Thanks for sharing such a great story demonstrating the comradeship that these former enemies were able to later enjoy with one another.
Coincidentally, I was walking thru downtown Washington, DC at noon today en-route to a retirement luncheon for a close friend of mine. As I strolled across Pennsylvania Avenue I spotted this Grand Army of the Republic monument that I never even knew existed just 10 blocks from my office. My apologies for the poor photos but the sky was overcast and it was raining.