Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler Camp #863, Conyers, Ga. Gen. Joe’s Dispatch Volume 8, Issue 6 October, 2012 Camp Officers: Robert C. Jones to return to our Camp Cmdr: Joe Underwood [email protected] camp as Guest Speaker 1st Lt. Cmdr: Tommy Cook 1st._ [email protected] Robert grew up in the Phila- “Bleeding Kansas: The Real delphia, Pennsylvania area but Start of the Civil War”, one 2nd. Lt. Cmdr: Jerry New in 1981 moved to the Atlanta of Robert’s books based on 2nd_Lt. [email protected] area where he received a B.S. the abolitionist movement in Camp Adjutant: Steve Camp degree in Computer Science at Kansas and Missouri in the DeVry Institute of Technol- years leading up to the War [email protected] ogy. From 1884 to 2009 and continuing through 1865. Coming Events Robert worked for Hewlett- Packard as a computer con- This program covers a lot October 9, 2012 - Regular sultant. He now works as an meeting of Maj. Gen. Joseph about the political struggles Wheeler Camp #863 - Masonic author, researcher and video- in Kansas and Missouri over Lodge, Conyers, Georgia grapher. slavery and Statehood. It In November of 2011 we had covers the early abolitionist November 13, 2012 - Regular the honor of having Mr. meeting of Maj. Gen. Joseph Robert has also been the Presi- movement lead by William Wheeler Camp #863 - Masonic Robert C. Jones as our Guest dent of the Kennesaw Histori- Lloyd Garrison which lead to Lodge, Conyers, Georgia Speaker. Robert’s presenta- cal Society and the Director of the raids and massacres of tion at that meeting was on Programs and Education for pro-slavery farmers by John December 11, 2012 - Regular one of his many books, “The the Kennesaw Museum Foun- Brown and his sons begin- meeting of Maj. Gen. Joseph Battle of Griswoldville, An Wheeler Camp #863 - Masonic dation which helped fund the ning in 1856. It covers Lodge, Conyers, Georgia Infantry Battle on Sherman’s 40,000 square foot Southern Brown’s activities and move- March to the Sea”. Museum of Civil War and ments up until his capture and Locomotive History. hanging at Harpers Ferry. I am pleased to announce that Inside this issue: Robert will be back as our Robert’s subject for this visit It also touches on Captain “Our Commanders Com- 2 guest speaker for our October to our camp will be on William Clarke Quantrill’s ments” By: Cmdr. J. H. Underwood 9th meeting. raid on Lawrence, Kansas on “Last Flag Down, Surrender of 2 August 21, 1863 and the the CSS Shenandoah” Robert has written 19 books events leading up to that raid By: Douglas W. Nash Jr., CSS Shenandoah Memorial Committee on the War Between the by Federal forces which was “The Confederate Cemeteries 3 States as well as 6 books on the probable cause of Quan- of Covington & Oxford” Railroad History and 13 trill’s retaliation. (30th and 31st Soldiers in a series) Continuing project by Compatriot Gene books on The Old West and Wade Ghost Towns. For a com- This is a very interesting pro- “Photos of Nash Farm Battle- 3 plete list of Robert’s books gram that leaves it up to you field” visit his website at From the Nash Farm Battlefield website to decide the effect all this rcjbooks.com/guest_speaker . had on the War of Northern “The Confederate Cemeteries 4 Aggression. Robert’s presen- of Covington & Oxford” He is also an ordained elder tation of “Bleeding Kansas” (30th and 31st Soldiers in a series) Continuing project by Compatriot Gene in the Presbyterian Church will be at our regular meeting Wade (Continued from page 3.) and has written several reli- on October 9th so be sure to gious books and publications. be there. 1 GEN. JOE’S DISPATCH VOLUME 8, ISSUE 6 PAGE 2 Our Commanders Comments By: Commander J. H. Underwood Compatriots; recruiting events of the year and I hope On Monday, September 24th, I visited we will have a lot of participation from another neighboring camp, Col. Charles T. I am sure you have read the camp along with good weather and Zachry Rangers Camp 108 in the front page article by a big crowd at the festival. McDonough. Camp 108 meets in the now and are aware that Nash Farm Battlefield Museum in Mr. Robert C. Jones will I am truly going to need your help with Lovejoy. What a wonderful place to have be our guest speaker at this one. Due to a family issue I am a Sons of Confederate Veterans meeting. our October 9th meeting going to have to be in Baltimore, Mary- If you have never been there you need to and that his subject will be “Bleeding land that weekend and will not be able put this on your “must do” list. The mu- Kansas” from one of his many books. to help. I