Pike was commissioned in the Confederate army as a brigadier general, but his wartime career lasted less than two years. His men were accused of scalping Union troops, and he was eventually forced to resign. He received a reprieve from President Andrew Johnson and moved to Washington, D.C., where he died in 1891.

Two Confederate monuments are returning to Washington. Why it matters: It's part of President Trump's push to reinstate names and symbols that were removed from public spaces after George Floyd's murder by police in 2020.