It was not until the early 1930s when West Point began installing Confederate memorials, the commission noted, saying it did so under pressure from the revisionist “Lost Cause” movement that sought to recast the causes of the Civil War and depict those who fought for the Confederacy as deserving of honor for their sacrifices.
West Point moves to vanquish Confederate symbols from campus
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The Naming Commission said its recommendations to Congress are meant to affirm the “long tradition” of educating future military leaders to “represent the best of our national ideals.”
Robert E. Lee in the crosshairs as panel urges West Point, Annapolis to strip Confederate names
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