April - Kansas Division Sons of Confederate Veterans

Volume XV. Issue 04
April 2012
B.G. Albert Pike Camp #1439
Gen Lewis A Armistead Camp # 1846
Cols Lewis & Harrison Camp # 1854
Gen William Steele Camp # 1857
Major Thomas J. Key Camp # 1920
South Kansas Camp # 2064
DEAR FRIENDS OF FORREST:
It is with the heaviest of heart that I have to report to you that today , March 12, 2012 at approximately 2:00 PM it
was discovered that the life- size bronze bust of General Nathan Bedford Forrest has been stolen from the 5 1/2 ton
granite pedestal monument in Live Oak Cemetery in Selma Alabama.
A HISTORICAL REVIEW AND UPDATE:
Selma's first black mayor, hostile & militant toward whites, James Perkins
aligned himself with Selma's local domestic terrorist, Rose Sanders, wife of
Alabama State Senator, Hank Sanders...and coerced the Selma City Council to
vote to move the Nathan Bedford Forrest monument from its historically
accurate & appropriate location, the Smitherman Building Museum. The
Smitherman Building Museum had been a field hospital during the War of
Northern Aggression i.e.
The War Against Southern Independence! Prior to its removal to Live Oak cemetery, for weeks after the dedication
on Oct 7, 2000 Rose Sanders and her foot soldiers launched attacks on the monument almost on a daily basis by putting
black garbage bags over the bust of General Forrest, by putting flyers on the monument depicting Gen Forrest as the
founder of the KKK & accusing him of murdering blacks at Fort Pillow..also, by leading the entire entourage of
students & black citizens commemorating MLK Day in Jan 2001 to the monument and throwing a rope around the neck
of General Forrest in an attempt to pull the monument over while appealing to anyone with a pickup truck to come &
they would be successful in pulling the monument over.
Also, one evening three full garbage bags were dumped over the
monument, no only just littering the grounds of the Smitherman
Building Museum but desecrating the monument. We and the Selma
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
police sifted through the garbage to discover 3 pieces of mail
1. Nathan Bedford Forest Bust Stolen
addressed to Rose Sanders' lawfirm...through ALL of
2. Editor Report
this...NOTHING WAS DONE TO ROSE SANDERS...NOT even a
3. Around the Division
litter fine!!!! The police were on the grounds when Rose & her foot
4. Division Calendar
soldiers threw the rope around his neck & threatened to pull it over
5. Last Month‟s Trivia Answer
and NOTHING WAS DONE!!!!! All of this was reported in the
6,7. Convention Info and Registration
papers along with pictures of her doing this and NOTHING WAS
8,9 Forrest Statue, Graves, & Train
DONE!!!!
10. Recruitment, Camp Meetings,
On February 26, 2001 the Selma City Council voted 5-4 to move
Camp Information
the monument to Live Oak Cemetery just a few blocks from the
Smitherman Building Museum. The footing was dug the next day,
Feb 27 IN THE RAIN...the foundation was poured
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My fellow compatriots. I felt compelled to pass on some interesting facts I recently found in a
manuscript written by Randolph H. McKim. The book “A Soldiers Recollections.”
One might ask, who is Randolph McKim? Randolph Kim was a Confederate soldier serving with the
Army of Northern Virginia. Beginning his service as a private and later as a Staff Officer. McKim later
advanced to Chaplin in the field. McKim served in the ranks under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and then
Thomas Jonathon Jackson. A staff officer under Brigadier Gen H. Stewart in the Army of Gen R E Lee
and a Chaplain in the Second Virginia Cavalry under Col Thomas T Munford in the Brigade of Gen
Fitzhugh Lee.
I personally believe that we as members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans should live as our
ancestors lived and learn from their story. Understanding we cannot talk to them, however we can learn
from their personal recordings as written by the men themselves. The following is a direct quote from
McKim‟s book first published in 1910 by Lengmus, Green & Co. Fourth Ave and south street, New
York. I would ask that as you read these words you do so with an open and understanding mind. In
doing so we can better, understand our charge as compatriots to the organization, which represents these
brave men.
