HK at Tredegar

HK at Tredegar
April 5, 2003

Lincoln dunking

Lincoln dunking booth and Ron Paul's Campaign for Liberty
at the 5th annual Dixie Days in Mechanicasville,Virginia

hosted by the Edmund Ruffin Fire Eaters Camp #3000

Grayson Jennings
Fire Eaters

HELL FIRE ON THE YANKEES

THIS IS THE A TEAMS IRVIN GUARDS HELL FIRE ON THE YANKEES @ DIVISION MEETING

COMMANDER
DENARD

Vandalism of Jefferson Davis sign

Jefferson Davis sign
dumped in Ridgefield creek
RIDGEFIELD, Wash. 6/12/08
A 4-by-8-foot sign that was stolen from the private Jefferson Davis Park near Ridgefield was dumped in a creek.

The sign with the portrait of the Confederate leader was found Wednesday stuck in a log jam.

The quarter-acre park was established 2007 by Sons of Confederate Veterans and United Daughters of the Confederacy.
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Jefferson Davis Park
HERE

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Confederate Grave Desecration

Hey, Chuck,

We are the Urquhart-Gillette Camp #1471, SCV, located in the Franklin/Courtland area of Virginia. Tommy Simmons is our current Camp Commander.

Early this morning, it was noticed that there was a mound of dirt in the gravesite enclosure where one of our Camp namesakes is buried,Confederate Major Joseph E. Gillette. Upon further investigation, a hole was found approximately four feet square and four feet deep,between the head and foot stone markers for the grave of Major Gillette. Someone moved a lot of dirt, but didn't get to the casket. A photo is attached exactly as the gravesite was found. Both our local newspaper (The Tidewater News in Franklin, VA) and our regional newspaper (Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, VA) have been notified of the desecration,immediately after the act was reported to the local police, whose detectives took special interest.

Thought you might want this info for SHN&V.

Blessings,
Doug Stewart

Will reconstruction never end!

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Fort Worth Frontier and Forts Days

Just surfed your wonderful site and thought you might be interested in Photo and summary of event/Fort Worth Texas Photo

Jefferson Davis, as Secretary of War,under Franklin Pierce authorized camels from Egypt to serve with the U.S. Cavalry on the Texas frontier in May of 1856 to explore options for Westward expansion.

Summary of the event:
Over 2,000 school children attended the event on Friday May 8, as part of field trips on living history for the Fort Worth Frontier and Forts Days and Jefferson Davis Bicentennial. An additional 600 secondary level students from the Texas State School for the Deaf attended. On Saturday, the typical tourist /family crowd visited with over 30 exhibits presented of Texas history from the 1850s to 1870s.

Volunteers, re-enactors and artists with all the Texas flags for the period were represented on the grounds of the Historic Fort Worth Stockyards; soldiers in period dress,, ladies spinning, quilting, soap making, corn husk dolls making, basket weaving, music, medical, as well as a host of military forts, tents, horses and armory.

The Texas General Land Office sold historical map replicas suitable for framing. The TGLO offered a Confederate Script Voucher granting 1, 280 acres through the land grant program to Confederate veterans who were permanently disabled, or their windows.

Of course, the Texas Camel Corps was represented in period dress and reviewed by Bertram Hayes-Davis on parade as Jefferson Davis, as Secretary of War. There was even a Vintage baseball game with participants in period dress between forts on Saturday.

Long horn cattle were driven down the parade route by black cowboys along with trailing Indians in full dress. An old time stage followed with cowboy re-enactors, and uniformed soldiers in period dress.

The annual event is testimonial to the pride the State of Texas takes in their History as History.

Something I think for Mississippi to consider with the Agricultural Museum as the center piece and the grounds for exhibits and tents.
Selby



Dr. Selby Parker, Clinton resident, and Richard, of The Texas Camel Corps. on the grounds of the Historic Fort Worth Stockyards.



Richard is taking special note of Parker's novel, The Camel Boy, a novel about the Civil War. Both were invited to participate in the 8th Annual Fort Worth Frontier and Forts Days and the Jefferson Davis Bicentennial by the Fort Worth Texas Civil War Museum.

Confederate 'mega-flag' to ripple over Trimble, Tennessee

Hamilton Parks, at left, stands with Bill Foster, past commander of the Sons of Confederate Veterans camp in Union City, near the spot where a massive 'megaflag' will fly atop a lighted 85-foot pole near Trimble. Parks ordered construction of the pavilion behind him to commemorate the location of his great-grandfather's log cabin. The pavilion is designed in the style of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. Construction of the new 'Parks Cemetery Ridge Memorial Plaza' is scheduled to begin in June.

Story HERE

I sang Dixie

2008 NCP Ringgold Flag Rally

Maj. Gen. William Mahone's Home

Thanks very much for publishing my letter in SHNV about our Camp's
project to purchase Maj. Gen. Mahone's home. To keep our project in
front of people, could I send you an e-mail every couple of months to
both update the project for SHNV, as well as to continue to solicit for
support?

