THERN VIRGINIA MARYLAND DIVISION COLONEL WILLIAM NORRIS CAMP

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1 Sons Of Confederate Veterans ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA MARYLAND DIVISION COLONEL WILLIAM NORRIS CAMP #1398 Volume XXXVI, Issue 1I March 2017 Inside this issue: Next Meeting Date - Tuesday, March 7th at 7:00 pm. Gaithersburg VFW on! Frederick Road Charles Benjamin Hawley To Speak At The Camp Meeting Charles Benjamin Hawley to Speak Please Be Sure to Join Us For This Very Informative and Entertaining Presenter From the Yankee Perspective! He Is Excellent! Camp News Road Cleanup On March 11th! Maryland Division SCV Color Guard Events - Wow! Is This Ever A Long List! Rockville Confederate Statue News! Things Are Starting to Happen With the Monument to Our Heroes Again. Important Names, Phone Numbers, and Addresses New Officers Are Listed and Openings Are Available! We Need a 2nd Lt Commander, an Adjutant, and a Newsletter Editor! I t is a great honor that Mr. Hawley will speak to the Norris Camp on Tuesday, March 7th. Some readers may know of him from his many appearances in War Between the States documentaries and other presentations. Like ourselves, Mr. Hawley can trace his lineage to a soldier who fought in the late unpleasantness. Thanks to compatriot Bob Brewer for bringing such an eminent and entertaining speaker! S ince 1991 Mr. Hawley has been a Civil War Reenactor with the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, B Company, Washington, DC. Mr. Hawley has reenacted many Civil War battles and makes living history presentations to schools, civic organizations, government agencies, including the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. O n January 20, 2009 and January 21, 2013, respectively, he was one of 20 Civil War Reenactors selected to march in both the Inaugural Parades for President Barak Obama. A Civil War Descendant himself, he is a board member of the United States Colored Troops Institute, Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York, memberships include the Connecticut Society of Genealogists, the Montgomery County Historical Society, Rockville, Maryland, and currently serves as the Department Commander, Sons of Union Veterans, Department of the Chesapeake. A n amateur genealogist for his family, he has discovered his great- (Continued on page 2) To the Left: Mr. Charles Benjamin Hawley portraying a soldier of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, B Company.

2 Ben Hawley To Speak To The Camp (Continued from page 1) great-grandfather fought in the Civil War with the 29th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Colored). Through extensive research he has connected over 800 names. H e is a member of Historical Extras, an organization that offers members the opportunity to participate in film projects. He was featured with a bit part in April 1865, a History Channel film documentary about the end of the Civil War. Camp News There is not a lot of space in this newsletter for much else than what I have put in but of course, like Jell-o, there s always room for a little more. So here are two things: 1. We will have an Adopt-A-Road cleanup on Saturday, March 11th at 9:00 am. This is at our usual River Crossing site and everything, as usual, will be provided. 2. The MD Division SCV Convention is coming up on April 15th. This should be a very good event and our Rockville based Confederate statue will certainly be discussed (see page 5 of this newsletter. There is a discount for anyone signing up before April 1st. I have a large information packet for the event. I will be ing to all camp members and Friends separately. For those of you receiving the newsletter by mail, please call me at , and I will print out and mail to you the information. The Maryland Division SCV Color Guard Schedule Well, here it is! If you have any doubts about the dedication and motivation to Advance the Colors, then rid yourself of them as the decision to put the Color Guard s schedule in this month s newsletter bumped almost everything else that was planned. This list is huge! Past events have been omitted in order to save a little space. What s more is that this is a first cut. There may be more events added! *** Please note that Compatriot Rays Rooks, who is the driving