Sons of Confederate Veterans Durham, North Carolina Published in Occupied North Carolina Winner of the Colonel Leonidas LaFayette Polk Award for the best Camp newsletter in the North Carolina Division in 2007, 2008, 2012 and runner up 2015. "First at Bethel, farthest to the front at Gettysburg and Chickamauga, last at Appomattox" Commander: Douglas W. Nash, Jr. Lt. Commander: John T. Flora, Jr. Adjutant/Treasurer: Thomas M. Beach Chaplain: David T. Patterson Communications Officer: John T. Nash H.L. Hunley Award Coordinator: Mark A. Hall Webmaster: W. Greg Parrott Public Affairs/Education Officer: William G. O Quinn Genealogist: John T. Nash Member-at-Large: Gerald Belton Historian: David T. Patterson Newsletter Editor: Douglas W. Nash, Jr. Color Sergeant: W. Greg Parrott Social Media/Advertising Officer: Matthew McGuigan 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. Gen. Stephen Dill Lee, Commander General, United Confederate Veterans, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1906 1
Statement of 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 gravesites for ourselves and future generations. Our Next Meeting: Our June 2018 meeting will be held on Tuesday the 5 th at Pomodoro Italian Kitchen, 1811 Hillandale Road, Durham beginning at 6:30 PM. Remember to arrive early so you can place your supper order. Our guest speakers will be Jim and Marty Rogers speaking on the North-South Skirmish Association (NSSA). Commander s Comments: Compatriots, Well, our onion fundraiser was not exactly as profitable as in years past but we still did pretty well bringing in an additional $1,086.00 (counting donations) for the Camp. I thank all those who participated. I big thank you to everyone who braved the elements to attend and participate in our Confederate Memorial Day observance in Maplewood Cemetery. I know our Confederate kinfolk were smiling. I would like to thank Lt. Commander John Flora who will be chairing our June meeting. Brother John and I have a sister coming from Connecticut to visit so will be absent. Flag Pledge and Salutes: Pledge to the US Flag I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands; one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Salute to the Confederate Flag I salute the Confederate Flag with affection, reverence, and undying devotion to the Cause for which it stands. 2
Salute to the North Carolina Flag I salute the Flag of North Carolina and pledge to the Old North State, love loyalty, and faith. Camp Meeting: NC Division Reunion/Convention. The 2018 NC Division Reunion/Convention was held on Saturday, April 28 th hosted by the Black River Tigers/10 th Bn Hvy Arty, Co B Camp 2152 and the Black River Tiger Roses OCR in Coats, North Carolina at Enoch Vineyards Event Center, 3735 Highway 50 South, Benson, North Carolina 27504. Guest speaker Darwin Roseman. Confederate Memorial Day, Maplewood Cemetery, Durham. Matthew McGuigan receiving award from the Maryland Division. Recent Events: 3
Doing everything possible to stay dry. Speakers (left to right) President, Eliza Bennett Chapter 49, Order of Confederate Rose Brenda Barringer; Past Camp & Capitol Brigade Commander William G. O Quinn; Army of Northern Virginia Commander Ronnie S. Roach; President, North Carolina Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy Peggy Woodlief Johnson. Desecration of flags marking graves in the middle section of Maplewood. It appears this was actually done while we were observing the special day in the older section. Upcoming Events: Heritage Day at the NC Legislature on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Participating Organizations: Sons of Confederate Veterans United Daughters of the Confederacy Honor Guard and Rifle Squad. Desecration of Flags. Military Order of the Stars and Bars Children of the Confederacy Order of Confederate Rose 26 th North Carolina Regiment 4
