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the confederate voicE
newsletter for september,
2013
MIDDLETON TATE JOHNSON
CAMP #1648
ARLINGTON, TEXAS
Commander’s report
Gentlemen,
We are now into September, tempus fugit. We had an astounding success in our recruiting endeavors at
the gun show in August with over 60 new recruits. We will have tables at the Militaria Show on September
7-8 at Will Rodgers and we will need more volunteers to man the table. We will also need volunteers for a
parade in Decatur on the 7th of September. We will have a float so walking will be limited for us old
dogs. There will also be a United States Field Association School of the Piece for Muzzle Loading Artillery
sponsored by the Loyal Train Chapter of the USFAA the weekend of September 14-15 at 2139 Lone Star
in Henrietta, Texas for those that are interested. You can download the instruction manual from http://
www.williamspeir.com/ this will be a 2 day school 8 hours Saturday and 4 hours Sunday camping sights
will be available cost of the school will be $25.00. The next Gun Show will be November 2-3, 2013 these
venues are a recruit rich environment.
I spoke last meeting about a project for our camp to do something that is 150 years in the making . . . bring
Col. Robert Butler Young home to Texas and bury him next to his wife in Mount Carmel Cemetery Wolfe
City, Hunt County, Texas.
Here is a little background information on Colonel Young:
Col. Robert B. Young – On October 21, 1861 at age 31, he was appointed to the rank of Major of
(Nelson’s Regiment) 10th Texas Volunteer Infantry, at Virginia Point, Galveston, Texas by Brig. Gen. P. O.
Hebert. He was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in 1828, and he was listed on the 1860 Texas Census as a “Stock Raiser,” residing at Waco, McLennan County, Texas. He was the grandson of William
Young, who entered the Revolutionary War at the rank of Private and rose to the rank of Captain in the
Continental Cavalry. His family migrated to Bartow County, Georgia, in 1837. Robert attended the local
school at Cartersville, Georgia, and is supposed to have graduated from Georgia Military Institute; although his name is not on the alumni list. He then commanded the 338th Battalion of Georgia Militia for
Cass County. Robert married Josephine Wortham at Walton County, Georgia, on January 12, 1853. Major Young was detailed on Court Marital Duty, from January to February 1862. On September 24, 1862, he
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Commander’s report—Cont.
he was promoted to Lt. Col. at Ft. Hindman, Arkansas Post, Arkansas. Lt. Colonel Young was captured at
Arkansas Post, Arkansas, on January 11, 1863, and arrived at Camp Chase Prison, Columbus, Ohio, on
January 30th. He was paroled from prison for exchange on April 10, 1863 and was then sent to Ft. Delaware, Maryland, arriving there on April 12th. Lt. Colonel Young was exchanged at City Point, Virginia, on
April 29th. According to his parole certificate, he stood 5’10″ tall with blue eyes, auburn hair and a dark complexion. He was absent sick at Cartersville, Georgia, from June to November 1863, recuperating with his
family. On the December 1863 Rolls, Colonel Roger Q. Mills wrote, “Lt Col RB Young was present and in
Command of the Regt when it was mustered. I was absent. He was ordered before the signing of the roll to
the Trans Miss. Dept. I therefore sign them, knowing the roll is correct.” Lt. Colonel Young returned to the
10th Texas Infantry Regiment in the early part of May, bringing with him several other officers that had been
separated by the consolidation of the 6th, 10th & 15th Texas Regiments. He took Command of the Brigade
on the 2nd day of the Battle of Atlanta, when Brig. General Smith and Colonel Mills were wounded. Colonel
Young was restored to the command of the 10th Texas Infantry, when Brig. General Granbury returned to
the Brigade around the early part of August 1864. Colonel Young was killed in action at the battle of Franklin, Tennesee on November 30, 1864, while leading his regiment to the enemy’s works. Lieutenant Leonard
H Mangum, Aide to Maj. General Cleburne, wrote in the Kennesaw Gazette, Kennesaw, Georgia, on June
15, 1887: “Coffins were procured for the three bodies of Gen’s. Cleburne and Granberry [Ed: Granbury] and
Col. Young of the tenth Texas regiment, and they were transported to Columbia for interment. During the
succeeding night they lay in the parlor of Mrs. Mary R. Polk… The next day the funeral rites were performed
by Right Rev. Bishop Quintard, and the bodies were placed in the cemetery beside General Strahl and Lieutenant Marsh, of General Strahl’s staff. It was afterwards discovered that these gallant men were buried in
that part of the cemetery known as the potter’s field, where criminals and the lower classes were interred.