force of the Maryland Color Guard, and has been for many years, just lost his wife suddenly. Catherine Arrington Rooks was just laid to rest on Thursday, March 2nd. Please give Ray many prayers. The camp provided flowers for the funeral service. **** Color Guard Event List for the Remainder of 2017: 4/1/2017 Maryland Division clean up on the Gettysburg Battlefield. We will meet at 9:30 A.M. on Benner s Hill. Please wear work clothes and bring any rakes, brooms or other garden equipment you have with you. Let s all together take care of the Maryland Confederate monuments: First Maryland Artillery, Lee s Brigade, Breathed s Battery, and Beckham s Horse Artillery. I ll see you all there! Directions to Benner s Hill: Take 15 North to Steinwehr Ave. Take to split and make a left on Baltimore St. Go to Gettysburg Square and make a right, then a right on the Hanover Road (116 E). Benner s Hill 1 mile on right. 4/15/2017 Maryland Division Convention hosted by the Orphan Brigade Camp. 8:30 A.M. registration. Hosted by the Orphan Brigade Camp at the Maryland Veterans Museum, Crain Highway, Newburg, MD.. Please plan to be there that day. It is an opportunity to enjoy the fellowship of other division compatriots; to celebrate our shared heritage! 4/29/2017 Decoration Day (Frederick): Annual ceremony sponsored by the Major General Isaac Ridgeway Trimble Camp. A ceremony in old Mt. Olivet in Frederick to honor the Confederates buried there. Color Guard members are asked to arrive at 2:00 P.M. P.M. for formation for the 2:30 ceremony. We need a Firing party for this event! Page 2

3 Maryland SCV Color Guard Schedule (Continued from page 2) 5/6/2017 Pennsylvania Division Confederate Memorial Day: Pennsylvania Division Commander Jim Palmisano has extended an invitation to participate in the Pa. celebration of Confederate Memorial Day. The ceremonies will take place at 11:00 A.M. the Virginia memorial. Formation will take place there at 10:30 A.M. Maryland members may also attend the Pennsylvania Division lunch which follows. See ya ll there. 5/13/2017 Annual Dinner to honor Major General Isaac Ridgeway Trimble: The Dinner is a wonderful event held annually at historic Baldwin Station Restaurant in Sykesville. Bring a candle with you to light in memoriam for your ancestor. This year the dinner is on the actual date of General Trimble s birth! You will then be served an excellent dinner and desert. The spirit of camaraderie flows here and all are encouraged to attend. Please let me know if you would like to attend. Bring your lady! 5/20/2017 Captain Wirz Ceremony (Washington D.C.): Annual ceremony to honor Capt. Heinz Wirz, killed by the Yankees unjustly and honored in this ceremony for his courage. Formation is at 10:30 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Washington D.C. on Bladensburg Rd. 5/27/2017 Sharpsburg Memorial Day Parade: A parade through historic Sharpsburg and ending at the National Cemetery. One of the Oldest Memorial Day Parades in the United States. Let s all meet at the Antietam Battlefield HQ at 12:00 P.M. Parade formation is at 1:00 for a 1:30 start. We can then car pool to the Sharpsburg Elementary School on Main Street. We will march through the historic town and to the National Cemetery, where the parade will end. No caps or ammo allowed! **5/29/2017 National Memorial Day Parade (Washington D.C.) As John Zebelean called it, "Jubal Early's dream." This is the most important parade added to our schedule in recent memory, so please be sure to add the date. I have checked parking and I think it best to park on 14th Street in the garage at th Street. It is just above Pennsylvania Ave. I suggest we carpool, just like last year. I suggest we form for car pool at 10:00 at the 195 Park and Ride (95 south to 195) For all event contacting my cell phone is You must let me know you will be there if you are not meeting the car pool so I can have a flag for you. Let show them all we remember the WBTS as Battle Flags march down Constitution Ave. Come one and all to our march on Washington! No fire arms, caps or ammo allowed! 6/3/2017 Confederate Memorial Day: Annual ceremony sponsored by the Maryland Division UDC and the Col. Harry Gilmor Camp. Formation at the 9:30 on Confederate Hill in historic Loudon Park Cemetery. We need a Firing party for this event! 