Attached for your info is a photo of Maj. Gen. Mahone's residence in
Courtland, VA.

Your newsletters are incredibly informative, and literally take me hours
to read. Thanks for all you do!


Blessings,
Doug Stewart
is4817@fastmail.fm


Maj. Gen. Mahone's home


Maj. Gen. William Mahone



Maj. Gen. Mahone's Tomb
Blandford Cemetery in Petersburg,Virginia. He request to be buried with his men....He was, as their mass graves are near by.

Cow Cavalry Memorial Dedication

Everyone:

Ben took the time to come and sing at our Cow Cavalry Memorial Dedication,
and even though he is always paid for performing, he did this at no charge
to us. He has his picture with the Memorial on his home page.

Please take a moment to visit Ben's site and leave him a comment if you will.

Also, pass this along to others.

Thanks!

Sally

NEWS FROM BELGIUM AMBROSE DUDLY MANN’S GRAVE IS FINALLY DISCOVERED

THANK YOU FROM BELGIUM

A few weeks ago, I addressed a call through the Southern Heritage News in order to help me to locate the graves in Europe of 2 Confederate personnalities, e.a. Ambrose Dudly Mann, CS Commissioner to Belgium and Vatican and Commander Thomas Page, Late Commander of the Ironclad CSS Stonewall.

My call relating to T.Page did not remain unanswered and thanks to Nancy Hitt from Kentucky, Rafael Graf Walburg of North Carolina and Peterluigi Rossi from Italy, I know now that T.Page is burried in the Protestant Cemetery of Rome (Italy) where I intend to go in the next coming months. Thank you again to all of you Southern People = Fine People.

On March 25th 2008, after long months of searches I finally succeeded in locating the grave of A.D. Mann, which is in the Montparnasse Cemetery
29ème Division – 2 ouest – 9 nord – CP 1890
Bd. Edgard Quinet – 75014 PARIS – France

It is good to know that the administration of the Cemetaries of Paris is very complex and not always willing to help the historians in their searches. Lots of Americans who wrote to them did never get any answer . I knew the last address of A. Mann, who was living in Paris, rue Cail, 5. I also knew the date of his death which varied following the sources, i.e. November 16th, 1889 as written in a necrology published in a French newspaper, or November 20th 1889.

I went several times from Belgium to France where I consulted different people in several state offices, I also wrote many letters without getting any positive replies but I never lost hope to achieve my objective.

Recently I called the “Bureau des Cimetières de Paris” and finally found a very motivated employee to whom I explained the situation. This latter took time to consult the archives and informed me that A.D. Mann was burried in the Cimetière de Montparnasse where he was inhumated on January 2nd 1890. There is here a mistery. The employee informed me that between November 1889 and January 1890 the body of A.D. Mann was laying in the American Church of Paris.

It is also good to know that when you search a grave in a cemetery in France, you need to know the inhumation date of the person you are searching as if you give the date of death the employees are not always able to find it. This is the mistery of some administrations.
A few days later, I finally went to Paris on the Confederate Commissioner ‘s grave. It is in good conditions however very durty. This problem will be settled soon.

It is situated in a in a section where are also burried some wellknown personalities and I am convinced that A.D. Mann did not die in poverty and forgotten by all as some pretended. He owed indeed a residence in Chantilly where only easy people could afford it.

In the french “ Journal des Débats “ dated November 16th, 1889, one could read in the necrology part the announcement of his death in quality of “Doyen des Américains de Paris”.

With A.D. Mann, there are thus 4 Confederates to lay in the French Capital :
Judah P. Benjamin, Secretary of State, Confederate States of American in Le Père Lachaise Cemetery,
John Sliddel, Former United States Senator from Louisiana and CSA Diplomate, at the Cemetery of Villejuif (Paris area)
François Le Mat, inventor of the famous grapeshot revolver Le Mat at the Cemetery of Passy (Paris).

Click on images to enlarge:

Hubert B LEROY at Ambrose D.MANN's grave in Paris


Ambrose D.MANN


Ambrose D.MANN


John Slidell


John Slidell


François Le Mat


François Le Mat


Judah P. Benjamin, Secretary of State, Confederate States of American.


Judah P. Benjamin


Judah P. Benjamin

The New Confederate Partisans Video

Growing up Southern

By CLAY MERCER

Okay, class, pop quiz! Get out a pencil and a piece of paper and write down the thirteen states that seceded from the United States to form the Confederate States of America.

No, this article is not about either The War or The South. It’s about growing up Southern, which is closely connected to The War and The South, but not completely defined by either one.

Growing up Southern is not the same thing as growing up in The South. You may be betting that it is, but I’m betting that it’s not. Here goes.

First of all, the thirteen states that seceded from the United States are, in alphabetical order, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

Hold on a second. Those of us that live below the gnat line may well consider some of these states as ‘damn Yankee states.’ I apologize for the use of profanity, but I was in high school before I found out that ‘damn Yankee’ was not one word. In deference to friends I have that either live, or were born, in the North, I will, however, capitalize the word ‘Yankee.’

