Courier Dispatch
Newsletter of Stone Fort Camp 1944
Nacogdoches, Union Occupied Texas
2006
General Robert E. Lee to Governor Stockdale of Texas
Charge to the Sons of Confederate Veterans:
“To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we will commit the vindication of the cause for which we fought. To your strength will be given the defense of the Confederate soldier's good name, the guardianship of his history, the emulation of his virtues, the perpetuation of those principles which he loved and which you love also, and those ideals which made him glorious and which you also cherish. Are you also ready to die for your country? Is your life worthy to be remembered along with theirs? Do you choose for yourself this greatness of soul? Not in the clamor of the crowded street, Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, But in ourselves are triumph and defeat."
Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee, Commander General, United Confederate Veterans, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 25, 1906.
As reported in Confederate Veteran Magazine.
A Synopsis
The Stone Fort Camp held its January meeting on the 9th at Wanda Drilling. The meeting opened with a meal provided by Commander Key and a prayer by Compatriot Gene Waggoner. Following that the business portion of the meeting commenced. Present were Commander John Key, 1st Lt. Commander Richard Bright, 2nd Lt. Commander Jim Bentley, Treasurer Gene Waggoner, Compatriots Justin Key, Joe Allport, Joe Harris, Chester Flowers, David Webb. Also in attendance was guest Iraqi war vet. Kyle Atkinson.
Commander Key led in the salutes to the Confederate and Texas Flags. The minutes of the last meeting were read by Jim Bentley and approved on a voice vote. Gene Waggoner gave the Treasurer’s report and stated that there is $4695.69 in the account.
Commander Key requested a list of those tardy reimbursing the camp for their dues so that he can contact them.
In old business, the obtaining of a carriage for our cannon barrels was discussed. Due to the expense further research will be done before a proposal is brought before the camp again.
The matter of a marker for Chaplain Greer was discussed. As his family has not placed a headstone to date, we are unable to place a matching footstone. It was suggested, that with the family’s consent, we place the headstone. This was agreeable to the camp.
In new business, a list of Confederate Veterans in local cemeteries will be obtained and families contacted so that we can do some dedication/memorial ceremonies this year. Starting with Greenwood and Cold Springs, Lt. Commander Bentley has a list of veterans in those cemeteries and will provide them to the camp.
The History Channel will be broadcasting a program about the Camp Douglas prison in Chicago on Sunday, 15 January. Early reports are that it will provide a reasonably accurate portrayal of the wanton neglect suffered by the prisoners there.
Compatriot Waggoner led in the benediction and the meeting came to a close.
Coming Events
13 Feb., 1900 hrs. (7:00) Monthly meeting of Camp 1944 Wanda Drilling.
13 Mar., 1900 hrs. (7:00) Monthly meeting of Camp 1944 Wanda Drilling.
From the Texas Division Calendar
19 January 2006 - Compatriot Sam Mercer, Commander of the John Gregg Camp, Longview, has arranged with the County Judge, for the SCV to hold a memorial service in connection with Confederate Hero's day, on the courthouse lawn in Longview at 12 Noon. Compatriots are urged to attend. Period dress is encouraged but not required. Bring your flags & muskets, although we will not fire them. Assemble at 11:30 AM at the Confederate soldiers statue on the courthouse lawn. Lets have a good turnout as many downtown Longview citizens are expected to be around at that time. Contact Sam Mercer, samandchristy@msn.com.
meredithstwo@cox.net W.P. Lane Camp.
5 Feb, Sunday - Massing of Confederate Colors. Oak Grove Bible Church, Bullard, Texas, 3PM. Moses M Buckner UDC Chapter & Capt. James P. Douglas Camp. Details & directions to follow.
25 Feb, 2006 - Saturday - Jefferson Mardi Gras Parade. Need flag bearers & muskets. Several thousand spectators along route. Details to follow. POC Paul Hamilton 903-968-3363 or Mac Meredit
25 Feb, Saturday - Evening in Dixie - A Confederate Ball. Pinecrest Country Club, Longview, Texas. Social 6:00PM - Dinner Buffet 7:00PM. Prepaid Reservations Required by February 18, 2006 - $30 per person - Payable to James Douglas Camp; Mail to Dale Fowlkes, P.O. Box 9602, Tyler, Texas 75711. Info; contact Johnnie Holley 903-725-6774, jlh63@flash.net.
26 Feb. Sunday - Dedication for Pvt. Thomas Green Akin to 2 PM on this date. Henderson Old City Cemetery (Graham-Hill Cemetery), Henderson, Texas. Relatives coming from California, Houston & Austin. Need flag bearers, muskets & compatriots to man Lane Battery cannon. POC Mac Meredith meredithstwo@cox.net.
7 – 9 Apr. Battle of Pleasant Hill Re-enactment, Pleasant Hill, La.
On the Calendar
19 January General Robert Edward Lee born in 1807
21 January General Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson born in 1824
26 January Louisiana secedes 1861
1 Feb. 1861 Texas secedes.
3 Feb. 1807 General Joseph E. Johnston’s birthday
4 Feb. 1861 First session of the Provisional Confederate Congress in Montgomery, AL
5 Feb. 1861 Resolution for formation of the Confederate States of America
6 Feb. 1832 Gen. John B. Gordon’s birthday.
6 Feb. 1833 General J. E. B. Stuart’s birthday.
7 Feb. 1861 Choctaw Indian Nation declares alliance with the CSA.
8 Feb. 1817 General Richard Ewell’s birthday.
8 Feb. 1861 Provisional Confederate Constitution is adopted (Confederate Constitution Day).
8 Feb. 1862 Battle of Roanoke Island, NC
9 Feb. 1861 Jefferson Davis elected by the Provisional government as President and Alexander Stephens as Vice President of the Confederate States of America
11 Feb. 1812 Birthday of Alexander H. Stephens
Items of Interest
Gentlemen of the Texas Division and the Ladies:
SUBJECT: Report on the Supreme Court Plaques Case
Yesterday, January 11th, the division was well represented in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals by our lawyer, Mr. Bill Kuhn. Present in the gallery was Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, Lt. Commander H.G. Manning, Division SJA Jim Farrar, Governmental Affairs Chairman Jerry Nelson, Public Relations Officer Marshall Davis, Virginia Kuhn and her daughter and Mr. Terry Ayers.
The following is Bill Kuhn’s summary of the arguments made by both him and Texas Attorney General Moorehead;
1. Attorney Arguments:
a. We argued that neither the current or original plaques are covered by the language of the 2001 statute, either by common understanding of the wording, or by rules of interpretation such as being constitutional, keeping the Courts separate from the legislature, and considering the circumstances at time of the statute's enactment. Alternatively, if the 2001 statute applies, it requires the plaques be returned to "a place of prominence" since they were removed for "maintenance." This part of that law has been ignored by the State.
b. We argued that the Constitutional amendment used to erect the government buildings using the Confederate Pension Fund, was also violated, and that, at a minimum, the Declaratory Judgment Act gives the Court jurisdiction to grant a Declaration of rights and award attorneys' fees.
c. Attorney General Moorehead argued that anything regarding the plaques constitutes "removal, relocation, or alteration" under the 2001 law that we helped pass and, therefore, the Court has no jurisdiction because it is not an enumerated protective body under the statute. That is a true statement, however, I argued that we do not believe the 2001 law is germane to our case since the case predates the passage of that law and there was no grandfather clause included with the 2001 law. Had the legislature wanted the statute to preclude lawsuits such as ours then they could easily have included language to accomplish that. The fact that they did not seems to speak to the Will of the Legislature at the time of passage.
d. Mr. Moorehead argued that the cornerstone in the foundation of the Supreme Court building sufficiently satisfies the dedication requirements of the Constitutional Amendment.
2. The Court's questions and comments were:
1. Our Motion was dismissed as moot due to the jurisdictional ruling, which may mean that Motion goes back to the trial court, if we win the appeal, rather than being affirmatively decided by the appeals court.
2. Separation of Powers and traditional court functions of law enforcement, as opposed to "judicial activism" were favorably discussed to our advantage.
3. The judges understand that even if the cornerstone satisfies the Amendment (see 1.d above), the Defendants admittedly broke about five different laws, and this case comes down to how to interpret the 2001 statute.
4. The judges, themselves, indicated that the THC and the Legislature are not the most appropriate bodies to protect historical markers or enforce laws relating to them.
5. Mr. Morehead gave us great help by admitting that we have "thousands of markers" in this State, talking about a case that DOES NOT hold that a non-retroactive statute can deprive an existing litigant of his remedies, and seemed to say that if the President of UT wanted to remove the Jeff Davis statue, that a Court COULD enter an injunction. How that helps him with this case is beyond me since if courts have jurisdiction to protect the Jefferson Davis statue on the UT campus, then they have jurisdiction on all historical marker issues!
6. I thought the Court seemed to nod approvingly when I discussed how ludicrous it would be to leave historical marker protection to the toothless THC or the legislature in the context of somebody in Texarkana or El Paso tearing down monuments. Also, in the discussion back and forth the fact that this statute was not made retroactive when passed was also argued positively
Summary.
NOTE: In paragraph 2.e above, Bill refers to the fact that Mr. Moorehead “seemed to say that the 2001 law would preclude the UT President from removing the Jefferson Davis statue”. Actually, that is precisely what he said much to the surprise and utter enjoyment of those of us present at the proceedings. We attempted to get a recording or transcript of the proceedings but, alas, found that the court has neither for oral arguments. Still, the words were clearly stated in front of many witnesses. We WILL use them in the future should UT attempt to remove any of the statues on the south lawn of the campus.
The Texas Division, by continuing with the judicial process in the Plaques case, continues to seek redress for egregious acts by elected officials of this state against the citizens they swore to represent. It is our duty to see that monuments erected a mere fifty years ago are not now targets for removal on the altar of political correctness. The fight continues and I ask all our compatriots to remain stalwart and positive in the outcome of this effort. I continue to believe that we can yet prevail!
I ask that if you have not yet responded to the Heritage Defense fund raiser card you received in the mail that you take a moment to do so. To those of you that have already contributed, you have my gratitude and we will attempt to use the money wisely. I believe we are off to a good start. Remember, we estimate the judicial phase of this fight to end some time in May 2006. It is then that we anticipate presenting this case before the Texas State Supreme Court if it is not settled beforehand.
Questions regarding this report may be directed to me at either txdivscv@earthlink.net or greg.manning@us.army.mil.
Respectfully Submitted,
H.G. Manning
Lieutenant Commander
Texas Division
There is currently a committee appointed to write a proposed new constitution for the SCV. Its members are:
Charles K Barrow, 621 Forrest Ave, Griffin, GA 30224, 770-412-1646
Samuel Thomas Currin II --Ex-Officio, 1700 Pineview Street, Raleigh, NC 27608, 919-834-4888
Edwin L Deason, Po Box 94234, Oklahoma City, OK 73143, 405-323-8118
Rob N Jones Jr., Po Box 26, Chatfield, TX 75105, 903-345-2223
Neill Horton Payne, Po Box 1237, Black Mtn, NC 28711, 828-664-0665
Denne A Sweeney --Ex-Officio, 347 Ridgewood Dr., Ferris, TX 75125, 972-842-2722
Jesse R Binnall --Ex-Officio, 2001 N Adams St Apt 810, Arlington, VA 22201, 703-248-0983
James W Dark, 2017 Minnie Dr., Arlington, TX 76012, 817-461-2734
Robert Michael Givens, 2698 Broad St., Beaufort, SC 29902, 843-521-0558
Roy Burl McCoy, 5964 Winchester Rd., Lexington, KY 40509, 859-294-0300
Christopher M Sullivan –Chairman, P.O. Box 50765, Columbia, SC 29250, 864-271-6810
Frederick Daniel Taylor –Subchair, 1040 Walnut Street, Macon, GA 31201, 757-537-7495
Deo Vindice
The February 2006 meeting of Stone Fort Camp 1944 was held on 13 February. The Compatriots present were Commander John Key, 1st Lt. Commander Richard Bright, 2nd Lt. Commander Jim Bentley, Treasurer Gene Waggoner, Color Sgt. Bill Barr, Joe Harris, Bobby Bell, and prospective members Kyle Atkinson and Gus Erwin.
Call to order was at 1917 hrs. Treasurer Waggoner gave the opening prayer. Lt. Commander Bright gave the salutes to the Confederate and Texas flags.
Minutes of the January meeting were read and approved.
Treasurer Report was given, there is $4745.69 in the account.
