How the Rebels Won the War
Recent research on the Southernization of the heartland
Monument honoring Confederate general “Sul” Ross in Bentonsport, Iowa (where he was born—he was raised in Texas, though, and spent his adult life there). Dedicated in 2007 by, among other sponsoring organizations, the Iowa Sons of Confederate Veterans, and defaced in 2020, which is the reason for the tarp. Photo by Greg Wickenkamp for Iowa Informer.
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