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March 2017 Edited By: Vol 1: Issue 10 Old Dominion Voice Travis Toombs
The Confederate Battle Flag: A Symbol of Truth & Freedom!
“We should honor this flag today because it honors the principles for which our forefathers fought and died – truth, liberty, freedom, right, and faith.” - Pastor John Weaver
(click here) (click here) The Official Newsletter of the Virginia Division Sons of Confederate Veterans There is more than just one Confederate Flag
First National Confederate Flag Second National Confederate Flag
1861 Prototype, Confederate Army of the Third National Confederate Flag Potomac Battle Flag
1861 Silk , Confederate Army of the Potomac 1862 Cotton, Confederate Army of the Battle Flag Potomac Battle Flag There is more than just one Confederate Flag
1862 1st Wool Bunting Issue, Confederate 1862 2nd Wool Bunting Issue, Confederate Army of Northern Virginia Battle Flag Army of Northern Virginia Battle Flag
1863 3rd Wool Bunting Issue, Confederate 1865 7th Wool Bunting Issue, Confederate Army of Northern Virginia Battle Flag Army of Northern Virginia Battle Flag
“Hardee’s Corps Flag,” Confederate Army of “Polk’s Corps Flag,” Confederate Army of Tennessee Tennessee There is more than just one Confederate Flag
“Taylor’s Flag,” Confederate “Van Dorn’s Flag,” Confederate Trans-Mississippi Department Trans-Mississippi Department
Style of Forrest’s Cavalry Corps Confederate Confederate Battle Flag from Missouri Flag
“Cherokee Braves Flag,” Confederate Flag General Lee’s Headquarters Confederate representing 5 Native American tribes Flag, 1861 - 1863 Table of Contents
● Commander’s Report pg. 7
● Heritage Defense Report pg. 8 “ S T O H N ● Chaplain’s Comments pg. 9 E S ● Thoughts of a Millennial pg.10 O of ○ WHO Do The Confederate Flags Represent? L D C ● 1st Brigade Report pg.12 O D N ● 2nd Brigade Report pg.14 O F ● 3rd Brigade Report pg.16 M E ● 4th Brigade Report pg.18 I D N E ● 5th Brigade Report pg.22 ● 6th Brigade Report pg.25 I R O A ● 7th Brigade Report pg.28 N T “ E ● 155 Years Ago pg.32 ○ March 1862 D V ● Confederate Flag Day pg.33 I E ● 2017 Division Convention pg.36 V T ● 100th Anniversary Monument pg.41 I E S R ● Division Belt Buckles pg.42 I A ● Confederate Calendar pg.43 O N N S ● Auld Lang Syne pg.45 ○ Written by Pastor John Weaver 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.”
Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee Commander-in-Chief United Confederate Veterans April 24, 1906 (Click Here) (Click Here) (Click Here)
Virginia Division Executive Council Officers
Commander 1st Lt. Commander Tony Griffin Edwin Ray
2nd Lt. Commander Quartermaster Johnny Neville Ron Moore
Archivist Adjutant Russ Edwards Greg Mays
Chaplin Inspector Fred Chiesa Bob Shirley Jr.
Treasurer Chief of Heritage Defense Bill Graham B. Frank Earnest
Past Commander Past Commander L. Tracy Clary J. Michael Pullen Commander’s Report Commander Tony Griffin - [email protected]
Compatriots, issue and on our Facebook page and plan to be there. I've been hearing a lot of Don't forget to register for the Division concerns over Convention to be held April 21 - 23 at the monument the Berry Hill Resort in South Boston. issue in The John M. Jordan Camp #581 has Charlottesville. done an outstanding job setting up this Let me say that event at this historic plantation. we are Consider sending a delegate and proceeding with this in accordance having your Camp put in for the with the advice from our legal team. Outstanding Camp Award. There are those that are saying that we didn't do as we promised. My We are still in the process of getting answer is, YES we did! We were ready the Division website up and running. to file the morning after the Until that time, updates will be placed Charlottesville City council meeting on the Division Facebook page and made their decision to remove the The John M. Jordan Camp has made monument if necessary. Their actions space for the newsletter to be posted did not make it necessary to file on their web page at immediately and it allows us to make http://johnmjordanscv.org/ for those sure that we have an appropriate plan that don't use Facebook. We will also in place to ensure victory over these be putting information out on the people that desire to destroy Our Virginia Courier mailing list. Heritage and violate the laws of Virginia at the same time. We will There are a lot of events coming up in notify you of the actions taken at the the next few months and have been or appropriate time. We have the backing will be posted on the Courier and the of our International SCV and CiC Tom Facebook page. Strain has put out notifications stating their backing. We will defeat these I hope to see a lot of you next miscreants! Saturday at Oakwood.
Saturday March 4th is national Deo Vindice, Confederate Flag Day. The Virginia Tony Division is hosting our program at Oakwood Confederate Cemetery in Richmond at 2 PM. There will be a speaker, cannons and lots of Confederate Flags, see the flier in this
7 - Old Dominion Voice March 2017 Heritage Defense Chief of Heritage Defense Frank Earnest - [email protected]
Compatriots, ideas on how to deface it.
If you are reading Many of you have asked if the Virginia this report you are Division will take legal action and when. We probably doing so are being represented and advised by legal by way of counsel. We will take the proper steps and Facebook. Due respond at the right time. to very unfortunate We (the Virginia Division Executive Council) circumstances the have had representation at all Charlottesville Virginia Division City Council Meetings that have dealt with web site this issue. Treasurer Bill Graham, Brigade has not been fully functioning for some time. Commander Michael Virts, and even Our Commander Tony Griffin and others are Chaplain Fred Chiesa have been at these working diligently to restore the site to full meetings. The members of the DEC and up to date operations. represent YOU the members of the Virginia Division SCV and no one else. We have Until then the John M. Jordan Camp # 581 made no bold public threats, we don't shout has offered space on their web site for the out at these meetings, and we don't get Old Dominion Voice. dragged from the council chamber by the Please tell your compatriots who do not have police. access to Facebook to go to their web site. We have and will continue to keep you Again, if you are reading this on Facebook informed. We will not make public statements you should know almost as much as I do that will help our enemies. The SCV is the about the situation in Charlottesville. The oldest male and foremost Confederate Division has done all it can to keep you Heritage Defense Organization. No other informed. City Councils do not decide organization can say that they were given controversial issues in one session. They their charge by the Confederate Veterans can also be evasive about when they will themselves. Simply put, the SCV is the NRA vote on these issues. It is amazing how of Southern Heritage. those who call for openness can try so hard to keep everyone in the dark. The This is not our first fight, nor will it be our last. Charlottesville City Council put out the word We will continue to base our actions on the that they would not take a vote on February 6 "Charge" given to us by General Stephen D. to move the General Lee Statue/Monument. Lee. I am glad that I was there to hear them take B. Frank Earnest the very vote that they said they would not Heritage Defense Coordinator take that night.
