ODV March 2017 Edited By: Vol 1: Issue 10 Old Dominion Voice Travis Toombs The Confederate Battle Flag: A Symbol of Truth & Freedom! “We should honor this flag today because it honors the principles for which our forefathers fought and died – truth, liberty, freedom, right, and faith.” - Pastor John Weaver (click here) (click here) The Official Newsletter of the Virginia Division Sons of Confederate Veterans There is more than just one Confederate Flag First National Confederate Flag Second National Confederate Flag 1861 Prototype, Confederate Army of the Third National Confederate Flag Potomac Battle Flag 1861 Silk , Confederate Army of the Potomac 1862 Cotton, Confederate Army of the Battle Flag Potomac Battle Flag There is more than just one Confederate Flag 1862 1st Wool Bunting Issue, Confederate 1862 2nd Wool Bunting Issue, Confederate Army of Northern Virginia Battle Flag Army of Northern Virginia Battle Flag 1863 3rd Wool Bunting Issue, Confederate 1865 7th Wool Bunting Issue, Confederate Army of Northern Virginia Battle Flag Army of Northern Virginia Battle Flag “Hardee’s Corps Flag,” Confederate Army of “Polk’s Corps Flag,” Confederate Army of Tennessee Tennessee There is more than just one Confederate Flag “Taylor’s Flag,” Confederate “Van Dorn’s Flag,” Confederate Trans-Mississippi Department Trans-Mississippi Department Style of Forrest’s Cavalry Corps Confederate Confederate Battle Flag from Missouri Flag “Cherokee Braves Flag,” Confederate Flag General Lee’s Headquarters Confederate representing 5 Native American tribes Flag, 1861 - 1863 Table of Contents ● Commander’s Report pg. 7 ● Heritage Defense Report pg. 8 “ S T O H N ● Chaplain’s Comments pg. 9 E S ● Thoughts of a Millennial pg.10 O of ○ WHO Do The Confederate Flags Represent? L D C ● 1st Brigade Report pg.12 O D N ● 2nd Brigade Report pg.14 O F ● 3rd Brigade Report pg.16 M E ● 4th Brigade Report pg.18 I D N E ● 5th Brigade Report pg.22 ● 6th Brigade Report pg.25 I R O A ● 7th Brigade Report pg.28 N T “ E ● 155 Years Ago pg.32 ○ March 1862 D V ● Confederate Flag Day pg.33 I E ● 2017 Division Convention pg.36 V T ● 100th Anniversary Monument pg.41 I E S R ● Division Belt Buckles pg.42 I A ● Confederate Calendar pg.43 O N N S ● Auld Lang Syne pg.45 ○ Written by Pastor John Weaver Charge to the Sons of Confederate Veterans “To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we will commit 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 which he loved and which you love also, and those ideals which made him glorious and which you also cherish.” Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee Commander-in-Chief United Confederate Veterans April 24, 1906 (Click Here) (Click Here) (Click Here) Virginia Division Executive Council Officers Commander 1st Lt. Commander Tony Griffin Edwin Ray 2nd Lt. Commander Quartermaster Johnny Neville Ron Moore Archivist Adjutant Russ Edwards Greg Mays Chaplin Inspector Fred Chiesa Bob Shirley Jr. Treasurer Chief of Heritage Defense Bill Graham B. Frank Earnest Past Commander Past Commander L. Tracy Clary J. Michael Pullen Commander’s Report Commander Tony Griffin - [email protected] Compatriots, issue and on our Facebook page and plan to be there. I've been hearing a lot of Don't forget to register for the Division concerns over Convention to be held April 21 - 23 at the monument the Berry Hill Resort in South Boston. issue in The John M. Jordan Camp #581 has Charlottesville. done an outstanding job setting up this Let me say that event at this historic plantation. we are Consider sending a delegate and proceeding with this in accordance having your Camp put in for the with the advice from our legal team. Outstanding Camp Award. There are those that are saying that we didn't do as we promised. My We are still in the process of getting answer is, YES we did! We were ready the Division website up and running. to file the morning after the Until that time, updates will be placed Charlottesville City council meeting on the Division Facebook page and made their decision to remove the The John M. Jordan Camp has made monument if necessary. Their actions space for the newsletter to be posted did not make it necessary to file on their web page at immediately and it allows us to make http://johnmjordanscv.org/ for those sure that we have an appropriate plan that don't use Facebook. We will also in place to ensure victory over these be putting information out on the people that desire to destroy Our Virginia Courier mailing list. Heritage and violate the laws of