VOLUME 12, ISSUE 5 PAGE 1 SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS, TEXAS DIVISION THE JOHN H. REAGAN CAMP NEWS www.reaganscvcamp.org VOLUME 12, ISSUE 5 MAY 2020 CAMP MEETINGS COMMANDER’S DISPATCH 3rd Tuesday of Each Month option for you 06:30 PM With a meal served at each meeting. Disinfect Commercial Bank of Texas on the corner of N. Mallard & E. Lacy Street frequently touched surfaces The Bank is located just south of the Anderson County Courthouse Annex. Isolate yourself Guests are welcome! John H. Reagan Bring the family. if you feel sick About 1863 Oct 8, 1818 – March 6, 1905 www.reaganscvcamp.org I miss our camp Post Master General of the www.reaganscvcamp.or Compatriots we meetings and Confederate States of America Secretary of the Treasury CSA have again look forward to U. S. Senator from Texas canceled our the day soon U. S. Rep. from Texas INSIDE THIS ISSUE: District Judge meeting for the when we can Texas State Representative again meet. We First Chairman - Railroad Commander’s Dispatch 1 month of May due Commission of Texas to the Corona can only home A Founder and President of the Calendar of Events 2 we can meet in Texas State Historical Association Virus. The health Remembering Your 3 June! Ancestor of our members is May Civil War Calendar 4 more important My wish is that than our God will protect Richard The Battle of McDowell 5-8 meetings. all of you and Thornton May 8, 1862 Avoid crowds of your families. Tx Civ. War History 9 more than 10 If any of our for May members or people Confederate Plaza Info 10 Wash your family are ill hands frequently please contact Reagan Camp 11 and thoroughly me so I can Contacts Work from request prayer from all of our home if that’s an compatriots. VOLUME 12, ISSUE 5 PAGE 2 Memorial Plaza Groundskeeping Calendar Due to the government’s request to restrict gatherings of May 2020 - David Franklin people in excess of 10 people, (and some members being June 2020 - Marc Robinson concerned about the Coronavirus) the March, April and May July 2020 - Dwight Franklin meetings of the John H. Reagan Sons of Confederate August 2020 - Need a volunteer Veterans were cancelled. Local medical officials are warning that there has been an increase in cases locally and have asked that people restrict from large groups unless it is absolutely necessary. For that reason, the May meeting has also been canceled. Prayer List Compatriot Forrest Bradberry As it stands right now, we plan on meeting in the Compatriot J.B. Mason Commercial Bank of Texas banquet room on June 16th at 6:30 p.m. Past Reagan Camp Historian Gary Williams Rod Skelton (former Camp Chaplain) Former Camp Commander Rudy Ray United Daughters of the Confederacy The Sovereign State of Texas The United States of America CALENDAR OF EVENTS The Reagan Camp will have monthly meetings on the 3rd Tuesday of each month in the Commercial Bank of Texas meeting room Tuesday May 19 — May Meeting Cancelled Tuesday June 16 — June Meeting Tuesday July 21 - July Meeting Tuesday August 18 - August Meeting Above: Reagan Camp‘s battle flag and sign displayed proudly at intersection of FM 315 and Anderson Cty “NOTHING FILLS ME WITH DEEPER SADNESS THAN TO Rd 448, ten miles north of Palestine. SEE A SOUTHERN MAN APOLOGIZING FOR THE DEFENSE WE MADE OF OUR INHERITANCE. OUR CAUSE WAS SO JUST, SO SACRED, THAT HAD I KNOWN ALL THAT HAS COME TO PASS, HAD I KNOWN WHAT WAS TO BE “DUTY IS THE MOST SUBLIME WORD IN OUR INFLICTED UPON ME, ALL THAT MY COUNTRY WAS TO LANGUAGE. DO YOUR DUTY IN ALL THINGS. YOU CANNOT DO MORE. YOU SHOULD SUFFER, ALL THAT OUR POSTERITY WAS TO ENDURE, I NEVER WISH TO DO LESS.” WOULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN.” -GENERAL -PRESIDENT JEFFERSON DAVIS- ROBERT E. LEE- VOLUME 12, ISSUE 5 PAGE 3 A GREAT WAY TO ENSURE THAT YOUR ANCESTOR’S SERVICE AND HONOR IS NOT FORGOTTEN Many Americans have forgotten that freedom isn’t free at all. There have been hundreds of thousands of Americans who have willingly given their life for their country so that we could continue to have the rights of free men. But there is a group of people in our country who have decided that they have the right to take away the rights of others, especially if those others do not agree with their agenda. These people have no respect for the true history of anything that goes against what they want. Although they cannot change true history, they are changing the history books and in