If you heard that the vote was 3 to 2, don't get the wrong idea. The 2 no votes had to do with logistics, finances, and other concerns. Those 2 (the Mayor and 1 councilman) also have hateful, bigoted views of our Southern Heritage. If the statue / monument is not moved they have other
8 - Old Dominion Voice March 2017 Chaplain’s Comments Chaplain Fred Chiesa - [email protected]
Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
Yes we are to honor our parents. “Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee” (Ex. 20:12). Does this mean just our parents or does it include our great or great-great or great-great-great parents? All of them must be honored because we are descended by blood from them. Honor is due to our God in three persons, our elderly and our parents of every generation we know about, yes even our Confederate ones. Oh, what they sacrificed for us and their country.
President Jefferson Davis gave what should be a warning to us when he said, “Nothing fills me with deeper sadness than to see a Southerner apologizing for the defense we made of our inheritance.”
9 - Old Dominion Voice March 2017 Thoughts of a Millennial WHO Do The Confederate Flags Represent? By: Travis Toombs - [email protected]
The argument of WHAT the Confederate Flags represent is an argument that just about all of us have had. It is an argument that has been raging for some time now and I don’t expect it will end anytime soon. Quite frankly, I doubt it will ever end. But the argument of WHO do the Confederate Flags represent is not often brought up. Are they the “white man’s flags” as I sadly heard a young man incorrectly suggest one time? Are they the flags of Christianity or just flags used by Christians? Who do the Confederate Flags represent?
Answer: Confederate Flags represent ALL Southerners, no matter race, gender, or religion!
Contrary to popular belief, the Confederate Flags in 1861 represented an entire nation, not just the white males in that nation. And it wasn’t just the white males who celebrated and cherished those flags either. Richard Poplar, a man of Color from Petersburg, Virginia, was a soldier with the 13th Virginia Cavalry. He was captured on the retreat from Gettysburg and sent to Point Lookout POW Camp in Maryland. He spent 19 months as a POW because he refused to take the Oath of Allegiance to the United States saying that he was a “Jeff Davis man!” When Mr. Poplar died, his coffin was draped with a Confederate Flag, carried by Confederate Veterans and he was buried on Memorial Hill in Blandford Cemetery with his fallen brethren. The Confederate Flags represented him too; a black man who fought for the Confederacy.
What about Captain Sally Tompkins? Or Rose O'Neal Greenhow? Or Belle Boyd? All of whom were ladies that gave everything they had for the Cause of the Confederacy. It was Miss Letitia Christian Tyler, granddaughter of former U.S. President John Tyler, who raised the very first Confederate Flag over the Capitol Building in Montgomery on March 4th, 1861. It was three ladies, the Cary Sisters, who made the first 3 Confederate Battle Flags. It was the ladies of Richmond that made the silk flags that equipped the Army of Northern Virginia with flags in 1862. These ladies made the dad gum flags, so obviously they represent them too. What about the 10,000 Jewish & Catholic soldiers that fought for the Confederacy? What about the Native Americans, of which the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole Tribes all allied themselves with the Confederacy? What about the Asian, French, Spanish, and British Confederate supporters? ALL of those people are represented by the Confederate Flags.
Today, the Confederate Flags represent the descendants of those brave men and women. We must always remember that when we carry that Flag, we are not just representing us, we are representing thousands of honorable souls gone long before us. People who bled and died for the righteous Causes of self government, freedom, and independence! WHAT the Confederate Flags represent is a debate that will likely never end, but WHO the Confederate Flags represent is not open for debate. People of all races, genders, and religions are represented by the Confederate Flags, and if anyone tells you different, they are 100% wrong! But then again, take my words with a grain of salt, because after all, these are just the thoughts of a millennial.
Travis Toombs 1st Lt. Commander, A.P. Hill Camp #167 Virginia Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans
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10 - Old Dominion Voice March 2017 Happy Birthday to Confederate General Braxton Bragg Born: March 22nd, 1817 - Warrenton, NC Died: September 27th, 1876 - Galveston, TX 11 - Old Dominion Voice March 2017 1st Brigade Report Commander Howard (Hal) Hartley - [email protected]
Isle of Wight Avengers Camp #14: Travis Toombs, of the A.P. Hill Camp #167 was our guest speaker for the evening. He presented a January Meeting very interesting slide show about the many flags The Avengers met on January 3, 2017. of the Confederacy. Commander Tony Griffin called the meeting to order at 6:30 P.M and introduced all the Urquhart-Gillette Camp #1471: guests present. January Meeting On January 21st, 2017, Camp #1471 hosted Our Guest Speaker was Compatriot Travis their Lee Jackson Banquet at the Courtland Toombs of A. P. Hill Camp #167. Travis had Ruritan Building. There were 70 in the honor of lighting the Camp Candle in attendance to hear Kelly Hinson speak about th honor of his ancestor B. B. Tombs, 44 the Life of the Confederate Rose. Virginia Battalion, Virginia Infantry. He then gave us Division Commander Griffin and Virginia an excellent program on “Flags of the Division 2nd Lt. Commander Neville were in Confederacy.” A collection of $98.00 was attendance at the banquet. collected passing the hat, plus a financial gift from the Camp was presented to Travis by Commander Griffin to help fund Travis’ goal of putting a fence around his ancestor’s cemetery.
The Camp held a short business session after the talk and Raymond Groves, Sr. was sworn in as 2nd Lt. Commander by Commander Griffin and Lt. Commander Dan Lewandowski.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 with the singing of Dixie.
The Avengers meet the first Tuesday of each month except for the months of July and August.
Ms. Kelly Atkins Hinson receiving an “Official Camp Certificate of Appreciation” from the Commander, Howard “Hal” Hartley.
12 - Old Dominion Voice March 2017 1st Brigade Report Commander Howard (Hal) Hartley - [email protected]
Norfolk County Grays Camp #1549: General John R. Chambliss, Jr. January Meeting Camp #1779: On January 18th, 2017, Camp #1549 held January Meeting their monthly Camp meeting at Gus & On Januar 19th, 2017, 16 members of Camp George’s Restaurant. There were 14 #1779 where present for their monthly members and 12 guests in attendance to meeting at the Richardson Memorial Library. hear Donna Bluemink speak about the 1856 They discussed upcoming events. yellow fever outbreak in Norfolk. Remembering Our Ancestors New Camp Officers On January 14th, 2017, the Camp hosted a New Camp Officers Commander JR Shirley, ceremony in the Confederate Section of the 1st Lt. Commander Frank Earnest, 2nd Lt. Emporia Cemetery. Commander Williams Commander Scott Caraway, Adjutant Sean spoke briefly and there was a 21 gun salute. Goodman, Treasurer Lonnie Winger, Color Sergeant Kensey Joyner, Quartermaster James City Cavalry Camp #2095: Mark Johnson, and Chaplain Bill Mixon were January Meeting installed at this meeting. On January 25th, 2017, Camp #2095 held their monthly meeting at the Colonial Jackson Grays Memorial Flag Heritage Country Club. Fred Chiesa spoke On January 13th, 2017, Camp #1549 about the Formation of the Confederate Army assisted in the flag raising in Chesapeake to the 29 people in attendance. Virginia. This flag was dedicated to Jackson Grays, Co. A, 61st Virginia Infantry. This flag is located approximately 4 miles from the monument to the same Company.