6/4/2017 Confederate Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery (Washington D.C.): The DC United Daughters of the Confederacy has invited the Maryland Division Color Guard for the 11:00 A.M. ceremony. Formation at 10:30 A.M. 6/10/ th Anniversary of the Virginia Monument Rededication. Gettysburg, PA. Formation at the Virginia Monument on Seminary Ride at 9:30 A.M. for the 10:00 Ceremony. Please arrive early for parking. 6/24/2017 Corbit s Charge Westminster: 10:30 formation for a 11:00 Ceremony at the School lot on Center Street. The Pipe Creek CWRT extended an invitation to us, as they will honor Lieutenant Murray killed in the skirmish from Stuart s Cavalry. He is buried in the church yard. Let us pay him his deserved remembrance and let him know his service is not forgotten. Take 140 to Center Street. Parking is in the lot by the school. 7/4/2017 Havre De Grace 4th of July Parade: A Great Parade for the 4th of July! We meet at the American Legion Parking lot. Formation at 12:00. Please arrive early for parking. This is a well-attended parade. We will meet at the 195 Park and Ride at 10:30 A.M. Maximum turnout requested!! 8/26/2017 Annual Potomac River Crossing: Cross the Potomac at Historic White s Ford. We will step off at 12:00 Page 3

4 Maryland SCV Color Guard Schedule (Continued from page 3) P.M. in Dickerson Park for this Norris Camp.Non-Period event! Bring swimming clothes and nylon flags! Come on and all! Directions: From Poolesville and points South; follow Whites Ferry Road, MD RT 107, west out of Poolesville, 3.4 miles to Martinsburg Road, Turn right, a church is at the intersection. Go 2 plus miles to sign on left to Dickerson Regional Park. Turn left to parking lot less than a mile down the road, just short of the Canal. From Frederick and points North; take MD RT 85 to MD RT 28, go through Dickerson, bare right on to Martinsburg Road at flashing light by the power plant. Go about 1-1/2 miles turn right to parking lot less than a mile down the road, just short of the Canal. 9/4/2017 Labor Day Parade: in Gaithersburg, Md.: A public parade so let s all turn out! Come one and all to defend out 2014 first place showing! Directions: Take 95 to 495 to 270 North. Take Exit 11 (124 North) Formation is at 11:00. Pass 355 to a right at the 4th light on Mid County Highway. Make a right at the first light on Goshen Rd. Make a left ion Girard Ave. Follow Giraard to the end and make a left on Diamond Ave. Make your first left for our formation at number 63 yellow. Park at the bottom of the hill. See ya'll there! 9/16/2017 Maryland Monuments clean up the Gettysburg Battlefield. We will meet at 9:30 A.M. on Benner s Hill. Please wear work clothes and bring any rakes, brooms or other garden equipment you have with you. Let s all together take care of the Maryland Confederate monuments: First Maryland Artillery, Lee s Brigade, Breathed s Battery, and Beckham s Horse Artillery. I ll see you all there! Directions to Benner s Hill: Take 15 North to Steinwehr Ave. Take to split and make a left on Baltimore St. Go to Gettysburg Square and make a right, then a right on the Hanover Road (116 E). Benner s Hill 1 mile on right. 9/23/2017 Howard County Monument Ceremony: Annual Ceremony to honor Howard County s Confederate soldiers and sponsored by the Major General Isaac Ridgeway Trimble Camp #1836. Formation is at 10:30 for the 11:00 ceremony. We need a firing party for this event! 10/7/2017 Point Lookout Ceremony: Annual Ceremony sponsored by the Camalier Camp at Point Lookout the final resting place of thousands of Confederates. All were incarcerated by the Federal Government. Let's make this the first of many special Point Lookout Ceremonies in the new Confederate Memorial Park. Formation at 10:30 A.M. for the 11:00 A.M. Ceremony. Car pool from the 195 Park and Ride leaving at 7:30 A.M. Please let me know if you will car pool. 10/21/2017 Maryland UDC 120th Anniversary Presenting the Colors. The Convention will take place at the BWI Marriott. More details will be announced. 