery which represented the healing of the war's wounds!
#cancelculture
"Let those who love n****rs better than whites follow me, & we will see who loves his Country best— a n****r as such is a most excellent fellow, but he is not fit to marry, to associate, or vote with me, or mine."
-General Sherman 3/24/1865
#history
#ushistory
#AmericanHistory
"if I were on my death-bed tomorrow & the President of the US should tell me that a great battle was to be fought for the liberty or slavery of the country, &asked my judgment as to the ability of a commander, I would say with my dying breath, Let it be Robert E. Lee." 1/2
-Scott
The war on monuments in the South was always just a warm up period.
New York, which removed Jefferson last year, now has its sights on Washington & many more.
#CancelCulture
#woke
#NewYork
#History
"If the military hates Confederates, Southerners shouldn't serve."
Can the military really be surprised that articles like this would surface after its campaign of cultural genocide?
#cancelculture
#military
#Veterans
@CarmineSabia
May I ask why you have a Star of David in your profile when you are clearly advocating the ILLEGAL desecration of a grave marker to a Jewish American soldier?
"He [Moses Ezekiel] accepted the verdict of the civil war's arbitrament...& the splendid product of his art, that here testifies to our nation's reunion, will stand from this day forth as guardian over his ashes."
-President Harding 3/30/1921
#history
#VeteransLivesMatter
BREAKING! The William Penn statue stays!
To all of my followers, the same thing could happen with any "Confederate" monument also.
Our enemies are weak and spineless. They will cave with a little pressure.
Lets learn to apply it!
#history
#cancelculture
#woke
The review of the new design proposal for Welcome Park has been withdrawn. No changes to the William Penn statue are planned. For more info, please visit: .
UPDATE: "Two Confederate crosses will be removed from Ruiz-Herrera Cemetery after heated meeting"
A local SCV group may also not be allowed to erect a monument in the cemetery. Remember how cemeteries are off limits?!
#cancelculture
#WokeMindVirus
#woke
"Legal battle over Confederate flagpole on I-85 in Spartanburg Co. inches forward"
No matter what anyone says, we all know this is an attack on free speech.
#cancelculture
#WokeIsTheNewStupid
#FreeSpeech
The "conservative" media just reported for the first time in 7 months the facts: the Reconciliation Memorial in Arlington is set to be destroyed (not removed).
The destruction is illegal: It can still be saved!
#cancelculture
#history
#MemorialDay
"Florida bill would empower DeSantis to remove public officials who take down Confederate statues"
The media continues to lie and pretend that this measure does not protect all American statues. Even so, FL may lead the nation in heritage protection soon!
You know why Lee was loved in the South, but why was he so revered in the North? Because he sincerely believed in peace & reconciliation. Tomorrow I will post some of his post-war letters. Enjoy!
#history
#ushistory
#americanhistory
#quotes
"Judge issues order keeping Confederate memorial at Arlington Cemetery for now"
The restraining order is for 3 days! We still need to raise money, contact journalists and contact our reps.
Keep up the fight!
#cancelculture
#Veterans
#virginia
When did a statue to a veteran of the Mexican-American war become "controversial?"
The same day "Confederates" became controversial, I imagine.
Another American hero is shamed--this one was born in Ireland!
#history
#cancelculture
#WokeMindVirus
The attack on Lee's horse is starting to get attention outside of our little twitter community. People are starting to see that the activists will destroy every part of history if they get the chance.
#history
#cancelculture
#WokeIsACancer
#virginia
Robert E. Lee was a man who understood the values of a region which he represented. He was never filled with hatred. He never felt a sense of superiority. He led the southern cause with pride, yes, but with a sense of reluctance as well.
-Carter 1/20/1978
#history
#USHistory
The case in Arlington National Cemetery was predictable: our enemies are not restricted by law or morality. Any act of savagery is justifiable to advance their political agenda.
We must win in court tomorrow or there will be 500k more good men who will be treated like John Hill.
