She died just as the nation was celebrating Memorial Day and nearly 140 years after the Civil War ended.
Her May-December marriage to a Civil War veteran in the 1920s and her longevity made her a celebrated final link to the old Confederacy.
After living in obscurity and poverty for most of her life, she spent her final years with the Sons of Confederate Veterans carrying her to conventions and rallies, often with a small Confederate battle flag waving in her hand and her clothes the colors of the rebel banner.
"I don't see nothing wrong with the flag flying," she said frequently.
PS: Estava agora a lembrar-me que, não fosse o tradicional isolacionismo selectivo da Inglaterra esta teria intervido na Guerra Civil a favor dos Confederados. A maior parte do ingleses, incluindo conservadores e liberais (Lord Acton, Mansfield, etc), compreendia bem (no meio do nevoeiro das boas intenções e evocação de valores morais) do significado de uma guerra pelo Federalismo imposto.
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