Tom Smith Camp #1702: January Meeting On January 20th, 2017, Camp #1702 hosted their monthly Camp meeting at the Kings Fork Community House. Chief of Heritage 1st Lt. Commander Leach and Fred Chiesa Defense Frank Earnest was present to give a speech on Jewish Participation in the Confederate Armies. Camps in the 1st Brigade: 13th Virginia Mechanized Cavalry Camp #9 Lane-Armistead Camp #1772: Isle of Wight Avengers Camp #14 December Meeting Magruder-Ewell Camp #99 On December 3rd, 2016, there were 18 Stonewall Camp #380 members and guests of Camp #1772 present Princess Anne Camp #484 for their monthly meeting at the Old Mathews General William Mahone Camp #1369 Courthouse. They discussed the new Urquhart-Gillette Camp #1471 By-Laws and the openings of officer positions Norfolk County Grays Camp #1549 within the Camp. Also, on December 3rd, Tom Smith Camp #1702 2016, the Camp raised a Battle Flag on Lane-Armistead Camp #1772 Route 33 in Middlesex County. General John R. Chambliss, Jr. Camp #1779 James City Cavalry Camp #2095 General Wise's Refugees Camp #2189
13 - Old Dominion Voice March 2017 2nd Brigade Report Commander Andrew Morehead - [email protected]
Camps in the 2nd Brigade: Lee Jackson Camp #1 The Hanover Dragoons Camp #827 General James Longstreet Camp #1247 J.E.B. Stuart Camp #1343 Chester Station Camp #1503 General Robert E. Lee Camp #1589 Captain WM. Latane Camp #1690 Cold Harbour Guards Camp #1764 Gentlemen of the 2nd Brigade: Dearing-Beauregard Camp #1813 Essex Dixie Rifles Camp #2011 I have a few items for your consideration. Brig. Gen. W.C. Wickham Camp #2250 First and foremost, Confederate Flag Day will Edmund Ruffin Fire Eaters Camp #3000 be held 2pm Saturday, March 4th at Oakwood Cemetery. In this newsletter is a flyer for you all to forward out to the members of your camps. We have quite an event planned so come on out and support the Virginia Division.
Secondly, remember that Outstanding Camp Award submissions should be submitted to the Division Commander by the end of March. Along those lines, the Division Reunion is scheduled for the weekend of April 21st-23rd in South Boston. For registration information, visit the John M. Jordan Camp #581 website at johnmjordanscv.org. I look forward to seeing you all there.
Also, please consider the possibility of your Camp sponsoring a child for, or volunteering to help with, the Sam Davis Youth Camp which will be held June 18th-24th. For more information on this camp, contact Past Commander Tracy Clary at 434-774-4341.
Finally, there will be a Mosby Spring Bus Tour on Saturday, June 24. A flyer for this event follows this report. Please put Flag Happy Birthday to Day on your calendar! Confederate Lieutenant General Wade Hampton III Yours in the Cause, Andrew Bennett Morehead. March 28th, 1818 2nd Brigade Commander, VA Division, SCV
14 - Old Dominion Voice March 2017 2nd Brigade Report Commander Andrew Morehead - [email protected]
15 - Old Dominion Voice March 2017 3rd Brigade Report Commander Reggie Bennett - [email protected]
Fincastle Rifles Camp #1326: Looking For Better Weather The Fincastle Rifles are looking forward to better weather so they can get back to work in the Montgomery White Cemetery, there is also discussion with helping with a cleanup at Jubal Early home.
Bedford Rifle Grays Camp #1475: February Meeting Compatriots, The February meeting was well attended, the 3rd Brigade Commander met with the camp and updated everyone to the recent events I hope everyone in the 3rd Brigade has going on in the state. He also showed the been enjoying this unusually warm new 1861 Virginia flag which will be for sale weather for this time of the year and soon through the SCV. There was a chili have been able to get out and meal afterwards furnished by Doug Cooper. advance the cause of the Confederate Soldier's good name. We are in a fight, and we must continue to fight the onslaught of attacks against our Confederate heritage, monuments and flags.
Reggie Bennett 3rd Brigade Commander
Stuart-Hairston Camp #515: Cannon Fire! On Saturday, January 28th, 2017, Commander Patrick Reamey and the compatriots of The Stuart-Hairston Camp 515, Martinsville, held a National Civil War Artillery Association cannon certification and training session led by Major John Manspile, Army of Northern Virginia, which resulted in 22 NCWAA certifications being issued, five of Campbell Guards Camp #2117: which were for Gunner. Assisting Major Remembering Our Fallen Manspile and helping with instruction were Carl Jackson along with his wife Marie members of the Botetourt Artillery. Field placed flowers on the grave of his pieces were provided by the Orange Light Confederate ancestor James Crawford Artillery and the Stuart-Hairston Camp. The Burnett. James was born in 1838 in the Otter session was held on the farm of River District of Bedford County Virginia and Stuart-Hairston Camp Commander Emeritus died November 19th 1910. He was part of Daniel Young in Franklin County.
16 - Old Dominion Voice March 2017 3rd Brigade Report Commander Reggie Bennett - [email protected]
the 10th Virginia Battalion Company B he Camp Appreciation Award was then assigned to the 34th Virginia Mike Keesee received a camp appreciation Infantry under Colonel John Good, he fought award from Commander Alex Henderson for at the Battle of the crater at Petersburg, and all his help with camp events. surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9th 1865. He returned home and he married Matilda Mitchell they had several children. Matilda died in 1880 he then married Sarah Jackson in 1882. In all he fathered 16 kids between his 2 wives.
“Virginia Iliad” Bo Traywick gives a talk to the camp on his new book "Virginia Iliad"
Camps in the 3rd Brigade: Garland Rodes Camp #409 28th Virginia Infantry Camp #491 Stuart-Hairston Camp #515 Fincastle Rifles Camp #1326 Bedford Rifle Grays Camp #1475 Jubal Early Camp #1691 Stuart’s Horse Artillery Camp #1784 Wharton-Stuart Camp #1832 Campbell Guards Camp #2117 57th VA Infantry Franklin County Fire Eaters Camp #2258
17 - Old Dominion Voice March 2017 4th Brigade Report Commander Richard A. Moomaw - [email protected]
Camp Members Adjutant Echols reported that the Camp has 46 members with another on the way. Also, congratulations to Commander Bill Graham for becoming a Life Member of the SCV.
