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Next Meeting The ShenandoahSemper Fortis Captain James Iredell Waddell Chapter No. 32 Military Order of the Stars & Bars Raleigh, North Carolina Volume XXIII - Number 2 April/May/June 2014 Next Meeting Thursday 9th Annual May 15, 2014 Confederate Memorial Day Ceremony 6:30 PM Confederate Section - Oakwood Cemetery Barbecue Lodge Raleigh 4600 Capitol Blvd. Raleigh, NC May 10, 2014 - 2:00 PM 919-872-4755 Sponsored by the Colonel Leonidas LaFayette Polk Camp No. 1486 Program: Sons of Confederate Veterans - Garner The Inaugural Keynote Speaker: Mr. Stan Clardy The H L Hunley Presentation of The Escape Participating Organizations: Col. Leonidas LaFayette Polk Camp No. 1486, SCV, Garner Route of Capt. James I. Waddell Chapter No. 32, MOS&B, Raleigh John Wilkes Capt. Samuel A. Ashe Chapter No. 2572, UDC, Raleigh 47th Regiment NC Troops Camp No. 166, SCV, Wake Forest Booth Alpha Zeta Fraternity, NC State University Johnston Pettigrew Chapter No. 95, UDC, Raleigh Speaker: Cedar Forks Rifles, Co. I, Regiment NC Troops Byron E. Brady 26th Regiment NC Troops Co. B, 3rd Battalion, Edenton Bell Battery 10th NC Hvy Artillery Co. B Black River Tigers Camp 2152, SCV, Coats Ladies American Legion Post No. 1 are always Oakwood Cemetery Staff Welcome Winner of the Captain John Morton Newsletter Recognition Award for the best MOS&B newsletter in the Confederation for 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 Waddell Chapter Befriends California SCV Camp The Capt. Waddell Chapter has becomes friends with the Capt. The James I. Waddell Camp No. 1770 SCV. The Camp is based in Orange Photo by Frank Powell County, CA and meets monthly in Shenandoah Bernhard Thuersam, Chairman Semper Fortis Santa Anna. We are now trading of the NC War Between the States Official publication correspondence and are receiving of the their newsletter, Ship’s Log. Any Sesquicentennial Commission Captain James Iredell Waddell member that wants to be forwarded from Wilmington is shown ad- Chapter No. 32, their newsletter, please contact By- dressing the Chapter on “Wilming- Military Order of the ron Brady. ton’s Confederate Officers in War Stars and Bars, The Chapter is also friends and Peace.” Raleigh, North Carolina with the CSS Shenandoah Camp since 1988 No. 1820 SCV based in Anchorage, Bernhard Thuersam AK. Addresses February From the Adjutant Meeting The March 2014 issue of Officer’s NC War Between the States Ses- Call was distributed by email in late quicentennial Commission Chair- March. If you did not get an email from man Bernhard Thuersam from IHQ on how to access this newsletter, Wilmington addressed the Febru- Captain James Iredell Waddell please contact me. The Capt. Waddell ary 15, 2014 meeting of the Capt. Confederate States Navy Chapter was featured on Pages 12 and Waddell Chapter. Bernhard gave a Commander 13 regarding our 2014 Robert E. Lee program on “Wilmington’s Confed- Frank B. Powell, III Birthday Celebration held at the State erate Officer’s in War and Peace.” [email protected] Capitol in January. There were 13 members and Lt. Commander I will be selling raffle tickets to ben- guest in attendance which included James Izzell efit a proposed marker to be placed in Frank Powell, John Huss, Dave Liverpool, England during the 150th Henderson, Byron Brady, Rob- Adjutant & Editor Byron E. Brady Anniversary of the Last Flag Down bie Broyles, David Lanier, George [email protected] reenactment to take place in early No- Pearson, John Ledbetter, James vember 2015. See Page 6 for the raffle Izzell, Rick Miller, and Jay Den- Historian George Pearson details. mark. Guests included Dennis Also, I am announcing my candi- Pipkin and Bernhard Thuersam. Color Sergeant dacy for the office of MOS&B ANV The Chapter discussed a future John Huss Department Councilor. Elections are project of locating and cataloging Chaplain to take place at our organization’s na- all Confederate graves in Wake David Lanier tional reunion to be held in historic County and voted to meet on Thurs- The Shenandoah is printed quarterly Charleston, SC in July. day nights for all future meetings in each year. Send all news articles to the Byron E. Brady 2014. editor at the above address. The Shenandoah, April/May/June, Page 2 Sons of the Commander’s Revolution Chapter Log to form in Raleigh A new Chapter of the Sons ing. I hope you have thought about of the Revolution (SR) is be- this and bring your ideas to our next ing formed in the Raleigh area. meeting. We need to have several Membership in this organization ongoing projects to keep things in- is limited to male lineal descen- teresting and to attract interest, not dants of those who fought or only to our chapter, but to the mem- assisted in the establishment of ory and honor of our ancestors. American Independence by ser- vices rendered during