Quote Originally Posted by MacLowlife View Post
The good news is- there are no surviving confederates to offend or show insufficient respect to. The bad news is, their great great grandchildren can be touchy. However, since the confederate uniform has not been worn by any actual confederates in 75 years or more, I think you would be OK. In the US, reenacting is one thing and identification with the confederacy is another. Many people, but by no means all Americans, see symbols of the confederacy as code for racist sentiments. That doesn't stop some people and it may encourage others. And plenty of good people prefer to ignore that aspect entirely.

Now, as for a Confederate Memorial kilt, I think that is not going to bother anyone.
I am aware of how the Confederate flag has been misused,but I think it's an important part of the heritage and should be respected as such. I'm not a pc person and have no time for people who winge that a flag is racist. They do the same in the UK for current flags. I had considered reenactment myself once, having done 12 years Viking reenactment but I gave up trying to get the firearms licences I needed. (Yes there is a UK based reenactment society).