Clinton Hatcher Camp #21: Highway Clean-up January 7 – A group of 12 Clinton Hatcher Camp Compatriots braved freezing temperatures and snow flurries to complete Compatriots, the Camp’s third Road Cleanup along U.S. 50 in Aldie. The 3-mile stretch of John Mosby I am pleased to report that 10 of the 13 Highway has significant meaning to the Camps in the 4th Brigade reported in Clinton Hatcher Camp as the Berkeley family, which provided 4 officers to the 8th this month. I truly appreciate the Virginia Infantry, were raised in a house that response, and sincerely hope that this still stands there. Following the Cleanup, the will continue. I am trying to coordinate Compatriots met at the Little River Inn in a Brigade meeting of Commanders Aldie, where Compatriot and Inn owner and Adjutants for late March or early Tucker Withers and his wife treated the April and hope that this can be group to an old-fashioned Southern breakfast. accomplished. Lee Jackson Luncheon Rick Moomaw, January 15 – A group of 40 Clinton Hatcher 4th Brigade Commander Camp Compatriots, spouses and friends gathered for the Camp’s second annual Lee-Jackson Luncheon at the Loudoun Golf & Country Club in Purcellville. Compatriot Kemper-Fry-Strother Camp #19: Don Hakenson gave the keynote address on January Meeting “Robert E. Lee: My Hero.” The group enjoyed The January meeting of the Camp included a an outstanding buffet lunch consisting of fried challenging hour of trivia related to the War chicken, sliced roast beef, ham, mashed for Southern Independence. The contest was potatoes and green beans, as well as rolls both fun and educational. Many thanks to and dessert. Adjutant Don Echols for leading this program. Lee-Jackson-Maury Day Ceremony Situation In Charlottesville January 21 – Several Clinton Hatcher Camp While the monthly meeting was taking place, Compatriots attended the Compatriot and attorney Colt Puryear was Lee-Jackson-Maury Day ceremony at the Old attending the Charlottesville City Council House of Delegates Chamber at the State meeting, staying on top of the fight to save Capitol in Richmond. The event was the Lee monument. Many thanks to sponsored by the Stuart-Mosby Historical Compatriot Puryear for leading this fight. Society. Joining the SMHS and several other SCV, UDC and MOS&B chapters to
18 - Old Dominion Voice March 2017 4th Brigade Report Commander Richard A. Moomaw - [email protected]
commemorate the birthdays of the three Confederate heroes, the Camp’s memorial wreath was placed at the foot of the famous statue of Gen. Lee that graces the chamber.
Jefferson Davis Camp #305: Sword of Lee Breakfast The Camp met on January 19th at the Royal Restaurant in observance of the Camp’s annual “Sword of Lee Breakfast” gathering. R.E. Lee Camp Officers being sworn in by Richard Abell Acting Commander Eric Martin led the meeting in the absence of Commander Stephen McLeod, Director of Library Lundy. Compatriot Joseph F. Johnston spoke Programs at Mount Vernon, gave an about the history and significance of The excellent presentation on the topic of “What it Sword of Lee when at Appomattox in April was like at Mount Vernon during the Civil 1865. 20 compatriots were in attendance. War.”
Summers-Koontz Camp #490: January Meeting The Camp met at the Luray Fire Department hall for the dinner meeting that was rescheduled from December. 28 Compatriots and family members were in attendance and it is reported that all enjoyed the dinner and evening events. 1 UDC member also attended. Speaker Stephen McLeod
New Member R.E. Lee Camp #726: Also, new member Jonathan Edouard General Lee Celebration Babington-Heina was inducted and The Camp’s annual celebration of General welcomed into the Camp. He was then Lee’s birthday was another huge success. installed as the Camp’s Color Sergeant. The Banquet began with the acknowledgment of our military veterans, prayer, the singing of Dixie and The Bonnie Blue Flag followed by dinner with a cash bar for adult beverages. The atmosphere in the banquet hall was warm and inviting with wonderful people enjoying each other’s company.
19 - Old Dominion Voice March 2017 4th Brigade Report Commander Richard A. Moomaw - [email protected]
Period Music The Camp was entertained by the Virginia Serenaders
Turner Ashby Camp #1567: January Meeting The monthly meeting included a talk by Jerry Holsworth about the Winchester Va. Morgan Continental Guards during the Civil War. Originally, they were a group of men who were joined together to maintain Revolutionary War Colonel Daniel Morgan’s grave site at Mt Hebron Cemetery in Strasburg Guard Camp #1587: Winchester VA. When John Brown raided January Meeting Harpers Ferry the Morgan Guards were there Commander and famed local historian to help stop the invasion. When the war Richard Kleese gave a very interesting talk broke out these men purchased their own on the events leading up to the War. 21 uniforms made in the fashion of the Compatriots were in attendance. The Camp Revolutionary War Officer's uniforms. In May is extremely fortunate to have this quality of of 1861 the Morgan Guards left for enlistment historian as a member and leader. at Harpers Ferry. They were assigned to Company K, 5th VA Infantry. They Co. E Brandy Rifles Camp #1918: experienced many battles during the conflict Upcoming Meeting but were most impressive at the battles of The Commander reported that there would First Winchester and Port Republic. be no meeting in January but that the Camp would meet at the historic Burgandine House The following picture is a soldier from the in Culpeper for their February meeting. Winchester VA Continental Morgan Guards. This was the type of uniforms they wore Capt. Jack Adams Camp #1951: during the Harpers Ferry Raid by John Brown January Meeting on October 16, 1859. They no longer wore The monthly meeting of the Camp was held these after enlisting in the Confederate Army in the banquet hall of the Southern Kitchen in 1861. with over 40 Compatriots and family members present to celebrate Lee’s birthday. Famed historical artist Keith Rocco spoke on
20 - Old Dominion Voice March 2017 4th Brigade Report Commander Richard A. Moomaw - [email protected]
the many hours of research and hard work Camps in the 4th Brigade: that go into painting an accurate historical Kemper-Fry-Strother Camp #19 event. The talk was extremely well received Clinton Hatcher Camp #21 and much appreciated. Also, new member William Wine was inducted and welcomed Jefferson Davis Camp #305 into the Camp. Summers-Koontz Camp #490 R.E. Lee Camp #726 Black Horse Camp #780 Frank Stringfellow Camp #822 John S. Mosby Camp #1237 Turner Ashby Camp #1567 Strasburg Guard Camp #1587 Co. E Brandy Rifles Camp #1918 Capt. Jack Adams Camp #1951 Stafford Light Artillery Camp #2247
Famed Artist Keith Rocco
Induction of William Wine by Commander Bill Zirk
Stafford Light Artillery Camp #2247: Camp Participation The report from the monthly meeting states that several Camp members attended the Lee- Jackson events in Lexington and 2 Happy Birthday to the members attended the Fredericksburg UDC 3rd Confederate Secretary of War Lee-Jackson Memorial event. & Thomas Jefferson’s Grandson George Wythe Randolph March 10th, 1818
21 - Old Dominion Voice March 2017 5th Brigade Report Commander Michael Virts - [email protected]
Camp Meetings The Camp met on January 25th and will meet again on April 25th. The Camp has one new applicant for Camp membership and three prospective applicants for Camp membership.
