VOLUME XXVII—NUMBER XI I Official Publication of the Georgia Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans November / December 2013 Confederacy. ANNUAL GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE Immediately following the program, the first Ex- ecutive Council meeting of the calendar year will be COMMEMORATIVE EVENT held, all are invited to attend. The posters for April January 18, 2014 at 10:30 am depicting the year of 1864 with GA in the cross hairs The Gen. Robert E. Lee of the War will be available. We need to get them in Birthday Commemorative is the schools and libraries around the Division, often scheduled for Jan. 18, 2014 at times this is the only time the students will be exposed the Old Capitol Building, 201 to the truth about the War. So come pick yours up, we E. Greene St., Milledgeville, need to attempt to get these out and into places where the public and especially the youth can see and read at GA. The parade route will as- least a little about the real reasons and consequences semble at 10:30 a.m. at the Old of the War of Northern Aggression. Governor's Mansion on W. Hancock Street and proceed We enter a new year, 2014, 150 years ago the War through downtown to the Old started its march to Georgia, the early months were Capitol on East Greene St. Commander's Report. somewhat quiet in our home state but the dark cloud Those able to march in the of Billy the Torch was on its way. Take time this year Greetings my fellow Compatriots, parade are asked to dress ac- to remember the civilians, men, women, children, cordingly (uniform, period young and old, of all races who were to fall at the I hope you all had a very Merry dress preferred but not neces- hands of the dreaded yankee. Whole towns that were Christmas and are in the process of hav- sary). Bring Real Georgia Flags burned leaving nothing but ashes, farms stripped of ing a Happy, Healthy and prosperous or any Flag of the Confederacy New Year. their crops and livestock, leaving the inhabitants, at least those who were spared, to starve or grub out a (please no novelty flags). Camp flags are acceptable. Those unable to The first event for the Division as a meager existence from the land. march should be seated in the Legislative Chamber of the Old Capitol by whole, is to be held on Sat., January 18, 10:45 a.m. so as to not block the entrance. Children are more than wel- 2014, our annual celebration of the 207th Recently, a local acquaintance passed on a story of come (and encouraged) to participate. birthday of General Robert E. Lee, which a civilian, Mr. Jack Hinson, from Tennessee, who had The ceremony should begin around 11:00 a.m. after everyone is will be held again at the War time Capi- remained neutral at the first of the War, until the yan- seated. Our speaker this year is SCV Field Representative Jack Marlar. tol of Georgia, that being of course, Mil- kees killed, beheaded, and placed the heads of two of Last year Gen. Lafayette McLaws Camp 79 Commander Scott Gilbert ledgeville! We need to form up to the his sons on the gate post of his home. Mr. Hinson spoke on General Lee's first battle which was six days after taking com- rear of the Governor’s Mansion, located then took up a .50 caliber rifle and proceeded to act as mand. Compatriot Marlar will pick up the next battle. at 120 South Clark Street, around 9:30 a sniper and is credited with taking down between 80 As always, if approved, cannons and muskets are welcome and en- a.m. and proceed down West Green and 100 enemy, this just shows the strength and tenac- couraged to convene on the Capitol grounds after the service to perform Street to the old Capitol. Following the ity of the Southern folks. More on this story can be as honor guard. Details will be forthcoming and contact information will march, we will gather inside the Capitol found at: for a program, followed by the firing of a be provided. http://www.murfreesboropost.com/whittle-civil-war- salute to the men (our ancestors) of the Attendance has not been what it should be the past couple of years. sniper-rifle-dealt-death-to-yankees-cms-26639 Last year, the weather was gorgeous. We all had gotten tired of the cold Or and rain and looked forward to getting out of the house. Some hooked up the boat, some went shopping, or just enjoyed the sunshine. This year, I http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Hinson ask that you plan your day, rain or shine, honoring your ancestors with Hope to see you all in Milledgeville, to celebrate the what they would have been doing from 1870 until political correctness birthday of General Lee. Let’s have a great new year! took away our pride. They