Removing Confederate Generals portraits?

[BettyO]

Agreed, Joe.

Lee's father (although a debt-ridden gambler) was Light Horse Harry Lee - a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Lee was educated at West Point, achieved high marks there and served valiantly in the Mexican War. He was offered a commission in the US army at the start of hostilities, but declined due to the fact that he could not turn against his native state of Virginia.

Jackson was also West Point educated and likewise served with distinction in the Mexican War. He became an honored tutor/professor at VMI (known for his strict discipline in regards to study - he was nicknamed "Old Blue Light.") Jackson is noted as one of the best military strategists ever.

These men had much to make them emulated and loved. Enemy? Perhaps so to some - but they were also Americans. Southerners, first perhaps - but Americans just the same. And their track records were honorable, irregardless of what side they fought on in this major national "family feud."