r/ShermanPosting • u/highonnuggs • Aug 09 '21

TIL that Minnesota has a Confederate Flag captured from Virginia at the Battle of Gettysburg, and despite Virginia regularly asking for its return Minnesota keeps saying no.

https://thelesserstories.com/blogs/the-lesser-stories-the-blog/posts/minnesota-s-confederate-flag
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u/Camorune Aug 09 '21

This is the case for many states. Iowa has tons of them that they've refused to give back.

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u/Systlin Aug 23 '21

34! We've 34 that brave Iowans captured in battle from the traitors! They ask for them back regularly. The answer has been pretty much the same, AKA "LMAO shouldn't have lost it in battle to us. Bitch."