10/28/2017 Alsatia Mummers Parade (note meeting location change): 89th annual Fall Parade in Hagerstown, MD the Maryland Division Color Guard received a Judge s Award. Let s all be there this well attended parade. Note we are meeting at the new location below so we don t have to walk so far at the end of the parade: We will park in the South Hagerstown Shopping Center: Meet there at 3:30 P.M : 70 West to 7. Take exit 28 toward Hagerstown 0.4 mi 8. Turn right onto MD-632 N/Downsville Pike Continue to follow MD-632 N Destination will be on the left 1.6 mi: South Hagerstown Shopping Center Hagerstown, MD. For this parade no handouts, coins or vehicles allowed. Let s show Hagerstown the Maryland Division! A Maximum participation event for the largest Fall parade on the East Coast! Car pool from the 195 Park and Ride leaving at 1:00 P.M. Please let me know if you will car pool. November 11, 2017 Annual Leonardtown Veterans Day Parade. Parade will form up at 9AM at Ryken High School on Fenwick St. In Leonardtown. Take Rt. 5 into Leonardtown. Make a right into Ryken High School on Fenwick Street. Step off is 10AM. Car pool will leave 195 at 7:30 11/18/2017 Remembrance Day Parade: Annual parade in Gettysburg sponsored by the Sons of Union Veterans. The Color Guard will meet at 12:00 for formation on Lefever Street (by the school off Baltimore Street). This is an historic Parade of Period Dressed participants and surely one not to miss. 12/4/2017 Christmas Parade: Parade in Northeast Maryland. We will meet at 10:00 at the Post Office on Main Page 4

5 Maryland SCV Color Guard Schedule (Continued from page 4) Street just past the intersection of 272 and Rt. 40. It's easy: Take 95 North to the Northeast exit (Rt. 272) make right off the exit. The Post Office is on the left just past Rt 40. Color A great parade that is a nice ending to our Color Guard Schedule. Prepare for the weather. Get a poncho! Car pool from the 195 Park and Ride leaving at 8:00 A.M. Please let me know if you will car pool! Our Montgomery County Confederate Soldier Statue Is Back In The News Things have heated up again with the Confederate statue located next to the County courthouse in Rockville. The recent shot that was fired involved a listing by Montgomery County government on Craig s List to sell it! Can you believe that. Next, the MD Division SCV decided to pursue some legal action. Finally, the County issued a news release proclaiming that the statue will be moved to White s Ferry! If I was reading this right now, I wouldn t believe it either. So I have included the letter to Maryland SCV Members from Maryland Division Commander Terry Klima as well as the Montgomery County news release below. Take an aspirin or get a drink after reading this stuff! Obviously, more to come on this topic. Gentlemen, Here is the latest Press Release from Montgomery County Executive Leggett regarding the Rockville Confederate Monument and the County's intended action to relocate the monument to White's Ferry. You will recall a vote recently taken of our Camps, proposing the authorization of funds to engage legal counsel to pursue the filing of a Maryland Public Information Act request. Camps voiced their overwhelming support of the initiative and the authorized action was implemented on Monday. As descendents, we prefer that the monument remains in the same location that it has been since it was dedicated in 1913 and hopefully, as additional information becomes available, we will find a way to do so. The County will be issuing a Request for proposal (RFP) for the monument's relocation, which involves a bid process. The issuance and publication of the RFP, as well as obtaining and evaluating proposals, will cause some delay in the ability of the County to move the monument As further information becomes available, updates will be forwarded. Please keep your Camp members informed. In light of the Rockville Monument issue, I would encourage all Division Compatriots to attend this year's Division Convention on April 15th. The Convention will provide an opportunity to discuss in detail what steps we as a Division take in defense of our Heritage and the preservation of our monuments. Regards, Terry Klima LEGGETT MOVES FORWARD ON PLAN TO RELOCATE ROCKVILLE CONFEDERATE SOLDIER STATUE; White s Ferry Site Would Be Accessible to Public Montgomery County Maryland sent this bulletin at 02/28/ :05 PM EST For immediate release: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 LEGGETT MOVES FORWARD ON PLAN TO RELOCATE ROCKVILLE CONFEDERATE SOLDIER STATUE; White s Ferry Site Would Be Accessible to Public County