APRIL 2010 Headquarters, Lt. F.C. Frazier Camp 668 Near High Point

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1 Sons of Confederate Veterans PO Box 5641 High Point, NC Ron Perdue, Commander WINNER OF THE TAZWELL HARGROVE DISTINGUISHED CAMP AWARD APRIL 2010 Headquarters, Lt. F.C. Frazier Camp 668 Near High Point The next meeting of the Lt. F.C. Frazier Camp 668, North Carolina Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans will be Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. The location of our meetings is the Jamestown Public Library, 200 West Main Street, which is located in the former Jamestown High School building in historic Jamestown, NC. The March meeting was an interesting presentation by Compatriot Alex Cheek, adjunct history professor at Winston-Salem State University, on the CSS Rappahannock, the Raider that Wasn t, history of missed opportunities and diplomatic intrigue with the countries of Europe and the Department of Confederate Navy. In April, observance of Confederate History Month, we welcome back Compatriot Ronnie Roach, representing the Col. Charles F. Fisher Camp 813 of Graham, North Carolina presenting The Charge, an inspirational and motivational program for our members and visitors. Please plan to attend and looking forward to seeing you there Tuesday night. In Honor of our Confederate Veterans, Commander 1

2 Calendar of Events April 13, 2010 Meeting: Ronnie S. Roach, The Charge April 26, 2010: Confederate Memorial Day in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi. May 10, 2010: Confederate Memorial Day in North Carolina and Virginia. May 10, 2010 Confederate Memorial Day Service Oakwood Memorial Park, High Point, 6:30 pm May 11, 2010 Meeting: Compatriot Jack Marlar, The Hunley May 15, 2010: NC Division Reunion May 15, 2010: Camp representation at Genfest June 3, 2010: Confederate Memorial Day in Kentucky, Louisiana, and Tennessee. Then call us Rebels, if you will, we glory in the name; for bending under unjust laws, and swearing faith to an unjust cause, we count as greater shame. Richmond Daily Dispatch, May 12, 1862 This Month in Confederate History April 1, 1865 Battle of Five Forks, Virginia April 2, 1865 Battle of Petersburg, Virginia April 3, 1865 Battle of Richmond, Virginia April 6, 1862 Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee April 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox April 12, 1861 The firing upon Fort Sumter, SC Lt. F.C. Frazier Camp 668 High Point, NC Commander Ron Perdue st Lt. Cmdr. Keith Jones 2 nd Lt. Cmdr- Charles C. Crowell, III Adjutant - Todd Southard Chaplain- Rev. Herman White Color Sergeant- Ed Hawley Historian- Phillip Dedmon Judge Advocate-Larry Brandon Quartermaster- Jim Pope Surgeon - Charles C. Crowell, IV Treasurer- Ed Julian FROM THE COMMANDERS TENT is published monthly by the Sons of Confederate Veterans Lt. F. C. Frazier Camp 668 High Point, NC. Provide address to editor for free copy and mailed copies available for Donations, Members, and Sponsors on request. Rates are $18.00 per year for Ancestor Memorials or Business Advertisements. Address all correspondence, comments, or change of address to our editor, Ron Perdue, ronaldleeperdue@yahoo.com or PO Box 5641, High Point, NC All material not clearly identified from other sources is copyrighted by the Lt. F. C. Frazier Camp 668 and may not be reproduced without written permission. We reserve the right to not accept any advertisement or article we feel is detrimental to our Southern Heritage, Honor of our Ancestors, or the Cause for Southern Independence. You are welcomed to visit our website: maintained by Past Commander Keith Jones, Webmaster. Sons of Confederate Veterans Sesquicentennial Goals To promote the observance of the activities leading up to, during, and following the War Between the States; To cooperate with and assist national, state, and local organizations with programs and activities suitable for the commemoration; To ensure that any observance of the sesquicentennial of the War Between the States appropriately recognizes the experiences and points of view of the citizens and soldiers of the Confederate States of America; To develop and promote assistance for the development of programs, projects, and activities commemorating the 150 th Anniversary of the War Between the States that have lasting educational value. Join the SCV Sesquicentennial Society and support these efforts to preserve the history of our ancestors. More information available: North Carolina Sesquicentennial Committee is currently developing plans to Honor Tarheel History during the 150 th Anniversary. Thank you for Your Support Our sincere appreciation for your generous contributions to the Frazier Camp General Fund important for our activities, events, and projects to Preserve our History and your past support to the Jack Perdue Memorial Heritage Defense Fund. Your Donations are Tax-Deductible 2