General Lucius Polk, brother to Bishop, afterward General, Leonidas Polk, then offered a lot in the family
cemetery of the Polk family, Ashwood, six miles south of Columbia. At the request of Bishop Quintard, who
was a warm personal friend of General Strahl and Lieutenant Marsh, these two were disinterred with the others, and in five graves, side by side, the gallant soldiers were laid to rest in that beautiful spot. Beautiful indeed it is, so much so as to attract the admiration and attention of every passer-by.” Since then Gen.
Cleburne’s remains were sent for burial to his home in Helena, Arkansas; and Gen. Granbury’s remains
were sent to Granbury, Texas, named in his honor in 1866. Colonel Young is still resting at Ashwood Cemetery, Columbia, Tennessee. Here is a letter from Col. Young's mother informing his brother of Robert's
death:
White Oak, No Ca
January 9, 1865
My Dear Son
We have just received the sad fate of your poor brother and our dear beloved son. He was killed at Franklin
Tennessee on the 30th of November. We felt anxious all the time about him ever since that dreadful battle,
but it had been so long since. We had hoped he had entirely escaped, but I feared him to hear from. The
Adjutant of his regiment Mr. Willingham wrote to your Father. He was buried in Columbia Tenn. with Gen
Cleburne & Gen Granberry, but taken up afterwards to Ashwood the Episcopal burying ground. He was interred with Military honors. I suppose he was killed instantly. He said there was nothing found on his body,
it was robbed. He had his horse saddle bridle blankets it is hard rendering to relate but thought you would
like to hear the last of your poor brother. We have no more of the particulars, God have mercy on his poor
soul. I trust he is with his God singing praises to him, ever more done with all this horrible warfare resting in
everlasting peace with his God not ours, God’s will be done, but I would give anything on earth had I it to
have him back sound in body & mind. He was a noble man refined in all his manners, loved by all who knew
him, never had an enemy, an affectionate and dutiful son. I have prayed night and day for our noble sons to
be spared to us & come through this cruel war without blemish. You are the last son of our little flock & I
pray God he will let you remain with us to comfort & cheer us in the evening of our days. You are the only
one we have now to look to and for our welfare and happiness do for heavens sake take care of yourself.
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Commander’s report—Cont.
Your father’s health is not very good & he is so undecided what course to pursue. He speaks of going
through the country to Georgia to see after our home. Whether he can go back and make a crop this year or
not, he has rented a house in Spartanburg, but does not want to go there I believe to live. He could not rent
land enough for his hands to work there and I don’t think we can live here in security and contentment. Our
furniture has arrived at last in Spartanburg & I will go down with your father on tomorrow or next day to see
after it. We would be so happy to see you, and you must come soon. Your grandmother is in tolerable
health. Your father sends much love to you and says take care of yourself. I pray God may ever be merciful
to you and shield you from all harm, restore you to us in perfect health & safety.
Your mother E. C. Young
Do write often we have not received a letter from you since your arrival in Carolina I have written several
times.
Here is another article about the Battle of Franklin that was originally published by Civil War Times Magazine
in February 1998:
The Myth of the 5 Dead Rebel Generals
They were killed at Franklin, all right, but it's not true that all five were laid out on the same porch.
By Col. Campbell H. Brown
General John B. Hood on November 30, 1864, launched one of his typically ill-considered attacks on the
Federal entrenched position at Franklin, Tennessee. Stanley Horn writes: ". . . in the last two hours of the
day . . . the combat was waged with a maniacal desperation witnessed on no other field of the war." The
Confederates suffered a staggering loss, four times as great as that of Pickett at Gettysburg. In no other battle were so many general officers put out of action: for the Confederates, twelve, of whom five were killed
outright and one mortally wounded.