“I am not in these pages brooding over the ashes of the past. The soldiers of the Southern Cross have
long ago bowed to the decree of Almighty God in the issue of the great conflict. His will is wiser and
better than ours. We thank God that to day the sun shines on a truly reunited country. We love our
Southland as we are southern men, but we are glad that sectionalism is dead and buried, and we claim
our full part in working out the great destiny that lies before the American people.
We may not forget-we veterans of the Civil War – that the best of our life and work lies behind us;
Morituri Salutamus. But whatever of life remains to us we have long ago dedicated to the service of our
common country.
We joyfully accept our share in the responsibilities the opportunities, the strenuous conflicts, of the
future, against foes within and without for the oral and material glory of our country. We are Americans
in every fiber and nothing that pertains to the honor to the welfare, to the glory of America is foreign to
us.”
We should stop and think what this one soldier is telling us in his writing. What are we to do? How are
we to act?
Your gracious servent
Kyle E Erickson
Kansas Division Commander
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Dispatches from the Front
Camp Agendas
B.G. Albert Pike Camp # 1439
April 14
Lewis A. Armistead Camp # 1847
April 14
Col’s Lewis & Harrison Camp #1854
April 21 Div Cmdr Kyle Erickson
“Who is Jim Lane?”
William Steele Camp# 1857
April 10
Maj. Thomas J. Key Camp # 1920
April 5 Jonathan Casey (archivist at Liberty
Memorial) “National World War I Museum”
South Kansas Camp # 2064
April 12 “Confederate Veteran Homes”,
given by Jim Beckner
Division Oratory Contest Topic:
“You, Captain William C. Quantrill Capture James H.
Lane and Charles Jennison in Lawrence on August 21,
1863”. What are your plans for them?
Cols Lewis & Harrison Camp #1854 had a change in
plans for their March meeting where noted local
historian and authorDale Vauhn gave a presentation on
"The Southern Case For Firing On Ft. Sumter, As
Learned By A Reluctant Yankee" After the meeting the
camp feasted on a Corned beef and Cabbage with
potatos and carrots meal prepared by Cmdr Erickson.
Wayne Nighbert of the Gen William Steele Camp has
just undergone treatment to remove a cancerous growth
from his neck. Although he is in good spirits he will
soon start chemotherapy and radiation treatment. Please
add Wayne in your prayers for a complete and speedy
recovery. Wayne is confident he can defeat this enemy
with humor, so please feel free to send him jokes and
humorous articles. His email address is:
[email protected]
Confederate Enlistment
Why not cross this
fence and join the SCV
brother?
Intelligence from
the Wire… Events
in Kansas Division
Key Camp New member Matthew Silber. to be inducted
April 5 is
New Recruits
Brig.Gen. Albert Pike Camp # 1439
None
18th War Service Medal for Key Camp to be awarded
April 5 to Ben Smith for service during the Vietnam War
Brig.Gen. Lewis A. Armistead Camp # 1847
None
Col’s Lewis & Harrison Camp #1854
None
Brig.Gen. William Steele Camp# 1857
None
Major Thomas J. Key Camp # 1920
Matthew Silber
Pvt. Hiram G Brian Hargis CO Flicklins Battalion KY Inf.
South Kansas Camp # 2064
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Letters Generals
Sunday
1.
W. Wayne Tebbutt
B-Day Lewis &
Harrison Camp
LG Simon B
Buckner
DOB 1823 Hart Co
KN
8.
Monday
Blue Letters Camp Meetings
Tuesday
2.
Mike Smith
B-Day Key Camp
Gen Albert Johnston
DOD 1862 Tennessee.
MG Hennry Benning
DOB 1814 Georgia
LG Ambrose P. Hill
DOD 1865 Petersburg
9.
3.
10.
Steve Crawford
B-Day Key Camp
Black Letters Camp Members
Wednesday
Thursday
4.
BG Geo. Anderson
DOD 1901Aalabama
Camp #1920
11.
BG Wade Hampton
DOD 1902 S.C.
L G Leonidas Polk
DOB 1806 Raleigh NC
5.
12.
L.G. Richard Taylor
DOD 1879 NY, NY
GenAlbert Johnston
DOD 1862 T.N.