Executive Ike Leggett today announced that the statue of a Confederate cavalryman, currently located next to the Old Red Brick Courthouse in downtown Rockville, has been transferred to private ownership and will moved to private property at White s Ferry in northwestern Montgomery County. The statue, the only veterans statue in Montgomery County, was donated to the County by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1913 and honored County men who served in the Confederate States Army during the War Between the States, which lasted from April 1861 to May of The inscription reads: To Our Heroes of Montgomery County Maryland: That We Through Life May Not Forget to Love the Thin Gray Line. I fully understand that the statue reflects a piece of County history and that many County residents are proud Page 5

6 Montgomery County Confederate Soldier Statue (continued from page 4) of the sacrifices and bravery shown by their ancestors, said County Executive Leggett. Nonetheless, as originally enacted, it was not, and is not, part of the heritage of all of our residents. When originally constructed and placed on County property, it failed to reflect both sides of this unfortunate struggle in our history. That is why I strongly opposed keeping this statue on County property and wanted to move it to another location in the County that would be accessible to County residents. The ownership of the statue has been transferred to White s Ferry, Inc. which operates the vehicle ferry at White s Ferry, which carries vehicles between Montgomery County and the Leesburg/Loudoun County, Virginia area on the other side of the Potomac River. The ferry is the last of the many ferries which once crossed the Potomac and ferry operations there date back to The County had issued an Invitation for Bid to move the 16-foot tall, 25,000 pound statue. The County will cover the cost of moving and relocating the statue at the historic White s Ferry recreation area. I am happy to provide a place for the statue to be relocated, said R. Edwin Brown, attorney for White s Ferry, Inc. Those who wish to visit it will be able to do just that. The County Executive initially approved a recommendation to move the statue to the grounds of the pre-civil War Beall-Dawson House in downtown Rockville. That relocation, however, was rejected by the Rockville City Council in June of The soldier statue currently peaks out above a 20-foot box erected in August 2015 to protect the statue after July 27, 2015 spray-painting vandalism. The County cleaned the statue, added an anti-graffiti coating, and built the box. County Executive Leggett denounced the vandalism as a despicable act that was not in keeping with Montgomery County s long history of civil discourse and that dishonored County veterans. # # # Contact: Patrick Lacefield, The Sons of Confederate Veterans is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization that, with regard to the War Between the States, participates in the study of history and genealogy and in the preservation of historic sites, monuments, and grave markers; awards scholarships and medical research grants; and practices good citizenship. Through its local camps, the Sons works with historical and genealogical societies, and participates in community heritage days and in patriotic holiday events and parades. The newsletter of the Colonel William Norris Camp 1398 is published 12 times a year by the camp as a service to its membership and to the public. Officers of the camp are: Dave Redden, Commander and Adjutant, Dowden Circle, Poolesville, MD 20837, telephone: , fax , (DaveRedden@Hotmail.com). David King Jr., 1st Lt. Cdr., 5611 Oak Place, Bethesda, MD 20817, telephone: , (Dejota.King@verizon.net). Dan Buckingham, 2nd Lt. Cdr. And Chaplain, Front Field Lane, Potomac, MD 20854, telephone: , (danbuckingham@hurrisafe.com). James Perry, 3rd Lt. Cdr., 6712 Brigadoon Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817, telephone: , (James_Perry21@verizon.net) H. Bruce Funk, Treasurer, 12 West Orndorff Drive, Brunswick, MD 21716, telephone: , jben1955@aol.com. Steve Fernandez, Color Sergeant, 702 Grandin Avenue Rockville, MD 20850, telephone: , remissong2730@msn.com John Howerton, Recruiting Officer, 5031 Edmonston Road, Hyattsville, MD 20781, telephone: , jech95@netzero.net Page 6