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Opinion: Restoring Confederate names on schools is a lesson in why symbols matter
Putting the names of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson back on Virginia schools is reminder of how politically powerful those Confederate figures are (and have been for generations) in that state, writes Nicole Hemmer. -
The Battle of New Market, VMI Cadets Fight for the Confederacy — True Civil War
The Battle of New Market was fought by the United States of America and the Confederate States of America on May 15, 1864. Confederate forces won the battle, which was notable for the participation of students from the Virginia Military Institute (VMI). It is recognized as the only time in American History that students from a school were organized into a military unit.
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