In old business, the family has a headstone ordered for Chaplain Greer. The camp will only have to provide a footstone. Commander Key is going to purchase one of the cannon barrels from the camp at cost. He will then purchase, at his own expense a carriage for it. Once it is assembled it will be available on loan to the camp. It was moved by Lt. Commander Bentley, seconded by Lt. Commander Bright to purchase a carriage for the second cannon from the camp treasury. The motion passed on a six to one vote. Prospective member Gus Erwin will donate $1500.00 toward the purchase of the carriage. Lt. Commander Bright, Treasurer Waggoner, and Commander Key will make up the committee doing the search for the carriage.
In new business, a NRA grant is available and Commander Key will look into it. There is a new Civil War museum open in Ft. Worth. Preparation and research continues for a memorial ceremony in Greenwood Cemetery in Garrison. Initial date for the ceremony is set for 1 May. It is hoped that this will give us the time for the families of the Confederate dead that are interred there to be contacted and assemble. The Krewe of Aquarius Parade was held as part of the Mardi Gras celebration in Logansport. Commander David Hill of Gen. Richard Taylor Camp 1308 sends thanks for the Stone Fort Camp's participation. Compatriot David Webb marched with the Louisiana Division in the parade.
Lt. Commander Bentley gave a presentation on the draft of the proposed new SCV constitution. Lt. Commander Bentley was given permission to represent the camp to the Confederation in all discussions regarding the re-write of the constitution.
Lt. Commander Bentley was appointed as a camp delegate to the national SCV convention in New Orleans in August 2006.
Treasurer Gene Waggoner gave the benediction and the meeting was adjourned.
Coming Events
13 Mar., 1900 hrs. (7:00) Monthly meeting of Camp 1944 Wanda Drilling.
10 April. 1900 hrs. Monthly meeting of Camp 1944 Wanda Drilling.
From the Texas Division Calendar
25 Feb, Saturday - Evening in Dixie - A Confederate Ball. Pinecrest Country Club, Longview, Texas. Social 6:00PM - Dinner Buffet 7:00PM. Prepaid Reservations Required by February 18, 2006 - $30 per person - Payable to James Douglas Camp; Mail to Dale Fowlkes, P.O. Box 9602, Tyler, Texas 75711. Info; contact Johnnie Holley 903-725-6774, jlh63@flash.net.
26 Feb, Sunday - Marker dedication at Old City Cemetery, Henderson. Flag bearers, and muskets welcome. POC Mac Meredith
24-26 March Living history and encampment at Camp Ford, Tyler POC Bob Davidson 903-581-7891
1 April Dogwood Festival Woodville
7 - 9 Apr. Battle of Pleasant Hill Re-enactment, Pleasant Hill, La.
On the Calendar
1 Feb. 1861 Texas secedes..
3 Feb. 1807 General Joseph E. Johnston's birthday
4 Feb. 1861 First session of the Provisional Confederate Congress in Montgomery, AL
5 Feb. 1861 Resolution for formation of the Confederate States of America
6 Feb. 1832 John B. Gordon's birthday (CSA General and statesman, First Commander in Chief of the UCV)
6 Feb. 1833 General J. E. B. Stuart's birthday.
8 Feb. 1817 General Richard Ewell's birthday.
8 Feb. 1861 Provisional Confederate Constitution is adopted (Confederate Constitution Day)
9 Feb. 1861 Jefferson Davis elected by the Provisional government as President and Alexander Stephens as Vice President of the Confederate States of America
11 Feb. 1812 Birthday of Alexander H. Stephens
17 Feb. 1864 Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley becomes the first submarine to sink and enemy ship (USS Housatonic) in combat off Charleston SC
18 Feb. 1817 General Lewis A. Armistead's birthday
18 Feb. 1861 Inauguration of President Jefferson Davis of the Confederate States of America.
27 Feb. 1863 President Davis calls for a national day of fasting and prayer
2 Mar. 1861 Texas admitted to the Confederacy.
2 Mar. 1867 Congress passes the Reconstruction Act, Troops re-occupy the South and implemented U.S. military rule. 3 Mar. 1861 General Beauregard assumes command of the CS Army at Charleston, SC.
4 Mar. 1861 First National Flag of the Confederacy is displayed, A resolution to officially adopt was never passed by the Confederate Congress. Raised by Miss Letitia Christian Tyler, granddaughter of former President John Tyler.
5 Mar. 1865 President Davis signs the law adopting the third National Flag of the Confederate States as the official CSA Flag.
6-8 Mar. 1862 Battle of Pea Ridge, AR
7 Mar. 1862 CSA Generals McCulloch and McIntosh are killed in action at Pea Ridge AR
8 Mar. 1862 The CSS Virginia on patrol near Hampton Roads, VA, sinks USS Cumberland, damages USS Minnesota and USS Roanoke
9 Mar. 1862 CSS Virginia and battles the ironclad USS Monitor near Hampton Roads, VA
11 Mar. 1861 Confederate Congress adopts the Constitution of the Confederate States of America. General Bragg assumes command of the Confederate forces in Florida.
Item of Interest
The draft version of the new SCV constitution is available to be viewed on the internet at:
http://www.scv.org/documents/NewSCVConstitutionV7.pdf
If you have any comments, suggestions or ideas, email Lt Commander in Chief Sullivan at:
ltcic@scv.org
I submitted, in the name of the camp, the following to Lt. CIC Sullivan
Lt. Commander Christopher Sullivan 14 February 2006
Chairman, Constitutional Revision Committee
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Sir,
I am 2nd Lt. Commander Jim Bentley of Stone Fort Camp #1944, Nacogdoches, Texas. I write with our camp’s comments and suggestions (to date) regarding the draft version of the proposed Constitution of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
First, there are a number of items in the current constitution that we feel should be carried over into any new document that have not been. To wit:
1. Article V, Section 3; General Convention
Section 3. At all meetings delegates shall address each other as "Compatriots."
2. Article IX Departments-Divisions-Brigades, Sections 4 to 6 specifically naming the three Departments and delineating the divisions therein.
Section 4. The Army of Northern Virginia Department shall include and be formed of the States of Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, the District of Columbia and those states located east of the State of Ohio and north of the State of Virginia.
Section 5. The Army of Tennessee Department shall include and be formed of the States of Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Florida and those states not included in the other two Departments.
Section 6. The Army of Trans-Mississippi Department shall include and be formed of all the States located west of the Mississippi River, including but not limited to Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, etc. and be divided into three geographic Army Corps known as the: Central, Eastern, and Western.
3. Article XVI Prohibitions, Sections 1 through 7.
Section 1. No discussion of religious subjects, nor any discussion of political subjects that are
identifiable with a political party, nor any endorsement of aspirants for political office, nor any political action except as set forth in Article II, Section 2, shall be permitted in any organization of the Sons of Confederate Veterans or the General Confederation.
Section 2. No debts shall be contracted by this Confederation except upon approval of the General Executive Council.
Section 3. No assessment shall be levied upon its members other than the recording fees and the per capita tax, except by resolution of the General Convention; or by action of the Division Conventions acting under the authority of Article X, Section 9, hereinbefore.
Section 4. The use of the seal, badges or name of this Confederation for business or advertising purposes and the giving of its badges to persons unauthorized to wear them are emphatically prohibited.
Section 5. Military titles used in the Confederate Army or Navy shall not be given to or used by
members or officers of this Confederation, by reason of their being such members or officers.
Section 6. No one can be elected or appointed an officer of this Confederation, or its subordinate Departments, Divisions or Brigades, unless he is a member in good standing of one of its Camps.
Section 7. No legal action against or on behalf of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, its officers and/or members shall be undertaken or entered into by any member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans in which that member proposes to act as a representative or agent of the Sons of Confederate Veterans without prior approval of the General Executive Council. If a proposed legal action is presented to the General Executive Council for approval, the petition shall be distributed in writing to all members of the Council prior to the filing of the same. The petition shall state the name(s) and address(es) of the party (parties) against whom the petition is proposed to be filed. The affirmative vote of the members of the Council shall be necessary for Council approval of such legal action. If any legal action is filed without the approval of the Council, the member(s) filing such action shall be subject to expulsion from the Sons of Confederate Veterans in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution which
relate to expulsion of members.
4. Article XVII Seal-Badges-Memorial Day, ETC., Sections 1-7
Section 1. The seal of the Confederation shall be a medal of the same dimensions as that of the
"United Confederate Veterans," reproducing the great seal of the Confederate States of America, bearing the words "SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS, Richmond, VA, July 1, 1896," inscribed between the wreath and margin; it shall be kept in the custody of the Adjutant-in-Chief.
Section 2. The badge of this Confederation shall be a square three-quarters of an inch across, the center to contain the Battle Flag of the Confederacy, one-half inch square, enameled in its proper colors; on each of the four sides of the flag shall be painted bars one-eighth of an inch wide, and onehalf of an inch long, and to contain, beginning at the left, the title of the organization, arranged in three equal divisions, and the date, "1896", on the bottom bar; the letters to be in gold, bars to be in white, with a narrow gold rim around the edges. The badges shall be ordered through the Adjutant-in-Chief.
Section 3. A neat, inexpensive button, bearing a representation of the foregoing, may be provided by the Commander-in-Chief and furnished to the members at as low a price as possible.
Section 4. It shall be the duty of the Commander of every Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans to call a meeting of his respective Camp upon the days appointed by the civil authorities for the commemoration of any Confederate soldier, sailor or statesman, and to commemorate such day by appropriate services.
Section 5. This Confederation shall observe, with proper solemnity, all Confederate Memorial Days, whether designated by civil authority or local custom.
Section 6. The official Flag of the Sons of Confederate Veterans shall be the Battle Flag of the
Confederate States of America.
Section 7. March 4th of each year shall be designated and recognized as Confederate Flag Day. All Compatriots are encouraged to fly the current Confederate National Flag or any Confederate Flag of their choice.
5. Article XX Voting, Sections 1 and 2
Section 1. In all questions submitted to the meeting, the chair shall put the question for a viva voce vote. If the roll of Camps shall be called for, then the Camps shall be called in order, the number of votes each is entitled to stated, and the vote for and against the motion announced by the chairman of each delegation.
Section 2. Balloting shall be by Camps, the chairman of the delegation depositing the written ballots for the Camp, where written ballots are required.
Second, there are provisions in the draft version that we have strong reservations about or objections to.
1. Article 3 Membership, Section 3.1.2; We desire that this section be stricken and that some provision be made for the membership of individuals, from the time of their birth, who meet all other membership eligibility requirements.
2. Article 3 Membership, Section 3.6.1; To date there has been no suggestion as to what the amount of a “contribution” will be required to obtain a life membership. Under the current constitution there is at least a formula that members can use to determine their cost.
3. Article 4, Camps, Section 4.1 Formation; While Stone Fort #1944 has for some time been chartered, the language in the draft indicates that in the future the General Headquarters will assign the name as well as the number to a camp. While we feel that some veto authority is probably necessary, the prospective camp should be allowed to pick its own name. If this is not the intent of this section, the language could easily be interpreted to have this meaning.
4. Article 4 Camps, Section 5.1; First this is either incorrectly numbered, or is in the wrong location. Second, we object to the provision that the Division Commander shall fill the office of a vacated Camp Commander. It is our belief that the members of the camp shall name their own Camp Commander and notify the Division Commander of their decision.
5. Article 6 Departments, Section 6.1; There is no language that in anyway defines how many departments there will be, nor which divisions shall make up those departments.
6. Article 6 Departments, Section 6.3; We urge striking the passage that begins “There shall be a total eight (8) department councilmen…” and ends with “Which report shall be submitted to the convention for its approval.”
7. Article 7 General Executive Council, Section 7.5.3; We feel that action under this provision should be temporary until confirmed by a majority vote in General Convention whereby it would then become permanent.
8. Article 11 General Officers, Section 11.1.2; We do not object to the re-election of elected officers, once. Not twice! Further, we would ask that it be provided that whether an individual serves two consecutive, or two non consecutive terms of office, that all service in one office be limited to four years.
9. Article 11 General Officers, Section 11.4 Past Commanders in Chief. Our camp objects to the exemption from registration fees at General Conventions for PCICs.
Humbly submitted by your most obedient servant,
Jim Bentley
2nd Lt. Commander
Stone Fort Camp 1944
Nacogdoches, Texas
Deo Vindice
The March 2006 meeting of Stone Fort Camp 1944 was held on 13 March. The Compatriots present were Commander John Key, 1st Lt. Commander Richard Bright, 2nd Lt. Commander Jim Bentley, Adjutant Earl Herrera, Treasurer Gene Waggoner, Color Sgt. Bill Barr, John Harris, Joe Harris, David Webb, George Griffin, Bobby Bell, prospective member Kyle Atkinson, and guest William “June” Rogers. Commander Key provided hamburgers cooked to perfection on the Hunley.
