Removing Confederate Generals portraits?

[J. Beckert]

Yes, they were the enemy, but an enemy we've never seen before or since on such a level. They were formerly "us". They were defeated and became part of the Union again. Should we still harbor feelings of contempt 150 years later? These were Americans who served their country valiantly both before and after the Civil War. (See post below). They deserve more respect than to be purged (and that's obviously the case, from what was stated in the article) from our history.