Friday
Saturday
6.
MG John Wharton
DOD 1865 Texas
13.
B.G. Joe Kershaw
DOD 1894 Camden
7.
BG James Kemper:
DOD April 1895 V.A
14.
BG Harry T. Hays
DOB 1820
Camp #1439
Camp #1847
Camp #2064
Camp #1857
15.
16.
MG Edward Johnson
DOB 1816 Virginia.
17.
Greg Miller
B-Day Key Camp
18.
19.
20.
Dr. John Bolton
Bob Whitaker
B-Day Key Camp
MG Samuel French
DOD 1910 Florida
22.
23.
24.
Gavin Weir
B-Day Key Camp
29.
Gen Albert Johnston:
Maj. Gen Samuel French
25.
26.
27.
BG. Almbrose
Wright
DOB 1826 GA
21.
Kevin Makel
B-Day Key Camp
Camp #1854
28.
BG. Fitz Hugh Lee:
DOD 1905 WA.
30.
Gen Simon Bolviar Buckner
Lt. Gen. Ambrose P. Hill
Maj. Gen. Edward Johnson Maj. Gen. John Wharton
B.G. Joseph B. Kershaw
B. G. James L. Kemper
Lt. Gen Leonidas Polk
B.G. George Anderson
B. G. Fitz Hugh Lee
Lt. Gen Richard Taylor
B.G. Harry T. Hays
Maj. Gen. Hennry L. Benning:
B.G. Wade Hampton
B.G. Almbrose R. Wright
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Last Month’s Question
What was the name of General Thomas Stonewall Jackson’s first War horse and what was the name of his second horse
when he first received her ? Congratulations to Art Anderson Camp 1854 on answering first.
One horse captured from Union forces at Harpers Ferry by the Confederates was given to Mr‟s Jackson the wife of
General Thomas Jackson and named "Fancy." However, a much larger horse also captured and used by the General
known as "Big Sorrel" proved unreliable in battle being terrified of gunfire. He commandeered Fancy and conscripted him
for his own use. The animal became known as "Little Sorrel."
General Jackson was tagged with his nickname "Stonewall" at First Manassas/Bull Run when he sat on Little Sorrel
"like a stone wall" during a heavy Union onslaught. Then- tragedy struck, as he rode his steed assessing the battle at
Chancellorsville. Confusion during the hotly contested battle, led to his being mistaken as a Yankee by his own men who
shot him from the saddle. He fell to the ground mortally wounded. Surgeons amputated his badly wounded left arm which
was later buried in the nearby Ellwood family cemetery near Spotsylvania, Virginia.
His condition deteriorated rapidly succumbing from his wounds a day later. The body was brought to Virginia Military
Institute, Lexington, Virginia by packet boat. Cadets met carried the remains to his old classroom where it lay it state. The
cadet battery fired salutes from sunrise to sunset until burial in the family plot at Lexington Cemetery. He was disinterred
later and re buried beneath a statue of him in the cemetery center which was also renamed for him.
In the chaos that followed, Little Sorrel was captured, then recaptured, then re-recaptured, then graciously allowed to
return to the Confederacy for keeps.
Little Sorrel was nobody's pretty pony. An undersized, dumpy, homely little horse, he was also the favorite mount of
Confederate hero-general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, who appreciated the chunky charger for his toughness, smooth
gate, and intelligence. Little Sorrel was beloved in Dixie, particularly with Southern ladies who would clip hairs from his
mane and tail to make wristlets and rings.
The horse became famous and revered after the war. At first the animal was pastured at Mrs Jackson's home in North
Carolina but later became the mascot at the Virginia Military Institute where the General had taught cadets he led into
battle. For the next 20 years Little Sorrel was a hit at Southern fairs and Rebel reunions, even making a trip to the New
Orleans World's Fair in 1885. His health deteriorated quickly afterward and he spent his last few months at a Richmond
old soldiers home. A hoist used to lift him to his feet slipped and he fell breaking his back. He was euthanasia at age 36.
His remains minus his hide were eventually buried on the parade grounds at V.M.I.
