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By the standards of WWI & the US Civil War, a good turnout of US Leaders at Hilton Head in 1965 would be expected and 1990 would have been "boring" with the number of sailors from each side down to a handful (a sailor who was 18 in 1915, would be 93 in 1990)
I'm actually the other way around on this. The fact that this was viewed as a breakthrough in 2015 (the 100th would have been in 2015, not 2013) on the 100th indicates that USA/CSA relations have been hostile longer than *any* of the oppositions of WWI in Europe. Yes, I realize that WWII overlays that, but (to pick an example), Italy and Austria would have commemorated the Battles of Isonzo in 1965-1967 without much of a problem.I also like that the CSA and USA are having better relations as of 2013. The trope of "The CSA and USA will always hate each other for decades and decades no matter what" flies in the face of how international relations works historically. The two countries have a lot in common, so it stands to reason that as soon as the bad blood over the GAW subsides (time heals all wounds after all) that they'd be if not BFFs then at least cordial.
By the standards of WWI & the US Civil War, a good turnout of US Leaders at Hilton Head in 1965 would be expected and 1990 would have been "boring" with the number of sailors from each side down to a handful (a sailor who was 18 in 1915, would be 93 in 1990)