Local historian Nanette Napoleon, April 26, 2021
On the 160th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, The Conversation explored the stories of prominent men from Hawai‘i who fought in the war and were buried at the O‘ahu Cemetery.
Local historian Nanette Napoleon shared what she s learned about the forgotten stories, many of which she s discovered while working on her book, Hawai‘i Sons of the Civil War. She said a lot of people don t even realize there were people from Hawai‘i who fought in the Civil War.
Following the storming of the U.S. Capitol in January, one lasting image was of a man using a Confederate flag to beat Capitol Police officers who were protecting the building and the nation s lawmakers.