19th Virginia Infantry Camp #1493: Situation in Charlottesville Commander Wes Leach via e-mail apprised 5th Brigade Commander Virts of the latest Colonel D. H. Lee Martz Camp #10: happenings of the Charlottesville City Council January Activities concerning the City's proposed removal or On January 7th, the Camp attended the UDC reinterpretation of the City's Monuments of Turner Ashby Chapter #162 Robert E. Lee and Thomas Jonathan Lee-Jackson-Maury Luncheon in Dayton. On Jackson. Brigade Commander Virts January 15th, Camp #10 attended the attended the February 6th Charlottesville City Lee-Jackson Events of Stonewall Brigade Council Meeting concerning the City's threat Camp #1296 in Lexington. On January 23rd, to the existence of the two Confederate the Martz Camp held a monthly meeting in Monuments in the City. The City Council on which it discussed the National SCV February 6th voted to remove the statue of multi-year renewal, Confederate Memorial Robert E. Lee and rename the Robert E. Lee Day in April, Adopt-A-Highway, and the Park. Commander Leach invited Brigade Woodbine Cemetery. Commander Virts to visit the Camp at its March Meeting in Charlottesville. Two The Stonewall Brigade Camp #1296: Republican Candidates for Governor of Lee Jackson Day Success Virginia, Denver Riggleman and Corey 5th Brigade Commander Virts reported to the Stewart, have gone on record in opposition to Virginia Division Executive Council at its the Charlottesville City Council's vote to Quarterly Business Meeting on January 28th remove the statue of Lee and rename the the many successful Lee-Jackson weekend Lee Park. activities of the Camp in Lexington. Botetourt Artillery Camp #1701: Upcoming March Meeting Next Meeting Brigade Commander Michael Virts will visit The Camp will meet on February 16th to the Camp at its March 14th Meeting in review events to attend throughout the year. Lexington. Matthew Fontaine Maury Camp Trevilian Station Camp #1434: #1722: DEC Meeting Various Camp Activities Commander Harry Jackson attended the 5th Brigade Commander apprised the entire January 28th Meeting of the Virginia Virginia Division Executive Council at its Division Executive Council (DEC) in Quarterly Business Meeting on January 28th Spotsylvania. He represented one of only in Spotsylvania of Camp # 1722's concerns two 5th Brigade Camps attending that DEC about the Division's handling of Oakwood Meeting.
22 - Old Dominion Voice March 2017 5th Brigade Report Commander Michael Virts - [email protected]
Cemetery in Richmond. On January 12th, On February 2nd, the Camp met again, in the Camp retrieved wreaths from Christmas which both Horace Cook and Chase Walton on Confederate graves in Fredericksburg. reported on the Stonewall Brigade Camp's On January 18th, the Camp held its Annual Lee-Jackson events in Lexington. Greg Christmas Dinner. On January 25th, Camp # Mays reported on his visit to an SCV Camp's 1722 attended the Lee-Jackson Celebration site of a Confederate Battle Flag flying off of UDC Chapter #163 in Fredericksburg. On Interstate Route I-10 in Pensacola, Florida. January 29th, Camp #1722 attended the Culpeper UDC Lee-Jackson Award Ceremony for children at Brandy Station.
Major General Fitzhugh Lee Camp #1805: DEC Meeting Commander Robert Williams and Adjutant Kenny Everly attended the January 28th Meeting of the Virginia Division Executive Council (DEC) in Spotsylvania. They represented one of the only two 5th Brigade Camps attending that DEC Meeting. New Camp Member Chase Walton Situation in Charlottesville Camp Treasurer & Communications Officer Michael Virts attended the Charlottesville City Rev. Beverly Tucker Lacy Camp Council Meeting on Monday evening, February 6th, concerning the City's threat to #2141: the existence of the City's statues of Robert Various Camp Activities E. Lee and Thomas Jonathan Jackson. The Camp Commander Bill West attended both City Council on February 6th voted to remove the Lee-Jackson weekend events of the statue of Robert E. Lee and rename Stonewall Brigade Camp # 1296 in Lexington Robert E. Lee Park. and the Charlottesville City Council meeting on February 6th in which the City Council Yearly Camp Plans voted to remove the statue of Robert E. Lee Camp Officers Robert Williams, Kenny and rename Robert E. Lee Park. Everly, D. P. Newton (Camp Historian), and Michael Virts met on February 7th to discuss the scheduling of camp meetings during the Pvt. Napoleon Bonaparte Ponton year and plan camp field trips. The next Camp #2179: Camp meeting will be on March 7th. Raising Funds Camp met on January 29th and sold 15 Carpenter’s Battery Camp #1927: gallons of Brunswick Stew for the purpose of Various Camp Activities purchasing a collection of Flags of the War On January 5th, the Camp met and Between the States. welcomed new member Chase Walton. The Camp participated in the Stonewall Brigade Camp's Lee-Jackson events in Lexington.
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Camps in the 5th Brigade: Col. D.H.Lee Martz Camp #10 The Stonewall Brigade Camp #1296 Trevilian Station Camp #1434 19th Va. Infantry Camp #1493 Highlander Camp #1530 Botetourt Artillery Camp #1701 Matthew Fontaine Maury Camp #1722 Major General Fitzhugh Lee Camp #1805 Carpenter’s Battery Camp #1927 47th Virginia Cavalry Camp #2124 Rev. Beverly Tucker Lacy Camp #2141 Pvt. Napoleon Bonaparte Ponton Camp #2179
Happy Birthday to former United States President, former Governor of Virginia, signer of the Virginia Ordinance of Secession, member of the Confederate Provisional House of Representatives, & member of the Confederate Congress John Tyler Happy Birthday to March 29th, 1790 Confederate Major General Matthew Calbraith Butler March 8th, 1836
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Walker Terry Camp #1758: Camp Elections At its regular meeting on January 10, the Walker Terry camp conducted its annual election of officers. In a show of continuing support, the full slate of standing officers was re-elected unanimously. Key personnel will continue to be Carrel Thompson, Commander, Bill Leighton, Lt. Commander and Sidney Kitts, Adjutant/Treasurer.
Captain John F. McElhenny Camp New Member #840: Also at this meeting, new member Stephen Civil War Trails Marker Terry was formally sworn in. Compatriot On January 20, Compatriot Sam Campbell Terry had been presented his certificate at participated in a Civil War Trails Sign the December dinner meeting but was not dedication ceremony in Bluff City, officially inducted at that time. Tennessee, marking the site where pro-Union sympathizers burned the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad Camp Awards Program bridge at Middletown, as Bluff City was The camp began a new program of known at the time of the war. The stone piers recognizing the contribution(s) of its of the original bridge are still in place. members at this meeting. The program was adopted as an end of year decision by the The effort was the Eagle Scout project of Executive Committee and was implemented Lucas Triplett in conjunction with the Sullivan for the first time in January. The camp has County Department of Archives and Tourism adopted this as a permanent program, to and the Civil War Trails program. continue in subsequent years.
The program recognizes those individuals who have been a member of the camp for at least one year, have renewed for the coming year and who have volunteered at least twenty-four hours during the past year in camp activities such as fund raising efforts, parades, living history and other heritage related events, etc. Each person recognized is presented an SCV Member's medal.
Recognized for their contributions during 2016 were Adjutant Sidney Kitts, Sergeant -at-Arms John Harman and Compatriots Darrel Simmons, Marc Bishop and Dale (L-R) Brigade Commander Bill Dennison, Life Scout Lucas Stevenson. Triplett and Compatriot Sam Campbell
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(L-R) Marc Bishop, Sergeant-at-Arms John Harman, Adjutant Sidney Kitts and Darrel Simmons. Not pictured, Dale Stevenson
Lee Jackson Day On January 14, Sergeant-at-Arms John Harman and Compatriots Darrel Simmons and Marc Bishop traveled to Lexington to participate in the Lee-Jackson Day events honoring two of the most revered figures in Virginia's pantheon of heroes.
