XXIII                   FEBRUARY 2010                        No. 2

 

“To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we submit 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 he loved and which made him glorious and which you also cherish. Remember it is your duty to see that the true history of the South is presented to future generations.” –Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee, C.S.A., Commander General, United Confederate Veterans

 

NEXT MEETING

Date:                                       8 February 2010

Time:                                       7:30 P.M.       

Program:                                  Compatriot: Mike Tyson                                           

Commissary Wagon:               Compatriots: Mike Ricks & Clint Chafin

Place:                                       Museum of Colquitt County History, Moultrie, Georgia

Location:                                 The corner of 4th St. and 5th Ave. Parking is on the East side of the building with handicap entrance in back.

 

 

Member Birthdays in FEBRUARY

3rd Dr. John S. Newton, Norman Park            7th A.J. Bridwell III, Kennesaw

8th  Rudene Walters, Moultrie                        10th Craig Maples, Albany

21st Roger Kirkland, Moultrie                         24th Harold Talley, Moultrie

26th Joe Keigans Jr., Moultrie

 

 

 

Commander’s Corner

 

 Gentlemen,

 

   I want to start out by thanking all of you men that made our Lee Jackson banquet a great success. I appreciate the effort everyone put in to help set it up, attend it, and then clean it up. It went very well and the presentation by Lt CIV Givens paid a great and deserving honor to Generals Robert E Lee and Thomas Stonewall Jackson. If you were unable to attend you missed a very enjoyable evening not to mention a great meal catered by the Farmers Market Bar B Que. I also want to thank Mrs. Faye Bridwell and Mrs. Gwen McHan for their help in decorating the Ag building. It looked amazing and I thank you for helping us out.

 

   In other Camp news we will be partnering with the Newton Camp for a headstone dedication scheduled for Feb 6th at 2pm. Anyone who would help us out with being on the firing team the lineup is scheduled for 1:30. The dedication will take place at Notchaway Baptist Church. It is located 15 miles southwest of Newton. If you need directions please contact me thru email or by phone. 873-1161.

 

   I hope in the next few months we can all take an evaluation of whether we are all doing enough to protect our Heritage and honor our ancestors. We will begin having different events within the Camp and mine and your Confederate veteran deserve your participation to honor for what they fought for and many gave their life fighting. I challenge you in these next month’s to rededicating your life and your abilities to 1) live your life for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 2) live your life as a Son of a Confederate Veteran as if General Lee and General Jackson were standing here monitoring our progress of advancing the Cause. Gentlemen if we live our lives and conduct ourselves in that manner then no Yankee advance on our Heritage or our Christian principles will be successful and we can hold tight those principles that made and make us strong nearly 150 years after our Southland was under attack. What say you? See you at our next meeting. 

 

For Our Southern Heritage,

 

Jason Bullard

Commander John K Mcneill Camp 674

Sons of Confederate Veterans

www.scv674.org

 

A Note from our Chaplain 

 

Greeting,

 

Our Lee/Jackson dinner was outstanding. The food was great and so was the Speaker

Mr. Michael Givens.

Mr. Givens spoke on what a great Christian man General Lee was.

For those of you who missed, you missed a real treat.

 

Please pray for each other and pray for our Country.

Pray for everyone serving in our Military right now.

 

Please pray a special prayer for Doc Newton and Mike Ricks. 

 

God Bless,

Chaplain Clint Chafin

 

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

 

FEBRUARY

6 – Headstone Dedication with Newton Camp 2 PM

8 – Regularly scheduled meeting with refreshments provided by

Compatriots Clint Chafin & Mike Ricks

 

MARCH

8 – Regularly scheduled meeting with refreshments provide by 

Compatriot Harold Talley

 

 Directions for the headstone dedication for Notchaway Baptist Church for Sat Feb 6th at 2pm.

 

Take Hwy 37 thru Moultrie and proceed to Camilla. Once in Camilla stay on Hwy 37 which runs straight thru town and proceed 9 miles to the town of Newton. When you arrive at Newton you will come to a 4 way stop. A petro service station is on your left. Turn left at the 4 way stop and precede approx 15 miles and you will arrive at Notchaway Baptist Church. It is a big white church and it will be on your right. Cemetery is located directly behind the church.

For Our Southern Heritage,

 

Jason Bullard

Commander John K Mcneill Camp 674

Sons of Confederate Veterans

www.scv674.org

 

 THIS MONTH IN HISTORY

 

1 February 1861          Texas Secedes.

2 February 1803          General Albert Sidney Johnston born.

3 February 1807           General Joseph E. Johnson born.

3 February 1824          Major General George Thomas Anderson born in Covington, Georgia.       

6 February 1833          General J.E.B. Stuart born.

6 February 1832          Major General John Brown Gordon born in Upson County, Georgia.

8 February 1861          The Provisional Constitution of The Confederate States is adopted in Montgomery, Alabama.

8 February 1828          Brigadier General John King Jackson born in Augusta, Georgia.

9 February 1861          Jefferson Davis & Alexander Stephens are elected President & Vice-President, Respectively, of the Confederate States of America.

11 February 1812        Alexander Stephens Vice-President of the C.S.A. born.

14 February 1829        Brigadier General Alfred Iverson Jr. born in Clinton, Georgia.

17 February 1864        The Confederate Submarine H.L. Hunley becomes the 1st submarine in history to sink an enemy ship in combat.

18 February 1861        Jefferson Davis Inaugurated as Provisional President of the C.S.A.

20 February 1864        Confederates defeat Union forces at Olustee.

22 February 1864        First Battle of Dalton Georgia begins.

23 February 1838        Brigadier General Gilbert Moxley Sorrel born in Savannah, Georgia.

25 February 1833        Brigadier General Clement Anselm Evans born in Stewart County, Georgia.

28 February 1822        Brigadier General Matthew Duncan Ector born in Putnam County, Georgia.

 

 

Comments from the Editor

 

I would like to say I am sorry for not putting out a Newsletter last in January and hope

This caused no hardship for anyone. Thank you and I will do my best to put out a timely

Newsletter the rest of 2010.

Michael Ricks

John K. McNeill

SCV Camp 674

Newsletter Editor