The meeting was called to order at 1930 hrs. Treasurer Waggoner gave the opening prayer, and David Webb gave the salutes. Lt. Commander Bentley read the minutes of the February meeting, they were seconded and approved.
Treasurer Waggoner gave the report on the camp’s account. After the down payment on the cannon carriage, there is $3015.69 in the account.
In old business, the Ceremony at Zavalla is back on, it will take place on 15 April, time to be announced. A drill practice is scheduled for 14 Apr. at 1800 hrs. at Wanda Drilling. The Dogwood Festival in Woodville is on April 1. As their camp regularly supports us it is only right that a contingent from Stone Fort attend. There were several eager volunteers. Chaplain Greer’s grave is still not marked. Lt. Commander Bright will contact the family, if they have not procured a stone, then we will. The cannon carriages should be here in the next couple of weeks.
Lt. Commander Bentley participated in the grave marker dedication for Thomas Green Akin at the Graham-Hall Cemetery in Henderson on 26 February. The event was hosted by the Walter P. Lane Camp of Longview. Also in attendance were compatriots from the Capt. James P. Douglas Camp of Tyler, the J. M. “Matt” Barton Camp of Sulphur Springs, the W.W. Heartsill Camp of Marshall, and the General John Gregg Camp of Longview. Ladies from the Order of the Confederate Rose and the UDC also participated. A cannon salute of 3 shots was fired in Green’s honor.
In new business, we have 2 new members, Compatriots David Webb and Rob Key.
William Rogers gave a presentation on his family history and John Harris gave a short presentation on the hardships of the Confederate soldier.
The meeting was adjourned at 2027 hrs. with Treasurer Waggoner giving the benedictory prayer.
Quotes of Interest
"Our cause was so just, so sacred, that had I known all that has come to pass, had I known what was to be inflicted upon me, all that my country was to suffer, all that our posterity was to endure, I would do it all over again."
President Jefferson Davis
"Every time I look at Atlanta I see what a quarter million Confederate soldiers died to prevent."
John Shelton Reed
Camp Events Calendar
10 April. 1900 hrs. Monthly meeting of Camp 1944 Wanda Drilling.
14 April 1800 hrs. Drill practice
15 April Zavalla cemetery ceremony
29 April Homecoming Bethel Cem.
8 May 1900 hrs. Monthly meeting of Camp 1944 Wanda Drilling
From the Texas Division Calendar
24-26 March Living history and encampment at Camp Ford, Tyler POC Bob Davidson 903-581-7891
1 April Dogwood Festival Parade, Woodville. Gather at noon, step off at 1300 hrs.
7 – 9 April Battle of Pleasant Hill Re-enactment, Pleasant Hill, La.
22 April Memorial for Confederate Soldiers. Greenville Cem. Longview, 4th St. behind Good Shepherd Hosp. POC Mac Meredith meredithstwo@cox.net
23 April Memorial Svc. Memorial Svc. For Confederate Soldiers Benge Cemetery, Cherokee County.
12 May Reception in Ft. Worth prior to GEC meeting. Details to follow.
13 May General Executive Council meets in Fort Worth. Details to follow.
27 May Fair on the Square, Rusk. Recruitment booth at Confederate Statue at courthouse. Cross of St. Andrew Camp Alto mccken127@ev1.net
2-4 June Texas Div. Reunion
1 July 4th of July festival, downtown Rusk
2-6 August National SCV Reunion New Orleans
Confederate History Calendar
2 Mar. 1861 Texas admitted to the Confederacy.
2 Mar. 1867 Congress passes the Reconstruction Act, Troops re-occupy the South and implemented Damnyankee military rule.
11 Mar. 1861 Confederate Congress adopts the Constitution of the Confederate States of America.
13 Mar. 1862 Vermin Bastard Damnyankee Major General Henry Halleck, Piece of Filth Commander of the Department of the West, issued "Order Number Two." The order labeled all Confederate guerrillas as outlaws and required that they be executed immediately upon capture
16 Mar. 1828 General Patrick R. Cleburne’s birthday
22 Mar. 1817 General Baxton Bragg’s birthday
24 Mar. 1864 General Nathan Bedford Forrest's cavalry captures Union City, TN
27 Mar. 1864 Fighting at Branchville and Brooks Mill, AR
28 Mar. 1818 General Wade Hampton, III’s birthday
28 Mar. 1862 Battle of Glorieta Pass, NM
1 April 1823 General Simon B. Buckner’s birthday.
1 April 1863 General Stand Watie authorized to raise his own brigade. The Cherokee leader is the first and only Indian to serve as a General in the WBTS on either side.
2 April 1865 The Fall of Richmond, VA, General A.P. Hill is killed
2 April 1865 Confederate government retreats to Danville, VA where President Jefferson Davis issued his last official order
3 April 1865 Richmond and Petersburg, VA occupied by damnyankee troops
8 April 1864 Battle of Mansfield, LA
9 April 1865 General Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House
9 April 1864 Battle of Pleasant Hill, LA
10 April 1806 General Leonidas Polk’s birthday
12 April 1861 Confederates begin the bombardment of Fort Sumter
13 April 1861 the garrison of Damnyankee troops at Fort Sumter surrenders.
14 April 1861 Fort Sumter is occupied by Confederate forces.
14 April 1865 John W. Booth brings an abrupt and glorious end to the life and political career of the tyrant Lincoln.
Deo Vindice
The April 2006 meeting of Stone Fort Camp 1944 was held on 10 April at 1900 hrs. The Compatriots present were Commander John Key, 1st Lt. Commander Richard Bright, 2nd Lt. Commander Jim Bentley, Treasurer Gene Waggoner, Color Sgt. Bill Barr, Joe Harris, David Webb, Chester Flowers, Rich Roberts, Jason Key, Shannon Sprayberry, prospective member Kyle Atkinson, and guest William “June” Rogers.
The meeting was called to order at 1921 hrs. Jason Key gave the opening prayer, and David Webb gave the salutes.
Lt. Commander Bentley read the minutes of the March meeting, they were seconded and approved.
Treasurer Waggoner gave the report on the camp’s account. There is $3780.69 in the account.
In old business:
The Ceremony at Zavalla will be 6 miles south of Zavalla on the right. Leave from Wanda Drilling at 0830. We will be honoring Pvt. Stanley of the 42nd Alabama Infantry. John has info on the purchase of uniforms. A drill practice will take place after tonight’s meeting. Drill for the 14th is cancelled.
The Dogwood Festival Parade in Woodville was on April 1. It was well attended and the community was appreciative of the Confederate presence.
Chaplain Greer’s grave has been marked. It now bears an appropriate headstone.
In new business:
Texas Division reunion is on June 3. Commander Key has the necessary papers should anyone be interested in attending.
David Webb gave a presentation recommending that the camp dedicate itself to a long term project; a statue, or some other marker or monument in town honoring our Confederate ancestors, the Confederate history of our community. The idea was well received.
William Rogers spoke of the Confederates buried in the Old Moss Cemetery.
Sherry has an ancestor in the Logansport area, we are going to do a memorial service at a later date.
The motion to adjourn was made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned at 1951 hrs.
Quotes of Interest
"I enlisted with the hope and desire of rendering aid to the great and glorious cause of Southern independence, prompted by principle, religiously believing that the time had arrived when we were justifiable in resisting Northern aggression, and even at the expense of this once unparalleled Republic. As for my part I don't want to survive a subjugation of my country."
Colonel J. Goodner, CSA
"When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny."
Thomas Jefferson
Camp Events Calendar
29 April Homecoming Bethel Cem.
8 May 1900 hrs. Monthly meeting of Camp 1944 Wanda Drilling
From the Texas Division Calendar
29 April - Confederate Memorial Day, Scottsville Cemetery, 2 PM Marshall, Texas. This is a joint service with the UDC, Marshall chapter 412. W.W. Heartsill Camp, Marshall, POC, Frank Smith, fjsmith@shreve.net or Frank Crisp, ftc_785@hotmail.com.
29 April - Greenwood Cemetery, Marshall (Near East Texas Baptist University) graveside service at W.W. Heartsill's grave. Compatriots will then place flags on the graves of Confederate veterans in the cemetery. All compatriots welcome, period dress optional
7 May - Black powder shooting event at Captain Aaron Shannon Cole Range in Alto. Bring musket & join the fun - see if you are as good as your Confederate ancestor! Cross of Saint Andrew camp, Alto. POC Ken McClure at mccken127@ev1.net. Please contact Ken for directions & so he can get a count of participants.
5-7 May - Battle of Jefferson re-enactment, Jefferson, TX. Living history for school children Friday, Flag ceremony on Sunday. Welcome all muskets & flag bearers. POC Paul Hamilton, punkin@etex.net or 903-968-3363. Non-SCV event.
13 May - Dedication of Texas Historical Marker to commemorate the rendezvous place & training camp of the 10th Texas Cavalry, 2 PM All flag bearers & muskets welcome & needed - Douglas & Lane camp Batteries to take part. Call 903-829-2622 or Johnnie Holley, jlh63@flash.net or Mac Meredith, meredithstwo@cox.net.
27 May - Fair on the Square, Rusk, Cherokee County. Recruitment booth all day at Confederate statue at courthouse. Cross of Saint Andrew camp, POC Ken McClure, mccken127@ev1.net.
2-4 June - Texas Division Reunion, Hampton Inn & Suites, 1700 Rodeo Drive, Mesquite, Tx. 75149. 972-329-3100. Seminars Saturday afternoon for adjutants, recruiting, media, ect.
3 June - Jefferson Davis' Birthday Celebration & Silent Auction, 11 AM with B-B-Q lunch at 12 noon. The American Legion Hall, 5503 American Legion Rd., Tyler. Mollie Moore Davis UDC chapter - POC Maxine Herbst, 903-593-4642.
1 July - 4th of July festival - Same info as May 27. Cross of Saint Andrew camp, Alto.
2-6 August - 111th Annual Confederation Reunion, New Orleans, La. www.beauregard130.org.
From Around the Confederation
As seems to be the norm, your editor is a day late and a dollar short. Some of the following is a little dated but of interest.
On 11 March the Division Executive Council of the Texas Division held its quarterly meeting in Waco. Here are some of the highlights:
-Meeting was held at Best Western Old Main Lodge
-The meeting was called to order at 10:05 am. A quorum was reached with 19 DEC members present.
-Total attendance was 34.
- Minutes of the previous DEC meeting were read and a motion made and seconded to accept minutes; passed unanimously.
-Total assets: $26,182.23
-Total membership: 2,209
-Brigade reports
-Motion was made and passed to go into executive session for discussion of two internal affairs issues
-Discussion on Draft of SCV General Constitution
-Discussion on Division Reunion Standing Rules.
-Discussion about various Heritage Defense issues: the Plaques case, Burleson and Monahans school cases primarily.
-Governmental affairs Committee Report by Jerry Nelson
-It was reported that the Division has new camps in El Campo, Newton, Katy, Gilmer, New Salem (Henderson) and Madisonville.
-Brigade Realignment Committee Chairman Ray James reported their conclusions about realignment by displaying a map with the proposed new configurations.
-Discussion about 2006 Division Reunion in Mesquite. The awards luncheon will be from 12:00 – 13:30, Brigade meetings
13:30 – 14:30, afternoon training sessions 14:30 – 16:30. Donny Kennedy will be one of the featured speakers.
-Report on the Dick Dowling medal by Granville Block. Proceeds will be dedicated for Heritage Defense. Also discussion about possibility of having made available to us a special license plate.
-Report was made on the status of the Robert E. Lee awards by Granville Block.
-Discussion about the commissioning ceremony for a new USS Texas, which will be a nuclear submarine, to occur in September, 2006 at Galveston. Motion was made to offer a color guard for this ceremony. Motion seconded and passed unanimously.
-General Executive Council will meet on May 13 at Ft. Worth near the new Civil War Museum. The museum will be open Friday
evening for a special tour.
-Motion to adjourn was made and passed at 15:35.
The Coup faction from Oklahoma is at it again. A year ago last February, they attempted an overthrow of the SCV. They lost. In the course of events, the membership in Oklahoma fell below the minimum number required for Oklahoma to qualify as a division. Officers in Oklahoma failed to maintain their membership in the SCV. Just a few months ago, in an effort to re-organise the Division, provisional officers were appointed and a fresh start began. They were to hold their provisional division reunion this month.
Just when it looked like they were getting their feet on the ground. Beau Cantrell, a lawyer, and former member of the SCV, and one of the orchestrators of last years mess filed a last minute suit to stop the reunion from taking place. Cantrell claimed that his group “owns” the SCV name in Oklahoma and the provisional division cannot act as the SCV in that state. With the hotel and rooms booked, the members had to cancel at great cost to themselves and the Division.
