Posted on 04/14/2010 5:19:20 PM PDT by BigReb555
In 2009, the Georgia General Assembly approved Senate Bill No. 27, signed by Governor Sonny Perdue, officially and permanently designating April as Confederate History and Heritage Month.
The Old South captures the imagination of people from around the world who come to see; Southern Belle’s in hoop skirts, Confederate flags and Southern Memorial’s like the famous carving of: Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson and Jefferson Davis at Stone Mountain Memorial Park near Atlanta.
On Saturday, April 10, 2010, an Annual National Confederate Memorial Service is scheduled to begin at 12 Noon in front of the Carving Reflection Pool at Stone Mountain Park sponsored by the Georgia Society Military Order of Stars and Bars and Georgia Division Sons of Confederate Veterans. http://www.georgiascv.com/
April is a time to remember the men and women of the Confederacy and those who kept their memory eternal; like Ms. Mildred Lewis Rutherford who almost a century ago served as Historian-General of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. She was a respected teacher, writer, speaker and defender of the true history of the War Between the States. Ms. Rutherford also wrote a monthly newsletter from 1923 to 1926 entitled “Miss Rutherford’s scrapbook” and in 1920 wrote the book “Truths of History.” Efforts to mark Confederate graves, erect monuments and hold memorial services were the idea of Mrs. Charles J. Williams. It is written that she was an educated and kind lady. Her husband served as Colonel of the 1st Georgia Regiment during the War Between the States. He died of disease in 1862, and was buried in his home town of Columbus, Georgia.
Mrs. Williams and her daughter visited his grave often and cleared the weeds, leaves and twigs from it, then placed flowers on it. Her daughter also pulled the weeds from other Confederate graves near her Father. It saddened the little girl that their graves were unmarked. With tears of pride she said to her Mother, "These are my soldiers' graves." The daughter soon became ill and passed away in her childhood. Mrs. William's grief was almost unbearable.
On a visit to the graves of her husband and daughter, Mrs. Williams looked at the unkept soldiers' graves and remembered her daughter as she cleaned the graves and what the little girl had said. She knew what had to do. Mrs. Williams wrote a letter that was published in Southern newspapers asking the women of the South for their help. She asked that memorial organizations be established to take care of the thousands of Confederate graves from the Potomac River to the Rio Grande. She also asked the state legislatures to set aside a day in April to remember the men who wore the gray. With her leadership April 26 was officially adopted in many states. She died in 1874, but not before her native state of Georgia adopted it as a legal holiday.
Mrs. Williams was given a full military funeral by the people of Columbus, Georgia and flowers covered her grave. For many years a yearly memorial was conducted at her grave following the soldiers' memorial.
Among the gallant women of the Confederacy was Captain Sally Tompkins who was the first woman to be commissioned an officer on either side of the War Between the States. Commissioned by Jefferson Davis, she took care of thousands of soldiers in Richmond, Virginia until the end of the war.
Those who served the Confederacy came from many races and religions. There was Irish born General Patrick R. Cleburne, black Southerner Amos Rucker, Jewish born Judah P. Benjamin, Mexican born Colonel Santos Benavides and American Indian General Stand Watie who was born in Rome, Georgia.
Find out more about Confederate History Month at: http://confederateheritagemonth.com
My wife is related to the Lees of old Virginia. My great grandfather served fighting Comanche and keeping an eye on the Mexican border. I am tired of the lefties putting slavery as the only issue that set off the Civil War.
I was looking around an old cemetery in Aiken, SC and I saw U.S. flags and Confederate flags on a number of the graves.
A fellow, about 56 years of age working in the cemetery acted embarrassed when I mentioned the Confederate flags, and pretended not to know what they meant.
Pretty pathetic to be ashamed of that history. Goes to show how far leftist revisionist history has gone.
I tired long ago of the smearing of the South. Be proud, hold tight to your faith, and know that your southern heritage is a source of strength, truth, honor, and committment to duty.
I’m a decendent of President Davis.
LLS
One other thing—read The Grey Book. You will not be disappointed.
If the South only never had slaves, then I could beleive in the Old South’s reason for Secession.
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“If the South only never had slaves, then I could beleive in the Old South’s reason for Secession.”
You are aware, of course, that slavery was not illegal in several Northern or neutral states in 1861. For instance, the Yankee state of Delaware still had active slaves in 1861 (not many relative to, say, South Carolina; but slavery, just the same).
You are also aware, certainly, that historically more slaves existed under the Stars and Stripes than under the Stars and Bars.
Confederate History Month BUMP.
“If the South only never had slaves”
The North had slaves, too. Kinda mutes the slavery issue.
And if they did not have slaves and tried to secede I would agree with them.
"You are also aware, certainly, that historically more slaves existed under the Stars and Stripes than under the Stars and Bars."
True, the most slaves in the US at the time were those brought in from New York, and the largest riots happened there because of the war and the rules of the draft; but if they tried to secede and there were no slaves I would agree to their secession also.
Read he post below yours.
Now we’re all slaves. April 15th is tomorrow.....
All of which supports the argument that secession was not about slavery, nor was the War fought over slavery (had it been, the Yankees would have attacked Delaware, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, etc.).
Now this IS a reason for Secession !!!
Sure, it was all about choice; just like abortion.
Throw Away the Scabbard Book Tour
I would love it if you are in the area and can attend.
Had they won, the rebs would now have their own income tax day. April 1st would have been appropriate.
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