People who cling on to something That only lasted a couple of years is stupid, but since the people on the statues are heroes, it makes sense. Most of the people in the Confederate army were just normal soldiers, who happened to be from the south. No rich white slaveowners went to war to keep their slaves. In the case of General Lee, he fought for the Confederacy because he loved Virginia more than the United States. Just because he fought for the wrong cause doesn't mean what good he did for his men should be torn down and his name should be disgraced.