The initial hearing for the suit was to take place on 20 April. Cantrell has withdrawn the suit, and the provisional Oklahoma Division can now hold their meetings. It appears that this was done simply as a harassment method and was without merit.
In Kansas those gentlemen are led by a Commander who goes beyond description. Charles Walthall, the Commander in question, sees himself as a future ATM Commander and ultimately the Commander in Chief of the SCV. Walthall has more than once promised to rid the SCV of the Rednecks, Radicals, and Racists. He recently ruled, by General Order that members of the Kansas Division were to no longer exchange or forward by email or other means of communication newsletters or other publications with which he disagrees or are critical of him. Commander Walthall even went so far as to ban the Army of Trans-Mississippi newsletter from the Kansas Division recently when an editorial that he disagreed with was published. Commander Walthall allowed himself to be quoted in an anti SCV Southern Poverty Law Center article. Commander Walthall stated in part:
“In early February, deep into a report on divisional news, Walthall mentioned that he had just been thrown off an E-list of hard-liners called SCV Vindicators. "I was expelled," he reported, "for taking exception to the racist, pro-Nazi, pro-assassination, and political extremist rhetoric being bantered about by members of the list. So I consider my removal from the list of low-life’s as an honor. I did what I could to defend the good name of the SCV and will register my concerns with the SCV Webmaster." A few days later, Walthall expanded in a message to the Southern Herald, a semi-official SCV E-list. A military man, Walthall was bothered by the reluctance of many to say the Pledge of Allegiance at camp meetings. (In the March edition of the newsletter for the Army of the Mississippi, one of the SCV's three regional divisions, Editor Gary Ayres compared flying the U.S. flag at a Confederate grave to flying a swastika flag over Americans killed by the Nazis.) Walthall didn't agree with recent moves to make a hero of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth and he didn't like bad-mouthing Martin Luther King Jr. as a "womanizer" either.”
"The SCV has got to change to survive," Walthall wrote. "It has got to move away from the racial, secessionist, anti-American agenda being preached."
Your editor subscribes to both of the email lists that Walthall left. Walthall quit both ahead of being removed. In the case of each list, Walthall joined, made a point of attacking the people on that list over a period of days, not weeks, and then quit the list. At no time and in no way can any of the lists to which I subscribe be described as being pro Nazi or pro KKK. Those lists are peopled by the CIC, the Adjutant in Chief, several Army and Department Commanders. Many of the members of those lists question the deification of the Tyrant Lincoln and the plagiarist King. None apologise for the secessionist cause for which their ancestors fought, and recognise the folly of a modern secessionist movement. Many, like your editor, are not very disappointed with the actions of Booth in killing the Tyrant. Many do find it inappropriate to fly the flag of the US over a Confederate grave in a Confederate memorial ceremony. Most think that the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the US is a matter of personal conscience and not something to be forced on any member or non member of the SCV.
Confederate History Calendar
9 April 1864 Battle of Pleasant Hill, LA
12 April 1861 Confederates begin the bombardment of Fort Sumter
13 April 1861 the garrison of Damnyankee troops at Fort Sumter surrenders.
14 April 1865 John W. Booth brings an abrupt and glorious end to the life and political career of the bastard Tyrant Lincoln.
15 April 1861 Bastard Tyrant Lincoln issued unconstitutional call to the U.S. state governors for 75,000 militiamen for the purpose of invasion of seceding sovereign states.
17 April 1861 Virginia secedes
19 April 1861 Bastard Tyrant Lincoln announces the illegal blockade of all Southern ports from South Carolina to Texas.
23 April 1861 General Robert E. Lee assumes command of State troops in Virginia.
26 April 1865 General Joseph E. Johnson surrenders the Army of Tennessee at Durham Station, NC
26 April Confederate Memorial Day (most Southern states observed)
1 May 1863 The Second National Flag "Stainless Banner" is officially adopted by the Confederate Congress
1-4 May 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville, VA
5-6 May 1864 Battle of the Wilderness, VA
6 May 1861 Arkansas and Tennessee secede
7 May 1861 Virginia admitted into the Confederacy
10 May 1863 Lt. General Thomas J. Jackson “crosses over the river” after being wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville, VA
12 May 1864 General J.E.B. Stuart dies from wounds received at the Battle of Yellow Tavern, VA
16 May 1861 Tennessee officially admitted to the Confederacy
20 May 1861 North Carolina secedes
Deo Vindice
The May 2006 meeting of Stone Fort Camp 1944 was held on 8 May at 1900 hrs. The Compatriots present were 1st Lt. Commander Richard Bright, 2nd Lt. Commander Jim Bentley, Treasurer Gene Waggoner, and David Webb.
The meeting was called to order at 1915 hrs.
It was noted that a quorum was not present
Lt. Commander Bentley read the minutes of the April meeting. Action on accepting the minutes was tabled until a quorum could be had.
Treasurer Waggoner gave the report on the camp’s account. There is $5455.69 in the account. Gene read a thank you letter from Eva Raines thanking the camp for our participation at the Zavalla ceremony and donating $100.00. He reported that she made it known that she had made a similar donation some time ago, in cash, to past Commander Killingsworth. There is no record of those funds finding their way into the treasury.
A discussion regarding the acquisition of a footstone for Chaplain Greer took place. Action will have to be held until a quorum can be in place.
Meeting adjourned at 1958.
Quotes of Interest
"The cowardly Yankee's, unwilling to fight like brave men have invented steel breast-plates to shield the chest and abdomen. As they are in the habit of running so often in an engagement we would suggest to the little white-livered scoundrels the propriety of having a shield for the other side, about "half way" up the person."
Newspaper Editorial from the "West Tennessee Whig" Jackson Tennessee April 25,1862
"The great principle embodied by Jefferson in the Declaration is that 'governments derive their just power from the consent of the governed' so if the Southern states want to secede they have a clear right to do so. If a tyrannical government justified the Revolution of 1776, we do not see why it would not justify the secession of five millions of Southrons from the Federal Union in 1861."
Horace Greely, New York Tribune's editor, February 18, 1861
From Around the Confederation
Compatriot Frank Connor of the Georgia Division is the author of The South Under Siege 1830-2000. This is the first of two parts of an essay he recently authored. Reprinted with permission.
We really need a lot of discussion within the SCV about slavery and racism. The best starting place for it would be a series of articles about it in the Confederate Veteran, which reaches everyone; alas, that seems unlikely. But unless each SCV member accepts (intellectually and emotionally) that slavery was an acceptable institution up into the 19th century, and the reasons why that was the case, then he will be a detriment to our Cause, not a benefit, because our liberal enemies will be able to jerk him around like a puppet on strings just by shouting "slavery, slavery!" at us.
Because I assume that the vast majority of SCV members are practicing Christians, I think that practical discussions of The Way Things Were Back Then, backed up with appropriate Bible-references, is an excellent way to make our points to our own people in the SCV.
However, the liberals have been so successful at secularizing the rest of the nation (including many Southerners), that I think Bible references would just bounce off most of them at this point. So regardless of the importance and righteousness of our Bible-based viewpoint, I don't think we should try to use the Bible as our ultimate substantiation when dealing with the nonbelievers, because the Bible references will be meaningless to them.
In this culture war, when our enemies attack us and our heritage by publicly attacking slavery or follow-on racial discrimination in the South, and we defend our heritage publicly, we are actually counterattacking the enemy. When you're counterattacking an enemy who is stronger than you are, it makes good sense to study your enemy carefully, and then attack his most-weakly-defended position.
For 170+ years, the Northern liberals have been attacking us with the slogans, "Southern slavery is/was the unforgivable Original Sin," and "All conservative white Southerners are racists." They've had 170+ years to hammer one or both of those messages into the conscience of the nation, and they have largely succeeded at that. Because the liberals have stuck to that same campaign for all those years, it is now both their strongest weapon of offense and their strongest weapon of defense. If we come along and respond by saying, "No, slavery was not a sin, because...", the public simply will not listen to us. Similarly, if we say, "No, we're not racists, because...", the public will again turn off its eyes and ears. We will have wasted our precious time and energy.
As a practical matter, if we want to win, we need to sidestep the issue of slavery, and--as someone has already pointed out--counterattack the enemy where he is weakest by pointing out that the war was not primarily fought over slavery. There are plenty of strong arguments to back up that position. The real trick here lies in finding the shortest and most-powerful way to present enough of them.
One way would be to pick and choose your weapons from the following arsenal. Quote just enough numbers from our tariff history, along with planks from the 1860 Republican-party platform, to prove that if the Republicans won the 1860 election, they fully intended to use the federal government to tax the Southerners (only) dry in order to industrialize the North. Then show that by 1860 the population balance had shifted so far to the North that the six-year-old Northern-based Republican party was able to win clear majorities in the House and the Senate, and that even if the Democratic party had not split apart, Lincoln STILL would have won the presidency. So the South was now and would forever be completely helpless in the nation's political arena; consequently the entire purpose of the US Constitution had been negated. The telling factor is this: not one of the South's candidates for the presidency in 1860 was a secessionist; so the Deep South had no intention of seceding unless the Republicans won total control of the federal government, such that they could then tax the South dry. The American colonies had seceded from the British Empire with far less provocation; and the US Constitution (unlike its predecessor, the Articles of Confederation) now gave the states the right to secede.
Camp Events Calendar
12 June 1900 hrs. Monthly meeting of Camp 1944 Wanda Drilling
10 July 1900 hrs. Monthly meeting of Camp 1944 Wanda Drilling
From the Texas Division Calendar
1 July - 4th of July festival - Same info as May 27. Cross of Saint Andrew camp, Alto.
2-6 August - 111th Annual Confederation Reunion, New Orleans, La. www.beauregard130.org.
Confederate History Calendar
1 June 1831 General John Bell Hood’s birthday
1 June 1861 Skirmishes at Arlington Mills and Fairfax Court House, VA
3 June 1808 President Jefferson Davis birthday! May God bless his soul.
7 June 1862 William B. Mumford is hanged by order of semi human garbage damnyank General Benjamin "Beast" Butler for tearing down a Union flag over the New Orleans Mint.
14 June 1864 General Leonidas Polk is killed at Pine Mountain, GA
19 June 1864 CSS Alabama sunk by USS Kearsarge off Cherbourg, France
23 June 1865 Brigader General Stand Watie signed cease hostilities agreements with the United States Government, near Doaksville, Indian Territory. Gen. Watie and his Indian Brigade was "The Last to Strike the Colors".
24 June 1863 Generals Longstreet and A.P. Hill corps move into Maryland enroute to Pennsylvania
28 June 1865 CSS Shenandoah fires last shot in defense of the Confederacy
1-3 July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, PA begins
4 July 1776 Independence from England is declared. Southern patriots, with the grudging and often inadequate assistance of their northern brethren continue the struggle to form a sovereign nation.
9 July 1864 Factory works and surrounding homes in New Manchester, GA are burned under direct order of vermin dirtbag filth damnyank Sherman. A wooden dam across the Sweetwater creek is cannonaded causing hundreds of thousands of dollars of further destruction to civilian property.
10 July 1864 Mill workers from Roswell, New Manchester and Marietta, GA charged with treason, 400-500 mostly women, children and only a few men deported north by vermin dirtbag filth damnyank Sherman, most never seen or heard from again
13 July 1821 Confederate Hero General Nathan Bedford Forrest’s birthday
15 July 1864 In and act of marked indifference, an Erie Railroad train jammed with Confederate prisoners, collides with a freight train More than 100 injured CSA prisoners were dumped into the Elmira, NY prison compound untreated and most died within a few days.
21 July 1861 First Battle of Manassas, VA
23 July 1865 Major Henry Wirz's trial began. He was wrongly charged with 13 murders, one of which supposedly happened in February of 1864, which was before Wirz even arrived at Andersonville. Of the other 12 charges of murder, each and every one of the "victims'" names were unknown
27 July 1864 Vermin dirtbag filth damnyank Sherman orders railroad lines south of Atlanta to be destroyed.
Deo Vindice
The June 2006 meeting of Stone Fort Camp 1944 was held on 12 June at 1900 hrs. The Compatriots present were compatriots 1st Lt. Commander Richard Bright, 2nd Lt. Commander Jim Bentley, Adjutant Earl Herrera, Joe Harris, Joe Allport, and William “June” Rogers.
The meeting was called to order at 1915 hrs. Opening prayer by Jim Bentley.
Lt. Commander Bentley read the minutes of the May meeting. The April minutes were taken from the table and May and June were approved on a voice vote.
In old business - carriages for the cannons have yet to arrive. We can work toward the acquisition of a footstone for Chaplain Greer.