Historians have claimed that after the battle the bodies of Major General Patrick R. Cleburne and Brigadier
Generals John Adams, States Rights Gist, Hiram B. Granbury, and Otto F. Strahl were brought in from the
bloody field and laid out side by side on the small porch of "Carnton," ancestral McGavock home. John R.
Peacock of High Point, North Carolina, by sound reasoning and the use of a hitherto unpublished source,
now concludes that this widely accepted story is not altogether correct. It is true that there were five bodies
on Mrs. John McGavock's porch, and three of them were generals: Cleburne, Granbury, and Strahl. The others were Colonel R. B. Young, General Granbury's chief of staff, and Lieutenant John H. Marsh, aide to
General Strahl. The five bodies were removed, probably on 1 or 2 December, to Columbia and a day later
were interred in Rose Hill Cemetery. Major General Lucius J. Polk, former adjutant general of Tennessee,
was outraged when he heard that the five heroes had been buried in that portion of the cemetery set aside
as a potters' field for the interment of criminals and indigents. With the aid of Chaplain Charles T. Quintard,
he had the five officers disinterred and moved to the cemetery of St. John's Church near his home at Ashwood. Later three were again moved to cemeteries at their homes; but the bodies of Young and Marsh still
rest at St. John's. Brigadier General Arthur H. Manigault, also a casualty of Franklin, was likewise carried to
Polk's home, Hamilton Place, but he survived.
Brigadier General John Adams, a native of Nashville, had married a girl at Pulaski. Consequently when he
fell at Franklin the sorrowing members of his brigade took him in a wagon to Pulaski, where he was buried
on December 1. As Mr. Peacock points out, there was scarcely time for a stopover on McGavock's porch en
route. Thomas R. Markham, chaplain of Featherston's Brigade, averred, however, that Adams, who was
killed at the moment of crossing the Federal barricade, was picked up in an ambulance and taken to the
McGavock home. Wiley Howard, body servant to General Gist, gave an account to a biographer of the Gist
family in which he says that he searched the field for the body of the general, who he had been told had fallen. He found Gist, who had died at 8:30 p.m. at the brigade field hospital, which had been set up near the
home of Judge White (still standing at 724 Fair Street in Franklin). With the help of the brigade surgeon he
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Commander’s report—Cont.
secured a cedar box as a coffin, which he loaded into an ambulance. He drove to Mrs. White's front door
and begged permission to bury the general in the White family cemetery. Mrs. White had the body brought
into her parlor, and summoned a minister who held a funeral attended by officers and men from Georgia and
South Carolina troops of Gist's brigade. The remains were then buried in the family cemetery. As the army
passed back through Franklin after its defeat at Nashville, Wiley or some member of Gist's staff disinterred
the body and shipped it to Columbia, South Carolina, where it was buried under a big cedar tree (which I remember) in the family plot in Trinity Churchyard, near the State House.
Fix Bayonets; Forward the Colors
Jim McNabb
Adjutant Report
SCV dues have been sent out and everyone should have received theirs. If you have not received yours,
please contact me. Last year the amount that was shown on some members statement was incorrect. Most
members will owe $45.00 unless they are Lifetime members or joined under the proration period last year.
Thanks
Allen Hearrean
Col MT Johnson Camp Adjutant
817 821 8805
[email protected]
Camp Report
After another successful Field Trip where we had over 20 people in attendance, the camp once again
showed how we can have an event that is enjoyed by everyone due to the historical content, the bonding of
camp members and guests, and promotes our camp and the SCV. I must commend 2nd. LT. Commander
Joe Wade for his efforts in providing our camp these outstanding field trips and I know he is continuing to
work on others in the future. I recommend that more of our camp members attend these events.
We hope for the speedy recovery of 1st. Lt. Commander Eric Alberts who is recovering from surgery due to
an unfortunate accident. Chad Weldon has also had a bout with Bronchitis and he is slowly recovering.
Many compliments were received on last month’s newsletter which was the very first newsletter that Patrick
Quinn has published. He did an outstanding job for the first time in doing a newsletter. He has stepped up
and has become an asset to the camp and we know he will do a great job. Also commendable is Commander James MacNabb for getting the SCV a total of 3 recruiting tables at the Ft Worth Gun Show. We
had an outstanding time and obtained approximately 60 names of people who are interested in the SCV.
