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There were many in Connecticut that viewed the Confedaracy as a potential customer for its firearms industry.
The Supreme Court ruled on Flag Day in 1943 that Jehovah Witnesses do not have to stand for the Pledge of Alligance.
To meet demand, many statues were mass-produced in foundries in the north such as Bridgeport Connecticut. Momument makers producing generic scupltures to meet demand for various wars including the Civil War selling hundreds of cast metal monuments as a less expensive alternative ($5000) to carved marble. Milford's WWI monument made by Joseph Pollia who also created the monument of Stonewall Jackson astride his horse in Virginia's Manassas Park The lost cause redefining the Civil War came about when Robert E. Lee died as a way to save face. Wearing Confederate uniforms or even just the buttons in Virginia was illegal during the Reconstruction era. Confederate battle flags that had been used during the war were only used after the Civil War for veteran reunions, their popularity as a symbol didn't come until about 75 years after the war.
There were many in Connecticut that viewed the Confederacy as a potential customer for its firearms industry.
The Supreme Court ruled on Flag Day in 1943 that Jehovah Witnesses do not have to stand for the Pledge of Alligance.
To meet demand, many statues were mass-produced in foundries in the north such as Bridgeport Connecticut. Momument makers producing generic scupltures to meet demand for various wars including the Civil War selling hundreds of cast metal monuments as a less expensive alternative ($5000) to carved marble. Milford's WWI monument made by Joseph Pollia who also created the monument of Stonewall Jackson astride his horse in Virginia's Manassas Park The lost cause redefining the Civil War came about when Robert E. Lee died as a way to save face. Wearing Confederate uniforms or even just the buttons in Virginia was illegal during the Reconstruction era. Confederate battle flags that had been used during the war were only used after the Civil War for veteran reunions, their popularity as a symbol didn't come until about 75 years after the war.