6 th North Carolina State Troops Participants will meet with House of Representative and Senate members from 9 am 4 pm to discuss our organizations and our goals with lawmakers and their staff. Coat and tie preferred, or a tucked-in collared shirt, or period dress. Dinner can be obtained in the cafeteria downstairs. Please make every effort to attend this important event. 1st Annual Legislative reception to follow at the UDC House on Blount street from 6-whenever. We have invited all 170 members and will see how many turn up. Providing heavy hors d'oeuvres and "Artillery Punch" and hopefully a Dixieland band. For complete information on General Assembly, parking, etc., see the excellent legislative website: www.ncleg.net 123 rd National Reunion. The 123 rd National Reunion will be held July 18-21, 2018 in Franklin, Tennessee. Host Hotel is the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs. Rooms are $129.00 per night (subject to state and local taxes). Ask for the SCV Reunion special rate. North Carolina Division SCV Press Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 13, 2018 The North Carolina Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans is proud to announce the unveiling of our second interstate billboard. We wish to share our celebration of Confederate heritage with the general public of North Carolina and enlist their support in our efforts. This new billboard, located on Interstate 95 north in Godwin, encourages support for our Flags Across the Carolinas program and bears an image of our I-95 Mega Flag located nearby at the General Theophilus Hunter Holmes Confederate Memorial Site and Cemetery. The billboard declares JOIN THE FLAGS ACROSS THE CAROLINAS NOW! in reference to the North Carolina Division s work in raising large Confederate flags around North Carolina on major interstates and highways. More billboards are in the works and will be appearing across North Carolina. Additionally, with the public s support, we will raise more flags to honor our ancestors as we are able to procure land. The North Carolina Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans is a non-profit corporation and is gratefully accepting donations of land or monies to further our expand our Flags Across the Carolinas project. More information can be found on our website at www.ncscv.org. A photo of the billboard is attached. R. Kevin Stone Commander 5
Further press inquires may be directed to ncscvpublicaffairs@gmail.com raised and educated. He graduated from Franklin College in Franklin, Tennessee and studied at the Lebanon Law School. After passing his bar exam, Cox formed a partnership with a prominent Nashville attorney, and his practice flourished. North Carolina Officers in the War Between the States: Brigadier General William Ruffin Cox Cumberland University home of Lebanon Law School. In 1857, Cox ceased his practice, married, moved back to North Carolina, and owned a plantation in Edgecombe County. Two years later, he moved to Raleigh and entered politics, running as a Democrat for the state legislature. He was narrowly defeated, losing a hardfought election by just thirteen votes in his district. William R. Cox was born in Scotland Neck, Halifax County, North Carolina, on March 11, 1831 or 1832 to an aristocratic family that lived in North Carolina since the colonial days. His father died when Cox was only four years old. His mother and his siblings subsequently moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he was With North Carolina's secession and the outbreak of the War in early 1861, Cox raised and outfitted the "Ellis Artillery Company." He soon afterwards raised an infantry company and was appointed as the major of the 2nd North Carolina by Governor Ellis. He fought in the Battle of Sharpsburg, and was given a promotion 6
to lieutenant colonel, as he and the officer previously holding that rank were promoted with the death of the regiment's first colonel, Charles C. Tew, in that battle. Not long afterwards, the new colonel resigned and Cox assumed command of the veteran regiment. He was formally commissioned as the colonel of the 2nd North Carolina in March 1863 and in May of that year, Cox was wounded three times in the fighting at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Despite his painful wounds, he stayed in command until late in the fighting when exhaustion forced him to retire to a field hospital to be treated. Spotsylvania Court House, being personally commended by General Robert E. Lee for bravery in fighting on May 12. Not long afterwards, he was assigned command of a brigade of North Carolina infantry, despite being junior in rank to other colonels in the brigade. He led his troops at the Battle of Cold Harbor and then accompanied the Army of the Valley under Maj. Gen. Jubal Early in the Shenandoah Valley. At the Battle of Monocacy, Cox's brigade played a prominent role in the day-long fighting. Charles C. Tew. Missing the Gettysburg Campaign due to his injuries, Cox did not return to the field until the Fall of 1863. While temporarily in command of Ramseur's Brigade because the general was on leave to get married, Cox was wounded in the face and right shoulder early in the battle of Kelly's Ford on November 7, 1863. Shipped to the hospital in Richmond, the wound resulted in a 40-day furlough to recuperate. He fought with distinction at the battles of the Wilderness and Brigadier General William Ruffin Cox. Returning to the Army of Northern Virginia, Cox served in the trench defenses during the Siege of Petersburg, including the counterattack of 7