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Camp report—cont.
We had several men from other camps assisting us and I would like to show my appreciation to the following
members of our camp who helped (Allen and Phil Hearrean, James MacNabb, Jesse Berry, Jim Floyd and
Curtis Race). This gun show is going to be a hotbed for recruiting and we need to continue being there to let
people know that the SCV is here and we want them to join.
Compatriot Wayne Pierce addressed the camp stating that he would like to have a Social at his residence
sometime in the fall when the weather is cooler. His residence can comfortably entertain approximately 25
people. We will let you know the final plans for this Social. Many of our camp members over the past year
have enjoyed meeting at the Black Diamond and the Smoke Pit, both owned by some of our members, for
good BBQ, cold beverages, and good fellowship. There are not many camps in the SCV who
have developed such a bond that we go on field trips and have socials together to enjoy each others company. We have members from other camps who like join us as well.
Lastly, be ready for some upcoming events now that the weather will be cooling off. We would like to see
more of our members at these events and let’s have an outstanding year and show everyone that the Col.
Middleton Tate Johnson Camp is a camp to be modeled after. With our commitment to the ''Charge” by honoring our ancestors and promoting the SCV, we should be the standard bearer in the Division. We now
have in place a Mechanized Cavalry, recruiting events, military markers presentation, revenue production
with donations from quality Camp items, a great meeting place with great food, a great officer staff, and a
great newsletter.
I would like to encourage our camp members to ask any of their friends or family if they would like to join the
SCV and be part of an outstanding organization that has so much to offer.
Respectfully,
Kyle Sims
Col. Middleton Tate Johnson Camp #1648
Our Camp signs are missing
Our Magnetic Signs are missing. Commander McNabb bought these signs for our camp last year. The
signs were only used a couple of times before going missing. The signs were noticed as missing after the
administration change in June. Please look at the adjacent photograph. If you recognize this vehicle and
know who the owner might be, or if you have any information on the whereabouts of our signs, please contact any member of the Camp Officer Corp.
Thank you for your help,
Camp #1648, M. T. Johnson, Arlington,
Texas.
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Minutes of the August Meeting
Col. Middleton Tate Johnson #1648
1. Commander MacNabb passed out awards to the following members:
A. Kyle Sims - Dixie Award, Commendation Award, and Edward R. Darling Award.
B. Dan Hays - Commendation Award.
C. Steve Harless - Commendation Award.
D. Camp received the Nathan Bedford Forrest Award for gaining 39 new members making us the 14th
largest camp in the SCV.
2. Commander MacNabb welcomed all members and guests in attendance which totaled approximately 4045 people.
3. Daryl Coleman of the Rockwall camp offered Challenge coins for a $10 donation as part of the Rockwall
Camp Fundraiser.
4. New member Jesse Berry was sworn in.
5. 2nd Lt. Commander Joe Wade presented the Adjutant’s report.
6. Joe Wade discussed the upcoming field trip to Hill Jr. College.
7. Kyle Sims discussed the Nat'l convention attended by 6 members of our camp (Franklin Roberts, Dan
Hays, Kyle Sims, Jim Anderson, Allen Hearrean, and Dennis King).
8. Commander MacNabb advised the camp of the new officers that he has appointed and that the camp will
keep the name of the Johnson Color Guard.
9. Commander MacNabb talked about the upcoming Gun Show at Will Rogers Coliseum in Ft. Worth. The
other camps in our Brigade will be sharing tables. He was also able to secure a recruiting table at the Military Gun Show on Sept. 7-8th at Will Rogers Coliseum. There is a Field Artillery school that will be taking
place in Henrietta, TX for anyone interested.
10. Kyle Sims presented Stetson Elliott an SCV jacket he received from Nat'l Convention for his 21st birthday.
11. Commander MacNabb mentioned that he would like the camp to think about the pursuit of retrieving the
remains of Robert Butler Young from Tennessee to be interred next to his wife buried at Wolfe City, TX .
