Even birds have become political targets

While stationed in Texas after the war with Mexico, Army Captain John P. McCown studied and collected Rio Grande birds, most of which he sent to ornithologist George Lawrence. Three of the species were new discoveries. One was named McCown’s larkspur, in honor of the captain. During the 1861-65 war, McCown was a general in the Confederate army. In recognition of that service, the American Ornithological Society in 2020 renamed McCown's larkspur, “thick-billed longspur.” – Wikipedia article on McCown. 

One of these days military history books on the Battle of Gettysburg will mention “The commander of the Army of Northern Virginia (Redacted) faced several problems.” And on the Shenandoah Campaign, “Confederate commander (Redacted) conducted one of the most brilliant campaigns in American history.” Or in overall history: “(Redacted)’s invention of the cotton gin changed American history.”