The VMI Museum got the bones back, cremated and interred them in 1997, on the parade grounds, at the feet of a
statue of General Jackson. "It's the right thing to do," says the curator.
The hide was stretched over a likeness and displayed in a standing position in a museum at the Veterans Home until
1949 when it was finally returned to V.M.I. Today, Little Sorrel stands near the raincoat that Stonewall Jackson was
wearing when he was mortally wounded. The coat is displayed so that visitors can see the bullet hole.
The Museum today is a major repository of artifacts relating to Jackson.
This Month’s Question
In 1860 this person formed a group of sharpshooters into a unit called the "Yell Rifles" in Arkansas.
And among his fellow officers he was known as the "Stonewall Jackson of the West".
This year‟s guest speaker at the Kansas Division Convention in emporia Kansas will be retired USMC
Master Sergent Paul R Petersen, award winning author of “Quantrill of Missouri”, “Quantrill in Texas”
and the newly released “Quantrill at Lawrence”.
Petersen will cover a wide variety of topics in his lecture. He is what many consider an expert on
Missouri Partisan Ranger, William Quantrill and will reveale many previously known facts about the
Missouri guerrilla fighter, his tactics and how they affect modern day warfare. A veteran of the Vietnam
War, Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi freedom, Petersen will emphasize that Quantrill was a
legitimate military leader. So much so that his methods of warfare are taught to our military today.
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2012 KANSAS DIVISION CONVENTION
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday June 15, 2012
16:30 hrs Gathering of members & Camaraderie
19:00hrs Opening Ceremony
Posting of the Colors:
Gen William Steele Camp #1857
Invocation:
Div Chaplain Tyrone Williams
Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. Flag
All Convention Members
Salute to the Confederate Flag
All Convention Members
Singing of “DIXIE”
All Convention Members
19:10hrs About the Movie Jake Roedel and Jack Bull Chiles are friends in Missouri when the Civil War starts. Women
and Blacks have few rights. Jack Bull's dad is killed by Union soldiers, so the young men join the Bushwhackers,
irregulars loyal to the South. One is a Black man, Daniel Holt, beholden to the man who bought his freedom.
They skirmish then spend long hours hiding. Sue Lee, a young widow, brings them food. She and Jack Bull
become lovers, and when he's grievously wounded, Jake escorts her south to a safe farm.The Bushwhackers, led
by men set on revenge, make a raid into Kansas. At 19, Jake is ill at ease with war. As his friends die one after
another, he must decide where honor lies.
19:15hrs “Ride With The Devil”
.
19:50hrs Break
18:00hrs Oratory contest
Each contestant will be given 7 minutes to best explain, act, and/or deliver his response to the Accusation:
A panel of 3 judges will be chosen from the crowd to choose that person who best pleases the crowd. Each
contestant may use 1 extra as council or Judge in their response.
21:30hrs Closing and singing of Dixie
2012 KANSAS DIVISION CONVENTION
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Saturday June 16, 2012
08:00
Registration:
Registration Committee
Credential Committee:
Committee Members
0830-0930 Executive Committee Meeting:
Division Commander
0930
Call to Order by Hosting Camp
(B.G. William Steele Camp #1857)
Posting of the Colors:
(B.G. William Steele Camp #1857)
Invocation:
Div Chaplain Tyrone Williams
Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. Flag
All Convention Members
Salute to the Confederate Flag
All Convention Members
Singing of “DIXIE”
All Convention Members
0930-1130 Business Session 1
Quorum Call:
Division Commander
Appointment of Convention Officers:
Division Commander
Division Staff Reports:
Chief of Staff Report
Jess Estes
Division Adjutant
Paul Honaker
Division Judge Advocate
Simon „Chip‟ Buckner
Border Brigade Commander
Charles W. Walthall
Indian Brigade Commander
Thomas Westbrook
Camp Reports:
General Albert Pike Camp #1439
General Lewis A. Armistead Camp #1847
Colonels Lewis & Harrison Camp #1854
Brigadier General William Steele Camp #1857
Major Thomas J. Key Camp #1920
South Kansas Camp #2064
1130– 1230 Lunch
Prepared in the Main Lounge Area
1230– 1300 Program: USMC Master Sergent Retired Paul R. Peterson
1330– 1430 Business Session II
Committees / Committee Reports: Committee Chairmen
Division Awards:
Division Commander
Constitutional Amendments:
Division Judge Advocate
Voting Results:
Division Adjutant
Closing Ceremony
Division Commander
Benediction (all stand)
Division Chaplain
Singing of “DIXIE”
All Convention Members
Retiring of the Colors (remain standing)
Division Color Sgt.
