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Jeff Davis Legion Jeff Davis Legion The Official Publication of the Mississippi Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Summer Issue 2012 In This Issue: Monument to Women of the Confederacy 46th Miss. Flag 1, 5 Beauvoir Board 2 Inscription. (South face) (West face) Meeting Notice Our Mothers Our Wives To the women of the Confeder- They loved their land be- acy “Whose pious ministrations to cause it was their own, and Division Camp News 2, 3 our wounded soldiers soothed the scorned to seek another rea- last hours of those who died far son why, calamity was their Last Roll Call 4 from the objects of their tenderest touchstone; and in the ordeal love, whose domestic labors con- of fire their fragility was tem- Roll Call From 4 tributed much to supply the wants pered to the strength of steel. of our defenders in the field, Angels of comfort, their cour- The Past whose zealous faith in our cause age and tenderness soothed all shone a guiding star undimmed by wounds of body and of spirit Israeli SCV member 4 the darkest clouds of war, whose more than medicines. They fortitude sustained them under all girded their gentle hearts with 2012 Heritage Poster 6 the privations to which they were fortitude, and suffering all subjected, whose floral tribute an- things, hoping all things fed nually expresses their enduring the failing fires of patriotism to From the Commander 6 love and reverence for our sacred the end. The memory and dead; and whose patriotism will example of their devotion Monument to Women of the teach their children to emulate shall endure. Fayard Announces 6 Confederacy Marker South the deeds of our revolutionary Erected 1917 by United Face, "Our Mothers" Meet Bertram 7 sires.” Jefferson Davis Confederate Veterans. United Confederate Veterans Hayes-Davis Honor the Memory of the Confederate Women Location. Located at The Mississippi State of Mississippi. Capitol Building in Jackson MS 39201, United Cummins Announces 7 States of America. (East face) Regarding Monument to Women of the 2012 Annual Meeting 8 Our Daughters Confederacy. The central figure is a female Devoted daughters of the heroic women representing Fame, whose robes flow behind Registration Form and noble men, they keep the mounds of her giving the illusion of wings. On her proper loved ones sweet with flowers and perpetu- left is a wounded Confederate soldier, who Upcoming Events 9 ated in marble and bronze the granite charac- lies with his back against a broken cannon ters of a soldiery that won the admiration of and grasps a flagpole in his proper left hand. the world and a womanhood whose ministra- He is supported and comforted by Fame. On Copyright Notice tions were as tender as an angels benediction. Fame's proper right is a young Confederate In accordance with Title woman who wears long robes and holds a 17 U.S.C. Section 107, (North face) palm frond in her proper right hand. Fame any copyrighted material Our Sisters places a laurel wreath on the Confederate published herein is dis- Their smiles inspired hope; their tender woman's head, a gesture that symbolizes vic- tributed under fair use hands soothed the pangs of pain; their tory and the strength of Confederate women without profit or payment prayers encouraged faith in god; and when during crisis. to those who are inter- the dragon of war closed its fangs of poison Also see . Smithsonian American Art ested in receiving the and death, they like guardian angels, en- Museum. Monument to the Women of the provided information for twined their hands in their brothers arms, en- Confederacy, (sculpture): Inspired by the non-profit research and couraged them to overcome the losses of war 1907 United Confederate Veterans' project to educational purpose only. and to conquer the evils in its wake, adopting erect a monument in each southern state to Reference: as their motto: the women of the Confederacy, the Missis- Http:www.law.cornell.edu “Lest We Forget”. sippi uscode/17/107.shtml Legislature of 1910 passed "An act to erect a Contact Information: Allen Terrell IMPORTANT FROM THE COMMANDER Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Phone: 601-597-3402 Gentlemen, Address: 102 Linwood Ct., Natchez, MS 39120-4533 All Mississippi Division members who will be attending the Submission Deadlines for Items to publish; National Reunion in Murfreesboro please send me your name if you are willing to help us man our registration table during the Fall Issue 2012 - September 17, 2012 convention. We could use all the help we can get and if enough people are willing to help out we can just assign each one a few hours during the week. If any of you have ladies going with you