I have friends that think that just because they were born in The South, that makes them ‘Southern.’ As Amy Hughes says, “If your cat had kittens in the oven, that wouldn’t make them biscuits, now would it?”

Indeed not. Well, how do you know if you grew up Southern? Conveniently, I have a few clues.

If you ever had a “play pretty,” you probably grew up Southern, especially if somebody ever took your play pretty away. If you don’t know what a play pretty is, please form a line outside next to the pop machine.

If you ate your meals at the “dinner table,” then you grew up Southern.

If it never snowed more than once every fifteen years while you were growing up, you probably grew up Southern.

If you were ever in a “knock-down-drag-out” fight, you grew up Southern. A knock-down-drag-out fight is simply an extended argument with lots of yelling, generally over something so trivial but yet so important that both parties wanted to bow up and fight somebody. Engaging in fisticuffs doesn’t count.

If you grew up using a courtesy title with another person’s first name, as a sign of respect, you grew up Southern. For those of you lined up at the pop machine, that would be calling Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller, “Mr. Charles and Miss Joyce.” Nobody does that but people that grew up Southern.

If you still call your mama, “Mama,” you probably grew up Southern.

If your mama grew up Southern, then you grew up Southern, even if, where you grew up, it snowed more than once every fifteen years and everybody else called your mama by her first name without a courtesy title.

If the thought of someone calling your mama by her first name without a courtesy title makes you want to bow up and fight, then you grew up Southern.

And finally, if you ever got to do something, “to your little heart‘s content,” then you grew up Southern. People that didn’t grow up Southern never got to do anything to their little heart’s content, which goes a long way toward explaining why we seceded from the Union.

Bro. Billy at it again! Cleburne's Birthday

On Monday morning, March 17th, 2008, I would turn on my car radio to Carrollton station WBTR 92 FM (B92 Country) and hear mention of Major General Patrick Ronayne Cleburne's Birthday and that he was Cleburne County's namesake.He was born on St Patrick's day in County Cork Ireland.

Hearing that I was reminded of all the wonderful times I had in East Alabama's famous "Cleburne Day" with parades, vendors, shows, food, fun and games. I can recall the names of lots of new friends I met there. I remember the fun my wife and children had there. I was reminded of all the times the General led his men to victory against overwhelming odds, and how he died a Heroes' death at too young an age.

Then I also remembered with sadness that the annual Cleburne Day was cancelled, but that the St Pawtricks puppy show was taking it's place. After many, many years of such an excellent community event it sure seems a shame to let the activities disappear into oblivion.

I refused to allow this commemoration of a great man stop, so after work, I gathered a few items, and hustled over to Heflin. I wore my Confederate uniform (Gen Cleburne was a Confederate) and carried a flagpole. The top flag was the Hardee Pattern Battleflag (Used and made famous by Gen Cleburne) and the bottom was the official County Cork Ireland flag (land of Cleburne's birth).

I marched from the Courthouse down to Jacks then returned. Numerous honks and waves from citizens showed they haven't forgotten, and they are very appreciative. Many smiles and 2 or 3 salutes warmed the heart, as the effort to honor Cleburne on his birthday was successful. Business owners and shoppers even came out and waved. I stopped at the edge of the sidewalk next to the bank across from Heflin City Hall. I continued to wave to appreciative passers-by. I even posed for a few pictures!

I would like to thank the citizens of Cleburne County and the elected officials who have always been so generous and hospitable, and am looking forward to the next instalment of 'Cleburne Day.'

This action I took, while indeed an effort to recognize the General, was also a flagging and thumb in the eye of the bigots of Heflin City Hall - which is exactly why I sat right across from the HCH for near an hour.

The posing for a picture part was actually their attempt at scaring me, (terri daulton came out with camera and was snapping pix) but I just waved and smiled ;-)

It all starts back in 2005, when out of 21 local area governments I approached to secure a Confederate Heritage and History Month Proclamation, these 2 white women Mayor anna berry and City Clerk and CoC head terri daulton flat out refused. The other 20 signed on no problem at all - and made them perpetual to boot!

Then last year we Confederates were assigned our normal spot in the parade lineup for Cleburne Day, but the parade began and finished without us, no notice, no police escort, no nothing. (The mayors puppy parade that starts in a closer location got an escort and all the attention.

When contacted by me and my concerns about such dismal behavior by city officials, terri daulton replied:

" (HPD Police) Chief Ty told me about your conversation (that I contacted him and asked why no escort), and yes he did know you all would be there. (The Chief and the Mayor deny he knew we were there, and that it was daulton who was in charge of alerting the police). Next year the festival will be an Irish celebration only.

Do not call me, write me or have any contact with me again."

The epilogue is the annual Cleburne Day festival was cancelled, but the Mayor Berry Dog Show continued. I was not deterred and hope they got angry at my being there Monday. As for me I had a BLAST made all the more fun when I caught daulton hiding behind a truck (seen in the picture in front of HCH, with the awning) taking pictures.