3 Commander s Column This is Confederate History Month, please observe and honor our ancestors during this month of remembrance. I would like to express our Camp s appreciation to all in attendance at our March Meeting. On behalf of our members, special thanks to our speaker, Alex Cheek, he presented a program on the Raider that Wasn t, CSS Rappahannock, interesting presentation of history on missed opportunities and diplomatic intrigue with the Confederate States of America and Europe. Proud to report that your involvement in our request of Charge to All concerning the North Carolina Public Schools alarming news of plans to remove our American History prior to 1877 in the 11 th grade curriculum was successful for now. The outrage and uproar by North Carolina voicing concerns to our elected representatives and the Department of Public Instruction resulted in the announcement by June Atkinson, the NC State Schools Superintendent, that the new plan was dropped. However, The News & Observer of Raleigh reported that DPI is working on two new options for history. The two proposals are to either have two required U.S. history courses, one from before Christopher Columbus landing in the Americas until 1877 and another covering 1877 to present. The other proposal being reviewed mandates study of recent history with local school districts electing when earlier history is taught in classes. Our appreciation to all who joined campaign to stop this effort to not adequately cover Colonial Times, Founding Fathers, the American Revolution, our Constitution, the War Between the States, and all the history establishing our Democracy. Our Battle is not Over, we need to keep our attention and focus as plans develop to protect the memory of the sacrifices of our ancestors that made this a great nation that is often forgotten in current times. We need to understand it is our responsibility to protect our history and how important it is for us to educate our future generations. Karl Marx stated, People separated from their history are easily persuaded. Now more than ever we need to be aware of the agenda to destroy the foundation of our nation s Constitution, freedom, independence, liberty, principles, and rights for which our forefathers fought and died, and the attacks on the true history of our Confederate heritage, monuments, and symbols which we fight today. Why these attacks? May I share the following from the Truth about the Confederate Battle Flag, by Pastor John Weaver. If we are allowed to keep our symbols, we might one day begin to inquire into the origin and meaning of those symbols. And in so doing, begin to question the myths and the propaganda of the political correctness that s in our country today and as we see the truth, we might actually stand for the principles for which our forefathers stood. In order to keep a people enslaved and content in the present, you must destroy their past. A people, who have no past, will have no future. The attacks today are against the truth. We need to study our history, our heritage, and come back to our Christian roots. Thank you to Col Crutch Williams CSA for sharing his research with short version This Flag is Many in this month s Guest Column. He is Life Member, member of the Confederate Stamp Alliance, Founder of the CSA Trainmen, specializing Confederate and Southern State Currency, Crutchfield s Currency, and new sponsor of our Newsletter. Please contact me if you would like a copy of his larger version PDF file. Please welcome and support our other new sponsor s: Archdale Ammo & Arms, specializing in Ammo, Firearms, and Supplies to assist you in your effort to Honor the Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights, Secures the right of citizens to bear arms. Capitol Medals, specializing in custom engraving perfect for projects honoring your heritage. See advertisement for the great plaque with Southern Cross of Honor with engraved tribute to my ancestor. Dixie Outfitters Southern Heritage Store, custom designs of clothing for you to share your Southern Pride and Confederate items to Honor your Heritage. I would like to express my appreciation to all our members for their loyalty, new members for their enthusiasm, past and current officers for their service, and our welcomed visitors. Let s pray for God s Blessings to our camp, families, friends, neighbors, servicemen, and our nation during these difficult times. Deo Vindice, Commander 3

