Confederate memorials being removed at Wisconsin cemetery

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Ivan Moreno, Associated Press
Updated 3:18 pm, Thursday, August 17, 2017


MILWAUKEE (AP) — The mayor in traditionally liberal Madison, Wisconsin, has ordered the removal of a cemetery's monuments to Confederate soldiers, saying the Civil War was "a defense of the deplorable practice of slavery" and "an act of insurrection and treason."

One of them, a plaque called "Confederate Rest" that lauds the Confederate soldiers buried at the Forest Hill Cemetery as "valiant," was taken down Wednesday. The other, a large stone monument that lists the names of the soldiers, will require heavy machinery to be removed, Mayor Paul Soglin told The Associated Press on Thursday.

"We will reinstall a proper marker with their names but one that does not speak of the Civil War as an act of heroics by the Confederate insurrection," Soglin said.

His decision to have the monuments taken down comes as cities nationwide are removing Confederacy-related ones following last weekend's deadly confrontations at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Wisconsin-mayor-orders-removal-of-Confederate-11862816.php

[sinkingfeeling]

1. There you go, Don the Con, a way to preserve history without applauding

their rebellion.

[certainot]

2. i'm pretty sure i heard the badger-endorsed radio blowhard in madison

on WIBA working against this this mormning

and without the badgers to help the station bring in advertising he'd be doing sports talk.....

[riversedge]

6. I am sure if one tuned into Vile Vicki M. she would be doing the same.

[certainot]

9. what a line-up of dipshits

mckenna and dan something in the morning along with the national 'talent'

dan something(former NY cop) really goes after the 'commie' radical democrat, liberal, left, professor, student, etc

commie this commie that and as a local depends heavily UW to keep broadcasting sports on his station. all UW'd have to do is think about looking for alternatives (they broadcast on 5 limbaugh and 3 hannity stations) and some of those stations would have to find other programming.

[Sunlei]

3. good they will "reinstall a proper marker with their names" only.

[Aristus]

4. What the hell were memorials to Confederate soldiers doing in Wisconsin?

Are Wisconsinites unaware that Wisconsin was (and is) part of the Union, and fought against the Confederacy?

[riversedge]

5. Lots of prisoners or war (do not if they were called that back then) were imprisoned

and died here. Lots died during their imprisonment. Many arrived with festering woulds and gun shot wounds. Shipping bodies barely was feasible in time of war. So buried here.



Medicine as we know it now barely existed back then. Anyway, there was a brief segment on NPR-Wis public radio about this a few days ago (think it was npr but not sure).

[Aristus]

7. How difficult would it have been back then to put up a plaque at the site that read:

Buried here lie the bodies of the traitorous Confederates who sought to rend our nation apart in support of the evils of slavery. - ?

[dalton99a]

8. Good. Get rid of all that shit.

[ileus]

10. We need to dig all of them up and dispose of the bodies.

We can offer the bodies to the families if known to bury on private land, if not claimed grind them up into kitty litter or something.


Everywhere...

[obamanut2012]

11. Just stop

God.

Yeah, desecrating bodies is something we should advocate and endorse.

[oneshooter]

19. Over the last year or so there have been several DU posters

That have advocated the bulldozing of ALL Confederate graves.

[jcmaine72]

20. I wouldn't bulldoze their graves, but I see no reason for the headstones to remain.

There's no need for any civilized society to remember the names of those who fought to destroy it and keep people enslaved, is there?

[liquid diamond]

12. Savage. Lol.

[AllyCat]

13. Asking families if they want remains is one thing.

We bury and respect our dead, no matter how much or little we respect their actions in life.

[LanternWaste]

17. What specifically leads you to that particular premise?

What specifically leads you to that particular premise?

[TNNurse]

14. I think cemeteries should be left alone.

Get things off government property. Leave the dead in peace.

[Akacia]

15. I agree!

Leave the departed alone!

[Daddio7]

16. Surprise

While there was much talk about racism during the Clinton and Obama administrations after just seven months in office Trumps actions lead to the eradication of Confederate monuments from public view. We expect more great things from Trump's first term.

[pnwmom]

18. Trump's actions have led to the removal of a handful of statues so far -- not the "eradication." n/t

[Oneironaut]

21. Sorry, but stuff like this makes a second Trump term more likely.

Removing cemetery monuments is in very bad taste, if not absurd.