12. Aide to Brigade - Ben Hatch discussed his desire to write rebuttals against those who disgrace our heritage.
13. Brigade Commander Calvin Allen discussed the potential of all camps in our Brigade to grow by attending parades, festivals, etc. He wants to possibly have a recruiting booth at Ft Worth Stock Show.
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AUGUST FIELD TRIP REPORT
On Saturday morning, August 17, twenty-two members and guests of the Middleton Tate Johnson Camp
#1648 traveled to the Texas Heritage Museum located at Hill College IN Hillsboro, TX. After a hearty breakfast at Cracker Barrel in Burleson, we traveled south to the museum. Museum Director John Versluis started the tour with a film titled "Texans During Wartime". This film gave an excellent overview of the many
wars that Texas veterans have fought in. Director Versluis then gave a guided tour through each section of
the museum including the battle at the Alamo, the War Between the States, World War I, World War II, and
the Korean and Vietnam Wars. We also visited the research center of the museum. There is an extensive
collection of maps, photographs and microfilmed documents as well as many soldiers' letters and diaries in
the research center. I believe this is the largest collection of veterans’ records in the southwest. The museum is also the home of the official State Medal of Honor Memorial to native-born Texans. Last but not least
Hill College Press has published over 40 full length books relating to those Texans who were involved in
armed conflicts.
We will plan another trip to the museum for those who could not join us this time. Watch for details on our
next field trip and plan to attend if you can.
Joe Wade
817-688-3867
Camp members, family, and guests take time to pose for a group photograph at the Texas Heritage Museum
in Hillsboro, Texas.
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Knighted into the Order of St George!
Susan Frise Hathaway
One of the highlights of my trip to Vicksburg was this ceremony:
SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS
TEXAS DIVISION
TEXAS DIVISION MOUNTED COLOR GUARD
TEXAS ORDER OF SAINT GEORGE
"In recognition of your invaluable service, your dedication to the fulfillment of the duties and responsibilities
undertaken while serving the Texas Commander and
the Commander-In-Chief, this certificate is given for
your contribution to the Confederate History and Heritage."
I am so thankful and humbled to be honored by the
fine men of the SCV, Texas Division, and grateful for
the opportunity to join with them in our efforts to vindicate the cause for which our gallant ancestors
fought and died.
All the honor and glory goes to the men who wore the
gray... and the men and women of the Va Flaggers
who stand for them!
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National Awards
Congratulations to Compatriot Dan Hays, who was presented
with a Commendation Award during our August meeting.
Kyle Sims presented Commander Jim McNabb the Nathan Bedford Forrest Award for best camp growth recently awarded to
Col. Middleton Tate Johnson Camp at the National Reunion in
Congratulations to these Compatriots and all others of our
camp who serve the cause of our Confederate ancestors so
dutifully .
“Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should
never wish to do less.”
Congratulations to Compatriot Steve Harless, who was presented with a Commendation Award during our August meeting.
Gen. Robert E. Lee
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Congratulations to our new members
Camp Adjutant Allen Hearrean (at right) is shown presenting
Compatriot David Wilburn with his certificate of membership
at the July Camp Meeting.
Commander Jim McNabb (at left) is shown swearing Compatriot Jesse Berry into the Sons of Confederate Veterans at the
August Camp Meeting.
Congratulations to Stetson Elliott
Stetson Elliott, shown at right, was presented with a new Sons of Confederate
Veterans jacket from the recent National Reunion in Vicksburg during the August meeting.
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2013 Officers and Staff
Commander : Jim McNabb
Email: [email protected]
817-237-6009
1st Lt. Commander Eric Alberts
Email: [email protected]
817-690-6696
2nd Lt. Commander : Joe Wade
[email protected]
817-688-3867
3rd Lt. Commander : Vacant
CHARGE TO THE SONS
Adjutant : Allen Hearrean
Email: [email protected]
OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS
817-821-8805
“To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we will
Aide-to-Camp: Bill Johnson
commit the vindication of the cause for which
[email protected]
we fought. To your strength will be given the
817-492-4935
Communications Officer: Stetson Elliot
defense of the Confederate soldier's good
Email: [email protected]
name, the guardianship of his history, the
emulation of his virtues, the perpetuation of
817-987-9899
Sergeant-at-Arms : Curtis Race
those principles which he loved and which you
Email: [email protected]
love also, and those ideals which made him
865-244-8787
glorious and which you also cherish.”