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5 Memorials to Our Confederate Ancestors In Honor of My Great Grandfather Pvt. William Burton Burt Joyner CO. C 43rd REGT. N.C. TROOPS One of nine standing at Appomattox out of 140 at the beginning of the War JAMES JOYNER NC 22nd Regiment, Co. H Infantry Stokes Boys *John A. Corn, Private POW Pt. Lookout, MD *Jesse A. Corn, Corporal POW Pt. Lookout, MD *John C. Corn, Private Killed May 31, 1862 Seven Pines, VA *John C. Corn, Jr., Private Wounded twice in battle *Joshua A. Corn, Private Wounded and captured Gettysburg, PA POW Pt. Lookout, MD In Honor of our Confederate Ancestor 2nd Lieutenant Eli Crowell, MD J.C. Speck s Company 57th Regiment North Carolina Troops Charles C. Crowell III, MD Great, Great Grandson Charles C. Crowell IV Great, Great, Great Grandson To Honor the Memory of My Grand-Uncles Private John C. Dough Private Thomas T. Dough Co. B, 8th Regiment N. C. Troops Captured in 1864 and transferred to the Union Prison in Elmira, New York Both men died in 1865 in Elmira Prison and are buried at Elmira, N. Y. W. R. Bill DoWe In Memory of Past-Commander Jack Perdue In Honor of our 2 nd Great-Grandfather Jehu Jackson Perdue Co. C, Madison Greys, NC Troops Confederate States of America IN MEMORY OF MY GREAT-GREAT GRANDFATHER PRIVATE J.M. DOUTHIT COMPANY K, 57th REGIMENT NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS BY C.G. DOUTHIT In Memory and Honor of Private Louis Straughn A Confederate Veteran and Prisoner of War that survived Point Lookout Prison. The Dedmon Family In Honor of My Grandfather PRIVATE DAVID EDWARD WHITE COMPANY G, 21st REGIMENT, N.C. TROOPS WOUNDED AND CAPTURED MAY 25, 1862, AT WINCHESTER, VA. P.O.W. AT FORT McHENRY, MD. CAPTURED AT FISHER S HILL, VA, SEPT. 22,1864. P.O.W. AT POINT LOOKOUT, MD. W. HERMAN WHITE To Honor the Memory of My Grandfather Private Chester J. Dough Co. B 8th Regiment N.C. Troops Captured Roanoke Island Feb. 1862, exchanged Captured Pineville April 15, 1865 Paroled April 27th (parents died) W. R. Bill DoWe In honor of my Pegram ancestors General John Pegram, Major James West Pegram, Jr., Col. William Ransom Johnson Pegram, Captain John Cargill Pegram, Captain Robert Baker Pegram, Captain Richard Gregory Crater Pegram, Pvt. Joseph Pegram, Pvt. Jacob Yances Pegram, General Peter Burwell Starke, & General William Edward Starke Charge to the Sons of Confederate Veterans "To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we will commit the vindication of the cause for which we fought. To your strength will be given the defense of the Confederate soldier's good name, the guardianship of his history, the emulation of his virtues, the perpetuation of those principles which he loved and which you love also, and those ideals which made him glorious and which you also cherish." Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee, Commander General, United Confederate Veterans 5

6 Guest Column Cherished With Affection This Flag is Many I have heard the odd voice here and there over the years suggest we should stop flying the rectangle St. Andrews Cross a so-called Battle Flag. One SCV member said the UCV had called it a phony flag and a mere souvenir item in a 1904 UCV Flag Report. I once held the opinion that This Flag was only a Navy Jack. I set out to find answers to my questions and I would like to share what I discovered as I researched This Flag! This Flag was designed by Colonel William Porcher Miles and it existed in the first days of the formation of the Confederacy. It also predates the square Battle Flag by six months or longer. The first hand sewn example hung on a wall in the room where Congress met along with three other flags that were all being considered for adoption as the National Ensign. The date was shortly after February 9, 1861 and This Flag was twice runner up for National Flag of the Confederacy. The square version of This Flag was only given official sanction as the Union of the Second National. There were only four (4) official flags by Act of Confederate Congress. There were three (3) National Flags and the Revenue (Customs) Service flag of the Treasury Department. All other flags, military and civil, were adopted for use by that authority. The First National was carried into battle and therefore it was a Battle Flag. State flags were carried into battle and they too were Battle Flags. There were several other battle flag patterns adopted such as the Polk, Hardee and Van Dorn patterns. Quite a number of Local Flags were also carried into battle and This Flag, the original rectangle version, was carried into many battles from early 1862 till the end of the War. There were a great many rectangle Battle Flags and This Flag was just one of the many patterns adopted for use. An oblong version of This Flag was also used as Navy Jack. There are many references to this if you search websites on the internet. There are also distinct differences in a Navy Ensign and Navy Jack. An Ensign is a distinguishing flag of a ship or boat usually flown at the stern to indicate its nationality when moored and is usually flown from the main mast when the ship is under way. The Jack