Posted on 03/31/2011 4:11:23 PM PDT by BigReb555
Confederate History Month commemorates the men and women of the Confederate States of America.
(Excerpt) Read more at theweekly.com ...
The Confederate History Month Committee of the National and Georgia Division Sons of Confederate Veterans proudly recognizes and appreciates the signing of proclamations by Southern governors, mayors and county commissioners since 1995 designating the month of April as “Confederate History and Heritage Month.”
In 2009, the Georgia General Assembly approved Senate Bill No.27 and was signed by Past Governor Sonny Perdue, officially and permanently designating April as Confederate History and Heritage Month in Georgia.
In 1999, Texas Senate Resolution No. 526 passed designating April as Confederate History and Heritage Month in the “Yellow Rose” State of Texas.
The 150th Anniversary “Sesquicentennial” of the War Between the States ”1861-1865” is now underway through 2015 and the Confederate History Month Committee encourages everyone to make it a family affair and learn more about this important time in our nation’s past. See Georgia Division SCV Sesquicentennial Committee website at: http://www.150wbts.org/
Confederate History Month commemorates the men and women of the Confederate States of America who came from all races and religions that include: Irish-born General Patrick R. Cleburne, Black Confederate drummer Bill Yopp, Mexican born Colonel Santos Benavides, Cherokee Born General Stand Watie and Jewish born Confederate Nurse Phoebe Pember who was the first female administrator of Chimboraza Hospital in Richmond, Virginia where she served until the end of War Between the States.
The Confederate History Month Committee salutes the women of Old Dixieland like Sally Tompkins of Richmond, Virginia who was commissioned a Captain by President Jefferson Davis and who financed and ran the Robertson Hospital in Richmond, Virginia during the war and….
Mrs. Charles J. Williams of Columbus, Georgia who was among those responsible for getting Confederate Memorial Day recognized as a legal holiday in Georgia by act of the Georgia legislature in 1874. For over 100 year’s members of the Ladies Memorial Association, United Daughters of the Confederacy and Sons of Confederate Veterans have held annual Confederate Memorial days on or near April 26th. Other states celebrate Confederate Memorial Day on May 10th and June 3rd--the birthday of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
Read more about Confederate History Month at: http://www.confederateheritagemonth.com
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The CSA still has a press agent?
What do they pay him with?
Confederate money?
Confederate money?
The way the Union dollar is tanking with 0bama those who saved their confederate money may have the last laugh.
They don't pay him, he works for slave wages.
During the entire month of February my cafeteria at work served an “traditional” African-American cuisine option. I was wondering, if there will be “traditional” Confederate cuisine option this month?
When are you uppity Southerners going to learn that you are not allowed to hold your head high and walk with pride?
Crow?
(Sorry...couldn’t resist ;-)
“who came from all races and religions”
One of my favorite journals of the war was written by a Jewish soldier of the Confederacy. He started out in the famed 1st NC Infantry Regiment, which two of my ancestors also were in. It is great reading and very rare too, as very few articulate day to day journals were kept by enlisted men in either army, and fewer so in the Confederacy.
Private Leon was not only Jewish, both of his parents lived in NY
Diary of
A Tar Heel Confederate Soldier
http://dixieoutfitters.com/pdfcatalogs/Diary_Of_A_Tar_Heel_Confederate.pdf
The CSA stood for states rights. I have no problem with that. The CSA Post Offices turned a profit, can the USA say that?
There never would have been a war if Lincoln would have recogized the Constitutional rights the Southern States had to leave the Union.
I hath spoken....
There will be no “traditional Confederate cuisine” in your cafeteria like the African-American cuisine served during Black History Month because White folks are not supposed to have any pride in their history and the religion, values, and patriotism of their ancestors. I cannot understand the critical remarks on this site posted by supposedly conservative individuals who do not comprehend the treasonous actions of Abraham Lincoln in invading the South, for whatever reason. It was simply unconstitutional and set the standard for the centralized government we are dealing with today. Yankees educated in government schools are sorely lacking in any understanding of the factors that put us where we are today. They just stand up and shout, “slavery” anytime the war between the states is mentioned, just like they have been brainwashed to do.
Was there ever a peace treaty” signed?
You are aware we're talking about a cause that failed close to a century before you were born, aren't you?
I had ancestors on both sides of the war, so to debate who was right or wrong, I would just be arguing with myself. So I’ll refrain. But Lincoln made a terrible miscalculation thinking that a show of force and a skirmish or two would shaken the Southerner and his willingness to die, and it would all be over in a few weeks. The same fighting spirit their grandfathers had at King’s Mountain, Cowpens, New Orleans, and the Alamo, was in these young boys from the South as well. And it still is today. Per capita, a higher percentage of young men join the military today from the south than in other part of the country.
It is my history and I do not give a damn whether you approve of it or not.
FYI
I agree that there will be no “traditional” Confederate cuisine in my cafeteria. Although historically it did align closely with some of the African American cuisine for a time. I have a lot of pride in my ancestory and my nation’s history. I am afraid it is being erased. I am seriously considering leaving my job to pursue teaching history.
The exact same mistake was made by southern leaders, to an even greater extent, when they assumed northern "mudsills" would never be able to go toe to toe with southern "gentlemen." They also believed the war would be over in a few weeks, though they disagreed on who the winner would be. :)
The soldiers on either side have (mostly) nothing to be ashamed of. They fought as bravely and honorably as any men in history. Political leaders on both sides have a good deal.
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