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⚪ 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 **Why Edinburgh has a Confederate soldier memorial**

David Wallace Lockhart

_“It commemorates Colonel Robert A Smith, a Scot who was struck down in Kentucky during the US civil war._

_As a Confederate soldier, he fought for the Southern pro-slavery states who wanted to break away from the Union.”_

🔗 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y07v

#History #Histodon #Histodons #Confederacy #Kentucky #USA #US #UnitedStates #America #Edinburgh #Scoland @histodon @histodons

A black and white portrait of Robert A Smith in uniform
BBC NewsWhy Edinburgh has a Confederate soldier memorialThe statue commemorates Colonel Robert A Smith, a Scot who was struck down in Kentucky during the US civil war.

Hey, #Kentucky peeps, got a situation for you. I’m a #Vol fan, so I know we have a blood feud going on in most sports. And it’s okay that you suck in most of those 😁

However, this event transcends our squabble. Can we, perhaps, put aside our competition and face the real enemy?

Kentucky death toll now 20 after ‘flooding, snow storm, bitter cold’ sweep state

Republicans quickly responded to the crisis by complaining about the Federal Emergency Management Agency. They seem to think that money would magically appear in their bank accounts if only FEMA went away. They don't seem to understand that they won't be getting a penny of emergency relief after the feds shut it down.

kentuckylantern.com/2025/02/19