| "To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we submit the
vindication of the cause for which we fought; to your strength will be given the defense
of the Confederate soldier's good name, the guardianship of his history, the emulation of
his virtures, the perpetuation of those principles he loved and which made him glorious
and which you also cherish. Remember, it is your duty to see that the true history of the
South is presented to future generations."
Lt. Gen. Stephen Dill Lee, Commander General,
United Confederate Veterans,
New Orleans, Louisiana, 1906
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