W. W. Heartsill Camp #2042 FEBRUARY 2018 THE MARSHALL GUARDIAN Dedicated to the memory of the Sergeant William Williston Heartsill Company F 2nd Texas Cavalry, C.S.A. Next Meeting Tuesday, February 20, 2018 6:30 PM SPEAKER Michael Hurley Subject: Songs of Our Fathers The Music of the CSA Jucy s Hamburgers 2003 Victory Dr. Marshall, TX 75672 Phone: 903-923-8020 Dispatch From The Commander Compatriots, Last month we experienced the rare snow event, and it forced us to cancel our January meeting. While I hate that the meeting was missed, it was/is more important that every one stay safe. The good news is that the weather man is predicting a high of 74 degrees this Tuesday, so I look forward to seeing each of you on February 20th. January saw Confederate Heroes day in Texas. Many of our members were involved in area Lee/Jackson events. Special thanks to all who took time to remember our brave Confederate ancestors. It is my prayer that we each give our time, talents, and energy to see us have our best year ever as a Camp in 2018. Remember it is your camp and up to you to see that it succeeds. Until we meet forward the colors! W. Michael Hurley, Commander Bring A Friend! 1
W. W. Hearstill Camp #2042 FEBRUARY 2018 William Williston Heartsill (1839-1916) Solider, Author, Merchant, former Mayor of Marshall, TX was born in Louisville, Tennessee in 1839. He moved to Marshall, TX in 1859 at the age of 20 years old. Once settled in Marshall, TX he worked as a store clerk in a local merchant store. When the War of Southern Independence broke out on April 19, 1861, he enlisted as a Private in Company F of the Second Texas Cavalry and served under fellow Marshall citizen Walter P. Lane. The 2nd Texas Cavalry served on the frontier from 1861 until November of 1862, when the unit joined the Confederate forces in Arkansas. Heartsill, now a Sergeant, was captured at the Battle of Arkansas Post on January 11, 1863 and was then a prisoner at Camp Butler, Illinois, until exchanged in April of 1863. Along with other exchanged soldiers, Heartsill was assigned to a makeshift infantry company assigned to the Army of the Tennessee under command of Major General Braxton Bragg. Heartsill fought at the battle of Chickamauga in September 1863. Resenting terribly being assigned to the infantry, He deserted his temporary unit soon after the battle and made a 700 mile journey across several states to rejoin the Second Texas Cavalry in his beloved Texas. He served the remainder of the war with the 2nd Texas Cavalry. After the war, Heartsill returned to Marshall, TX where he married Eliza Stephens and later opened a business as a dealer in groceries, saddles, and harnesses. From 1874 to 1876 using a small printing press, he printed one page at a time a series of essays which were later complied and titled Fourteen Hundred and Ninety-One Days in the Confederate Army. The work is now considered one of the most reliable, engaging, and perceptive views of the Army and home-front conditions in the Confederacy. W. W. Heartsill was elected Alderman in Marshall in 1881 and became Vice-President of the Northwestern Railway Company in 1885. He later served as mayor of Marshall, TX. He was an active and beloved member of the Marshall, TX community. W. W. Heartsill died in Waco, TX in 28 July 1916 and was then buried in his Confederate uniform in the historic Greenwood Cemetery in Marshall, TX on 30 July 1916 with a large portion of the community in attendance at his memorial. The W. W. Hearstill Camp #2042 is named in his honor. 2
W. Hearstill Camp #2042 FEBRUARY 2018 Camp Members Attend The Stephen D. Lee Institute This past February 17, 2018 Compatriots Bill Elliott and Frank Crisp attended the Lee Institute. The event was held at the Hilton Hotel in Shreveport, LA. The Lee Institute s goal is to inform the public of the Southern side of the war. To that end the institute makes available recognized scholars to speak on states rights, Constitutional aspects, and the economic motives for the invasion of the South. 5th Brigade Celebrates Confederate Heroes Day The monument (on right) to General John Gregg was the location of this past month s annual Confederate Heroes Day Memorial and Celebration. The monument is located on the Gregg County Courthouse lawn in Longview, TX. Special thanks to 5th Brigade Commander Sam Mercer and the Gen. John Gregg Camp #958 in Longivew, TX for hosting another wonderful celebration. 3
W. W. Heartsill Camp #2042 FEBRUARY 2018 Commander Hurley Attends Grave Dedication January 20, 2018 Michael And Tami Hurley traveled to Alvin, TX to attend the grave dedication of Pvt. Patrick H. Arnold, Company F, 8th Texas Cavalry Terry s Texas Rangers. DATES TO REMEBER Saturday, March 3 Confederate Flag Day Camp Ford, Tyler, TX Friday-Sunday, June 8-9 SCV Texas Division Reunion Nacogdoches, TX Thursday-Sunday, July 19-22 SCV National Reunion Franklin, TN 4
W. W. Hearstill Camp #2042 FEBRUARY 2018 2018 Texas Division Reunion June 8-9, 2018 Fredonia Hotel 200North Fredonia Street Nacogdoches, Texas The Captain James P. Douglas Camp #124, Tyler Texas is proud to welcome you to Nacogdoches, Texas. To Register or to find out more: www.txdivreunion.com 2018 Camp Leadership W. Michael Hurley Camp Commander (903) 705-8656 email: whurley64@me.com Owen Carroll 1st Lt Commander - Programs (903) 633-2518 Carson McCain 2nd Lt Commander - Recruiting (318) 929-3369 Sons of Confederate Veterans Purpose We, the Sons of Confederate Veterans, having been commissioned by the Confederate Veterans themselves, retain our responsibility and right to adhere to the founding principles of the United States of America remembering the bravery, defending the honor and protecting the memory of our beloved Confederate Veterans, which includes their memorials, images, symbols, monuments and gravesite for ourselves and future generations. Bill Elliott Camp Chaplain (903) 263-9092 Frank Crisp Adjutant 3478 Strickland Springs Road Marshall, TX 75672 (903) 687-322 email: ftc_785@hotmail.com How Do I Join The Sons of Confederate Veterans? The SCV is the direct heir of the United Confederate Veterans. Organized at Richmond, Virginia in 1896, the SCV continues to serve as a historical, patriotic, and non-political organization dedicated to ensuring that a true history of the 1861-1865 period is preserved. Membership in the Sons of Confederate Veterans is open to all male descendants of any veteran who served honorably in the Confederate armed forces. Membership can be obtained through either lineal or collateral family lines and kinship to a veteran must be documented genealogically. The minimum age for full membership is 12, but there is no minimum for Cadet membership. 5