![]() ![]() ![]() Seidule asserts that the Civil War was unequivocally about the South’s resistance to the abolishment of slavery and ignoring this history continues to cause harm. Through years of reflection and study of history, his opinion on the issue has changed significantly and he now uses his platform to deconstruct the narrative that Lee was a hero and challenges the idea that Confederate soldiers were underdogs fighting for a noble cause. Lee and a misguided understanding of the Civil War. His Southern upbringing contributed to his great reverence for Robert E. Seidule is passionate about stopping the spread of misinformation about American history, especially the Civil War. ![]() He has served as Professor Emeritus of History at West Point for two decades, is a visiting professor at Hamilton College and a New American fellow. Seidule was then appointed Vice Chair of the National Commission on Base Renaming by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in 2021. ![]() Army as a brigadier general after 36 years of service. Ty Seidule dissects the history of the American Civil War and the legacy of the myths it spawned about the cause of the war. History and memory are two different things, one is built on facts and documents and the other is built on tradition, myth and politics. ![]()
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