confederate cemeteries

A guard walks past a monument at North Alton Confederate Cemetery in Alton, Ill. The federal government has hired private security firms to guard several Confederate memorials across the U.S in the aftermath of clashes between white nationalists and count

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In Wake Of Charlottesville, Federal Government Pays To Protect Confederate Cemeteries

9:31pm October 16, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The Department of Veterans Affairs has spent millions providing round-the-clock protection to guard graves and memorials dedicated to Confederate soldiers.