celebrated one of the greatest men of Ameri- can history, Gen. Robert E. Lee. Honor your Confederate ancestor. Jack Bridwell, Commander Come to Milledgeville Jan. 18, 2014. Let's have a good ole DIXIE cele- Georgia Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans bration! The Charge Inside this issue: DIVISION NEWS 1 - 7 to the Sons of Confederate Veterans "To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we will commit the COLOR PHOTOS 2, 5, 8 vindication of the cause for which we fought. To your strength will & 11 be given the defense of the Confederate soldier's good name, the guardianship of his history, the emulation of his virtues, the CAMP NEWS AND 1 — 7 perpetuation of those principles which he loved and which you love ARTICLES also, and those ideals which made him glorious and which you also LT. COMMANDERS & 7 - 9 cherish. Remember it is your duty to see that the true history of the BRIG. REPORTS South is presented to future generations." Permit # 80002 # Permit NON PROFIT ORG PROFIT NON EDITOR COMMENTS 12 U.S. POSTAGE PAID POSTAGE U.S. Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee, Commander General, United Confederate Veterans, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 25, 1906. Page 2 The Georgia Confederate November / December 2013 Wreaths Across American project at the Georgia section of the Marietta Con- federate Cemetery, sponsored by the Old Guard. The Georgia Division con- tributed to the project. The Gen. John B. Gordon Memorial Camp #1449, Cmdr. Al Medcalf and Chaplain Eddie Rainey Sons of Confederate Veterans of Thomaston, Ga. of The Gen. John B. Gordon Memorial Camp presented Mr. William Decatur Mangrum a Grand- #1449 installing a headstone in the Chatta- son medal and certificate. Mr. Mangrum is the nooga, Tn. Confederate Cemetery. Pvt. Co- Grandson of Cpl. William Decatur Mangrum of lumbus C. Wellmaker of Scogin's Battery is Company A, 13th Georgia Infantry. Pictured are the 3rd Great-uncle of Cmdr. Medcalf. Dirt Mr. W. D. Mangrum and Camp Commander Al from the Wellmaker farm was poured around Medcalf. the stone. The below photos are from the Raid on the Suwannee reenactment. Had great warm weather on Saturday and somewhat cooler on Sunday. Had a good turnout for both Union & Confederate reenactors. These are some of the better quality pictures taken at our camp site, open ranks weapons inspection and the battle reenact- ment. Commander Camp 680, Jack D. Mathews November / December 2013 The Georgia Confederate Page 3 Thomas Watson’s Statue To Be Removed From Georgia Capitol State Representative Tyrone Brooks standing in front of the statue of Thomas Wat- sonX Login PointsMentioned.com Photo By Clyde Bradley The statue of Thomas Watson, a Georgia United States Senator in 1920, is being removed from the grounds of the Georgia State Capitol. “Several years ago, I met a young photojournalist from Creative Loafing, Joeff Davis, who was dedicated to the removal of the statue of Thomas Watson from the grounds of the Georgia Capitol because of Wat- son’s racist reputation,” said Representative Tyrone Brooks. “This was his idea and I have been privileged to have worked with him to make this a reality,” Brooks added. The former U.S. Senator, author, newspaper man, and a self-described white supremacist, Thomas Watson, is being moved from the Georgia State Capitol as a part of a construction program. Governor Nathan Deal issued an executive order that allows crews to move the 12-foot-tall statue to Plaza Park, a fenced-off, stateowned park across the street. Davis was instrumental in starting a petition campaign which resulted in getting the attention of the Georgia Governor. Deal acted to remove the Watson statue which was reported to be offensive to many Georgia citizens. The ADL, Brooks, and many other concerned Georgia civil rights groups are grateful to Deal for his timely actions. “We are elated by the proposed removal of the Tom Watson statue and we would like to see the statues of Sen. Richard Russell, Gov. Eugene Talmadge, and Confederate General John B. Gordon also removed from the State Capitol, as well as all the other statues which we consider offensive,” said Representative Brooks. “I link the removal of the Watson statue to the victory in the removal of the 1956 Georgia State Flag. But this is not the end of the situation or the problem. We must continue to petition the Governor and other state leaders that these old racist artifacts must be not only removed from the grounds of the Geor- gia State Capitol, but replaced by African American, Native American, and Asian American monuments which represent the Georgia of today,” stated Brooks.