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there's a little irony in condemning the Confederacy for treason against a country itself born in treason.
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No, the difference is that Americans are not claiming, right now, to be loyal citizens of the British Crown who happen to also honor treason against Great Britain. I don't revere Great Britain at all, so there's no hypocrisy in honoring treason against it. But if you claim to be a loyal United States citizen, it is hypocritical to honor anti-US treason.
Further, all treason is not created equal. I believe that having a hereditary monarch at the head of a government is an inherently unjust and evil system. Treason against a monarchy to launch a democracy can be a high moral action. Treason against a democracy because you lost an election cannot be. There is no irony in distinguishing the two, or finding one more honorable than the other.