AdvertisementOpinionSix Words: 'Must We Forget Our Confederate Ancestors?'October 21, 2014NPR StafffacebookEmailWaverly Adcock, a sergeant and founder of the West Augusta Guard, prepares his company for inspection and battle at a Civil War re-enactment in Virginia. Sara Smith, whose great-great-grandfather was wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg, holds the Confederate battle flag. (Courtesy of Jesse Dukes)