the Ameri- Once again, I would like to thank all can Revolutionary War. Waddell Commander the former members who have reac- The Sons of the Revolu- Frank B. Powell, III tivated their memberships and wel- tion was founded in 1876 by come all of our new members. In members of the Society of the six months we have grown into the Cincinnati wishing to broaden largest MOS&B Chapter in North participation in preserving the Carolina! American Heritage on the eve of this country’s centennial. Its I look forward to seeing each of you mission is to promote knowledge Compatriots: on the 15th at the Barbecue Lodge. and appreciation of the achieve- ment of American independence Confederate Memorial Day is May Frank B. Powell, III, and to foster fellowship among 10 and this year it falls on a Satur- Commander its members. As a 501(c)3 non- day. There are numerous Confeder- profit educational organization ate Memorial Services scheduled in devoted to the principles and ide- our area, so please plan to attend at als of its founders, the modern least one. Society maintains its headquar- ters in Colonial Williamsburg, The Captain James I. Waddell Chap- Virginia with 30 societies in the ter will be placing a wreath at the United States and Europe. For annual Memorial Service at Oak- Visit the more information on the SR, vis- wood Cemetery in Raleigh, as we North Carolina it their web site at: www.sr1776. have for many years. The service War Between the States org. starts at 2 PM and is always great. I Sesquicentennial Should you be interested in hope to see many of you there. Commission joining the SR, please contact web site at: Frank Powell, John Huss, John We discussed taking up a project for www.ncwbts150.com Ledbetter, or Byron Brady. our chapter at our February meet- The Shenandoah, April/May/June 2014, Page 3 Tom Smith Concludes Waddell Chapter Recruits at Bentonville Final Term as NC FOUR OAKS–James Izzell and Byron Brady manned a recruitment booth for the Military Order of the Stars & Bars at the 149th Anniversary SCV Commander of the Battle of Bentonville March 15, 2014. The event was held at the VALDESE–Capt. Waddell Mem- Bentonville Battleground State Historic Site. ber Tom Smith presided over his final NC Division SCV Convention April 26, 2014 at the American Le- gion Building in Valdese. Tom was first elected Commander in 2008 and chose not to run for reelection this year. He was joined at the con- vention by two other past Division Commanders and Capt. Waddell members Frank Powell and Byron Brady. These three members repre- sent 16 years of service to the NC Division SCV in that position. Chapter Lt. Commander James Izzell is shown recruiting at the Chap- ter’s booth at the Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site March 15th. James was assisted by Chapter Adjutant Byron Brady. Shown left to right is Byron Brady, Wake Forest NC State Capitol Tom Smith, and Frank Powell, Cemetery Wreath Laying which are now all former NC SCV Division Commanders attending Walking Tour Ceremony May 10, 2014 the 2014 Division Reunion in Val- May 10, 2014 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM dese. Sponsored by the Newly elected Commander Dan- SCV, UDC, and MOS&B North Carolina Division ny Bolick has appointed several members will be stationed at Sons of Confederate Veterans Waddell Chapter members to posi- graves of Confederates locat- tions in his administration. Craig ed inside the cemetery giving a The wreath laying ceremony Pippen has been appointed the Di- brief history of that soldier. will be held at the vision Communications Officer and Wake Forest Cemetery is Confederate Monument the interim Division Webmaster. located at 400 North White on the west side of the Craig was also elected Capital Bri- Street, Wake Forest. Members State Capitol located in gade Commander. Frank Powell participating should arrive at downtown Raleigh. was appointed Division Parliamen- the cemetery no later than 9:00 tarian and Tom Smith will serve as AM. Past Division Commander. The Shenandoah, April/May/June 2014, Page 4 Two Wayside Markers Dedicated at Fort Anderson State Historic Site WINNABOW, NC–The Confederate Officers of North Carolina Society dedicated their third Wayside Marker entitled The Big Guns of Fort Anderson on February 15, 2014 at the Fort Anderson State Historic Site. Society Commander David Edwards was assisted by members Chris Grimes, Larry Brown, and Charles Green. Later that day, the Capt. Samuel A. Ashe Chapter UDC, Raleigh, dedicated a Wayside Marker entitled The Catchers & Infernal Machines. Photo by Sara Powell The NC Society’s Big Guns of Fort Anderson Wayside Photo by Karen Powers Marker dedicated at Fort Anderson. The Capt. Samuel A. Ashe UDC Catchers & Infernal Machines Wayside Marker dedicated at Fort Ander- son.
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