Fight over Confederate monuments a personal one for daughter of CSA veteran

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Jordan says her family never owned slaves, and lived in a farming community outside of Lake Butler, Florida, where neighbors of all colors depended on each other for their livelihoods.

"If they wanted to borrow equipment they would come over and get it," said Jordan. "And if we needed to borrow equipment we would go over and get it."

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When asked if her stance on remembering the Confederate South paints her as a throwback to the ugly days of American history, Jordan says simply look at her life's work and her family.

Jordan traveled the world with her husband Jim, rescuing orphans from countries such as South Korea, Guatemala, and Ecuador, finding adoptive homes for them in the United States. And her great grandchildren, whom she sees several times a week, have roots in India.

"I'm not a bigot," she said. Her father, who survived the battles of Chickamauga, Atlanta and Missionary Ridge, was a remarkable 82 years old when she was born. His tombstone is marked with C.S.A., which stand for the Confederate States of America.

But Jordan worries that the sacrifices of her family will be written out of the history books.

"In another 50 years they won't even know there ever was a civil war, probably," said Jordan.

A country fighting again, this time over how the Confederacy should be remembered.

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