Confederate forces on the Union's Fort Stedman. Promoted to brigadier general, Cox led a division during the final year of the war, including the Appomattox Campaign. He surrendered his men to the Federal army at Appomattox Court House in April 1865 and returned home. During the course of the war, he survived a total of eleven wounds. After the war, Cox resumed his legal practice in Raleigh and became President of the Chatham Railroad. He spent six years as the solicitor (prosecuting attorney) for metropolitan Raleigh, and was chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Party from 1874 through 1877. In January 1877, he became Circuit Superior Court Judge of the Sixth Judicial District. He endured the death of his wife in 1880. He resigned his judgeship when he was elected to the United States Congress, serving for six years as a representative from North Carolina. In the House, he championed civil service reform, a stance which alienated some prominent Democrats, leading to him losing the party nomination for re-election in 1886. He remarried and retired to his plantation in Edgecombe County, but was appointed Secretary of the U.S. Senate to replace former Union army general Anson G. McCook in 1893. He served until the turn of the century, when he again retired, this time for good, to his plantation. At the time of his death on December 26, 1919, he was one of the last surviving generals of the Confederate army. He is buried in Raleigh's Historic Oakwood Cemetery. 8
In World War II the United States liberty ships SS William R. Cox (November 1943), William R. Cox (December 1943), and William Cox were all named in his honor. Did They Eat/Drink/Use That? The year is 1855: Miller Brewing Company was founded by Frederick Miller after his emigration from Hohenzollern, Germany in 1854 with a unique brewer's yeast. Initially, he purchased the small Plank Road Brewery in Milwaukee for $2300. The brewery's location in the Miller Valley in Milwaukee provided easy access to raw materials produced on nearby farms. In 1855, Miller changed its name to Miller Brewing Company, Inc. The enterprise remained in the family until 1966. to handle the financial demands, largely collapsed. The main international bankers in Europe were reluctant to finance the Confederacy, so Richmond turned to smaller houses and speculators, who bought $15,000,000.00 in Confederate bonds with gold. The gold was used to buy warships and supplies to be brought in by blockade runners. By highlighting Britain's economic links to the Northern states and pointing to the potential dangers of meddling in the conflict, financiers in the City of London provided the U.K. Parliament with a powerful economic justification for the policy of neutrality. At the beginning of the war the Confederacy had some $47 million in bank deposits (compared to $189 million in Northern banks), and $27 million in specie (gold and silver coins) holdings (compared to $45 million worth in the northern states). Economy of the Confederate States of America: Foreign Trade Finance Most of the available capital in the Confederate states was invested in slaves or in cotton land. There was no way to monetize these to support the war effort. The weak banking system, unable 9 Confederate Kinfolk Corner: Private Quintilion Green Strayhorn, Company G, 27 th North Carolina State Troops. Quintilion Green Strayhorn, 2 nd Great Grandfather of William Bill E. Strayhorn, was born September 27, 1827 in Orange County, North Carolina and was by occupation a farmer. Quintilion enlisted at the age of 36 for the War and was mustered into Company G, 2th North Carolina State Troops as a Private.
Private Strayhorn was wounded in the shoulder near Petersburg, Virginia on June 15, 1864 and hospitalized in Richmond, Virginia where he died on July 20, 1864 of wounds. Quintilion Green Strayhorn is buried in Hollywood Cemetery Confederate Section, Richmond, Virginia, section U, Grave 60. In July 2006 a Confederate headstone was installed by William Bill Strayhorn. 10