who would be willing to help we would appreci- ate that as well, especially while the men are in the business secession's . Please help us out at our table, it will be quite simple just ac- Mississippi Division SCV cepting pre-registration's and passing out some give-a- Sesquicentennial for the Cause of Southern Independence web- way's. We could really use your help site Thanks http://mscivilwar150.homestead.com/Home.html Alan Ray Palmer Commander Ms Div SCV Check it out and visit it often for updates 58 Lombardy Road Drew, Ms 38737 Ph: 662-719-9312 [email protected] http://mscivilwar150.homestead.com/Home.html JONES COUNTY ROSIN HEELS CAMP #227 Combined Boards of Beauvoir Meetings Rick Forte, Chairman of the Combined Boards of Beauvoir has announced that the next meeting of the Boards will be on Au- gust 11th, 2012 at 10 AM at Beauvoir. The meetings are open to members of the Division but seating capacity is limited. DIVISION CAMP NEWS THREE CAMPS REPRESENTED The Jones County Rosin Heels Camp #225 recently held a ceremony in Ellisville rededicating the Confederate Monument on the courthouse grounds. The monument is 100 years old. The event was held on June 2, 2012 and was a well attended event. It was estimated that 100 people where in attendance. The photo above is of the 27th Mis- sissippi/5th Brigade Honor Guard In the picture to the left is (L to R) Mississippi Divi- sion 2Lt. Commander Louis Foley and 1Lt. Com- mander Allen Terrell. Both enjoyed the dedication The above photo is from the Trail of Honor held in Jackson on service and 1Lt. Com- May 19, 2012. Representing a reenacting group were (L-R) Don mander Terrell gave Green (Camp #227), J. J. Dafferner (Camp #712), Stacy greetings on behalf of the Smith (Camp #1490), and Darrin Smith (Camp #1490). The Division. event was a huge success and was a great opportunity to edu- cate the people about the Confederate soldier. 2 TIPPAH TIGERS COL. WILLIAM P. ROGERS CAMP #868 CAMP# 321 Tippah Tigers SCV Camp Commander Marty Hubbard (C) pre- The Col. William P. Rogers Camp #321 hosted the 20th Annual sented membership credentials to new members James David Confederate Memorial Day Service in Corinth. Pictured above Moore (L) and Mac Lowrey at the camp meeting May 3. are (L-R) Margie Potts and Rosa Spencer from the Corinth UDC Chapter #333, SCV Lt. Commander-in-Chief Kelly Barrow who Below is a photo of members of the Tippah Tigers Camp that gave the Keynote address and Larry Mangus. The photo is participated in a museum tour recently. Pictured are (L to R) taken at the grave of Col. William P. Rogers of the 2nd Texas Infantry who was killed on Oct 4, 1862 in the Battle for Corinth, Camp Historian Mark Evans, Danny Clevinger, Cadet Ryan which is at the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center. Caviness, Lamar Criswell, and Tommy Rainey. The occasion was a summer tutoring program for the South Tippah School District. About 80 students filed by the Civil War room at the museum. The camp participants report that they were the hit of the tour. The members let the students know the South had the right to secede. They discussed the loss of lives and that war is not the way to settle disputes. Mississippi Division 2nd Lt. Commander Louis P. Foley presents Dianne Carlin the J.D. Pettus Heritage Award and standing be- side is 4th Brigade Commander Boo White who is co-brigade commander of the year. The Pettus award is given to a Missis- sippi public official at municipal, county, or state level who has demonstrated the greatest support of the Confederate History during past 12 months. Ms. Carlin is in charge of the Battle for Texas Hospital held in Quitman, Mississippi. “The great principle embodied by Jefferson in the Declara- tion is that governments derive their just power from the * CORRECTION FOR THE SPRING EDITION * consent of the governed" so if the Southern states wanted to secede "they have a clear right to do so." If a tyrannical gov- In the Spring Issue of the JDL on page 3, I mistakenly said ernment justified the Revolution of 1776, "we do not see why that Donald Wright was unable to attend the banquet to receive it would not justify the secession of five millions of Southrons his plaque. Donald has told me he was at the banquet but that from the Federal Union in 1861. --Horace Greeley, New York the plaque was not ready. That was the reason he picked it up Tribune editor, Feb 18, 1861 later. I apologize for the error. From: http://rebelman.00home.com/custom3.html 3 The Last Roll Call Marker Dedicated to Pioneering Pastor updated since the last newsletter By CALEB BEDILLION, DAILY LEADER Staff Writer The Daily Past Commander Gaines B.
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