April is Confederate History and Heritage

Month in Alabama. A few of the Division Posters

remain in my possession and SE Central Brigade

Commander Larry Warren’s. We also have several

of the Confederate History Month stickers at Fort

Talisi. Most of our stock of miniature Confederate

Battle Flags is exhausted. I would like to commend

the membership of Camp 1921 for marking

approximately 500 Confederate Veteran gravesites

in over 40 area cemeteries. Compatriot James Perry

placed 111 battle flags in the Tuskegee City Cemetery

and he also is in the process of cleaning every Confederate Soldier’s marker in that cemetery. He is the

latest member of the Alabama Guardian Program.

I can’t say enough about the Camp 1921 String Band…they’re everywhere! The band was a big

hit at Confederate Memorial Park on April 1, 2017 when they played at the Prattville Dragoons Annual

Camp Picnic. The Prattville camp is responsible for marking all the Confederate Veteran’s graves in

the park each year with 12 by 18-inch Battle Flags and they have a great picnic, which I was pleased to

participate in. The Camp 1921 String Band also performed at the UDC Memorial Service in Auburn on

April 9, 2017.

At the March meeting of The Tallassee Armory Guards, it was decided to enhance the 2017

Battles for the Armory with an additional Arts & Crafts Fair. This will run simultaneously with

Reenactment events, except it will be set up in the parking area in field #1 where we park the buses for

School Day. Compatriot Steven Black is chairman of this committee. He reports making good

progress with potential vendors at recent arts and crafts fairs in Prattville and Fort Deposit. Thanks to

Vann and Betty Royal for assisting Steven with this effort. The Tallassee Cotton Belles of the Order of

Confederate Rose is also participating in this effort which promises to greatly increase the general

public attendance at the reenactment.

It is time to register for the Annual Alabama Division Reunion in Cullman on June 9th and 10th,

2017. This year’s event will take place at an elementary school just outside Cullman in West End,

Alabama. The mayor of the town is a member of the SCV and school officials have agreed to fly the

Confederate Battle Flag on the school’s flag pole that entire weekend. This is not an election year for

officers, but there will be several amendments to the Division Constitution offered. If you attend,

you’ll find out why we call it a reunion and not a convention as we get to join with our Confederate

friends from all over Alabama to honor our Confederate and Southern Heritage.

Compatriot Bob McClendon will be our speaker at the regular monthly meeting of Camp 1921

on April 24th. His subject will be, “The South Won the War.” Supper is at 5:30PM, the meeting begins

promptly at 6:30PM. The UDC will host a Confederate Memorial Day Ceremony at 10 o’clock that

morning at the Capitol. All Camp 1921 members are encouraged to attend.

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After serving as Editor of the Tallassee Rifle

for 6 years, Tammy Brantley has stepped down

from that position to spend more time tending to

her family. Tammy is also heavily involved in the

Auburn Chapter of the United Daughters of the

Confederacy. The Tallassee Armory Guards owes

Tammy a great deal of gratitude for her

dedication to Camp 1921 and the Cause for which

our Confederate Ancestors fought. When you see

Tammy, please tell her how much you appreciate

what she has done over the years for the Sons of

Confederate Veterans.

Wendy Osborne has volunteered to become

our camp’s newsletter editor beginning with this

month’s edition. Wendy is a member of the Talisi

Cotton Belles of the Order of Confederate Rose.

She is a very sweet, smart girl who possesses

fantastic computer skills. Wendy will also be

working with upgrading the camp’s web site and

Facebook page. She has already designed flyers

and application forms for use with the Battles for

the Armory Arts and Crafts Fair.

Camp 1921 is fortunate to having gracious

Southern women like Tammy Brantley and

Wendy Osborne who are so dedicated to

preserving their Southern Heritage.

Wendy Osborne New

Tallassee Rifle Editor