Thanks & God Bless,see yooz guyz in Ringgold,

Billy Bearden
Carrollton Georgia

Today we observe the birthday of a great American and Southern statesman

John Caldwell Calhoun.

Calhoun's words below with regard to Mexico on 4 January 1848 ring very true today as the Washington-regime constantly searches the globe for monsters to destroy, and relentlessly strives to spread democracy across the planet.

"We make a great mistake in supposing that all people are capable of self-government. Acting under that impression, many are anxious to force free governments on all people of this continent, and over the world, if they had the power. It has been lately urged in a very respectful quarter, that it is the mission of this country to spread civil and religious liberty over all the globe, and especially over this continent---even by force, if necessary. It is a sad delusion. None but a people advanced to a high state of moral and intellectual excellence are capable in a civilized condition, of forming and maintaining free governments..."

For a short biography of Calhoun courtesy Dixiepedia.

Go HERE

Bush in Budapest 2006

Protest while Bush in Budapest 2006

These photos never made the news in u.S.

Bishop-General Polk Remembered

Bishop-General Polk Remembered as Defender of Atlanta and Dixie

On June 16th, 2007 the Leonidas Polk Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp, Smyrna, Georgia and St. Hilda’s Anglican Catholic Church, Atlanta hosted a day of remembrance of the warrior priest who gave his life defending the homes, churches, and families of the Southland. Leonidas Polk was the first Episcopal Bishop of Louisiana, founder of the University of the South, and is in the apostolic line of descent to Bishop Albert Chambers, thereby being a spiritual father of the Anglican Catholic Church. He is the last Anglican Bishop to be killed in combat. Bishop Polk was a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and was a commissioned a General by President Jefferson Davis at the outbreak of the War Between the States.

The day’s events began with a pilgrimage to Pine Mountain at the exact spot where the brave Christian was murdered on the direct order of William Sherman. On the day after the Bishop-General’s death Sherman sent a telegram to Abraham Lincoln that read “We killed Bishop Polk yesterday and have made good progress today.”

Speeches were made at the marble obelisk put up by the men of Lieutenant General Polk’s Confederate Army Corps that was part of the Army of Tennessee. Among the noted dignitaries in attendance was Mr. John Evans, Lay Trustee of the University of the South, Dr. William Anderson, Provost of Grove City College in Pennsylvania, Mr. Martin K. O’Toole, Esq., and the Rev. Fr. John L. Roddy, Rector of St. Hilda’s Anglican Catholic Church in Atlanta.

After the Bishop-General was eulogized as “another Leonidas who defended against barbarism just as the ancient Spartan King did” a firing party of uniformed Confederate soldiers gave the salute followed by the firing of a howitzer.

At 6 pm that evening the throng assembled again at St. Hilda’s in Atlanta for a memorial Mass that included the blessing of the Bishop-General’s Corps flag and the veneration of his relics in the form of splinters of wood from his field communion chest. The chest is on display at the Atlanta Museum of History and the paten from the chest was used at last year’s observance at the Mass.

The music was provided by the 37th Georgia Infantry Regimental Band who began their performance in the church yard. St. Hilda’s is located adjacent to the Carter Presidential Library and perhaps the former President could hear the echoes of Dixie in his offices that day.

This was the second year that the services had been advertised inviting the general public and the organizers were pleased with the attendance. Next years service is already being planned.

Southron Needs your Help!

Chuck, please include this information in the next Southern Heritage News & Views newsletter. We have A Confederate Veteran in Blount County Alabama who is in desperate need of a headstone. Also, if any of your readers are descendants or relatives of this family their help with this cemetery and / or monetary donation to this cause will be greatly appreciated. Billy E. Price Ashville Alabama


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Hi all,

Just to let each of know that Mother and I went in search of the burial place for Allen Whitley, and Mary A. (Polly) Price, (great great grandfather/grandmother of my mother). So they would be all of yours ancestors as well. We did find them. They are buried at Lamb Cemetery in Susan Moore, in Blount County. Here are pictures of the cemetery.






Fig. 1. His record is on high.

Fig 2. She now sweetly rests.

Fig. 3 Wife of Henry Whitley

I cleaned Allen & Mary’s the best I could with what I had so that now you can read them, but did not have anything left to clean Chloe’s.

The cemetery has not been kept up for a long time it would appear. It is located on private property, there’s a house about 500 yards from it which is rented to some people. We were able to acquire the name of the lady that owns it, and are trying to reach her about getting it cleaned up. There was a fence around it at one time toward the back as we found some of it lying on the ground, and some post still up. This cemetery has Allen & Mary Whitley, and their daughter-in-law, Chloe Whitley from Georgia. She married their son Henry Allen who is buried at Lebonon Methodist in Murphees Valley with his “other” three wives. Chloe was his first wife whom he married in Georgia, and moved to Alabama. Any help with this project would be greatly appreciated, if your physically unable maybe you know somebody to help or have knowledge of a way to get this cemetery looking good again.