Virginia at the same time. We will There are a lot of events coming up in notify you of the actions taken at the the next few months and have been or appropriate time. We have the backing will be posted on the Courier and the of our International SCV and CiC Tom Facebook page. Strain has put out notifications stating their backing. We will defeat these I hope to see a lot of you next miscreants! Saturday at Oakwood. Saturday March 4th is national Deo Vindice, Confederate Flag Day. The Virginia Tony Division is hosting our program at Oakwood Confederate Cemetery in Richmond at 2 PM. There will be a speaker, cannons and lots of Confederate Flags, see the flier in this 7 - Old Dominion Voice March 2017 Heritage Defense Chief of Heritage Defense Frank Earnest - [email protected] Compatriots, ideas on how to deface it. If you are reading Many of you have asked if the Virginia this report you are Division will take legal action and when. We probably doing so are being represented and advised by legal by way of counsel. We will take the proper steps and Facebook. Due respond at the right time. to very unfortunate We (the Virginia Division Executive Council) circumstances the have had representation at all Charlottesville Virginia Division City Council Meetings that have dealt with web site this issue. Treasurer Bill Graham, Brigade has not been fully functioning for some time. Commander Michael Virts, and even Our Commander Tony Griffin and others are Chaplain Fred Chiesa have been at these working diligently to restore the site to full meetings. The members of the DEC and up to date operations. represent YOU the members of the Virginia Division SCV and no one else. We have Until then the John M. Jordan Camp # 581 made no bold public threats, we don't shout has offered space on their web site for the out at these meetings, and we don't get Old Dominion Voice. dragged from the council chamber by the Please tell your compatriots who do not have police. access to Facebook to go to their web site. We have and will continue to keep you Again, if you are reading this on Facebook informed. We will not make public statements you should know almost as much as I do that will help our enemies. The SCV is the about the situation in Charlottesville. The oldest male and foremost Confederate Division has done all it can to keep you Heritage Defense Organization. No other informed. City Councils do not decide organization can say that they were given controversial issues in one session. They their charge by the Confederate Veterans can also be evasive about when they will themselves. Simply put, the SCV is the NRA vote on these issues. It is amazing how of Southern Heritage. those who call for openness can try so hard to keep everyone in the dark. The This is not our first fight, nor will it be our last. Charlottesville City Council put out the word We will continue to base our actions on the that they would not take a vote on February 6 "Charge" given to us by General Stephen D. to move the General Lee Statue/Monument. Lee. I am glad that I was there to hear them take B. Frank Earnest the very vote that they said they would not Heritage Defense Coordinator take that night. If you heard that the vote was 3 to 2, don't get the wrong idea. The 2 no votes had to do with logistics, finances, and other concerns. Those 2 (the Mayor and 1 councilman) also have hateful, bigoted views of our Southern Heritage. If the statue / monument is not moved they have other 8 - Old Dominion Voice March 2017 Chaplain’s Comments Chaplain Fred Chiesa - [email protected] Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you. Yes we are to honor our parents. “Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee” (Ex. 20:12). Does this mean just our parents or does it include our great or great-great or great-great-great parents? All of them must be honored because we are descended by blood from them. Honor is due to our God in three persons, our elderly and our parents of every generation we know about, yes even our Confederate ones. Oh, what they sacrificed for us and their country. President Jefferson Davis gave what should be a warning to us when he said, “Nothing fills me with deeper sadness than to see a Southerner apologizing for the defense we made of our inheritance.” 9 - Old Dominion Voice March 2017 Thoughts of a Millennial WHO Do The Confederate Flags Represent? By: Travis Toombs - [email protected] The argument of WHAT the Confederate Flags represent is an argument that just about all of us have had.