Public opinion and the teaching of history in the United States

by Bessie Louise Pierce

[455] Minutes ... of the Confederate Veterans ... 1898, pp. 144-154.

[456] Ibid., p. 147.

[457] Ibid., p. 152.

[458] Ibid.

[459] Minutes ... of the Confederate Veterans ... 1900, pp. 78, 80.

[460] Minutes ... of the Confederate Veterans ... 1902, pp. 54-59. The Report of 1901 pointed out that “one of the most favorable omens of our times is the catholicity with which thoughtful men, both North and South, now speak and write of the issues of the war between the States.” Minutes ... of the Confederate Veterans ... 1901, p. 61. A similar sentiment was expressed at the Reunion of 1904. Minutes ... of the Confederate Veterans ... 1904, pp. 32-33.

[461] Minutes ... of the Confederate Veterans ... 1909, pp. 30-38.

[462] Minutes ... of the Confederate Veterans ... 1910, p. 101.

[463] Minutes ... of the Confederate Veterans ... 1903, p. 164. The Southerners felt that Northern histories failed to recognize any successes of the Confederate forces. The objectionable points in Stratton’s book were found on pages 257-258, according to the Minutes.

[464] Minutes ... of the Confederate Veterans ... 1911, p. 11.