Color Sergeant : Jim Anderson
Email: [email protected]
214-674-6394
Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee
Chaplain : Steve Harless
Commander-General
[email protected]
United Confederate Veterans
817-468-8124
New Orleans, Louisiana 1906
Editor : Patrick Quinn
Remember, it is our duty to see that the true history of the South is preserved and presented to future
generations.—Commander Jim McNabb
Email: [email protected]
972-757-5068
WEBSITES:
Camp Middleton Tate Johnson, #1648: www.camp1648.org
Texas Division: www.texas-scv.org
National: www.scv.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Camp1648
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Confederate ancestors of famous people
Donna Douglas was born Doris Smith on September 26, 1933 in the community of Pride in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. She was the only daughter of
Emmett Ratcliff Smith, Sr. (1907–1988) and his wife, the former Elma Robinson
(1910–2003).
Douglas attended Roman Catholic St. Gerard High School, where she played
both softball and basketball. She was a member of the school's first graduating
class. She married Roland Bourgeois in 1949; they divorced several years later
shortly after the birth in 1954 of their son, Danny P. Bourgeois. She was a "Miss
Baton Rouge" and was named "Miss New Orleans" in 1957.
She moved to New York City to pursue a career in entertainment and started out
as an illustration model for toothpaste advertisements. She was featured as the
“Letters Girl” on NBC's The Perry Como Show in 1957, and as the “Billboard
Girl” on NBC's The Steve Allen Show in 1959. These and other television appearances led New York photographers and newspaper reporters to award her the “Miss By-line” crown, which she wore on CBS's The
Ed Sullivan Show. Producer Hal Wallis saw the Sullivan episode and cast her in the role of Marjorie Burke
in the movie drama, Career (1959), starring Anthony Franciosa, Dean Martin, and Shirley MacLaine.
She made numerous television appearances in the late 1950s and early 1960s. She was cast as Barbara
Simmons in four 1961 episodes of the CBS detective series, Checkmate.
The turning point in Douglas’s career came when she was chosen to play the role of Elly May Clampett on
The Beverly Hillbillies. She starred on the program for all nine seasons, along with Buddy Ebsen, Irene
Ryan, Nancy Kulp, Raymond Bailey, and Max Baer, Jr. The Beverly Hillbillies became the number one
show in the United States in its first two years.
During the 1966 summer hiatus for the show, Douglas made her only starring motion picture appearance,
cast as Frankie in Frederick de Cordova's Frankie and Johnny (1966) opposite Elvis Presley. The film
proved popular, and is among Presley’s most frequently televised movies.
Donna Douglas as Elly May Clampett became one of the most popular and recognizable television personalities during the 1960s, a guest star on a number of other television programs and the subject of paper
dolls, dolls, coloring books, and various toys during the heyday of the program. She was also the only cast
member to be on all seven of the series' TV Guide covers.
Douglas frequently performs as a gospel singer and speaks at churches across America. She has recorded
several gospel albums, the first being released in 1982. She recorded a few minor country music records
during the 1970s and 1980s.
She has also written a children's book titled Donna's Critters & Kids: Children's Stories with a Bible Touch,
which has Bible stories featuring animals and is combined with a coloring book for ages two to seven.
One key focus of her charitable work has been to appear and speak in support of various Christian children's homes, mostly in her native American South.
Confederate Ancestry of Donna Douglas
1. John W. Smith - direct ancestor - Pvt in Co. ''H'' 27th La. Inf.
2. Thomas J. Brashear - uncle - Pvt in Co. ''C'' Ogden's La. Cavalry
3. Hugh P. Brashear - uncle - Pvt in Co. ''G'' 4th La. Inf.
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Upcoming events
September 14-15th: 2nd Road Trip - Hill Jr. College (see flyer on last page).
September 19th-22nd: 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga, GA. Reenact-
ment to be held at Mountain Cove Farms, GA.
www.150thanniversarychickamauga.com for information.