Stoney paid Devon Henry of Team Henry $1.7m just to take down Hill's monument last year. Stoney also got a big kickback from it. And one of Team Henry's employees named Patrick Lindsey mocked General Hill on social media after I exhumed his remains. I exposed Patrick and what he…
"Grand Ole Opry in Glasgow votes to ban use of Confederate flag"
Lies about our history and culture are spread as far as Scotland. We shouldn't be surprised: these people tear down their own history too.
#cancelculture
#WokeIsTheNewStupid
"Descendants Decry Confederate Crosses at Historic Cemetery."
Are you paying attention? The museum argument was bogus. The cemetery argument was bogus.
They are coming for every piece of our history in every place!
#cancelculture
#Wokeness
#veterans
And there is that Democrat icon himself, President Jimmy Carter, with the Confederate Battle Flag.
It doesn't matter if you are liberal or conservative, black or white, gentile or jew: you can have respect for American history & people that sacrificed for this nation.
Did you know my birthday still is a holiday in Florida? Our enemies try to remove our holidays every year. Tell FL politicians to respect your rich history.
#cancelculture
#heritage
#Florida
"Soldier who orchestrated “Dixie” honored with Civil war gravestone after 93 years"
Never forget that there are many positive actions we can take to preserve our heritage. The first step is to look in the mirror and ask, "how can I contribute?"
#heritage
"Elon Musk Skewered For Posting ‘They…Want Your Extinction’ After Robert E. Lee Statue Melted Down"
X won't allow my followers to show an image of the flag of their father's yet the owner of the platform knows we are under attack. Am I missing something?
Florida's bill would bring back displaced monuments!
Our next battleground is the Sunshine State. All hands must be on deck to support this bill.
Our enemies are fueled by momentum: this could be our turning point.
#cancelculture
#florida
#heritage
The title is "Why Texas Cannot SUCCEED from the Union"...yes, really. This is Bill O'Reilly. Oh, and his argument? TX v. White.
But I do agree, TX can't succeed from the Union...it most certainly can secede, however.
#history
#ushistory
There were four Commanding Generals of the Union Army during the war:
1. Winfield Scott
2. George McClellan
3. Henry Halleck
4. U.S. Grant
Not one fought to end slavery, with two saying so explicitly during the war. Here are their words! 1/5
#history
#ushistory
#twitterstorians
Clay Travis had his deal cancelled by Jack Daniels because he opposed removing the word "Confederate" off a building at Vanderbilt, yet the brand promotes
#woke
culture.
Time to find a new Whiskey?
#cancelculture
#heritage
#wokecompanies
As a veteran of the Mexican-American War, I take issue with savages lying about it.
We did not “seize” any land: Mexico sold it to us as part of the treaty. Did they seize our money?
#History
Today in 1848, the two-year Mexican-American war ends with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Under its terms, the U.S. seizes more than 529,000 square miles of new territory. Arguments between pro-slavery interests and abolitionists soon erupt over the future of the region.
"Arlington’s official historical record also shows the statue and the interment of Confederate soldiers was intended to show the South that America was one nation."
Sounds to me like we are in for a change of official policy. Is America still one nation?
I wish Lee left behind family letters so we knew why he resigned from the US army! Oh wait! He did! Tomorrow is the anniversary of when he wrote these letters so tomorrow I will post the excerpts.
No “mythology” here!
#history
#ushistory
#quotes
Most people have no idea how 19th Century elections worked, so they can get away with such ignorant statements.
In 1860, parties, not states, printed ballots. The Republican Party did not exist in many states, hence there were not ballots to vote.
Link:
FLASHBACK: 10 Democrat-controlled states (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MI, NC, SC, TN, & TX) refused to put Abraham Lincoln on their presidential ballots. Despite this Lincoln won the election. Soon after the civil war began.
h/t
@Perpetualmaniac
"Confederate Supporter For President"
There is no question that Trump has nothing to do with the CSA in any way. Our enemies use this ploy because hatred of the South is an acceptable form of bigotry.
Faux conservatives aren't smart enough to respond.
