The answer to the question is false, but it was built to celebrate the centennial of the french revolution.
Napoleon Bonaparte's biggest reform and influence was the Napoleonic Code. This code forbade privileges based on birth, gave the people freedom of religion and stated that government jobs should be awarded to the most qualified person. The code was not well liked among countries surrounding France at its time of implementation.
In the south during the Civil War you had "Stonewall" Jackson and Robert E. Lee and William T. Anderson. In the North you had Ulysses Grant and Robert Anderson and George Custer and Benjamin Butler.
