CONFEDERATE NEWS SUMMARY for Dec. 14, 2020

 

Gen. John Bell Hood

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Donald Trump has reiterated his position of vetoing the National Defense Authorization of Act if it contains provisions he opposes.

Among the provisions he opposes is a provision to change the names of the 10 U.S. military bases named in honor of Confederate generals, such as Fort Hood, Texas named in honor of General John Bell Hood. The bill is in a committee to reconcile differences in the House and Senate bills. It has been approved by veto-proof margins in both bodies.

GADSDEN, Ala. -- A monument honoring Emma Sansom, Confederate heroine, in Gadsden has come under scrutiny by the city government there. Historian Camille Agricola Bowman has suggested it be used as a teaching tool to teach changing interpretations of history.

The monument was erected in 1906 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Emma Sansom was a young girl who aided General Nathan Bedford Forrest during the raid in Northern Alabama by Yankee cavalry.

PENDLETON, Ore. -- Confederate sidewalk stamps are being debated at the Dec. 15 meeting of the Pendleton City Council. The Pendleton Historic Preservation Commission wanted to preserve the concrete etchings that honor Confederate heroes like Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee.

The city is now targeting an exception to the city's historic preservation ordinance to exclude the etchings, according to draft ordinance being considered.