Confederate Soldiers Were Considered Traitors Under the Constitution

Civil War Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson were trending this weekend after a Tweet from Arizona State Senator Wendy Rogers went viral. “I like Indians and I like Redskins,” it begins. “I like Aunt Jemima and I like Uncle Ben. I like Robert E Lee and I like Stonewall Jackson. I don’t like traitors who hate America. Stand up for our culture!”

Twitter users responded incredulously. “Check me if I'm wrong Wendy but didn't Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson literally fight a war against America?” read one response. Another noted the other historical figures in Rogers' tweet. “The thing is, Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee *were* traitors. They seceded and fought the Union because Lee and Jackson wanted to keep Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben as property to buy, sell, and trade.”