is an additional national flag flown by warships and other vessels at the head of the ship. It is usually flown while moored and when the ship is dressed on special occasions. The Museum of the Confederacy has in their collection the Jack of the gunboat C. S. S. Savannah along with supporting evidence of the flag s usage. The flag is described on their site as a CS Navy Jack with a rectangle field. It has a blue St. Andrew s cross with white edging and displays 13 stars. This Flag measures 68 x 103. It was first used after May 1863 and was concealed to avoid capture in December of 1864 just before the gunboat was destroyed to prevent its capture. This Flag was the model for the Battle Flag of the Army of the Potomac which was adopted in September 1861 by Generals Beauregard, Johnston and Smith at the Consultation at Fairfax Court- House Virginia. Mr. Miles was Representative for South Carolina and the Chairman of the Flag Committee, but he was also a Colonel and had been General G. T. Beauregard s aide during the bombardment of Fort Sumter. It is clear that General Beauregard would have been quite happy with the oblong version of This Flag as his Battle Flag from correspondence between himself and Miles. It was distinctive from a great distance and it was easy to make. It was General Johnston who thought a square flag less cumbersome and easier to carry into battle. I suppose General Smith may have been the one to suggest different sizes for infantry, cavalry and artillery, but there is no factual evidence to support this theory. Later versions of the ANV pattern made by order of General Johnston are oblong. I had long considered any oblong or rectangle battle flag to be an Army of Tennessee flag, however that isn t the case. I found that flags are cataloged ANV or AOT based not on the shape but on when and where the pattern was made and who ordered it and the date of that order. Some of the true rectangular flags (St. Andrew s cross saltire) captured after battles in Alabama that were supported by veteran AOT troops are cataloged as ANV pattern Battle Flags. Some of those rectangle flags had a 1:2 (hoist/fly) ratio or greater. This is the original drawing of the first version of This Flag. It is found in a letter from Mr. William Porcher Miles dated in August of 1861, to G. T. Beauregard. (Documentary History of the Flag and Seal of the Confederate States of America, by, Raphael P. Thian, War Department Washington, 1880 in Duke University, Special Collections Library, Durham N.C.) This Flag was never condemned by the UCV in 1904 as phony nor was it ever declared by the UCV as a mere souvenir item. The UCV was simply trying to define one flag they felt best represented the entire organization within the political, economic and social framework of the day. They also wanted a flag design that would forever be preserved in the pages of history. Their intent was noble and pure, but their actions were biased toward the perspective of Veterans of the Army of Northern Virginia when they defined the Battle Flag as square. Association with This Flag affected change from the infancy of the Confederacy throughout the War for civilians and military alike. This Flag is clearly the mother of the beloved Battle Flag of the Potomac (ANV pattern) and twice runner-up for National Flag of the Confederate States of America. Long after the War there were still many disagreements between veterans that began in the late 1880s and eventually led to the quoted 1904 Flag Report. Today very little has changed as We the Sons still disagree on the status of This Flag and a great many other issues as well. One fact, without question, is that This Flag has endured and will continue to be Cherished with Affection as the Sesquicentennial of The WAR approaches in Respectfully submitted by W. Crutchfield Williams, II. Life Member SCV Life Member Texas Division *Editor s Note: Special thanks to Col Crutch Williams CSA, Founder of the CSA Trainmen, for sharing his research with This Flag is Many, PDF long version available on request. Col Ron Perdue CSA 6

7 March News North Carolina Confederate Flag Day April News Confederate History Month Please observe Confederate History Month in Remembrance of our Confederate Ancestors and Veterans. This month is significant with the beginning of the War Between the States in April, 1861 and the end in April, The Southern States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi will be celebrating April 26 th as Confederate Memorial Day. North Carolina and Virginia observe May 10 th as Memorial Day which started as Decoration Day, and Kentucky, Louisiana, and Tennessee observe June 3 rd, birthday of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Photo Courtesy of Compatriot Chuck Crowell Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial The commemoration and celebration