We also found their son James Whitley, and his wife Mary located on private propery down the road from Lamb cemetery. They are buried on their old farm place. The people in the area call it the “Old Whitley Home Place”. It had a fence around it but the cows have torn it down, and damaged the headstones before the owner knew. It is semi-protected right now. The foot stones are still outside of the new fenced in part. I spoke to the owner of the property who lives in Remlap, and she has given permission to fix it so we have access to it from the road, (i.e. build steps). See pictures below.





James Whitley’s tombstone has been knocked off it’s base and is lying on the ground as you can see in the above picture. He is a civil war veteran. Again, we need help getting these properly fixed, and any help from any of you would be greatly appreciated. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Look forward to your suggestions!

Janice

SURVEY RESULTS RELEASED BY THE SOUTHERN NATIONAL CONGRESS

SECOND “YEAR OF THE SOUTH” SURVEY RESULTS RELEASED BY THE SOUTHERN NATIONAL CONGRESS COMMITTEE

MARION, VA; July 4, 2007. The Southern National Congress Committee today released the results of the second “Year of the South” Survey. Terry Compton, SNC Committee Director of Communications, explained, “The series of Year of the South Surveys is our on-going effort to inform ourselves fully about Southern attitudes, concerns, and grievances, so that the future Congress can be effective as an alternative, legitimate voice for the South and our people. This second survey deals with an issue of deep concern to Americans of all regions, but to us Southerners in particular -- the crisis of mass Third World immigration.”

Thomas Moore, Chairman of the Southern National Congress Committee, observed, “The U.S. Senate has just defeated – twice -- the so-called comprehensive immigration reform bill. If it had passed, it would have destroyed what’s left of America. That our governing elites and leaders of both national political parties were so bent on betraying us, and that we so narrowly averted a disaster for our civilization, is something to mourn, not celebrate, on this Fourth of July.”

“The Southern people spoke with a loud and persistent voice against the bill, perhaps more effectively than any other region,” Moore said. “With a few shameful exceptions, Southern Senators voted against it. It was Southern Senators like Jim DeMint of South Carolina and David Vitter of Louisiana who heeded the interests of their States and took the lead in sending this travesty down to defeat. Against the backdrop of these recent events, it comes as no surprise that respondents to the SNCC Survey overwhelmingly oppose the invasion of unassimilated aliens from the Third World across our unsecured borders, and they do not trust the government or the current political system to do anything about it.”

The findings to Survey Number 2 on Open Borders and Mass Immigration are as follows:

My personal economic well-being has been harmed as a result of open borders and virtually unlimited immigration, both legal and illegal.

Agree
75.93%
183

Some what agree
15.35%
37

Disagree
7.05%
17

No Opinion
1.66%
4

No Answer
0.00%
0

Total
241

Mass immigration has also had a negative impact on public health, education, and social services in my State.

Agree
78.84%
190

Some what agree
3.32%
8

Disagree
3.73%
9

No Opinion
0.00%
0

No Answer
14.11%
34

Total
241

Mass immigration has caused a noticeable increase in crime and violence in my State.

Agree
76.50%
166

Some what agree
11.98%
26

Disagree
6.91%
15

No Opinion
0.92%
2

No Answer
3.69%
8

Total
217

The traditional prevailing culture of the South and my State are being undermined by the flood of unassimilated aliens.

Agree
86.12%
180

Some what agree
7.66%
16

Disagree
3.35%
7

No Opinion
0.48%
1

No Answer
2.39%
5

Total
209

The Federal Government has not fulfilled its constitutional obligation to secure our borders; and in fact the behavior of the Federal Government encourages mass immigration and worsens the problem of a growing population of unassimilated aliens.

Agree
93.66%
192

Some what agree
1.95%
4

Disagree
2.93%
6

No Opinion
0.00%
0

No Answer
1.46%
3

Total
205

Neither major political party nor the current political system can be relied upon to secure the borders and stop the virtual invasion of illegal immigrants.

Agree
92.12%
187

Some what agree
2.46%
5

Disagree
2.96%
6

No Opinion
0.99%
2

No Answer
1.48%
3

Total
203

Thomas Moore also noted, “I must remind my fellow Southerners that the defeat of the immigration bill by itself did not and will not stop the Third World invasion and the Government’s willful failure to secure our borders. It only prevented codifying into law today’s unacceptable immigration conditions and adding another 12-20 million aliens to the population rolls. It has, for a time at least, kept a crisis from becoming a catastrophe. But mass immigration, both legal and illegal, continues. And this invasion continues to over-strain our economy and social services to the breaking point, to the tune of $338 billion per year we taxpayers must pay for illegal aliens to receive food stamps, Medicaid and other free medical care, public education, and free school lunches.”