Adjournment
Division Commander
Executive Committee Meeting (If needed):
Division Commander
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14th Annual Kansas Division Convention
Sons of Confederate Veterans
June 15-16, 2012
Best Western Motel
3021 W. Highway 50
Emporia, KS 66801
620-342-7587
REGISTRATION FORM:
(Required *)
*NAME _________________________________________ * TITLE/POSITION _________________________
*SCV CAMP NAME _______________________________________________*Number ________________
*PERSONAL ADDRESS ____________________________________________________________________
CITY _______________________________ STATE __________________ZIP ________________________
*HOME PHONE (________) _____________________ WORK PHONE (________) ___________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS ______________________________CELL PHONE (________) ___________________
SPOUSE NAME (For Badge) _________________________________________________________________
GUEST NAME __________________________________ GUEST NAME ____________________________
COST FOR CONVENTION IS $10.00 PER PERSON
Included in the Registration: Convention book, lunch, lots of camaraderie, and excellent presentation from
our guest speaker. Ret USMC Master Sergent Paul R Petersen
Friday Evening Entertainment: We will begin Friday evening at 6:30 with a DVD feature presentation of Ride
With The Devil. Followed by our Oratory contest at 8:00. This year‟s Topic “You, Captain William C.
Quantrill Capture James H. Lane and Charles Jennison in Lawrence on August 21, 1863”. What are your plans
for them?
Ancestor Memorials: Have your ancestors name listed in the convention booklet. Cost is $10.00 and must
be submitted no later than May 23, 2011. (Up to 16 names for $10.00). Please include rank, Name,
company, and unit on separate sheet of paper).
Registration:
Qty. ___ x $10.00 = $ _______
Friday Evening Gala: Qty. ___ x $ 5.00 = $ _______
Ancestor Memorials: Qty. ___ x $10.00 = $ _______
Total:
$ _________
In honoring of the Sesquicentennial, our featured convention presenter will be. retired USMC Master
Sergent Paul R Petersen, award winning author of “Quantrill of Missouri”, “Quantrill in Texas” and the newly
released “Quantrill at Lawrence”. Petersen will cover a wide variety of topics in his lecture. He is what many
consider an expert on Missouri Partisan Ranger, William Quantrill and will reveale many previously known
facts about the Missouri guerrilla fighter, his tactics and how they affect modern day warfare. He promises to
give an extraordinary presentation to the members of the Kansas Division. Lunch will be provided by
the Motel
DEADLINE TO MAIL IN REGISTRATION FORMS
Is Monday May 31, 2011!!!
Also find online at http://www.ksscv.org
MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO:
KANSAS DIVISION SCV
Kansas Division Adjutant
Paul Honaker
4109 SW 29th
Topeka Kansas 66614
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(Bust Stolen Continued)
and on Wed. Feb 28, 2001 the monument was moved by
some jack leg wrecker company called the Deep South
Wrecker Company....NOT AN EXPERIENCED
MONUMENT COMPANY! The monument was set with
the direction of the all knowing city council and the
militant black mayor, James Perkins who owed a political
debt to Rose Sanders for getting him elected mayor after
two previous unsuccessful campaigns against the long
time Selma Mayor Joe T. Smitherman! For those of you
who have visited the General in Live Oak Cemetery, that
will explain to you WHY the monument is facing EAST
and NOT NORTH as ALL Confederate Monuments are
supposed to be placed!
On May 17, 2001 the Friends of Forrest, Inc. filed a
federal lawsuit against the City of Selma for
discrimination. Judge
Brevard Hand was the
Judge for the Southern
Federal District. He
heard oral argument
on June 25, 2001 and
allowed the case to go
forward on its
The 7-foot tall
monument now
stands at Old Live Oak
Cemetery in Selma.
merit and did NOT
rule it a frivolous case.