The occasion was well attended by more than thirty camp members, their families and guests. Guests included 6th Brigade Commander Bill Dennison and his wife, Jackie, Tennessee Division Vaughn's Brigade Commander Billie Joe Holley and his wife, Ruth Ann, Lt. Colonel Vincent A. Witcher Camp #1863 immediate past (L-R) Sergeant-at-Arms John Harman, Compatriots commander Chester Stiltner and his wife, Marc Bishop and Darrel Simmons Marlene, Compatriot Charles Clevenger from the Witcher camp and his wife, Wanda and Scott County’s Clinch Mt. Rangers several members of the Tennessee Division Camp #1858: John Singleton Mosby Camp #1409, Lee Jackson Dinner including Commander John Byington and his On January 21, the Clinch Mountain Rangers wife, Bonny, Compatriot Tom Pardue, Sr., his hosted their annual Lee-Jackson Day dinner wife and her brother. at Mama's House Buffet in Kingsport, Tennessee.
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Commander John Byington of the Kingsport, This was the inaugural event under the Tennessee Mosby camp was the keynote command of newly elected camp commander speaker and provided a very interesting Brandon Newsome. account of the Battle of Rogersville, Tennessee which occurred on November 6, 1863 and resulted in a resounding Confederate victory.
(L-R) Clinch Mountain Rangers Adjutant Duane (L-R) Commander Brandon Newsome, Jonathan Beasley, Commander Greg Ware, 6th Brigade Looney, Melvin Stevens, Charles Clevenger, Commander Bill Dennison, 1st Lt. Commander Adjutant Kenneth Edward Smith II, Joey Christian, Mike Leonard, Mosby Camp Commander/Speaker Chaplain Ralph Rife and Billy Joe Carter John Byington and 2nd Lt. Commander Jim Stallard This concludes the January 2017 monthly report of the 6th Brigade.
Respectfully Submitted,
Camps in the 6th Brigade: Captain John F. McElhenny Camp #840 Brown Harmon Nighthawks Camp #1573 Commander Greg Ware (R) presents 1st Lt. Commander Mike Leonard with his Lt. Gen. Henry A. Wise Camp #1756 Commander's medal Walker Terry Camp #1758 Cumberland Mountain Rangers Camp Lt. Colonel Vincent A. Witcher #1798 Camp #1863: Scott County’s Clinch Mt. Rangers Camp Lee Jackson Memorial Service #1858 On January 14 the Witcher camp conducted Lt. Colonel Vincent A. Witcher Camp their annual Lee-Jackson Day Memorial #1863 Service at the Buchanan County Courthouse Gibson-McCready Camp #2008 in Grundy. To conclude the service, a musket Saltville Home Guard Camp #2098 volley was fired to salute the generals.
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The Old Brunswick Camp #512: February Meeting Mr. Jack Marlar, former Field Representative of the National Sons of Confederate Picture not Veterans will be our guest speaker for our available February 15th meeting. He will be speaking on the amazing submarine of the Confederates, The Hunley. You will not want to miss this story of amazing ingenuity by our Southern ancestors. Jack Marlar is considered be one of the very best speakers A.P. Hill Camp #167: you will ever hear so make a special effort January Meeting you get to this meeting. If you’re ever going The A. P. Hill Camp #167 held its January to bring a friend and/or prospective member, meeting on January 16th with 28 people in this will be the time! attendance. After the Blessing, pledge to U.S. and Salute to the State and Confederate Brunswick Camp Cooking Brunswick Stew Flags, the group sang "Dixie" and 'Carry Me The Old Brunswick Camp will be Back to Ol' Virginny". 1st Lt. Commander cooking/selling Brunswick Stew on Saturday, Travis Toombs read the charge by Lt. February 18th, 2017 at Tracy Clary’s General Stephen Dill Lee. Guests were home/shop. (This will be the Saturday introduced and the meal was served. immediately following our February meeting) Stew will be ready for pickup at 11 AM and is Ray Easter spoke to the Camp on the still only $7 per quart. Please sell all you can Petersburg Preservation Task Force and as this is an important fundraiser for our what they are doing with the historic sites in camp. And don’t forget that WE NEED HELP! Petersburg (Blandford Church, Centre Hill So please plan to come out and help stir the Mansion and the Siege Museum). He spoke pot or quart up some stew. We will need about the upcoming Centre Hill Mansion help beginning around 3 or 4 AM on that Ghost Watch on the 26th. He also asked for Saturday morning. We also need you to volunteers to help clean up the sites and report to Tracy how much you’ve sold by helping catalogue historical items. Sunday, Feb. 12th so he can order the proper amount of ingredients. DON’T FORGET TO 1st Lt. Commander Toombs spoke on CALL TRACY at 434-774-4341. upcoming events. Commander Easter discussed our Brunswick Stew fundraiser John M. Jordan Camp #581: coming up on the 21st and asked for January Meeting volunteers to help cook the stew. The John M. Jordan Camp #581 held their monthly meeting January 23, 2017 at the 1st Lt. Commander Toombs gave a World Of Sports Complex in South Boston presentation on Yankee Terrorism during the with approximately 40 members and guests Civil War and at 9:00 the benediction was present. After the normal opening activities, given and the meeting adjourned. an informative program was presented by Commander Burnett on the history of Berry Hill Plantation and the Bruce family as they and the plantation related to the War
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Between the States. Commander Burnett's Pittsylvania Vindicators Camp #828: objective was to have Camp members well Outstanding Camp Award versed in the history of the Bruce Plantation Pittsylvania Vindicators Camp #828 has so they as host might be in a position to help already turned in an application to the answer question for attendees of the Division Outstanding Camp Award. Convention in April. Cabell-Graves Camp #1402: Convention Committee January Meeting Members of the Convention Committee have On January 26th the camp held their monthly been meeting weekly working on details and meeting at Mary’s Dinner on Piney Forest putting together an interesting program as Road in Danville Virginia. After the normal well as a diverse vender room. Additionally, opening activities and usual business and camp has been working on the Camp's brand announcements were covered, Compatriot new website and it is almost ready to be Samuel V. Shelton was presented his Life launched. The Jordan Camp welcomes all Membership Certificate. A short presentation Division members to this very special Virginia was then given by Commander Royce Agee Division Convention. on two Confederate books. Commander Agee then offered the two books as a Remembering Our Ancestors fundraising raffle. After the raffle the meeting On Saturday January 14th, 7th Brigade was adjourned. Commander Crews coordinated the recovery and repair of the grave marker of Martha Charlotte County Grays Camp Anne Puckett, widow of 1st Lt. Henry Douglas Puckett, Co I, 42nd VA Inf. who was #1964: killed at Battle of Chancellorsville. Widow January Meeting Puckett's grave stone had fallen over many Our January meeting was held on January years ago and had been cover with leaves 17, 2017 at 6:30 PM at Sheldon’s. At our and debris. Pictured below are some of the program we were honored to have Sharon descendants of Lt. Puckett, all happy to see Crockett, Regent, Red Hill Chapter of the the gravestone reset and private cemetery DAR and Past Regent Patt Graves also of cleaned. the Red Hill DAR. The DAR chapter has joined with The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration for the 50th anniversary of Vietnam. They thanked and honored United States military veterans who served during the Vietnam War time frame. The ladies presented 17 special lapel pins, 11 were to SCV members. It was a very nice event and I hope you were there. Three different area newspapers had the story and photo.