“It also saddens me to point out that illegal aliens in the United States have a crime rate two and a half times that of non-illegal aliens. The invaders are overloading our prisons, costing millions of dollars per day to incarcerate them. In fact, 30 percent of all Federal prison inmates are illegal aliens. Illegal aliens commit nearly one million sex crimes per year.”

“The Third World invasion continues to displace our working poor and drive them deeper into poverty – many of whom are our fellow Southerners, both black and white. Our friends and neighbors are losing an estimated $200 billion a year in suppressed wages, thanks to mass immigration.”

Moore concluded, “These findings, and the heedless betrayal and dereliction of duty of our Government and the two major parties, show conclusively why we need a Southern National Congress to provide an alternative, legitimate forum in which Southerners can voice their grievances and concerns.”

The SNC Committee will conduct future surveys via www.southernnationalcongress.org. The SNC website includes an interactive response mechanism for respondents to register their views.

15th Alabama

"I have never been able to employ language sufficiently strong to give high enough praise to those titanic heroes who stood by their colors with unflinching courage and devotion, under all the vicissitudes of outrageous fortune, until the star of the Confederacy sank beneath the horizon to rise no more. No Spartan, no Roman, no Englishman, no Frenchman, no American ever before exhibited such sublime heroism.

The names of each, even the humblest, of men to point out to their children as the names of the purest patriots, the most self-sacrificing and noble men of any in the history of the world." ~ Colonel William C Oates, 15th Alabama

Rapid Deployment or Shock Troops!

Jackson's Foot Calvary

100th anniversary ceremony of the Terry's Texas Ranger Monument

Chuck,

Thank you for announcing the 100th anniversary ceremony of the Terry's Texas Ranger Monument in Austin. The event was a success. Tribute was paid to each country and state whose sons served in Terry's Texas Rangers.

The re-enactors entered the capitol grounds from the west side. The flags of the various states and nations were draped across the riderless horses. Once there, the Rangers commander introduced himself. He then paid honor to the descendents of B. F. Terry who were there for the event, along with other descendents. State Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson then spoke on the need to preserve history. He was followed by Jeff Murrah, the Texas State Chairman of the League of the South, who delivered a keynote on Terry;s Texas Rangers. The comments were followed by a rifle salute. The American flags in the background belonged to a Border Watch group which showed disregard for the ceremony.

I also used the occasion to launch my new book on Texas History, Texans Always Move Them: A True History of Texas. People were very interested in the volume.

Thank You,

Jeff Murrah

Link to purchase those items:
HERE


100th Anniversary of Terry's Texas Ranger Monument


Keynote at Terry's Texas Ranger Monument


Rifle volley honoring Terry's Rangers

Abraham Bonnifield

by Jeff Mellott,
The Daily News-Record

Trick-rider Abraham Bonnifield rode in the Confederate cavalry in the Shenandoah Valley even though he was without legs.

Born in Tucker County, in what is now West Virginia, Bonnifield did not let the lack of legs keep him from getting around.

Bonnifield would walk on his hands, Shenandoah Valley historian John Heatwole of Swoope said. “He decided at an early age that he was going to get around and do what ever he wanted to do. He became and excellent horseman,” Heatwole said.

Bonnifield had no legs almost to the trunk of his body. He had a small appendage called a “toe,” on which he wore a shoe, Heatwole said.

Joining Up

Family and state histories said Bonnifield was a trick rider with a medicine show all through Michigan. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he climbed to the top of the courthouse in St. George in Tucker County and nailed the Confederate flag to it, Heatwole said.

He made his way to the Shenandoah Valley and joined up with Gen. John Imboden. The Confederate army would not enlist someone who they thought had a handicap. Bonnifield apparently joined Imboden's staff as a volunteer, Heatwole said.

Hard to Hit

Bonnifield made a small target on horseback.

“They said he was so strong in the arms that he could hang off the side of the saddle and shoot with his revolver under the horse'' neck. I t looked like a riderless horse to the Union troopers he was fighting because there were no legs dangling down from the other side of the horse,” Heatwole said.

“Apparently a lot of Confederate cavalrymen would have a leg thrown up over the saddle or a leg hanging down and you could tell they were using the horse as sort of a barricade. But you couldn't see Abraham Bonnifield when he was riding like that,” Heatwole said.

Records place Bonnifield at the battle of Piedmont on June 5, 1864.

Returning Home

After the war was over, Bonnifield returned to West Virginia. He was a leader in developing the natural resources of the new state. Bonnifield was also elected clerk of the county court when it was moved to Parsons.

“He just really lived a full life. They said every day that he would ride his to the courthouse and walk on his hands into the courthouse and into his office,” Heatwole said.

“His nieces really loved him,” Heatwole said. “They would sit in a chair with him and he would sing folk ballads to them.”

Press release SCV Camp 1939

From Steve (redneck236@hotmail.com)

Press release for "Freeman's Battery, Forrest's Artillery, SCV Camp 1939.

This week, I am happy to report has been very positive step for Freeman's Battery, SCV Camp 139, and the Son's of Confederate Veterans in General,(no pun intended).