will however have my part seum is several rooms of wall to wall Con- I had the pleasure of witnessing Mr. laid out for ya’ll and have it at the federate and Yankee artifacts. Jones give this presentation at last lodge for pick up with the other items months Confederate Memorial Camp for the booth as usual. I will cover all As a result of my visit I am very pleased 1432’s meeting in Stone Mountain and of this in the business portion of our to announce that Mr. Mark Pollard of was able to talk him into making this October meeting. Camp 108 has agreed to be the guest presentation to our camp. You don’t speaker at our November 13th meeting want to miss this presentation and I am I will also have a sign up sheet at the and tell us all about the Nash Farm Battle- looking forward to seeing it again my- October meeting for all to commit to field and Col. Charles T. Zachry Rangers self. times throughout the day that you can Camp’s involvement in it’s preservation. help work the booth. We need as many October is now upon us and of course volunteers as possible as the more we J. H. Underwood that means it is time for the Conyers have the less work it will be for every- Old Town Festival. As you know this one. Commander. is one of our biggest fund raisers and Last Flag Down, Surrender of the CSS Shenandoah By: Douglas W. Nash, Jr., CSS Shenandoah Memorial Committee Reproduced from the July/August 2012 marker, the leasing of two tall ships and Interested persons should contact me issue of The Georgia Confederate, just in other reenactment related expenses. Re- at the below address, phone or email. case you missed it. member without funding this historic event cannot take place. Checks or money orders should be November 4-8, 2015 in Liverpool, Eng- made payable to CSS Shenandoah land will see the reenactment of the sur- Memorial Fund render of the CSS Shenandoah to Captain of HMS Donegal on November 6, 1865, I appreciate your assistance in this in Liverpool, England. matter to help ensure this one in a lifetime historical event takes place. One hundred tickets are being offered for a donation of $100.00 ea or 2 for 175.00. With kindest Confederate regards, First, second and third place winners will Douglas “Doug” W. Nash, Jr. CSS receive: Shenandoah Memorial Committee, 1st Place - 2 round trip tickets (coach) Commander, Pvt Lorenzo L. Bennitt- from New York City (airport of your Pvt. Robert F. Duke Camp #773, Dur- choice) ham, N.C. 2nd Place - CSS Shenandoah lithograph Notwithstanding any individuals who Adjutant, NC Division/Sons of Con- would like a ticket, a consideration would federate Veterans 3rd Place - Keith Rocco CW Volume. be for a Camp to purchase a ticket and, if 3041 Rosemeade Drive they win, do a drawing from the names of Ticket sales end October 2013 after Fayetteville, NC. 28306 the Camp to see who will actually receive which the drawing will take place. All any prize won and possibly be able to proceeds go towards the commemoration 910-635-9700 or [email protected] attend this historic event. 2 VOLUME 8, ISSUE 6 GEN. JOE’S DISPATCH PAGE 3 The Confederate Cemeteries of Covington and Oxford (28th & 29th Soldiers in the series) Continuing Project by Compatriot Gene Wade Headstone at Covington and was sent to the Confederate hospital at Covington, Georgia but it was likely in the This soldier enlisted at age 20 as a private in W. B. HANNAH June-July 1864 time frame when the Cov- a local unnamed company on October 5 1861 ington hospitals received the largest influx at Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia. This th th of patients but it is certain that Corporal company became Company A of the 8 Bat- 54 GA William B. Hannah is buried in the Confed- talion, Georgia Infantry when Company A erate Cemetery at Covington, Georgia. Per- joined five other companies to form the 8 th Actually: haps, as Color Corporal, he was carrying the Battalion at Savannah, Georgia in early WILLIAM B HANNAH colors of his regiment or his country and spring of 1862. For a time this unit served in COMPANY I th was wounded while doing so. the Department of South Carolina, Georgia 54 GEORGIA INFANTRY and Florida, then it was assigned to Gist's Little is known of this Hannah family. The Brigade, Army of Tennessee. This soldier enlisted as a private at about 1860 U.S. Census for Effingham County age 18 on February 25, 1863 in Company I th th (just north of Savannah) indicates that his The 8 Battalion, as part of States Rights of the 54 Georgia Infantry Regiment for father was Joseph Hannah (age 49), and his Gist's Brigade, of Maj General William H.