was held at the North Carolina State Capitol building on Saturday, March 6 th, with uniformed Confederate re-enactors, Confederate music, displays of historic North Carolina and Confederate flags, and an address by the Honorable I. Beverly Lake, Jr., Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, speaking on North Carolina s Confederate heritage and his ancestors. General Johnston Statue Dedication The General Johnston Statue was unveiled on March 20 th adjacent to Bentonville Battlefield. Tribute to all the hard work of Smithfield Light Infantry Camp and all the support of donations. Photo Courtesy of Ron Perdue The National Confederate Memorial Service is scheduled at 12 noon on Saturday, April 10 th at the Carving Reflection Pool. This 9 th Annual Event will be hosted by The Georgia Society Military Order of the Stars & Bars and The Georgia Division of Sons of Confederate Veterans. Confederate Memorial Statue State Capitol of Montgomery, Alabama Confederate President Jefferson Davis laid the final corner stone at Special Ceremony on Confederate Memorial Day, April 29, Sculptor Carl Regutti with Past- Commander Keith Jones. Photos Courtesy of Keith Jones. NC Division s Flag Restoration Project Division Commander Tom Smith reported that Division presented the state the funds to restore four North Carolina flags, the 23 rd, 24 th, 34 th, and 38 th flags with funds to purchase a new Flag Rack Storage System for the State Archives. Fundraising for the 39 th Regiment Flag has started. The Stars & Bars, 2 nd & 3 rd National, and Battle Flags surround four corners of statue today to Honor the First Capitol of the Confederacy. Photo s Courtesy of Ron Perdue 7

8 Camp News The Great Seal of the Confederacy Confederate Memorial Service at Oakwood Memorial Park in High Point is scheduled for Monday, May 10 th at 6:30 pm to honor North Carolina Memorial Day. Spring Project planned to clean Confederate Graves at the Oakwood Memorial Park. Volunteers needed for a Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday requested to make final arrangements and plans to work with Cemetery Staff. The Annual Vidalia Onion Fund Raising Project, please participate to help raise funds for our Camp. Early May is anticipated delivery based on current information. Replacement Stones Project in the Oakwood Memorial Park Confederate Section. The graves are becoming unreadable, project plans are to find out more information in addition to death dates of these fifty soldiers by identifying the birthdates and their home state, and request new stones from the Veterans Administration. Wayside Confederate Hospital of High Point Project, the book currently at High Point Public Library has never been indexed or abstracted. Need volunteers to assist in group effort to decipher the handwriting for recording the records from 1863 to Plans are to create book or CD to record this history, sell to raise funds for camp, and provide history to the descendants of these soldiers. Our Camp has been invited to participate in the annual GenFest local history event sponsored by the Heritage Research Center of the High Point Public Library. This year s event will be May 15 th on the first floor of the High Point Public Library, 901 N Main Street, from 10am to 4pm. (Vendor setup at 8:00 am) Please plan to participate in our scheduled events this spring. Your efforts are appreciated in any way you can support these goals. Please send ideas, comments, and suggestions to ronaldleeperdue@yahoo.com. The Great Seal of the Confederate States of America was adopted by the Confederate Congress February 22, The Meaning of the Symbols is Clear- an Equestrain Statue of George Washington Surrounded with a Wreath Composed of the Principal Agricultural Products of the Confederacy-Cotton, Tobacco, Sugar Cane, Corn, Wheat and Rice. The Confederate States of America, 22 February, 1862, with the following Motto "Deo Vindice" (God Favor Our Cause) The Original Print was engraved by Joseph S. Wyon, Chief Engraver of Her Majesty's Seals of London, England. This Print is from the Original Print from the Collection of the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia with Permission by the Museum in 1992 Upcoming Events Sons of Confederate Veterans 115 th Annual National Reunion July 21 st 24 th, 2010 Civic Center Anderson, South Carolina Our Thoughts and Prayers Please Remember Mr. & Mrs. Skinner, Mrs. Dedmon, Joe Rash, and Jack Macon in your thoughts and prayers. Also remember our families, friends, members, neighbors, and soldiers. "Any society which suppresses the heritage of its conquered minorities, prevents their history or denies them their symbols, has sown the seeds of their own destruction." Sir William Wallace, 1281 Ne Obliviscaris Lest We Forget 8 75 th Diamond Anniversary Convention August 12-15, 2010 Richmond, Virginia