In new business - Joe Allport reported that there is a dedication on 17 June in Call, Jasper County, Texas. The Woodville camp and camps from South East Texas are participating. Joe Harris approached the camp about a donation to the CASA organisation. $500 was approved on a voice vote. Earl Herrera has the paperwork for naming delegates to the National Reunion that will be held in New Orleans. David Webb was named to head the delegation; Jim Bentley will attend as well.
There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 2013.
From Around the Confederation
Compatriot Frank Connor of the Georgia Division is the author of The South Under Siege 1830-2000. This is the second of two parts of an essay he recently authored.
Then quote from Lincoln's first inaugural address, where he said he was not going to war over slavery. Then plug in a couple more quotes from Lincoln where he said the war would be about tariffs. Then point out that Lincoln--over the objections of Congress and most of his generals--sent a military force to reinforce the US Army garrison at Fort Sumter, which was now located in a foreign country, to start the war, when his generals wanted to evacuate the fort. Quote Lincoln as having later said (to Gustavus Fox) that that had been his real purpose all along. After Lincoln had thus gotten his excuse, he sent his armies to conquer and subjugate another country, the Confederate States of America (which had done everything possible to maintain good relations with the US), and then drag it back into the US at bayonet point, making a mockery of everything the US claimed that it stood for.
In taking this approach, of course, our main problem is that we have to try to combat our enemy's simple incendiary slogan--which everyone knows by heart and most people firmly believe, with our set of explanations. So the shorter and more powerful and convincing we can make our explanations, the better our chances of success.
The same is true of the enemy's slogan, "All conservative white Southerners are racists (who discriminate against blacks)." If we say, "No, we're not; look what wonderful people we are," the public won't listen. Similarly, if we counter-argue, "The Yankees are just as racist as we are," that argument, too, will fall upon deaf ears, because the enemy's slogan is too deeply ingrained in the public consciousness; and even if it weren't, that argument would not regain for us the vitally-important moral high-ground. I believe that in order to defeat that type of attack, we should ignore the enemy's specific charge against us, and instead learn how to discredit the enemy in the eyes of the public, so that he will lose the moral high ground, and then all of his attacks against us will become suspect.
One approach would be to point out that the liberals have been waging their culture war against us for 170+ years, always claiming that they are attacking us in the name of black civil-rights. Yet each time they have won a resounding victory against us, and then have been in position to benefit the Southern blacks, they have dumped those blacks like a hot potato. Therefore, since the real intent of the liberals' culture war has obviously not been to help the blacks, but instead to destroy the conservative white South, then the key question becomes: why have they been waging that war against us? Answer: because we stand in their way--just as the Southerners who didn't want to be taxed to death unfairly were standing in the way of the Yankees in 1861.
We are the Bible Belt, and we believe in limited decentralized government under the Constitution. The liberals--who now control the US government (whether they call themselves Democrats or Republicans), and virtually all of the news and entertainment media, and the colleges and universities, believe in the religion of secular humanism, not Christianity. Their religion preaches that by enforcing social and economic equality upon all of the citizens, the liberals can then wipe out poverty, ignorance, crime, and war, such that the world will live happily ever after. A one-word definition of this belief is "socialism."
There is just one little catch to socialism: it flies in the face of the realities of human nature, because the haves will naturally resist having their possessions taken from them and given to the have-nots. So at some point the liberals will have to create a totalitarian-socialist government to impose their will upon the public. Both the Bible and the US Constitution stand in their way; so long ago they selected the South as their main battleground.
It is very easy to find examples of how far the liberals have progressed toward replacing Christianity with secular humanism as the official religion of the US in the last 50 years (with the US Supreme Court leading that attack). Similarly, it is easy to show how far they pushed the US into socialism in the 20th century, with ever-tightening government control over each citizen's activities, using tactics that run directly counter to the US Constitution. We can also show that the liberals have now recognized that Lenin's and Stalin's tactics won't work in the US, so they are following the plan of the leading Marxist theorist of the 1930s, Antonio Gramsci, to persuade the Americans to accept liberalism incrementally right up to the point of no return.
Then, when the liberals have gained control over us, the gloves will have to come off; and the net result will be the same as in Stalinist Russia or Maoist China. That is why the liberals are so anxious for gun control in the US--leading to gun confiscation.
The liberals gained control of the federal government in 1933, and they are still running it. By now most people understand that liberalism's golden promise can't come true in the real world; and they sense that the nation is headed steadily toward cold atheism and socialism and consequent disaster. But this viewpoint has never crystallized sharply in the public mind, because nobody has ever really campaigned against the liberals by campaigning against liberalism. If done just right, I believe that our attacks could strike a chord and really grab the public where it lives, thereby forcing the liberals to try to defend their own position instead of attacking us for supposedly discriminating against the blacks.
Those are two examples to illustrate ways by which we can avoid counterattacking the enemy at his most-strongly-defended positions, and instead hit him where he is weak and vulnerable--without allowing him to guilt-trip us further in the process.
But that leaves one big problem. Because of the organizational structure of the SCV, we can't really counterattack the enemy where that would do us some real good. As individuals, we can only write letters-to-the-editor of the newspapers (or post messages to websites). But it is in the national media where the liberals are really defeating us by convincing the public that the Confederates were evil and that we're evil too--by means of such vehicles as a long string of propagandized motion-pictures and a great deal of propagandized television-programming, etc. We as individual SCV-members have no voice in the national media, so we cannot counterattack the liberals there; therefore we have already been defeated in the public mind before the fight gets down to the local level (where the school boards, county commissions, etc., attack us).
So the SCV will continue to lose the culture war until or unless we decide to strengthen our organization at the national level, and elect CiCs who will use their additional resources to gain us an important voice in the national media, by signing on vastly-experienced, heavy-duty commentators who know how to manipulate the hostile media to get their point across to the public, etc.
Camp Events Calendar
10 July 1900 hrs. Monthly meeting of Camp 1944 Wanda Drilling
14 August 1900 hrs. Monthly meeting of Camp 1944 at Wanda Drilling
From the Texas Division Calendar
1 July - 4th of July festival - Same info as May 27. Cross of Saint Andrew camp, Alto.
2-6 August - 111th Annual Confederation Reunion, New Orleans, La. www.beauregard130.org.
Confederate History Calendar
1 June 1831 General John Bell Hood’s birthday
3 June 1808 Jefferson Davis birthday
7 June 1862 William B. Mumford is hanged by order of vermin detritus offal General Benjamin "Beast" Butler for tearing down a Union flag over the New Orleans Mint.
17 June 1861 Engagement at Booneville, MO, Camp Cole, MO
23 June 1865 Brigadier General Stand Watie signed cease hostilities agreements with the United States Government, near Doaksville, Indian Territory. Gen. Watie and his Indian Brigade was "The Last to Strike the Colors".
24 June 1863 Generals Longstreet and A.P. Hill corps moves into Maryland enroute to Pennsylvania
28 June 1865 CSS Shenandoah fires last shot in defense of the Confederacy
1-3 July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, PA begins
2 July 1863 Battle of Little & Big Round Tops, Devil's Dean, Wheatfield, Peach Orchard, Cemetery Hill and Culps Hill in Gettysburg, PA
3 July 1863 Pickett-Pettigrew Charge, Gettysburg, PA
4 July 1776 Southron Patriots, with the grudging support of their northern brethren, announce secession from rule under the British Crown.
5 July 1861 Engagement at Carthage, MO
5 July 1864 Federal cavalry under the command of the insane General W.T. Sherman continues their rape and pillage the innocent civilian population and occupies Roswell, GA; burns cotton and woolen mills next day.
9 July 1864 Factory works and surrounding homes in New Manchester, GA are burned under direct order of the diseased filth General W.T. Sherman. A wooden dam across the Sweetwater creek is cannonaded causing hundreds of thousands of dollars of further destruction to civilian property.
10 July 1864 Not satisfied with his other crimes against the innocent, the crazed, damnyank General W. T. Sherman charges with treason mill workers from Roswell, New Manchester and Marietta, GA. 400-500 mostly women, children and only a few men deported north by the despot’s order, most never seen or heard from again.
13 July 1821 General Nathan Bedford Forrest’s birthday
15 1864 An Erie Railroad train jammed with Confederate prisoners, collides with a freight train Not satisfied with their murderous indifference, the damnyanks took more than 100 injured CSA prisoners dumped them into the Elmira, NY prison compound untreated and most died within a few days.
21 July 1861 First Battle of Manassas, VA
23 July 1865 Major Henry Wirz's show trial began. He was charged with 13 murders, one of which supposedly happened in February of 1864, which was before Wirz even arrived at Andersonville. Of the other 12 charges of murder, each and every one of the "victims'" names were unknown
25 July 1863 Skirmish at Brownsville, AR
25 July 1864 Skirmish at Benton, AR and Pleasant Hill, MO
Deo Vindice
The July 2006 meeting of Stone Fort Camp 1944 was held on 10 July at 1900 hrs. The Compatriots present were Commander John Key, 1st Lt. Commander Richard Bright, 2nd Lt. Commander Jim Bentley, Treasurer Gene Waggoner, Adjutant Earl Herrera, Color Sergeant Bill Barr, David Webb, Chester Flowers, Joe Harris and Greg Tate. Also present were Gus Erwin and William Rogers
The meeting was called to order at 1945 hrs.
Gene Waggoner gave the opening prayer, and David Webb led in the pledges.
Lt. Commander Bentley read the minutes of the June meeting. It was moved and seconded that they be approved.
Treasurer Waggoner gave the report on the camp’s account. There is $5555.16 in the account.
In old business:
The camp was brought up to date on the details of the CASA donation.
It was reported that the hold up on the cannon carriages is with the wheel makers.
As a quorum was present, David Webb touched on the subject of the Woden baseball T shirts. A vote was taken and $50 was approved.
Commander Key will order Chaplain Greer’s stone
In new business:
It was moved (Barr) and seconded (Flowers) to assist Compatriots Webb and Bentley with their expenses at the SCV National Reunion in New Orleans.
There is a dedication ceremony in Mena, Arkansas for an ancestor of Texas Division Lt. Commander Greg Manning on 21 October.
East Texas Brigade Meeting will be on Sept. 9
Planning needs to begin for a dedication in Logansport.
Compatriot Barr wants to put a dedication together at Old Union Cemetery in Nov. or Dec.
David Webb presented a t shirt design for the camp to consider.
Motion to adjourn at 2030 hours passed.
Benediction by Gene Waggoner.
Stone Fort Camp Represented at SCV National Reunion, New Orleans, La.
Stone Fort Camp members David Webb and Jim Bentley were in attendance at the 111th convention of the SCV, August 2-5. The event took place at the Sheraton hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana. The host camp was the P.G.T. Beauregard Camp of New Orleans. The primary business of the convention was the writing of a constitution for the organisation and the election of officers. This business took up three full days, with voting on the constitution taking place on Friday evening. While the document is not everything we could hope for, it is far better than what had been initially proposed. For its size, the Stone Fort Camp had a greater influence on the final document than many larger and older camps. Several amendments were offered by the Stone Fort delegates, some were adopted. Additionally, several amendments and resolutions that were being considered had wording changes suggested by the Stone Fort delegation that were adopted as well.
One of the major changes is the creation of a Cadet program. This program is not mandated, but is optional at the camp level. For the first time, young men under 12 who meet all other membership requirements may join the SCV through this program. Cadets will have no vote, nor shall they hold office.
National and Army officers were elected on Saturday. Our new CIC is Chris Sullivan of South Carolina and our new LtCIC is Ron Casteel of Missouri. California is home to ATM Commander Chuck Norred, and former Louisiana Division Commander Chuck McMichaels is the ATM Committeeman.
Your editor does not recommend New Orleans as a future family vacation spot.
Editor Publishes Column in Local Paper
Through the efforts of Commander Key, I have been given the opportunity to publish a monthly column in the Garrison newspaper. This column will not be limited to WBTS issues, but will cover the true nature of that conflict. The main focus will be items of interest that got skipped over when you went to school, as opposed to a dry recitation of dates and names. Any help with ideas will be greatly appreciated.
From Around the Confederation
Texas Division in Reunion
The Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans Division Reunion was held in Mesquite, Texas the weekend of June 3, 2006. Meeting was held at the Hampton Inn and was called to order at 9:05 am. Among those in attendance were
Commander-in-Chief Sweeney, Chief of Heritage Defense - Paul Gramling, ATM Commander Charles Rand, ATM Commander Candidate McMichaels, Executive Director Ben Sewell, and after a roll call of camps it was determined that 48 camps were present, and a quorum was achieved for business
Among the highlights were a report on Brigade Realignment by Committee Chairman Ray James. Primary reason for realignment is geographically driven and objective should be to reduce size of Brigades to accomplish better service to members; a Constitutional Amendment Discussion about Article II addition of Section 4 with the addition of motion made to amend and change word affiliate to subsidiary was seconded and passed. The amendment to be voted on, “the Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc., a Texas non-profit Corporation.” Motion was seconded and passed by a 2/3 majority; a report on Time and Place by Chairman Jerry Nelson. Reported that 2007 Division Reunion will be in Corpus Christi and in 2008 we will meet in Galveston.