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step further and worked with Radford University to do a ground penetrating radar scan. It should be an excellent program.
Lee Jackson Day On Jan 13 at the Lee Jackson program at the Old House of Delegates Chamber at the State Capitol in Richmond, Commander Graves placed a wreath for the camp and February Meeting also read Lee’s General Order #9. Our February meeting will be held on February 21, 2017, at Sheldon’s at 6:30 PM. After the “Dutch Treat” meal and short business meeting we will have a program on Confederate history. I have not been able to confirm with our schedule speaker so I have asked our associate member Pete Pennington to be ready in case we need him to step in.
Prayers Needed We have a member Compatriot who has serious health concerns. Please continue to pray for our sick Compatriot and remember Lee Jackson Day Parade the family as well. Jan 15th was the Lee Jackson Parade in Lexington. Four Charlotte Grays members Confederate Flag Day and one associate member attended. Larry March 4th is SCV Headquarters’ Confederate Hartsoe placed the wreath for the camp and Flag Day. This year the Virginia Division will all five marched in the parade. Attending have a program in the Confederate section at were: Larry Hartsoe, George Pettee , David Oakwood Cemetery in Richmond. The Moore, Stanley Foster and Randolph address is 3101 Nine Mile Road, Richmond. Gillispie. Last year we held our own program as requested by the Virginia Division.
Ladies Of The UDC On March 13th the H. A. Carrington ladies have invited us to their meeting at 6:30 to hear a program by Lynn Reed, 1st District Chairman, Virginia UDC, she will speak on Montgomery White Sulphur Springs Resort and Confederate Hospital. Following the WBTS it became a Resort and several Confederate Veterans reunions were held there. The local UDC chapter while doing cleanup at the cemetery decided to go one
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Lee Jackson Day again! Camps in the 7th Brigade: th On Jan 19 two members attended the A.P. Hill Camp #167 annual General Lee program in Richmond at The Old Brunswick Camp #512 the Confederate Chapel in honor of General John M. Jordan Camp #581 Lee’s birth. David Palmer did a Armistead-Hill-Goode Camp #749 presentation of General Lee (in the first Pittsylvania Vindicators Camp #828 person). He did an excellent job and the Powhatan Troop Camp #1382 Chapel was packed. Stanley Foster and Cabell-Graves Camp #1402 Commander Graves attended. High Bridge Camp #1581 Appomattox Rangers Courthouse Camp Cannon School #1733 th On January 28 , four of our Camp members Charlotte County Grays Camp #1964 attended cannon school in North Carolina. Dinwiddie Grays Camp #2220 Attending for the first time were Dick Ellett, Harvey Wray and William Carroll, all who were certified for the first time. Stanley Foster who was already certified, attended and received another certification. If you are interest in being certified to help with our cannon the next school is in August.
Honoring Our Ancestors On February 4th Cadet Cole Foster and Stanley Foster assisted in the cleanup project at the Toombs Cemetery in Randolph, Virginia.
Dinwiddie Grays Camp #2220: February Meeting The Dinwiddie Grays Camp 2220 held its February meeting on the 14th at the Historic Dinwiddie Courthouse. Commander Johnny Neville called the meeting to order with Ray Reese as Adjutant and 25 people in attendance.
After the normal opening ceremonies and welcome, the special guest speaker, Compatriot Jack Malar was introduced. Compatriot Marlar presented a very informative program on Artillery considering Happy Birthday to both Confederate and Union methods. Mr. Confederate Major General Marlar displayed an exhibit of the different Patrick Ronayne Cleburne types of projectiles and fuses used. The March 17th, 1828 necessary progression of both fuses and projectiles was discussed. The program was enjoyed by all.
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March 02 - In the far Southwest, Confederates under the command of H. H. Sibley marched north along the Rio Grande River in their entrance into the New Mexico Territory, forcing the abandonment of Albuquerque by the federals.
March 04 - Confederate forces under H. H. Sibley take control of Santa Fe.
March 07 - The biggest battle west of the Mississippi is fought at Pea Ridge, Arkansas. Confederate American Indians fight in this battle.
March 08 - The C.S.S. Virginia begins to destroy federal vessels in the area of Hampton Roads, Virginia.
March 09 - The modern era of naval warfare begins about nine in the morning as the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Virginia fight their legendary battle.
March 16 - Martial law is instituted in San Francisco, California.
March 18 - Confederate Cabinet changes: Judah P. Benjamin becomes Secretary of State; George W. Randolph becomes Secretary of War; and Thomas H. Watts becomes Attorney General.
March 23 - The first battle at Kernstown, Virginia, in the Shenandoah Valley marks the opening of the famous Shenandoah Valley Campaign.
March 26 - A major battle in the far Southwest would occur on March 28 at La Glorieta Pass (Pigeon's Ranch) near Santa Fe in the New Mexico Territory.
March 29 - Confederate armies of Kentucky and the Mississippi are consolidated under General Albert Sidney Johnston with General Pierre G. T. Beauregard as second in command. Corps Commanders sound like a Who's Who List: Leonidas Polk, Braxton Bragg, William J. Hardee, and George B. Crittenden.
Michael Virts, 5th Brigade Commander
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The Virginia Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans are hosting their 2017 Confederate Flag Day Celebration on Saturday March 4th, 2017 at 2:00PM in the Confederate Section of Oakwood Cemetery. Bring your Confederate flags & COME CELEBRATE WITH US!!
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The John M. Jordan Camp # 581 is pleased to host the 2017 Virginia Division Convention and Reunion. The Convention will be held April 21-23, 2017 at the historic Berry Hill Resort and Conference Center, 3105 River Road, South Boston, Virginia 24592. Berry Hill is the ancestral home of the Bruce family with deep ties to the War between the States. The main house is considered to be one of Virginia’s finest examples of Greek Revival Architecture and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Please go to http://johnmjordanscv.org/ for registration form, schedule of events and ancestor memorial form for those who might wish to have their ancestor(s) recognized in the reunion program booklet. Please remember in order to obtain the very special rate of $89 plus taxes for lodging, you must call Berry Hill directly at 434-517-7000 and mention “SCV” Convention. For those that arrive early on Friday evening, supper is on your own. There are several fine dining options at Berry Hill you may want to consider. Information on dining options, making dinner reservations, pictures and additional information on the host venue may be found at http://www.berryhillresort.com/
Dress protocol for the convention is business attire with coat and tie preferred for gentlemen during the business session and for the banquet. Of course, as is always the case, period dress is welcomed at all convention events and activities.
We feel fortunate to be hosting the convention at such an exclusive and historic venue and have coordinated, with management, arrangements with regard to the displaying of flags of the Confederate States of America. CSA flags may be displayed in those areas (rooms) rented or contracted for the exclusive use of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Those areas and rooms are noted on the schedule of events.
Camps are welcomed to display their camp flag in the main conference room during the convention (remember to bring your stand). Compatriot Stanley Foster of the Charlotte County Grays Camp 1964 will be coordinating the color guard processional march at the opening ceremonies. If you wish to take part in the color guard, let Stanley know, telephone 434-735-8415.