so doing are changing what people are taught about the history of our country. These people don’t care if they are dishonoring our Confederate ancestors. They care nothing about our ancestor’s service. Do you care about preserving your ancestor’s service? If so, you can do so by having his service noted in the Confederate Veteran’s Memorial Plaza with a paver that will include his name and service information on it for only $50. It will last for years and years to come and will let countless people see his name and information. It is a wonderful way to give him the recognition that he deserves. VOLUME 12, ISSUE 5 PAGE 4 ROBERT E. LEE CALENDAR MAY 2020 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 undated—[children] 2 May 2, 1865—To should also be taught to Markie: I trust in know that after having time to be able to been reared & educated procure a humble by their parents, they should not expect them home somewhere. to further provide for them. 3 undated—If 4 May 4, 1851—Be 5 undated— 6 undated— 7 undated— In 8 undated to Custis 9 undated— The habits of self strictly honorable in to Custis Diligence & integrity answer to the Daily exercise of all choice of a profession control & self every act, & be not in any useful pursuit prayers of God’s your energies, acquiring is not of so much denial have been ashamed to do right. Hold yourself above of life will be sure to people. I trust He knowledge, & knowing consequence as the acquired during Acknowledge right every mean action secure prosperity. will soon give us to do your duty, will manner in which it is bring you a delight education the great to be your aim & peace. I haven’t surpassing all that pursued. object has been strive to reach it. seen my wife for idleness & selfishness accomplished. nearly a year—my can give. home in nearly two years. 10 May 10, 11 Undated—to 12 undated to wife 13 undated to Mrs. 14 undated— 15 May 15, 1864 to 16 May 16, 1864 to 1863—To Gen son No one will Study human nature, Fitzhugh General Hill: When a Gen. Hill: These Jackson: Tell him attend to your more by experience We must never relax man makes a mistake, I men are not an to make haste & get business as well as than by precept, learn In truth the in our efforts to save call him to my tent, talk army… I have to well & come back you will yourself. to guard himself & his wilderness of Texas our people or save to him, & use the make the best of what actions & not to be authority of my position to me as soon as he is more agreeable to our Country. I have. deceived by the low, me than its cities. to make him do the can. He has lost his the cunning, & the right thing the next left arm, but I have envious. time. lost my right arm. 17 May 17, 18 May 18, 1857— 19 undated to 20 May 20, 1863 to 21 May 21, 1863 to 22 undated— I 23 May 23, 1863 to 1867—The to wife: If they Custis The Jeff Davis: I wish to Gen. Hood: There know the difficulty of wife: I hope the greater [daughters] can lead necessity I daily take advantage of never were such farmers. Their doctor’s prescriptions the life of pure & every circumstance men in any army success & in a under the blessing of difficulties in earnest Christians have for money to inspire & before. They will go measure their Heaven relieve your our lives the they will realize the has I fear made encourage, & induce anywhere and do pleasure, depend painful affliction for I harder must we only true happiness me the officers & men to anything. upon their daily can do nothing but strive for in this world. parsimonious. believe that their attention to their offer my feeble labours are affairs. prayers to God for success. appreciated. your relief. 24 undated to 25 May 25, 26 May 26, 1863 to 27 undated—To 28 May 28, 1870 29 May 29, 1866 30 May 30, 1858 to wife: Kiss my 1863 to Agnes: Robert: I wish I Custis: so long as I I am unwilling that Above all things, Rooney: I hope you my family should learn at once to daughters for Good-bye my could be of some meet with such will always be advantage to you, return from my become a tax to the worship your distinguished for your me, & you must precious child. but I can only give children, & see them College, all its funds Creator & to do His avoidance of the all remember Kiss your you my love & strive to respond to should be devoted to will as revealed in “universal balm”, me in your mother for me & prayers, & commit my wishes I can meet the purposes of His Holy Book.