The Battle Cry!!!
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Newsletter of
Captian Mortimer Jordan
Camp #84, Gardendale Alabama
Alabama Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans
August 2006 Edition Patrick Cumbie: Commander
Albert Snow: Adjutant
The Capt. Mortimer Jordan Camp met at the Gardendale Shoney's Restaurant Tuesday July 11th at 7pm. This was the second Tuesday of the month as opposed to the usual first Tuesday because of the federal Holiday.
Because of the change of date, the room for the meeting was in use for another group, so we had to settle for a table on the floor.
The meeting was a casual affair with several of the members along with the Alabama Division Commander Leonard Wilson on hand. No camp buisness was conducted. This is usual for this time of year.
The next meeting of the Capt. Mortimer Jordan Camp will be August 1st, 7pm at the Gardendale Shoney's Restaurant. Everyone is welcome.
RE-UP  RE-UP
SCV dues are now due!!! $35.00 please pay before Sept. 1st
Make checks payable to "Capt. Mortimer Jordan"
We need every member to help perserve our heritage!!!
Fultondal Founders Day Festival August 19th from 5pm till ppm at Black Creek Park. Make plans to attend now and help us to have a good recruitment booth. Bring your ideas to the next meeting!

The month of August during the War
Aug. 05, 1864- Battle of mobile Bay.
Aug. 09, 1862- Battle of Cedar Mountain.
Aug. 21, 1821- General William Barksdale, CSA is born.
Aug. 29-30, 1862- Second Battle of Manassas.
August 12-Winston County Heritage day with Bobby Horton- 9:30 til, Looney's Tavern, Double Springs, Al. For info: 205-486-5543 Admission $10
2 SHOWS!! 10 am & 2pm Listen to the light hearted songs of patriotism by Bobby Horton.
Music was an important part of the conflict, with almost 4,000 songs written during the War. 9:30am gate opens- 10:00am Bobby Horton live- Freeman's Battery Artillery cannon firing. 12:00pm 1st Alabama Cavalry Confederate falg dedication. 1:00pm lunch. 2:00pm Bobby Horton live
Period dress encouraged but not required.

Sept 2- August 12- Friends of Wheeler Foundation meeting- 2:00pm at Wheeler Chapel (red brick church on the north side of Al Hwy 20, just to the west of the plantation), Wheeler, Al


August 25-27- Fort Mims Massacre- Tensaw, Alabama- 193rd AnniversaryEvent- War of 1812/Creek Indian War- Contact Ft. Mims Association at http://fortmims.home.att.net/

September 3 Skirmish- Point Mallard Park, Decatur, Al- 256-350-2028

Sept 8-10- Georgia- Battle of Tunnel Hill


              August 5th, Battle of Mobile Bay Commemorative Day.
Fort Gaines     
Dauphin Island. 9:45am 12:45pm and 3:45pm, Cannon Salute followed by oral account of the Battle of Mobile Bay. Blacksmith demonstrations inside fort all day.
For information call 251-861-6992.
The Confederate States Navy had only four small ships with which to contend with naval armada of at least fouteen ships and ironclads of the US Navy. Along with Fort Morgan and Fort Gaines this small force fought the overwhelming strength of the enemy with valor not seen in any previous naval engagement of  the war. The Battle of Mobile Bay was the most important and largest naval engagement in the war and the largest battle in Alabama.
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