Not really. It's US vs Dem. The history of the US fades significantly without an enemy for the Yankees to vilify, and suddenly, all white skinned people, even those whose ancestors arrived in the 1900s, are eeevil.
We can show no progress without acknowledging where we have been.
And these men took up arms to protect, as best they could, their homes, wives, children, and their property against an invading Army. I don't care who you are, that takes guts, especially in a day and age where battlefield medicine was butchery. Such fortitude deserves to be honored, even in defeat.