Also discussed were a motion was made to donate $500.00 to the UDC for Texas Confederate Flag restoration; money to come out of Division general funds. Motion seconded and passed unanimously; a discussion on National Constitution by Chuck McMichael from LA, and Chuck Rand, also from LA.; a heritage defense discussion led by Greg Manning. Motion made to support the Burleson School Discrimination case. Seconded and passed unanimously; a discussion about Legislative Action Committee activities for upcoming Texas Legislative Session specifically a discussion about Confederate theme license plates in the state of Texas.
Lastly it was announced that September 16 in Waco will be the date of the next DEC meeting.
-Motion made to adjourn at 10:25 am.
T. Kevin McCall, Chief of Staff
Texas Division SCV
Camp Events Calendar
14 August 1900 hrs. Monthly meeting of Camp 1944 at Wanda Drilling
11 September 1900 hrs. Monthly meeting of Camp 1944 at Wanda Drilling
From the Texas Division Calendar
19 August 0900 hrs. Marker dedication for Pvt. William C Munn, CSA at Bethesda Cemetery, Lindale, Tx. Needed are muskets & flag bearers. James Douglas Camp, Dale Fowlkes, Tylerfowlkes@aol.com - 903-561-7069.
2 September - Blackpowder shooting event. Cross of Saint Andrew Camp - Ken McClure @ MCCKEN127@EV1.net .
9 September 1200 hrs. E. Tx. Brigade meeting, Hideaway Lake, Texas. Program by Greg Manning.
14 October Cherokee County Pioneer/ Heritage Festival, All Day. Information booth to be manned by members of Cross of Saint Andrew camp. Ken McClure, MCCKEN127@EV1.NET.
21 October Marker dedication at Holly Springs cemetery in Mena, Arkansas for Confederate ancestor of 1st. Lt. Commander Greg Manning. Compatriots, reenactors needed to provide firing/color guard detail. Contact Compatriot Manning @ 254-947-0441 or greg.manning@us.army.mil.
4 November 3rd. Annual Pecan Festival, Alto. Cross of Saint Andrew Camp to have Heritage & Information Booth set up all day. Ken McClure, MCCKEN127@EV1.NET.
Confederate History Calendar
4 August 1862 General Sibley's gallant brigade burns Fort Bliss, TX
6 August 1864 CSS Tallahassee breaks the damnyankee blockade and begins a two week campaign destroying 30 union ships
10 August 1861 Battle of Wilson’s Creek, MO.
16 August 1864 CSS Tallahassee captures 5 damnyankee ships off the coast of New England
17 August 1862 CSS Florida officially designated. Becomes first foreign-built warship constructed for the Confederate States of America.
18 August 1864 Drunken damnyank Gen. Grant proves his worthlessness as a human and refuses second Confederate request to exchange POW’s 19 August 1861 Confederate Congress agrees to an alliance with Missouri’s Confederate government
21 August 1864 In an act of glory and heroism, General Nathan Bedford Forrest's cavalry liberates Memphis, TN from damnyank occupation.
25 August 1863 Infamous General Order No. 11 is issued by honorless damnyank Brigadier General Thomas Ewing, Godless filth that he was, ordered the evacuation of four counties in western Missouri. Those who could establish their loyalty to the satisfaction of the commanding officer of the nearest military post would be issued certificates allowing them to move to military posts in the state. Everyone else was supposed to leave the state.
29-30 August 1862 damnyank army gets its butt whipped again at the Second Battle of Manassas, VA
2 September 1864 Atlanta falls and is occupied by insane war criminal damnyank Sherman the following day. May he rot in hell.
4 September 1864 Southron hero, General John Hunt Morgan killed at Greenville, TN
6 September 1864 Insane war criminal damnyank Sherman, may he rot in hell, orders evacuation of all citizens from Atlanta, GA
7 September 1838 Major John Pelham (promoted to Lieutenant Colonel after his death) birthday
8 September 1863 Southern victory at Battle of Sabine Pass, TX
12 September 1862 Colonel Joe Porter’s Confederate troops rode into occupied Palmyra, MO in an effort to liberate the town from it's damnyank occupation.
13 September 1861 Francis Key Howard, the grandson of Francis Scott Key, was arrested by order of damnyank General Banks, and taken to Fort McHenry as being an "active secessionist". On that day, forty-seven years earlier, his grandfather wrote the Star Spangled Banner, while a prisoner on a British War ship that was bombarding Fort McHenry.
15 September 1862 General Jackson’s troops capture 12,000 of the damnyank invaders at Harper’s Ferry, VA
17 September 1820 Genera Earl Van Dorn’s birthday
17 September 1862 Ape Linkum’s (may he rot in hell for all eternity) war on southern freedom precipitates the Battle of Sharpsburg, MD, the deadliest day in our history.
Deo Vindice
The August 2006 meeting of Stone Fort Camp 1944 was held on 14 August at 1900 hrs. The Compatriots present were 1st Lt. Commander Richard Bright, 2nd Lt. Commander Jim Bentley, Treasurer Gene Waggoner, Color Sergeant Bill Barr, David Webb, Joe Harris and Bobby Bell. Also present was William Rogers.
The meeting was called to order at 1900 hrs.
Gene Waggoner gave the opening prayer, and David Webb led in the pledges.
Lt. Commander Bentley read the minutes of the July meeting. It was moved and seconded that they be approved.
In old business:
The camp was brought up to date on the details of the CASA donation; we will be contacted about the photograph to be in the paper.
Following up on the approval in July to assist Compatriots Webb and Bentley with expenses incurred at the National Reunion in New Orleans, it was moved and seconded that $400 each be provided. That motion was amended to reimburse for the total expenses. The amendment was moved, seconded and carried. Compatriots Webb and Bentley abstained from voting.
A fundraiser was suggested, Ajax Grips produces quality aftermarket gun grips. David Webb to do the art. This will be discussed further.
Compatriots Webb and Bentley gave a report on their activities and the business of the Reunion in New Orleans.
The meeting came to a close at 1945, Compatriot Waggoner giving the benediction.
Camp Events Calendar
11 September 1900 hrs. Monthly meeting of Camp 1944 at Wanda Drilling
9 October 1900 hrs. Monthly meeting of Camp 1944 at Wanda Drilling
11 November Veteran’s Day parade, downtown Nacogdoches. More info when it becomes available.
From the Texas Division Calendar
14 October Cherokee County Pioneer/ Heritage Festival, All Day. Information booth to be manned by members of Cross of Saint Andrew camp. Ken McClure, MCCKEN127@EV1.NET.
21 October Marker dedication at Holly Springs cemetery in Mena, Arkansas for Confederate ancestor of 1st. Lt. Commander Greg Manning. Compatriots, reenactors needed to provide firing/color guard detail. Contact Compatriot Manning @ 254-947-0441 or greg.manning@us.army.mil. 4 November 3rd. Annual Pecan Festival, Alto. Cross of Saint Andrew Camp to have Heritage & Information Booth set up all day. Ken McClure, MCCKEN127@EV1.NET.
Confederate History Calendar
2 September 1864 Atlanta falls and is occupied by war criminal damnyank Sherman the following day. May he rot in hell.
4 September 1864 Southron hero, General John Hunt Morgan killed at Greenville, TN
6 September 1864 Insane war criminal damnyank Sherman, may he rot in hell, orders evacuation of all citizens from Atlanta, GA
7 September 1838 Major John Pelham (promoted to Lieutenant Colonel after his death) birthday
8 September 1863 Southern victory at Battle of Sabine Pass, TX
12 September 1862 Colonel Joe Porter’s Confederate troops rode into occupied Palmyra, MO in an effort to liberate the town from it's damnyank occupation.
13 September 1861 Francis Key Howard, the grandson of Francis Scott Key, was arrested by order of damnyank General Banks, and taken to Fort McHenry as being an "active secessionist". On that day, forty-seven years earlier, his grandfather wrote the Star Spangled Banner, while a prisoner on a British War ship that was bombarding Fort McHenry.
15 September 1862 General Jackson’s troops capture 12,000 prisoners at Harper’s Ferry, VA
17 September 1820 Genera Earl Van Dorn’s birthday
17 September 1862 Ape Linkum’s, may he rot in hell for all eternity, war on southern freedom precipitates the Battle of Sharpsburg, MD, the deadliest day in our history.
18 September 1862 Massacre at Palmyra, MO. Ten men were loaded onto wagons, seated on newly made coffins, and taken to the Palmyra fairgrounds where they were executed under order of detestable inhuman filth damnyank General McNeil.
19-20 September 1863 Battle of Chickamauga, GA
20 September 1809 General Sterling Price’s birthday
22 September 1833 General Stephen D. Lee’s birthday (author of the SCV Charge)
24 September 1862 Insane war criminal damnyank Sherman, may he rot in hell, orders his subordinates to destroy every house in Randolph, TN in retaliation for Confederate fire upon supply steamboats.
24 September 1864 Yankee armies begin to burn crops and civilian property in the Shenandoah Valley, VA
27 September 1862 Insane war criminal damnyank Sherman, may he rot in hell, ordered that for every instance of firing onto a boat, near Randolph ten families should be expelled from Memphis, TN. Insane war criminal damnyank Sherman, may he rot in hell, begins placing Confederate prisoners on boats exposed to attack.
7 October 1861 CSA signs alignment treaty with the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokee Braves flag is flown in honor of the event.
10 October 1864 Invading troops under the command of the insane war criminal damnyank Sherman, may he rot in hell, invading troops burn all foundries, mills and shops of every kind in Rome, GA
12 October 1870 General Robert E. Lee passed on.
19 October 1864 Confederate raid on St. Albans, VT
29 October 1877 General Nathan Bedford Forrest passed on.
Deo Vindice
The September 2006 meeting of Stone Fort Camp 1944 was held on 11 September at 1910 hrs. The Compatriots present were Commander John Key, 1st Lt. Commander Richard Bright, 2nd Lt. Commander Jim Bentley, Treasurer Gene Waggoner, Color Sergeant Bill Barr, Kyle Atkinson, Chester Flowers, Joe Harris and Bobby Bell. Also present were William Rogers and Steve Skelton.
The meeting was called to order at 1910 hrs.
Gene Waggoner gave the opening prayer, and Richard Bright led in the pledges.
Jim Bentley read the minutes of the August meeting. It was moved and seconded that they be approved.
In old business:
Commander Key updated the camp with regard to the cannons.
Bill Barr has costs on t shirts.
In new business:
Proposed adoption of the SCV Cadet program was put forward by Jim Bentley.
The motion was seconded and approved by unanimous voice vote. Jim Bentley was placed in charge of the program.
Commander Key ran the new recruiting video that has been sent by IHQ to all camps.
Mr. Steve Skelton gave a presentation based on his recently released book. He has edited the wartime letters, papers, and diaries of Captain Harvey A. Wallace. Captain Wallace recruited from Nacogdoches County, mostly in Brileytown, Rusk and Panola Counties what would become Co. H of the 19th Texas Infantry, Walkers Brigade.
Following Mr. Skelton’s presentation it was moved, seconded, and approved on a voice vote to purchase on of Mr. Skelton’s books for the camp.
The meeting came to a close at 2030, Compatriot Waggoner giving the benediction.
Camp Events Calendar
9 October 1900 hrs. Monthly meeting of Camp 1944 at Wanda Drilling
11 November Veteran’s Day parade, downtown Nacogdoches. More info when it becomes available.
13 November 1900 hrs. Monthly Meeting of Camp 1944 at Wanda Drilling
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Have you ever stood at a service, religious or otherwise and sang this song, or heard it sung? Probably, it’s likely that we all have. Once you know the song’s background, you never will again.
Written in November 1861 by Julia Ward Howe, its tune was taken from a bawdy version of “John Brown’s Body”. Howe and her husband were supporters of John Brown, his murders in Kansas, and his raid at Harper’s Ferry. The song itself was not written as a hymn but as a poem honoring Brown. The “terrible swift sword” refers to Brown’s sword with which he butchered his victims in Kansas. “Trampling out the vintage” is the trampling of the Southern States. Finally, what doctrine of Christianity advocates battle? The song is a blasphemy. Not surprising, as Howe was the wife of a Unitarian preacher. This sect denies the divinity of Christ.