The City of Selma
hired the scalawag
WHITE lawfirm of
Gamble, Gamble, and
Calame... with Valerie Chittom as an attorney employed
by this firm. She was the lead attorney for the city. Mayor
Perkins at the beginning of his term established a FULL
TIME ATTORNEY WITH AN OFFICE IN CITY HALL,
APPOINTING BLACK ATTORNEY JIMMY NUNN
with an annual salary in the $50,000 range!!!! So, we
wondered, WHY DID MAYOR PERKINS HIRE THE
WHITE SCALAWAG LAWFIRM when he had a full
time black city attorney! Mayor Smitherman did not hire
a full time attorney for the City of Selma...he retained an
attorney for times an attorney was needed. Ultimately,
almost four years later and hundreds of motions filed by
the enemy scalawag law firm, costing the city of Selma
more than $200,000 the dying Judge Brevard Han (dying
with cancer & was hospitalized &on high powered pain
medication for most of the summer of 2003) dismissed
our case...even after having set the trial date for Jan 12
2004!!!!!!! By the way, Judge Hand died a few years ago.
In the ever resounding words of Mrs. Robert E. Lee, "If
there is a cool spot in hell, I hope he has it."
Now, it is 2012...during all these years NOTHING has
been done against the monument since its "temporary
exile" into Live Oak Cemetery at Confederate Circle. I
say, "temporary" because we have been busy trying to
raise funds to buy a private lot in Selma to develop the
Nathan Bedford Forrest Park & move the monument onto
privately owned property! We cancelled our appeal and
decided not to pay any more money to useless lawyers to
fight this "reconstruction city government" of the city of
Selma. We learned in the classic form there is "no honor
among thieves"!!! The Selma City Council is made up of
nine members...8 councilmen and the president....the vote
went down with 4 blacks and ONE white woman against
us...and 4 members for us...two white men and two black
men. These two black men were the honorable ones and
lived up to their word and convictions that they did the
right thing.
Since then, I have learned that both of those black city
councilmen who voted to keep the monument at the
Smitherman Building Museum received numerous death
threats. Ultimately, neither of them ran for re-election in
the next campaign season, but four more years later, Mr.
Benny Tucker has since been re-elected. It was the one
white woman, Jean Martin, the council president George
Evans and councilwoman Nancy Sewell who betrayed us.
Selma had the opportunity to tell Rose Sanders to SIT
DOWN AND SHUT UP...but they chose to fight the
Friends of Forrest and deny Selma her history, heritage
and the opportunity to enhance our tourism income and
showcase ALL of Selma's history and show some of that
"TOLERANCE" that we seemed to have pushed down
our throat on daily basis for EVERY CULTURE ON
THE PLANET except for the Anglo-Celtic
culture...which is constantly and continuously vilified,
mocked and ridiculed every day the sun rises!!!!
A few weeks ago, prior to the annual Bridge Crossing
Jubilee scheduled for Mar 2-5 (the commemoration of the
Mother of all orgies) I was notifed that Rose Sanders had
issued an appeal over her radio talk show at her radio
station 105.3 ( we call it HATE 105) for people to join her
to go into the cemetery & remove General Forrest. The
Bridge Crossing Jubilee began on Thurs evening Mar 1 at
6:00 PM with a reception at the St. James Hotel...then a
7:00 PM service at Tabernacle Baptist Church. Then on
Friday, Mar 2 they officially kicked off the Jubilee with
vendors & rap music on Water Avenue...usually lasting
until Sunday when they have the commemorative "walk
across the bridge to freedom" ...but this year your tax
dollars were really put to work for EIGHT
DAYS...beginning on Monday morning, March 5 they
...about 100-125 folks walked 10 miles per day for the
next 5 days to Montgomery - blocking BOTH LANES OF
TRAFFIC...bringing traffic to a complete halt...I know
first hand because I got caught up in it on Thurs Mar 8
trying to get to Prattville - ordinarily it takes me about 45
minutes - this day it took 1 1/2 hours!!!! .
