Bowling Banner Sons Of Confederate Veterans Post office Box 2355 La Plata, MD 20646 November 2014 Editor: Brian Piaquadio Editor’s Notes 2014 Officers Compatriots, Bob Parker—Commander Jim Dunbar– 1st Lieutenant Once again, it is time to gather with family and friends to give thanks for what all mighty God has blessed us. Commander / Adjutant Jack Brown-Chaplin & Judge Although present politics, world events and the very war against our ancestors may weigh heavy on our hearts, there is much to Advocate be thankful for. Acting Treasurer Rick Hunt The struggle to regain and retain the liberty and freedoms Quartermaster - Dennis Spears bequeathed to us by God is a consistent battle we shall never break the chains of. This struggle remains eternal in this life. Until the day when we rejoin our heavenly father and freedom is ours. I ask that you all join me in prayer this season for the sick and suffering who need his guidance Presidential and loving hand. I pray that we continue to be given the knowledge and the fortitude to forward our Thanksgiving struggle for truth. Let us pray for our young men and women sent to faraway lands who cannot be Message 1861 with their families this holiday season. They need us more than ever when all other eyes forget what they cannot see. Real Daughter Thank You Lord for all I have been blessed. Laid to Rest Mostly Lord I am thankful for our veterans, past, present and future. In their hearts they are honor- able and do what they are told for Duty, God and Country. As so did our ancestors in 1861-1865. God Bless them all SCV CHARGE “To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, We submit 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 he loved and which made him glorious and which you also cherish. Remember it is your duty to see that the true history of the South is presented to future generations.” 1 Recipe of the month (Part II) Coca-Cola Icing Ingredients 1/2 cup butter or margarine 1/3 cup Coca-Cola 3 tablespoons cocoa 1 (16-ounce) package powdered sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla extract Preparation Bring first 3 ingredients to a boil in a large saucepan over medium heat, stirring until butter melts. Remove from heat; whisk in sugar and vanilla. Recipe compliments of Southern Living Magazine Rebel Yell 2 Presidential Thanksgiving Message A DAY OF FASTING & HUMILIATION (NOT THANKSGIVING!) 1861 by JEFFERSON DAVIS, PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES WHEREAS, it hath pleased almighty God, the Sovereign Disposer of events, to protect and defend us hitherto in our conflicts with our enemies as to be unto them a shield. And whereas, with grateful thanks we recognize His hand and acknowledge that not unto us, butr unto Him, belongeth the victory, and in humble dependence upon His almighty strength, and trusting in the justness of our purpose, we appeal to Him that He may set at naught the efforts of our enemies, and humble them to confusion and shame. Now therefore, I, Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States, in view of impending conflict, do hereby set apart Friday, the 15th day of November, as a day of national humiliation and prayer, and do hereby invite the reverend clergy and the people of these Confederate States to repair on that day to their homes and usual places of public worship, and to implore blessing of almighty God upon our people, that he may give us victory over our enemies, preserve our homes and altars from pollution, and secure to us the restoration of peace and prosperity. Given under hand and seal of the Confederate States at Richmond, this the 31stday of October, year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and sixty one. By the President, Jefferson Davis. 3 Today in Confederate History November 1-3rd 1861 General John B. Floyd troops attack Rosecrans yankees at Gauley Bridge,WV 2nd 1861 HMS Bermuda runs the Federal blockade out of Charleston, SC 3rd 1816 General Jubal Early’s birthday. 4th 1864 General Forest troops destroy Federal gunboats, transports and storage warehouses near Johnsonville, TN 5th 1864 Cassville, GA burned by 5th Ohio Cavalry under Sherman’s orders 6th 1863 Battle of Droop Mountain, WV 6th 1865 CSS Shenandoah strikes her colors in Liverpool England as last active CSA force to fly the CSA colors. 7th 1861 Battles of Belmont, MO and Port Royal, SC 8th 1861 Confederate Commissioners James Mason & John Slidell are seized by union navy ship USS San Jacinto off the British ship “Trent” on high seas in violation of international law 9th 1825 General Ambrose Powell (AP) Hill’s birthday 10th 1864 Sherman’s invading troops burn all foundries, mills and shops of every kind in Rome, GA. 10th 1865 Major Henry Wirz is hanged by order of the federal army court 12th 1861 The Fingal, a blockade runner bought in England, arrives in Savannah with military supplies. 