"When we learned that the flag of the Confederacy had been hoisted over the very heart and soul of Japanese resistance, all of us Southerners cheered loudly. The Yankees among us grumbled, and the Westerners didn't know what to do."
-Eugene Sledge
#history
#ushistory
#Veterans
The legendary Eugene Sledge was 1 of 240 men in K Company of the 5th Marine Regiment who landed on Peleliu in September of 1944.🪖
Of the 240 K Company members who landed at D-Day on Peleliu, all but Sledge and 9 others were killed or wounded by the end of the war.🪦
Sherman Memorial, Central Park 1903
NYC is about to destroy Sherman like he destroyed Atlanta. That "crime against humanity" probably won't get him removed but his actions against Indians will.
People loved videos of Richmond's destruction? Coming soon to NYC!
#cancelculture
“I recognize that the South is still the land of Washington, who made our Nation - of Jefferson, who shaped its directions - and of Robert E. Lee who, after gallant failure, urged those who had followed him in bravery to re-unite America in purpose and courage.”
-JFK (1963)
#OTD
in
#History
, 1963,
#POTUS
John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Americans had been overwhelmingly optimistic about the
#USA
's future. Thus, for many, as the
@nytimes
' James Reston described, “what was killed in Dallas was not only the president but the promise.”
Coca-Cola was created by a Confederate veteran.
The company used to embrace it roots. It will again but it requires that you defend your heritage first.
Trust me, they just go the way the wind blows.
#cancelculture
"Nancy & I are delighted to send greetings to all of our friends rededicating the Jefferson Davis Memorial at Fairview. I commend the Commonwealth of Ky for undertaking the restoration of this magnificent monument, testimony to Ky's high regard for 1/2
-Ronald Reagan (6/1981)
"He noted that the statue depicts, among other things, a “slave running after his ‘massa’ as he walks down the road. What is reconciling about that?” asked Alston, an African American"
Once again the lies of faux historians impacts a judicial ruling!
Our enemies don't say slavery caused the war, they:
1. Redefine insurrection & treason, contrary to US law
2. Reject Supreme Court Rulings they don't like
3. Deny secession's constitutionality
4. Defend the creation of NEW Federal Powers to coerce states 1/2
#history
#ushistory
"Still, a Union that can only be maintained by swords & bayonets, and in which strife and civil war are to take the place of brotherly love and kindness, has no charm for me. I shall mourn for my country & for the welfare and progress of mankind."
-Lee 1/23/61
#history
#quote
The cancellation at Washington & Lee University continues.
Today a traitorous horse had its plaque removed.
Traveler is known to have owned 200 slaves. Hate the sarcasm? Well, Lee didn't own 200 slaves either.
#cancelculture
#history
#WokeMindVirus
The Hastings family sued the University of CA for removing the Hastings name from its law school. The judge threw out the lawsuit. The law said the name would be Hastings forever!
Hastings, of course, was not a Confederate!
#cancelculture
#woke
The SCV is preparing a lawsuit regarding changes to Stone Mountain Park.
Every representation of our history and heritage is under attack. Will "conservatives" be smart enough to rally around this issue?
#cancelculture
#georgia
Will the illegal destruction of the Reconciliation Memorial spark the movement to preserve American history?
Katie Pavlich correctly points out that the goal of our enemies is to divide the nation.
We are motivated by love; our enemies are by hate.
#cancelculture
#Veterans
TEARING DOWN HISTORY: Amid pushback from dozens of Republicans, a confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery will be removed this week.
@KatiePavlich
sounds off on how Democrats are erasing American history
#BWS
The Mayor of Jacksonville calls the illegal removal of a monument to women "manufactured outrage."
And then she said the line: "the monument was put up during Jim Crow to intimidate Black people."
Is this mayor a moron or what?
#cancelculture
#Woke
"Former Confederate states openly defying court rulings on Black voting rights: analysis"
All of the lies about history are for one reason: activists need a false narrative to sell their political goals in the 21st Century.