The annual street party requires county, city and state
police working overtime...and by the way, general
services really have their work cut out for them too
cleaning up the city streets of Selma after these food
vendors dump trash & grease into the street!!! Since we
were alerted about Rose's radio appeal, we checked on the
General all during the course of the weekend going into
the cemetery after dark to make sure he was OK. Then,
On Wed Mar 7 my husband was listening to Rose's talk
radio show & heard her issue the same appeal. We were
out of town on Thurs Mar 8, Fri Mar9 & Sat Mar 10 &
did not go into town yesterday...so the bust was taken
sometime between Fri night and 2:00 PM today when it
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was discovered missing.
Oh, and by the way, two weeks ago Butch & I were
driving through White Hall, Ala...approx 9 miles from our
farm, and the Southern Star Casino was all lit up on the
outside. Butch & I said...Hummm, somebody must know
something we don't about this trial...then last week ALL
were acquitted in the gambling trial. Ironically, on Friday
Mar 9 the marquis was flashing: ELECTRONIC BINGO OPENING TODAY AT 4:00. So, the trial is over - ALL
were acquitted - the 1901 Constitution remains the same the Ala State Supreme Court ruling remains the same but as soon as the trial was over & ALL were found
innocent, the gambling casino in White Hall, Alabama
opened on the last day of the annual commemoration of
the "mother of all orgies" culminating in Montgomery at
the State Capitol with a few hundred folks screaming to
repeal Alabama's Immigration Bill - the Southern Star
Gambling Casino is right across the highway (U.S. Hwy
80 ) from the White Hall Civil Rights Interpretive Center
i.e. THE ORGY TEMPLE/HATE THE WHITE MAN
CENTER!!!!
Move over "Land of Lincoln - Illinois - Alabama's gonna
steal ya thunder in corruption yet!
As our case unfolds here in Selma regarding General
Forrest..I will keep you posted. Please don't hesitate to
contact me if you have any questions. Thank you ALL for
ALL your faithful support during all these years building the monument - defending the monument protecting the monument - and for all the wonderful
friends we have made during these years.
Once again it is a sobbering reality there is NO justice
for white folks anymore and the Constitution died at
Appomattox 1865. Thanks to the Lincoln government,
national education and communist media AmeriKans
have been misled by the illusion of a "theoretical
document" ...and as President Davis said, "Lincoln rolled
the Constitution up and put it on a shelf." I am as
President Davis...one without a country....that is until we
reconvene in Montgomery, Alabama once again as a
GOVERNMENT OF OUR OWN!
THIS AIN'T OVER YET!
The following graves were located by CB Blackburn and Cmdr Neal Handley on Saturday.
That brings the total they have found, photographed and GPS'd to 225.
The information was sent to Kevin Ivey documentation. A challenge has been issued to other camps to do the same.
Greenwood Cemetery, Eureka, KS
Chew, Jonas Wesley (Capt) GPS 37.82315N/096.27263W
Devier, Lucius A. (Pvt) GPS 37.82301N/096.27241W
Parks, Arthur Weldon (Pvt) GPS 37.82305N/096.27245W
Ladd Cemetery, Lapland, KS
Sallyards, G.S (Pvt) GPS 37.87539N/096.38971W
Neal Cemetery, Neal, KS
Pugh, John Wesley (Pvt) GPS 37.82216N/096.06348W
Union Pacific 844 came sailing through Leavenworth on Sunday around 1430 in the afternoon. The
train was full of Civil War rein-actors and a flatbed of different types of period piece cannons on the
way to Shiloh.
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OUR OWN PLANTATION
KS Border Brigade Cmdr. Charles Walthall and family have recently purchased the WynnPrice Plantation home near Garland City, Arkansas. The home is known as "Wynward Hall".
Construction on the home began in 1835, and was completed in 1840. The style of the home is
Greek Revival. The home still rests on an active plantation. The active crops are cotton, corn,
winter wheat, and winter rye.
The home was built by Col. William Wynn. The Wynn Family is known primarily for their
generosity toward the destitute families of Confederate soldiers lost during the War for Southern
Independence; and for seeing both to the immediate needs and for the payment of property taxes for
those families.