13th 1862 Skirmishes at Holly Springs, MS, Nashville TN and Sulphur Springs, VA 14th 1863 The blockade runner Terista is captured near the mouth of the Rio Grande, TX 15th 1864 Atlanta is looted and burned by the invading yankee army of by Sherman’s army. Sherman begins the infamous “March to the Sea” of mass destruction and war crimes against Southern civilians 17th 1863 Over 100 Confederate troops are captured on Mustang Island, TX 19th 1864 yankees steal and destroy over a half million dollars of property as they occupy Clinton, GA 20th 1864 Battle of Griswoldville, GA 21th 1864 General Hood leads 30,000 infantry and 8,000 cavalry from Florence AL towards Tennessee. 22th 1863 Fighting at Cedar Bayou, TX 22-23rd 1864 Skirmishes at Milledgeville, GA 23rd 1863 Battle of Orchard Knob, TN 23-25th 1863 Battles of Chattanooga, TN 24th 1861 Federal troops gain foothold on Tybee Island, GA 24th 1863 Battle of Lookout Mountain, TN 25th 1863 Battle of Missionary Ridge, TN 25-26th 1864 Skirmishes at Sandersville, GA 27th 1808 General Hugh W. Mercer’s birthday 27th 1863 Confederate patriot Sam Davis is hanged under order of Union General Dodge in Giles Co, TN. 28th 1861 Missouri is officially admitted to the Confederacy 28th 1864 Engagement at Waynesboro, GA 29th 1863 Battle of Ft. Loudon, Knoxville, TN 30th 1864 Battle of Franklin, TN, General Patrick Cleburne is killed 30th 1864 Battle of Honey Hill, SC 30th 1864 Skirmish at Louisville, GA 4 News From Around the Confederacy Buried under the fluttering Confederate flag: Daughter of black slave who fought FOR Southern forces in Civil War is buried, more than 150 years after her father went to war. Mattie Clyburn Rice, 91,was buried today in Monroe, North Carolina By By Kieran Corcoran for MailOnline A woman whose father, a black slave, fought on the Confederate side in the Civil War alongside his master was buried today, more than 150 years after the conflict began. Mattie Clyburn Rice, 91, died last month. Her father was Weary Clyburn, a slave from South Carolina who followed his master to war and saved his life. He fathered Rice in 1922, when he was 82, and survived until his daughter was eight years old. She pressured Union County, North Carolina, into recognizing her father and other black Civil War fighters Civil War re-enactors gathered for the ceremony in Monroe, North Carolina.Veterans’ organizations such as the Daughters of the Confederacy - of which Rice was a member - also attended. Records from the early 20th Century recount how he saved the life of his master, Frank Clyburn, whom he served as a bodyguard. The records recount how, when his master was wounded fighting over a crucial port in South Carolina, he slung him over his shoulder and carried him to safety under intense enemy fire. The near-death encounter came at Hilton Head, South Carolina - a vital port which was blockaded by Union forces and eventually fell in November 1861. Place in history: Weary Clyburn did personal service to Confederate general Robert E. Lee Cutting off naval traffic to key routes such as Hilton Head, Charleston and Savannah were a vital part of crippling the South’s economy and bringing the Confederate war effort to a halt. However, despite his presence in the theater of war, Clyburn - along with all other blacks - was not eligible to be recognized as a Confederate soldier. Clyburn, who was just 19 when he went to war, continued to draw his war pension until 1922 - but because he could not counted as a soldier, received a smaller amount than whites who fought. When Cyburn - referred to locally as ‘Uncle Weary Clyburn’ - died in 1930, his race also prevented his pension from being transferred to his widow. The Charlotte Observer reported that during her life Rice fought for recognition of black people who were involved in the Civil War. She helped pressure Union County, North Carolina, to recognize the service of her father, eight other black slaves and one black free man. 5 News From Around the Confederacy continued The authority agreed and in 2012 established a plaque at their courthouse in their honor - the only such marker in the United States. ‘She absolutely adored her father and she wanted his story told,’ her daughter, Valeria Hall Frazier, told reporters. ‘She wanted so much for that (marker) to happen.’ In an interview last year, Rice recalled hearing stories of the war when she was growing up - which sparked a curiosity to find out more about the war.