From the Texas Division Calendar
October 14 - Saturday - Cherokee County Pioneer/Festival, all day. Information booth to be manned by members of Cross of Saint Andrew camp. POC Ken McClure, MCCKEN127@EV1.Net.
October 14 - Saturday - Lindale Texas Festival parade. Line up at 8:30AM. Take US 69 into Lindale - turn east on FM16 - approx. one block Lindale library & Fire Station will be on your left - that is line up area. Starting at 7AM, First Methodist Church will have a pancake breakfast. All participants are invited before lining up. Church is two blocks west of 69 on Hwy 16. Contact Mac Meredith for tickets to breakfast at meredithstwo@cox.net or 903-881-0537. If unable to march, ride the trailer with the cannon! Welcome all muskets & flag bearers. POC Paul Hamilton, 903-968-3363 or punkin1@etex.net. W.P. Lane camp.
October 21- Saturday - Gilmer Texas Yamboree parade. Line up close to HWY. 271 at 10AM. Compatriots from several Etex camps participate. Muskets & Flag Bearers welcome. Details to follow.
October 21 - Saturday - Grave dedication at Holly Springs cemetery in Mena, Arkansas for Confederate ancestor of Division 1st Lt. Commander Greg Manning. Compatriots, reenactors needed to provide firing/color guard detail. For time, directions, ect. contact Greg Manning at 254-947-0441 or greg.manning@us.army.mil.
October 28 - Saturday - Rhonesboro, Texas Possum Festival Parade. Lineup at 9:30AM. Rhonesboro is 19 miles east of Quitman, Tx. on State Hwy. 154. All flag bearers & muskets welcome. Heritage & Information Booth to be manned. POC Sam Mercer at 903-725-6555 or samandchristy@msn.com.
November 4 - Saturday - 3rd. Annual Pecan Festival, Alto, Texas. Cross of Saint Andrew camp to have Heritage & Information Booth set up all day. POC Ken McClure, MCCKEN127@EV1.net.
November 11 - Saturday - Veterans Day Parade, Nacogdoches, Texas.
November 11 - Saturday - Veterans Day Ceremony at Cherokee County Courthouse, Rusk, Tx. Cross of Saint Andrew camp. POC Ken MCCKEN127@EV1.NET.
November 11 - Saturday - Rusk County Syrup Festival, Henderson, Tx. New Salem Invincibles camp will be manning a Heritage & Information Booth all day. Camp members & ORC ladies to perform skit "The Language of the Fans from 10AM to 1PM. All are welcome. POC Judson Watkins at Watkins2356@cs.com.
November 18- Saturday - Harold B. Simpson History Complex, Hill College, Hillsboro, Texas to sponsor seminar "To the Brink of Victory: Fredericksburg & Chancellorsville" from 8:30AM to 4PM. Nationally Renowned Speakers to present programs. Reservations $50 per person. For info, call Simpson History Complex at 254-582-2555, Ext. 391.
Confederate History Calendar
7 October 1861 CSA signs alignment treaty with the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokee Braves flag is flown in honor of the event.
10 October 1864 Invading troops under the command of the insane war criminal damnyank Sherman, may he rot in hell, invading troops burn all foundries, mills and shops of every kind in Rome, GA
12 October 1870 General Robert E. Lee passed on.
19 October 1864 Confederate raid on St. Albans, VT
29 October 1877 General Nathan Bedford Forrest passed on.
3 November 1816 General Jubal Early’s birthday.
4 November 1864 General Forest troops destroy Federal gunboats, transports and storage warehouses near Johnsonville, TN
5 November 1864 Cassville, GA burned by 5th Ohio Cavalry under orders of the insane war criminal damnyank Sherman, may he rot in hell.
6 November 1865 CSS Shenandoah strikes her colors in Liverpool England as last active CSA force to fly the CSA colors.
8 November 1861 Confederate Commissioners James Mason & John Slidell are seized by damnyank navy ship USS San Jacinto off the British ship "Trent" on high seas in violation of international law
9 November 1825 General Ambrose Powell (AP) Hill’s birthday
10 November 1864 Invading troops under the command of the insane war criminal damnyank Sherman, may he rot in hell, burn all foundries, mills and shops of every kind in Rome, GA.
10 November 1865 Major Henry Wirz is hanged by order of the damnyank kangaroo court
12 November 1861 The Fingal, a blockade runner bought in England, arrives in Savannah with military supplies.
Deo Vindice
The October 2006 meeting of Stone Fort Camp 1944 was held on 9 October at 1900 hrs. The Compatriots present were 1st Lt. Commander Richard Bright, 2nd Lt. Commander Jim Bentley, Joe Harris David Webb, and Joe Allport. Also present was William Rogers.
The meeting was called to order at 1900 hrs.
The lack of a quorum was noted, and as there was no business requiring a quorum, dispensed with.
Jim Bentley read the minutes of the September meeting.
In new business:
Veterans Day parade was discussed, as was a pending monument ceremony.
Dues deadline is November 1.
The meeting was concluded by 1930 hrs.
Camp Events Calendar
13 November 1900 hrs. Monthly Meeting of Camp 1944 at Wanda Drilling
11 December 1900 hrs. Monthly Meeting of Camp 1944 at Wanda Drilling
Veterans Day Parade A Success
On 11 November, the Stone Fort Camp, The Colonel Phillip Work Camp, and the James Hamilton Beard Camps marched through the streets of downtown Nacogdoches in the annual Veteran’s Day parade.
Our contingent was greeted with applause along the entire parade route. At the corner of Main and Pecan stood an older gent in an Air Force Major’s uniform, alongside him stood another older gent in a Marine Dress uniform, these fellows came to attention and saluted our colors as they passed.
Following the parade was the dedication of the Veteran’s memorial at the county courthouse. As we had been apprised of an incorrect time for the ceremony to begin, we barely were in position to participate. In spite of this, our colors were viewed by all who chose to see them.
From the Texas Division Calendar
November 18 - Saturday - Grave Landscaping Dedication. To consecrate & recognize the work done on the graves of James Douglas & Richard Hubbard. This is a joint ceremony of the Col. Richard B. Hubbard Chapter of the MOSB & James Douglas SCV Chapter. Ceremony at 2 PM at the Oakwood Cemetery in Tyler. Flag bearers & muskets needed & welcome. If able to attend & participate, please contact Dale Fowlkes at 903-561-7069.
November 19 - Sunday - Memorial service for two Welch soldiers at Zion Hill Cemetery, at 2 PM. In Henderson off HWY 79 at the auto dealership take FM 840 towards Brachfield, go 10 miles until you see cemetery sign. Take oil top road 1.4 miles to cemetery. New Salem Invincibles camp. POC Dwain Bobbitt at cbobbitt@peoplepc.com.
November 30 - Thursday - Henderson Christmas parade. Period dress or uniform required to participate. Line up 6:15 PM. If planning to participate please RSVP a week in advance to POC Judson Watkins at watkins2356@cs.com. New Salem Invincibles camp.
December 1 - Friday - Longview Texas Christmas parade. Time & details to follow. POC Paul Hamilton, 903-968-3363, punkin1@etex.net. W.P. Lane Camp.
December 2 - Saturday - The Upshur County Patriots will conduct their chartering ceremony at 6 PM at Hadden's Sandwich Shop across from the courthouse on the Gilmer square. Division Lt. Commander Manning will be keynote speaker & Brigade Commander Meredith will conduct swearing in ceremony. All East Texas camp compatriots & all SCV compatriots are invited - live entertainment & food provided. Camp colors are expected to be completed & presented at that time. POC Bill Starnes at 903-797-2517 or Mark Vogl at johnyreb43@yahoo.com.
December 7 - Thursday - Cherokee County Christmas parade. Cross of Saint Andrew camp float. POC Phillip Watkins at P_WATKINS@TRACTINC>COM.
December 9 - Saturday - Marshall, Texas Christmas parade. Time & details to follow. POC fjsmith@shreve.net. W.W. Heartsill camp.
Confederate History Calendar
3 November 1816 General Jubal Early’s birthday.
4 November 1864 General Forest troops destroy Federal gunboats, transports and storage warehouses near Johnsonville, TN
5 November 1864 Cassville, GA burned by 5th Ohio Cavalry under orders of the insane war criminal damnyank Sherman, may he rot in hell.
6 November 1865 CSS Shenandoah strikes her colors in Liverpool England as last active CSA force to fly the CSA colors.
9 November 1825 General Ambrose Powell (AP) Hill’s birthday
10 November 1864 Invading troops under the command of the insane war criminal damnyank Sherman, may he rot in hell, burn all foundries, mills and shops of every kind in Rome, GA.
10 November 1865 Major Henry Wirz is hanged by order of a damnyank kangaroo court
15 November 1864 Atlanta is looted and burned by the invading Yankee army under the insane war criminal damnyank Sherman, may he rot in hell.
23-25 November 1863 Battles of Chattanooga, TN
24 November 1863 Battle of Lookout Mountain, TN
25 November 1863 Battle of Missionary Ridge, TN
27 November 1863 Confederate patriot Sam Davis is hanged under order of damnyank invader General Dodge in Giles Co, TN.
28 November 1861 Missouri is officially admitted to the Confederacy
30 November 1864 Battle of Franklin, TN, General Patrick Cleburne is killed
6 December 1889 President Jefferson Davis’ sainted soul passes from this earth in New Orleans
7 December 1862 Battle of Prairie Grove, AR
10 December 1861 Confederate Congress acts to admit Kentucky to the Confederacy as the 13th state
12 December 1806 General Stand Watie birthday.
12 December 1830 General Joseph O. Shelby’s birthday
15-16 December 1864 Battle of Nashville, TN
18 December 1862 General Nathan Bedford Forrest's cavalry defeats Yankee cavalry at Lexington, TN
19 December 1862 General Nathan Bedford Forrest's cavalry attacks the drunken damnyank Grant's supply line at the railroad near Jackson TN
20 December 1860 South Carolina secedes, the first to do so.
21 December 1864 Insane war criminal damnyank Sherman, may he rot in hell, and the trash under his command occupy Savannah, GA after General Hardee withdraws
26 December 1863 damnyanks loot and burn Port Lavaca, TX
30 December 1863 Twenty CSA Marines freeze to death when vermin damnyanks swamp their boat and then fire on the survivors at Matagorda Peninsula, TX.
Deo Vindice
The November 2006 meeting of Stone Fort Camp 1944 was held on 11 November at 1900 hrs. The Compatriots present were John Key, Richard Bright, Jim Bentley, Gene Waggoner, Earl Herrera, Bill Barr, Chester Flowers, David Webb, Bobby Bell, and Kyle Atkinson. Also present was William Rogers.
The meeting was called to order at 1915 hrs. Gene Waggoner led in the opening prayer. The Charge was read by Kyle Atkinson.
The minutes were read by Jim Bentley and accepted.
Gene Waggoner gave the Treasurer’s report, there is $3927.23 in the account.
In old business;
Commander Key reports that the Cannon carriage is on the way.
DavidWebb reported that for a minimum order of 24, the shirts will be $8 -$10.
The Veteran’s Day parade and our treatment at the Veteran’s memorial were discussed.
The passing of Ramon was discussed.
In new business;
The drum is in need of repair, moved by Richard Bright to have it done.
Moved, seconded, and approved to Put Joe Harris’s name on the Veteran’s Memorial.
Moved, seconded, and approved to participate in the 9 flags parade on Dec. 2nd
The December meeting, Dec. 11, will be combined with an pot luck supper for family and friends.
David Webb displayed cannon balls he found on his property.
The meeting adjourned at 1950
Camp Events Calendar
2 December 9 Flags parade. Gather between 5:30 and 6:00 at the TJR campus.
11 December November 1900 hrs. Monthly Meeting of Camp 1944 at Wanda Drilling. This is combined with the annual pot luck supper and Christmas party.
11 December 1900 hrs. Monthly Meeting of Camp 1944 at Wanda Drilling
8 January 1900 hrs. Monthly Meeting of Camp 1944 at Wanda Drilling. Annual election of officers.
Veterans Day Parade A Success
On 11 November, the Stone Fort Camp, The Colonel Phillip Work Camp, and the James Hamilton Beard Camps marched through the streets of downtown Nacogdoches in the annual Veteran’s Day parade.
Our contingent was greeted with applause along the entire parade route. At the corner of Main and Pecan stood an older gent in an Air Force Major’s uniform, alongside him stood another older gent in a Marine Dress uniform, these fellows came to attention and saluted our colors as they passed.
Following the parade was the dedication of the Veteran’s memorial at the county courthouse. As we had been apprised of an incorrect time for the ceremony to begin, we barely were in position to participate. In spite of this, our colors were viewed by all who chose to see them.