The home is located on the west side of the Red River; and geographically between Lewisville
and Rondo, Arkansas. Lewisville was a major supply depot during the War; and was the wintering
grounds for Gen. Thomas Churchill's Arkansas Inf. Division in 1864. Rondo served as the location of
the Arkansas Confederate government archives after 1863 until the end of the War. The cemetery at
Rondo also contains a large section of Texas Cavalry troops who died at Rondo enroute to Little
Rock. Had the War continued and the fortifications at Dooley's Ferry been utilized, the home would
have become the Headquarters for the District of Arkansas.
Wynward Hall is comprised of four structures. The main portion of the home is two- story.
The house has a four-columned front with porches on both floors. There are temples to either side of
the main house. Each temple is single-storied with four columns on each porch. The temples are
connected by now enclosed hallways. The external Kitchen was moved forward at the end of the
War, and is attached directly to the home. The east Temple is referred to as the East Room. The
west Temple is referred to as the West Wing. The enclosed west hallway was expanded to provide
office space for the Plantation. The office is currently under renovation to enhance the Oval aspect of
the office utility.
The home has now been owned by an SCV member since 1992. The home was added to the
National Register of Historic Places at that time. Charles and his family bought the home last fall,
and have now moved there to reside. Jordan will remain in Blue Springs with his grandparents to
finish his High School education. The twins are now enrolled in Arkansas (as of Christmas break)
and are thriving in 3rd Grade.
For further info:
Write to: Wynward Hall, 106 Price Plantation Road, Garland City, Arkansas 71839
On Facebook at: (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wynn-Price-PlantationSociety/259724760724369) Or contact Charles at: ([email protected])
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no less that three days before the 1st of the Month.
Kansas Division Color/Honor Guard Available
Compatriot Gerald V. Spaur of the BG Albert Pike Camp #1439
is suited and ready for the occasion.
Gerald is prepared for the opportunity to be present as a Color Guard for your event, or to take on the
responsibility of Honor Guard for the passing of a family member, friend or compatriot where an
honorGuard is needed.
Gerald will go anywhere in Kansas and be available for any and all Military services for compatriots,
family members, and friends.
Feel free to contact Gerald at 2947 Walnut Wichita Kansas 67217-3128
Phone: 316-524-2555
KANSAS DIVISION CAMP MEETINGS
GEN. ALBERT PIKE CAMP #1439
LOCATION: Ryan‟s Steak House
3323 North Rock Road. Wichita, Kansas
DATE: Second (2ND) Saturday each month
TIME: 11:30 am fellowship 12:30 Meeting
MAJOR THOMAS J. KEY CAMP #1920
LOCATION: Zarda Bar-B-Q
11931 W 87th St. Lenexa, Kansas.
DATE: First (1st) Thursday each month
TIME: 6:30 pm. fellowship, 7:00pm. Meeting
COLONELS LEWIS & HARRISON CAMP #1854
LOCATION: Westside Christian Church,
432 SW Lindenwood, Topeka, Kansas.
DATE: Third (3rd) Saturday each Month
TIME: 09:30 Fellowship 10:00 Meeting
SOUTH KANSAS CAMP #2064
LOCATION: Rockwell Branch Library
5939 E 9th Street, Wichita, Kansas.
DATE: Second 2nd Thursday each Month
TIME: 6:00 pm.
GEN. LEWIS A. ARMISTEAD CAMP #1847
LOCATION: Public Library
Technical Conference Ctr. Rm.
301 East Elm, Salina, Ks.
DATE: Second (2nd) Saturday each Month
TIME 1:00-1:30 fellowship, 1:00-2:30 Meeting
GEN. WILLIAM STEELE CAMP #1857
LOCATION: High Noon Saloon
Star of the West Room
206 Choctaw St. Leavenworth, KS 66048.
DATE: Second (2nd) Thursday each Month
TIME: 6:30 pm. Fellowship 7:00 pm. Meeting
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The Kansas Division
Sons of Confederate Veterans
190 NW Hawthorn St.
Topeka, Kansas. 66606
COMPATRIOT
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