This has been a spectacular achievement for bringing CMT's "Dukes" Fest's promoters the honour of having what will prove to be an awesome Artillery display with the very same "1862 Memphis Gun" that was last featured when it was fired in April 2004, in Charleston, North Carolina during the Hunley funeral and will be prominent attraction and part of the festivities at this years "MEGA" "Dukes Fest" at Nashville's "Music City Motorplex". (For those unfamiliar with where the Speedway is, it's located right near the Nashville fairgrounds area).

This past week, yours truly, and noted author and historian Riley Gunter, (commander of the battery) had several teleconferences, with Ben Jones (former US Congressman and "Dukes" actor), and just this past week, met up in Nashville with who Ben Jones likes to refer to not just as his love of his life, but also the "brains of the operation", Alma Jones.

The specific plans for the June 2nd and 3rd weekend event, include some surprise guest concert appearances, a special tribute to Country Music legend "Waylon Jennings and just in case you've never attended a "Dukes Fest" before, include another death defying stunt car show. We have promised not to divulge the details of which, but I can tell you this much. John Schneider (Bo Duke from the show) will be driving one of the General Lee's. (I'm not implying he's jumping one 200 feet in the air, but this year he will be involved in the stunt show besides the stunt car drivers themselves.

Freeman's Battery will be stetting up camp for the weekend, which by the way will be in a very accessible location, and aside from going "boom" many times over the course of the two day event from our encampment site, we will also be displaying a some authentic Infantry impressions that will include some rifled musket demonstration and firing. What really excites me, and I think it's safe to tell ya'll at "SHN&V", is sure to be our main salute fire we have tentatively planned.

While all the details have not been finalized, it will involve having the authentic "Memphis Gun" towed over to near the grandstand prior to the beginning of the stunt show (possibly even with a "General Lee" with a tow hitch attached), and will kick off their main stunt show and concluding fireworks display by firing the original Artillery piece by a yet to be announced special dignitary. Our "Salute" firing which will likely be on Sunday's festival events, of course coincides with Tennessee's observance of Confederate Memorial Day. This "Special Salute" firing will be to honour the man who the Dukes of Hazard's most recognized symbol, "The General Lee" is named after. Since this year is the 200th year anniversary of the birth of the South's most beloved, and famous General. We can't think of any better purpose, than to fire this famous Cannon in his honour.

Of special note: Our Camp (Freeman's Battery) as well as the SCV in general are not involved in the selling of any tickets for this event, we have asked nothing in return for our participation. We are even paying for all of the powder we plan to use during the event asking nothing in return, it was simply an honour for Mr. Ben Jones (who by the way, is also an SCV member) to give our Battery this special invitation to come and participate, we rely solely on donations, so please come out and support us for this event. We really hope as many Southern Patriots out there can come and support us at this event and make it a weekend to remember. Ben Jones has come under a lot of undue criticism for his support of the Confederate Batteflag as of late and even the focus of a boycott of one of his concert events recently by the NAACP, we felt obligated to back up his recent statement on Foxnews when he stated on TV, that "99.9% of all Southerners who support the Confederate Battleflag, do so with benign motivations in their heart for their ancestors, and not hatred. - So well stated!

Mt Zion, Ga has a new old flag

Brother Billy Bearden & crew at it again... AWESOME FOLKS!... PoP



I would like to thank Richard Boarts, for without whose help and donation of a beautiful 3x5 sewn cotton 2 sided 1956 flag, money, and personal connections this wouldn't have been possible. American Graphics of Tallapoosa for the final and wonderful artwork. Steve Scroggins gets mucho kudos for his excellent computer wizardry in creating my proposal in jpeg format, and to say a heartfelt thanks and wish you were here to Rodney Waller and John Sammons Bell. None of this could be possible without my very loving, patient, understanding and enduring wife Janet.

Inspired by the 2002 Trenton, Georgia City Flag, tonight I went before the Mt Zion City Council and pitched my idea for a City of Mt Zion Flag. It was not all smooth sailing as I hoped, but in the end it passed unanimously. Today, April 10th, 2007 at 7:43pm - Mt Zion is the proud flyers of a modified 1956-2001 / 2007 flag.

I had begun my proposal by beginning a petition drive. My self imposed time limit was about 1 month long, beginning in early March. At 1st I felt like going door to door but a new job and child care responsibilities removed that thought and I was left with a sporadic 'do it when I can effort'. I wound up with 3 full pages of signatures by Council meeting tonight at 6PM.

Mt Zion has near 1,500 residents, and is located in Carroll County 6 miles from Carrollton and 8 miles from Bremen. The 1956 flag has been a popular sight here in the city, with 3 new sightings this year. Mt Zion has always been very accommodating to Southern Heritage by signing Confederate Heritage and History Month Proclamations - finally making perpetual in 2006. They have also flown the 1st National and Robert E Lee HQ Flag. Finally this January they made 2007 the Year of Lee via Proclamation.