#history
#cancelculture
1/6 Our enemies are a traditionless and a homeless race; from the time of Cromwell to the present moment they have been disturbers of the peace of the world. Gathered together by Cromwell from the bogs and fens of the North of Ireland and of England, they commenced
12/26/1862
For the first time since 2022, the right-wing media is reporting on the illegal removal of the Reconciliation Memorial. The Republican congressmen waited too long to make this an issue.
Don't forget: the memorial is a product of Northern Republican Presidents!
#cancelculture
Desecration of monuments, public and private, is now a calling card for activists.
The “slaver” and “traitor” cries are not genuine: their real claim is Western Civilization is evil.
#cancelculture
#woke
John Brown was sentenced to death for his treason before the CSA existed, so he could not have killed any Confederates.
However, he did kill a free Black man at Harper's Ferry.
There's your headline: John Brown killed more Blacks than he did Confederates.
#history
#ushistory
Youngkin will now need to decide if Virginian can have one of its greatest sons on their license plates. Certain politicians want to make VA's history a divisive issue. Any honest media would call them out for such pathetic behavior.
#cancelculture
It took the media some time but some individuals are starting to see that replacing great monuments for Afro picks is not making their cities prettier or safer.
#CancelCulture
#WokeCulture
#history
@ZachWLambert
1. Lee was not a traitor under US law
2. Lee inherited maybe 3 slaves. They were not owned by 1860 by Lee who owned no slaves
3. Lee never whipped a slave
4. Lee followed the Custis will
You need to lie because you want to commit a crime. This makes you a low life.
#FactsMatter
BREAKING: The WSJ published an editorial to save the Reconciliation Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. This represents an incredible achievement for the defenders of history. Please give the author support. This is real progress!
#cancelculture
@KateCraigTN
No we aren't going to ignore it.
We are going to tip our hat to these people for the pride they are showing to their country and heritage.
The faux historians know the CSA Constitution outlawed the slave trade. So they write a book on the internal trade, which was perfectly legal in the Union slave states during the war.
They aren't this stupid. They know they are intentionally confusing the public. 1/2
#history
It's official! My first book, An Unholy Traffic: Slave Trading in the Civil War South, is real and out in the world. I'm delighted to share this project with you all via
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"George Washington statue in DC defaced with ��Free Gaza’ graffiti"
The media lies about the intent of our enemies with myths about the Confederacy. The truth is the lies are so our enemies can get to Washington.
#cancelculture
#woke
@ModernCSA
We all feel that a bridge was crossed this week.
There will be changes to how we act going forward. I pray those actions are for the better. We know our enemies want to try to spark the wrong reaction. If we are smart and dedicated, we will win.
“Four in Ten Democrats Agree with Removing Statues of George Washington”
Our enemies always wanted to get to destroy Washington: they first went for smaller figures. Will this be the awakening?
#CancelCulture
#history
#woke
“the Robert E. Lee statue still stands in Murray, and the resentments uncovered that summer still simmer, boiling up occasionally into threats and intimidation.
SPLC made a film to intimidate a town.
#cancelculture
#Woke
Every mention of honoring our history is filled with some stupid quip about slavery. Yet even in AL in 1860 only 35% of families owned slaves. Maybe these “critics” can learn the basics.
#cancelculture
#History
Happy Confederate Memorial Day to my loyal followers in MS and AL!
May you spend this day reflecting on the sacrifices of your ancestors and the cause of independence that meant so much to their lives.
#history
#ConfederateHeritageMonth
#Veterans
#MemorialDay
Our boy EJ is a moron.
1. The memorial belongs to all Americans
2. The government isn't trying or offering to sell it--thy want to destroy it.
3. The memorial serves as a grave marker to its sculptor, buried at the base.
Tell this bigot he is not welcome at Arlington.
#woke
"Georgia Confederate monument vandalized with pro-Palestinian messages"
These are the same desecration that occurred on Lincoln & Washington statues in the North.
The attack on all of American heritage is national, just like in 2020.
#cancelculture
Are you upset about the cancellation of William Penn? You should be. The activists are going after every part of American history. The "slavery" and "traitor" argument was a scam.
Click below and tell NPS what you really think.
#cancelculture
#history