All the members of the John M. Jordan Camp 581 hope you will enjoy your trip to South Boston and Halifax County and will make every effort to assist in any way possible. We look forward to seeing you in April.
Sincerely, Gerald C. Burnett, M.D. Commander, John M. Jordan Camp #581
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March 2017
4th: Confederate Flag Day Celebration Oakwood Cemetery, Confederate Section 1400 Hours; Hosted by the Virginia Division, SCV https://www.facebook.com/events/1840472042865847/
4th: Confederate Flag Day Celebration, 6th Brigade Russell County Public Library, 248 Main Street, Lebanon, Virginia 1200 - 1400 Hours; Hosted by the 6th Brigade, VA Division https://www.facebook.com/events/182477395569052/ April 2017
2nd: A.P. Hill Memorial Service (at the site of his death) 1300 Hours: 5930 Sentry Hill Ct, Petersburg, VA 23803 Hosted by: Patrick Falci with the A.P. Hill Camp #167 https://www.facebook.com/events/1182223315229069/
2nd: Headstone Dedication Service for Richard Vance Lt. Colonel Vincent A. Witcher Camp #1863, 6th Brigade Richard Vance is the Uncle to “Devil Anse” Hatfield of the Hatfields & McCoys Legend. 1400 Hours: Collins Ridge Road, Paynesville, WV GPS Location: 37°21'09.2"N, 81°50'31.7"W
8th: Confederate History & Heritage Month Commemoration Featuring Pastor John Weaver speaking on “Principles of Southern Secession” 10:00AM - Historic Blandford Church, Petersburg, Virginia Hosted by: A.P. Hill Camp #167 https://www.facebook.com/events/1758480854480754/
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21st - 23rd: Virginia Division Annual Convention The Berry Hill Resort & Conference Center, 3105 River Rd, South Boston, VA 24592, USA MUST CALL FOR SCV SPECIAL ROOM RATE 434-517-7000; www.berryhillresort.com For more information, visit johnmjordanscv.org
** If your Camp is hosting or participating in a Memorial Day event and you would like it put on the Calendar of Confederate Events, please email the editor at [email protected] and use the subject “Memorial Day Event.” **
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It was Winston Churchill who said: "Most people, sometime in their lives, stumble across truth. Most jump up, brush themselves off, and hurry on about their business as if nothing had happened." Unhappily, in our day and time, most people do not stumble across truth, they simply deny it, and pretend it is not even there and refuse to consider it. The same is true in regard to the Confederate battle flag. Anyone that would do minimal research could easily and readily discover the truth concerning the flag.
William Porcher Miles, chairman of the flag committee said in one paragraph in a report to congress:
“The committee humbly thinks that the flag which they submit combines these requisites. It is very easy to make. It is entirely different from any national flag. The three colors of which it is composed, red white and blue, are the true Republican colors. In heraldry they are emblematic of the three great virtues, of valor, purity and truth. Naval men assure us that it can be recognized and distinguished at a great distance. The colors contrast admirably, and are lasting. In effect and appearance, it must speak for itself.” Reported by: AUSTIN STATE GAZETTE, March 23, 1861, p. 1, c. 5
William Porcher Miles was the man that designed what became known as the Confederate battle flag. His flag was designed to represent the ethnic, moral, religious and Christian foundations of the Southern people. His flag does not and did not represent humanism, rationalism or transcendentalism which were prevalent in the North. It carried a distinctively Christian symbolism. – the Saint Andrew’s Cross.
The battle flag is correctly referred to as the St. Andrew’s cross. Andrew, the first disciple of Jesus Christ, was sentenced to be crucified. Andrew asked to be crucified on an X shaped cross because he did not believe himself worthy to be crucified in the same manner as his Savior. His death on this type of cross would necessarily include more suffering since he would be tied to the cross. Andrew was 90 years old at the time of his death and he lasted for three days on the cross. The entire time he was being crucified, he was also preaching and teaching to all those who would listen. Finally, his time came when he was released from his sufferings in order to live with the Christ he had loved and served. Andrew became the patron saint of Scotland. Russia also claims him.
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Miles’ design at first was rejected in favor of the Stars and Bars. However, it was later embraced by Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard and eventually won over the hearts of the Southern people. The saltier or “X” on the Confederate battle flag is most often referred to as the Cross of St. Andrew, after the manner of the Andrew’s crucifixion. The Confederate battle flag is a Christian flag. Listen to Psalm 20:5: "We will rejoice in thy salvation and in the name of our God we will set up our banners. The Lord fulfill all thy petitions." Banners or flags then have a religious significance.
The battle flag is not a racist flag. It is not a flag of slavery. No slave ever came into this country under the Confederate battle flag. It only flew for 4 years during the war. It only came into existence after First Manassas in July of 1861. The war was not fought over slavery. Slavery became a side issue after the war began. The proof is in the Corwin Amendment. The Corwin Amendment was passed by both houses in an attempt to get the 7 seceded cotton states back into the union. The amendment reads:
“No amendment shall be made to the Constitution which will authorize or give to Congress the power to abolish or interfere, within any State, with the domestic institutions thereof, including that of persons held to labor or service by the laws of said State.”
The Corwin Amendment passed both houses of Congress as the Buchanan administration neared its end. President James Buchanan signed the amendment, despite the fact that the chief executive had no role in the amendment process. However, Buchanan left to Lincoln the responsibility of transmitting the proposed amendment to the state legislatures for ratification.
In his first inaugural address, Lincoln included a section about the amendment process. In that paragraph he mentioned the Corwin amendment, although not by name:
“I understand a proposed amendment to the Constitution — which amendment, however, I have not seen — has passed Congress, to the effect that the Federal Government shall never interfere with the domestic institutions of the States, including that of persons held to service. To
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avoid misconstruction of what I have said, I depart from my purpose not to speak of particular amendments so far as to say that, holding such a provision to now be implied constitutional law, I have no objection to its being made express and irrevocable.”
In short, Lincoln simply said that the Corwin amendment confirmed the understanding he had always had about the Constitution and slavery in states where it already existed. He had “no objection” to it.
"My paramount object, is to save the Union, and not either destroy or save slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing the slaves, I would do it. If I could save the Union by freeing some and leaving others in slavery, I would do it. If I could save it by freeing all, I would do that. What I do about slavery and the colored race, I do because it helps save the Union." -- Abraham Lincoln in a letter to Horace Greeley
If the battle flag is not a symbol of racism or slavery, what does it represent? It is first a Christian flag and represent Jesus Christ and Christianity. The Confederate flag stands for individual and states rights, for volunteerism, and for Constitutional government. It stands for self-determination and freedom, for decency and the Christian ethic. It stands for the old paths and the ancient landmarks of our American forefathers. The battle flag stands for the morality, integrity, character, decency, and the Christian faith of men like Lee, Jackson, Stuart, Kirby-Smith, and Davis. Long may these principles survive and long may that flag wave. We should honor this flag today because it honors the principles for which our forefathers fought and died – truth, liberty, freedom, right, and faith.
Pastor John Weaver
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