September 27-28th: SCV Leadership and Training in San Antonio, TX hosted by Alamo
City Guards Camp.
September 28th: Knapp Heritage Front Street Festival. - Living history and recruiting
event.
NEXT MEETING DATE:
September 12, 2013, 7:30 PM. We meet at the Division Street Diner, 1800 W. Division St, Arlington, TX.
We gather up around 6:30 to eat and visit. Meeting starts at 7:30 P.M.
September Guest Speaker
Larry Johnson
Larry graduated from Midwestern University in 1964 with a degree in Music Education and a commission in
the Army. He served as an infantry officer during the Vietnam War but was stationed in Korea. After the
Army, he became a high school band director and in his words, is proud to have taught “De-Yankeefied”
high school history. Larry left teaching and went to work for Scottish Rite Hospital. In 1997 he retired from
Scottish Rite and joined the SCV and is a former Commander of the Cabell Camp. He has studied books
on the War for Southern Independence since the 1950's and still enjoys reading. He states that unfortunately throughout his studies the outcome hasn't changed. Larry has two Confederate ancestors, one
in Stonewall Jackson's Corps and the other in Longstreet's. His hometown is Gainesville, TX, and he can
attest that the version of the “Great Hanging” you have always heard isn't accurate.
Larry is currently the director of the Heritage Brass Band. The Band and different subgroups play historically accurate music from the Revolutionary War to World War II. The Band has recorded two CD's of music from the War for Southern Independence and one of fife and drum music which is available upon request.
Col. Middleton Tate Johnson Camp caps are available for a $15.00
donation. These are nice, well made caps that anyone would be
proud to be seen wearing! Available with either light stone grey or
black brim.
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The Sons of Confederate Veterans
Robert E. Lee Camp #239
Cordially invites you to the10th Anniversary re-dedication
Of the
Confederate Veterans Memorial Monument
In honor of the Sesquicentennial and
The Confederate Veterans of Hood County
And the surrounding area
Interred at the Acton Cemetery.
Saturday Sept 28, 2013 at 10:30 AM at the Acton Cemetery
SCV, UDC, OCR, OCG,
family and friends all are invited.
Individuals with uniforms are encouraged to participate
with the color guard and musket volley.
Seating is limited so bring a lawn chair.
Directions:
From Granbury travel 4.5 miles east on US 377 North to FM 167 South, then 2.4
miles south on FM 167 to Acton. The cemetery is on the right. From Benbrook
Take US-377 S/Benbrook Blvd toward Granbury. Continue to follow US-377 S
21.7 miles. Turn left onto FM 167 South, then 2.4 miles south on FM 167 to Acton. The cemetery is on the right.
Contact
J. Barry Turnage, Cmdr. Robert E. Lee #239
For more information at 817-297-2987 or
[email protected]
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Directions to Artillery School—September 14 and 15
Coming in from Fort Worth: take US 287 north through Decatur and Bowie towards Henrietta, TX. 4-5 miles
before you get to Henrietta, take New York road exit. (exit right off of 287 then left turn onto NY
road). Follow gravel road about 2-3 miles until it hits "Cullar Road". Turn left then immediately right to get
back on NY road. Follow another 2 miles until NY road dead ends on LoneStar Road. Turn left again and
follow about 1 mile to Farm. The main gate will be marked by the Bonny Blue Flag. Angle left into the
"parade Ground" rather than enter strait into the driveway. (Should be one of us there to direct traffic). If you
pass the Atmos energy plant you've gone too far. Remember ther is a burn ban so if you camp out there can
be no campfires. We should have plenty of room in the house for "dormitory" style bivouac but do not have
enough rooms for all spousal cohabitation. I can promise it will be cool indoors for your educational enjoyment. I will have about 8-10 chairs and several portable tables but I recommend if anyone has camp chairs
or portable tables, they are certainly encouraged to bring them.
Land owner is Dr. Robert McBroom someone will be there to guide you in it would be a good idea to arrive
Friday evening so we can get an early start Saturday.
Confederate Artillery photographed near Charleston, South Carolina during the War for Southern Independence.
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