Brigade Realignment News
At the September Division Executive Committee meeting, a realignment of brigades was approved. The East Texas Brigade will be divided into Northeast and Southeast. The Gulf Coast Brigade has been similarly divided. The Stone Fort Camp will be in the Southeast Brigade along with Carthage, Rusk, Alto, Tyler, and
New Salem. The Livingston camp will move into the new Southeast Brigade. Finalisation will take place when Texas Division Commander Strybos appoints officers for the new Brigades. It is expected that the appointments will be announced at the DEC meeting in Waco on December 9.
Stone Fort Camp Invigorates 9 Flags Christmas Parade
Cannon Makes Its Debut
Stone Fort Camp 1944 participated in the 9 Flags parade again this year. Wives, children and friends rode the float and waved to the crowd as the Confederate colors were presented to community. Once a parade honoring the diverse history, the 9 Flags is now little more than a generic Christmas event. The crowd was in good spirits and our colors were well appreciated and applauded.
Making its public debut was the Stone Fort Camps mountain howitzer, manned by Joe Allport, David Webb, and Jim Bentley.
From the Texas Division Calendar
January 19, 2007 - Friday - Confederate Heroes Day ceremony at Cherokee County Courthouse, Rusk, Texas. Takes place at Confederate Statue on courthouse grounds. Cross of Saint Andrew camp #2009, Alto. POC Ken McClure for details re time, ect. at MCCKEN127@EV1.NET.
January 21 - Sunday - Stonewall Jackson's birthday. Ceremony at Cherokee County Courthouse, same as above. Contact Ken McClure for details.
Confederate History Calendar
27 November 1863 Confederate patriot Sam Davis is hanged under order of damnyank invader General Dodge in Giles Co, TN.
28 November 1861 Missouri is officially admitted to the Confederacy
30 November 1864 Battle of Franklin, TN, General Patrick Cleburne is killed
6 December 1889 President Jefferson Davis’ sainted soul passes from this earth in New Orleans
10 December 1861 Confederate Congress acts to admit Kentucky to the Confederacy as the 13th state
12 December 1806 General Stand Watie birthday.
12 December 1830 General Joseph O. Shelby’s birthday
15-16 December 1864 Battle of Nashville, TN
20 December 1860 South Carolina secedes, the first to do so.
26 December 1863 damnyanks loot and burn Port Lavaca, TX
30 December 1863 Twenty CSA Marines freeze to death when vermin damnyanks swamp their boat and then fire on the survivors at Matagorda Peninsula, TX.
1 January 1863 Battle of Galveston, TX. General Magruder recaptures the port and city of Galveston and disperses the federal blockading fleet, the first successful cavalry charge upon a naval fleet.
8 January 1821 General James Longstreet’s birthday
9 January 1861 Mississippi secedes, a large blue flag with a single white star is flown (Bonnie Blue)
10 January 1861 Florida secedes. Citizens seize Fort Caswell near Smithville and Wilmington, NC. Louisiana State Troops seize the US Arsenal and Barracks at Baton Rouge, LA.
11 January 1861 Alabama secedes. Louisiana Troops seize Forts Jackson and St. Phillip. Louisiana Troops also seize the USMC Hospital near New Orleans, LA.
15 January 1821 Generals John C. Breckinridge and Lafayette McLaws birthday's
18 January 1862 The Confederate Territory of Arizona is formed
19 January 1807 Birthday of Robert E. Lee
19 January 1861 Georgia secedes
21 January 1824 Birthday of Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
26 January 1861 Louisiana secedes.
31 January 1861 U.S. Mint and Customs House in New Orleans seized by Louisiana State Troops
Deo Vindice
December Meeting Minutes
The December meeting took place on 11 December at Wanda Drilling. This meeting was in conjunction with the camp’s annual Christmas party. It was well attended and the business session was truncated.
Commander Key called the meeting to order at 1940 hrs. Present were Commander Key, Richard Bright, Jim Bentley, Bobby Bell, Gene Waggoner, Chester Flowers, Bill Barr, and invited guests.
The minutes were read and approved.
Commander Key reported on the Veteran’s day and Nine Flags activities.
Jim Bentley reported on the requirements to have a name placed on the Veteran’s wall.
Commander Key reminded all that the annual elections will be held at the next meeting. He has advised that he will not stand for re-election.
The meeting was adjourned at 2010 hrs.
Camp Events Calendar
8 January 1900 hrs. Monthly Meeting of Camp 1944 at Wanda Drilling. Annual election of officers.
12 February 1900 hrs. Monthly Meeting of Camp 1944 at Wanda Drilling.
2007 To Be the ‘Year of Lee’
General Lee’s 200th birthday is January 19th. In remembrance of this greatest of Americans, we have been encouraged to write our local papers and make mention of this event.
Brigade Realignment News
Instead of Brigades named by South, East, West, etc. The Brigades have been redrawn and now are numbered. The East Texas Brigade has been divided south and north and are now the 8th and 5th. The Gulf Coast Brigade has been similarly divided by west and east and are now the 9th and 10th. The Stone Fort Camp will be in the 8th Brigade along with Carthage, Rusk, Alto, Tyler, and
New Salem. The Livingston and Woodville camps will move into the new 10th Brigade.
The 5th Brigade is made up of the Gilmer, Jefferson, Longview, Marshall, Paris, and Sulphur Springs camps.
8th Brigade Officers have been appointed by Texas Division Commander Strybos and are: Commander Tommy Holmes, Carthage, 1st Lt. Commander Johnnie Holley of Big Sandy, and the 2nd Lt. Commander is Judson Watkins of Bullard. These appointed officers will serve until elections are held at this year’s reunion.
From the Texas Division Calendar
January 13 - Saturday - Blackpowder shooting event at the captain Aaron Shannon Cole Range in Alto. Cross of Saint Andrew camp. POC Ken McClure at MCCKEN127@PEOPLEPC.COM.
January 14 - Sunday - Marker dedication for family of Robert Phillips. 2:30 PM at Mt. Hope Cemetery. From Rusk go west on HWY 84 for approximately 2 miles & turn left on FM 1248. Go 5.5 miles to Mt. Hope cemetery sign, turn right & go approx. .9 mile - church is on right & cemetery on left. Welcome all rifle members & color bearers. New Salem Invincible camp. POC Judson Watkins at Watkins2356@cs.com.
January 19, 2007 - Friday - Confederate Heroes Day ceremony at Cherokee County Courthouse, Rusk, Texas. Takes place at Confederate Statue on courthouse grounds. Cross of Saint Andrew camp #2009, Alto. POC Ken McClure for details re time, etc. at MCCKEN127@EV1.NET.
January 19, 2007 - Friday - Confederate Heroes Day ceremony at Gregg County Courthouse, Longview. Meet at Confederate Statue at 12 NOON. Welcome all muskets & flag bearers - even if you don't have period dress you will be welcome. John Gregg camp, Longview. POC, Contact Sam Mercer, 903-725-6555 or samandchristy@msn.com.
January 21 - Sunday - Stonewall Jackson's birthday. Ceremony at Cherokee County Courthouse, same as above. Contact Ken McClure for details.
February 6 – Monday – Legislative action day in Austin.
March 23 - 24 - 25 - Friday, Saturday, Sunday - Camp Ford Living History & Encampment during Azalea Festival in Tyler, Texas. Several thousand visitors expected to come through camp. Living history & reenactment during the day on Saturday & Sunday. Need uniforms & period dress - all help is needed. Camp Ford is located a few miles east of downtown Tyler on Highway 271 at Camp Ford Parkway. POC Bob Davidson at 903-581-7891 or graycirce@cs.com.
April 28 - Saturday - Southern Cross Marker & Memorial Dedication for Pvt. James C McGaughy, 1st. Miss. Lt. Artillery, at Oak Hill Cemetery, Whitewright, Texas, at 11AM. All muskets & flag bearers are welcome. Pvt. McGaughy is G. Grandfather of Commander Mac Meredith. Details & directions to cemetery to come. POC Mac Meredith 903-881-0537 or meredithstwo@suddenlink.net.
May 5 - Saturday - (Tentative Date) - Cool Springs Cemetery dedication. Flag bearers & all muskets welcome. Details & direction to come. New Salem Invincible Camp - POC Judson Watkins at Watkins2356@cs.com.
From Around the Confederation
The TIME & PLACE Committee will be meeting to accept proposals from all interested Camps to host the 2010 Sons of Confederate Veterans Reunion and Convention. We will hold the meeting at General HQ in Columbia, Tn. starting at 4:00pm on 2 March 2007 (Friday).
Please forward this on to your respective Camp Commanders.
Deo Vindice,
E. C. (Ed) Moon
Chairman
Time and Place Committee
Army of the Trans-Mississippi
Official ATM meeting to be held in Osceola, Missouri on 14 April 2007
Commander Chuck Norred has called for an official ATM meeting to be held 14 April 2007 in Osceola, Missouri and asks that ATM Division Commanders, Camp Commanders and members be present. Commander Norred also encourages members from other Armies to be present if they choose. The meeting will be held the same day as the Col. Coffee Camp’s Confederate Heritage Dinner later in the evening.
The business meeting will start at 8:00 A.M. in Osceola. Mr. David Reif is scheduled to address the membership. After the meeting a bus will be provided and proceed to one of the caves used by the James and Youngers. This portion of the tour will require good mobility or assistance. There will be a local historian present.
On the second leg of our tour we will travel to the location where John Younger was murdered by the Pinkerton’s. We will view the two monuments and visit his grave site. There will also be a local historian present.
We will stop at Roscoe, close by where the gun fight was that killed John Younger and have lunch.
The final stop will be of the Missouri Brigade Monument erected by the Coffee Camp. Again, there will be a local historian there.
After the tour, the bus will arrive at the Southern Plantation Motel for you to depart, rest a bit, and get ready for the evenings Confederate Heritage Dinner.
In the evening, the Coffee Camp will hold its Annual Confederate Heritage Dinner. Our scheduled speaker is Mr. Donnie Kennedy. There will be many vendors present, some raffles to participate in, and, as always, there will be a number of door prizes.
That we can make sure of is that you will enjoy the day’s activities and the ATM meeting, and have good fellowship, good food with the spirit of the Confederacy in the air.
The cost of the tour and lunch is $15.00 per person. Please plan to come to the ATM meeting, followed by the tour and the Confederate Heritage Dinner.
Send reservations for the tour and lunch to;
Gary Ayres
3615 S. 70th Rd. Humansville, MO 65674
417-754-8397
garyayres@centurytel.net
Reservations of the tour and Confederate Heritage Dinner are separate.
If you have any questions please call or email Gary Ayres.
Y’all will have a good time.
In Service of the SCV,
Gary Ayres
Coffee Camp 1934
Stockton, MO
Confederate History Calendar
6 December 1889 President Jefferson Davis’ sainted soul passes from this earth in New Orleans
7 December 1862 Battle of Prairie Grove, AR
10 December 1861 Confederate Congress acts to admit Kentucky to the Confederacy as the 13th state
12 December 1806 General Stand Watie birthday.
12 December 1830 General Joseph O. Shelby’s birthday
13 December 1862 Georgia General Assembly creates the "Georgia State Line Troops"
18 December 1862 General Nathan Bedford Forrest's cavalry defeats Yankee cavalry at Lexington, TN
19 December 1862 General Nathan Bedford Forrest's cavalry attacks the supply line of the drunken damnyank filth Grant at the railroad near Jackson TN.
20 December 1860 South Carolina secedes, the first to do so.
26 December 1863 damnyanks loot and burn Port Lavaca, TX
30 December 1863 Twenty CSA Marines freeze to death when vermin damnyanks swamp their boat and then fire on the survivors at Matagorda Peninsula, TX.
1 January 1863 Battle of Galveston, TX. General Magruder recaptures the port and city of Galveston and disperses the federal blockading fleet, the first successful cavalry charge upon a naval fleet.
8 January 1821 General James Longstreet’s birthday
9 January 1861 Mississippi secedes, a large blue flag with a single white star is flown (Bonnie Blue)
10 January 1861 Florida secedes. Citizens seize Fort Caswell near Smithville and Wilmington, NC. Louisiana State Troops seize the US Arsenal and Barracks at Baton Rouge, LA.
11 January 1861 Alabama secedes. Louisiana Troops seize Forts Jackson and St. Phillip. Louisiana Troops also seize the USMC Hospital near New Orleans, LA.
18 January 1862 The Confederate Territory of Arizona is formed
19 January 1807 Birthday of Robert E. Lee
19 January 1861 Georgia secedes
21 January 1824 Birthday of Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
26 January 1861 Louisiana secedes.
27 January 1826 General Richard Taylor’s birthday
1 February 1861 Texas secedes.
Deo Vindice