dollar view up the Hudson River. Tour guides and Department of History faculty always discuss the soaring Battle Monument that honors the U.S. Army officers and men whose sacrifice “freed a race and welded a nation” during “the War of the Rebellion.” They may need to explain why the Civil War is called “the War of the Rebellion.” They may need to explain why the war “freed a race and welded a nation.” Thanks to African American cadets, there is no Confederate memorial to explain.
