Mid-Hudson News reports that at West Point, the Confederacy has finally lost the monument war. Superintendent Lt. Gen. Steve Gilland announced on Dec. 20 that “in accordance with the Department of Defense directives,” West Point will remove anything that commemorates or memorializes the Confederacy or those who voluntarily served with it. The move was recommended by the Congressional Naming Commission and approved by the Secretary of Defense. A portrait of Robert E. Lee in Confederate uniform will be removed from the library at Jefferson Hall and placed in storage and the portrait of Ulysses S. Grant will be moved from the library to Grant Hall during the winter break. And the stone bust of Lee in Reconciliation Plaza will be placed in storage while the bust of Grant will be moved to the front of Grant Hall. And Lee’s quote at Honor Plaza will be replaced by early spring 2023. The Memorialization, History, and Museum Committee is still deciding how to rename Lee Road, Beauregard Place, and Hardee Place; Lee Barracks; Lee Housing Area; and Lee Child Development Center. “On a campus dedicated to educating the future leaders of our nation’s military, there is no suitable location for a symbol of hatred like a plaque immortalizing the Ku Klux Klan,” Rep. Sean Maloney said. “For years, I’ve pushed West Point and our armed forces to remove and rename buildings and monuments related to the Confederacy and I am thrilled to see progress is finally being made.” Read more about this story at Mid-Hudson News.