In a strange twist of hilariously funny fate, one of the petition signers, Mt Zion Godfather Jack Dorsey (Former Mayor, historian, and Mt Zion political busybody) was # 3 signer on the petition, but when the vote came up, Mr Dorsey said he not against the flag, but wanted the Mt Zion citizens to be allowed to vote on such a decision like a city flag because "controversy will surely follow". One of the Councilwomen held up the petition and said it looks "as if the citizens have already voted - including you!" Mayor Griffin stated it is controversial to someone when he bangs the gavel on the table instead of the little round wooden block.

After that stumbling block, Councilman Neal said "I make the motion to adopt the flag" then Councilman Newman 2nded, and the vote was unanimous.

A reporter for the Carroll Star was there, who are very pro Confederate as well.

Please send Mayor John Griffin and the Mt Zion City Govt thanks and support.
I will now begin working on mass producing them. I will be taking orders in the near future.

Mayor John Griffin

Council members

Sue Bloodworth
Jane Cammons
Jay Neal
Don Newman

1-770-832-1622

PO Box 597
Mount Zion Georgia
30150-0597

Acworth, Ga. Confederate History Month Proclaimed

From: "Calvin Johnson"
Subject: City of Acworth, Ga.--Confederate History Month Proclaimed
Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 3:42 PM

Friends,

I hope everyone is pushing to get a proclamation signed and
presented during April---Confederate History Month 2007. My latest
success in getting one from Mayor Thomas Allegood and
Board of Alderman from the City of Acworth, Georgia...But it would
not have been a great event had it not been for the people who
came to stand with me. We got it last Thursday, April 5, 2007.


Left to right: John Church,
Pattie Church, Camp McDonald Commander Chip Bryan,
Mayor Thomas Allegood, Confederate History Month Chairman
Calvin E. Johnson, Jr., David Meyer and Jeff Wright. All men are
members of Camp McDonald 1552 except Calvin Johnson is
Chattahoochee Guards.

We, as with the Cobb County, Georgia proclamation, had a
warm reception. After the meeting we meet with Alderman and
the mayor and even sgined up a member. At the presentation
the mayor said he wanted to present us a proclamation again
in 2008. This was a great event.

A note of sincere appreciation for Mayor Allegood, City Alderman,
Pattie Church and Camp McDonald 1552 SCV members who
came to support this great event.

Let me know if you would like a copy of the proclamation and I
will sent you a private copy on attachment.

Have a great Confederate History Month!
www.confederateheritagemonth.com
Chairman, Confederate History Month Committee for the
Georgia Division Sons of Confederate Veterans

Our patriot Brother, Rodney Waller's Funeral

Rodney Edward Waller Sr., 55, departed this life Monday April 2, 2007. He was born in Chickamauga, to the late Carl Waller and Geraldine Ledford Lofty, and was preceded in death by his brother Randy Waller Sr. He was active in the Sons of the Confederate Organization, Camp Chattahoochie Guards 1639 of Mableton, Ga., loved to ride his Harley that he built from scratch. He was a self-taught musician an songwriter, an avid political advocate, a Georgia Bulldog fan an believed in what the true south stood for. He loved and was loved by all who knew him. Survivors include his sons, Rodeny Edward Waller Jr., of Fort Oglethorpe, and Aubrey Lee Waller, of Alabama; brother Joey Lofty, of Ringgold; sister, Yulonda Taylor; sister-in-law Susan Waller, both of Rosville; granddaughter, Destiny; nieces and nephews, Shane, Randy, Wendy, Mia and Mike; and several aunts and uncles.

Rod was a Friend and Brother to many, he was my companion on many efforts for our beloved Dixie. I will truly miss him and his support, I will always remember us being called the lonesome two-some. Now, I stand alone here in N. GA. & SE. TN....PoP



K. Steven "Stonewall" Monk & Lum Pettit
Stand Vigil Over a Confederate Brother.


Ray McBerry delievered the eulogy
and chaplains form the S.V.C. officiating.


Stonewall and Rodney's
Motorcycle Hearse.

Rodney's nieces and nephews










RODNEY HAD A BALL!!!

Cobb County Confederate History Month

Friends,

Please find the following on the Cobb County, Georgia
Confederate History Month proclamation presented on
March 27, 2007.

Video on presentation. Go to the following and click
on tab No. 1. We are No. 3 on the presentations.
HERE

Click on image to enlarge:

Our good Friend Calvin, far right...Way ta go!...PoP/WMSHNV
www.confederateheritagemonth.com

Calvin E. Johnson, Jr., Chairman
Confederate History Month
Committee for the Georgia Division
Sons of Confederate Veterans

The Last Order of the Lost Cause

Speech By Lewis Regenstein
To Washington, GA Civil War Roundtable
26 February, 2007

I am deeply honored to be here today in this wonderful town of Washington, and I thank you for the chance to speak before such a distinguished group of people. Claibourne has warned me that some of you all are extremely knowledgeable about the War Between the States, and to be careful not to make any mistakes because I will surely get caught and be called on it. So please go easy o