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Sons Of Confederate VeteransPost office Box 2355La Plata, MD 20646

2016 - 2018

OfficersCommander — Brian Piaquadio

Lt Commander — Dennis Spears

Adjutant — Jim Dunbar

Historian — Robert Parker

Treasurer — Rich Wagner

Chaplain — Jack Brown

Quartermaster — Dennis Spears

Judge Advocate — Jack Brown

Editor — Brian Piaquadio

SCV CHARGE

“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.”

Camp T-Shirts are available

The price is $15.00. They are well worth it and they look great.

Please remember that the shirts are for Private Wallace Bowling Camp Members only. If you cannot make the meeting and want a T-Shirt please call Dennis Spears @ 301-751-9994

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C o m m a n d e r s M e s s a g e

150 yrs of Reconstruction... marches on... (viewpoints and opinions below are my own , not the SCV’s)

2015 officially ended the Susquentenial of the War of 1861-1865 but we now enter the Susquentenial of the dark ages known as Reconstruction.

You cannot tell the true story of our ancestors by, doing what most schools and historians have always done, skip reconstruction. Which was the case when I was in school in the late 70’s early 80’s, and it’s the same with my children today. It’s simply not discussed... AT ALL Here in lies the second problem with getting the truth out there. It’s an ugly past, it’s where you will find the roots to this countries racial divisions and the south has always unjustly shouldered the blame.

The attrocities committed during the war were doubled down on against a defeated peoples by disenfranchising the citizens of the south. Northern politicians called carpetbaggers, for the distinctive bag they carried, came south pitting newly emancipated slaves against poor whites who had already lost everything. These northerns, driven by greed and revenge, placed those very emancipated people in political offices and state legislations. Directed them what laws to pass and where to divert state funds. These actions further plundered what little was left in the south.

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Reconstruction

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Commanders Message Continued

Land that was set aside to be divided up to the newly freed peoples ended up being sold to northern railroads and land speculators. This is where the 40 acres and a mule concept came from, and also where it went. States where divided into miltiary controlled districts. Enforcement of new laws and unjust actions were still at the hands of the yankee soldier. Anyone who fought for or supported the Confederacy was not permitted to vote, testify at commitees, own firearms or file grievances and in some cases they were even denied property. If you were aa former Confederate officer you weren’t even considered an American citizen until you were given a pardon by the President of the United States. Gen Robert E. Lee signed his amnesty oath and applied for pardon on October 2, 1865 but then, Licoln appointed, Secretary of State William H. Steward gave Lee’s application to a friend as a souvenir. It soon became lost to history.

After it was found Lee’s full citizenship rights were finally posthmously restored by a joint congressional resolution in 1975, effective June 13, 1865. We are often told that had Lincoln lived the transition would have been much softer and consilatory. The actions of Steward with Lee’s prove to me that nothing would have changed if Lincoln had lived.

I often wonder how differently things would be today had southerns been permitted to keep their dignity... had emancipation been gradual and had southerns been permitted to participate in the process. The inconvenient truth to reconstruction is the ugliness it helped create.

These are difficult discussions gents. Things most Yankees wont admit or face. Heck most of US don’t want to face the ugly truth of what reconstruction created. We separate ourselves from it all the time. The ugliness of Jim crow laws and the rise of the KKK both have their roots in reconstruction. It’s an ugly history that some are afraid of.

We shouldn’t ignore our history but like the war itself we must dive into it and gain the knowledge that our ancestors were not these evil racist people we are told they were.

The subsequent destruction of the south during the war, the continued pilfering of her wealth up until the begining of the 20th century gave generations of illiterate people, poor living conditions and the stigma attactched to her.

It has taken a century to recover economically from the destruction of the war and reconstruction. Arguable some areas of the south has yet to recover.

Make no mistake, Reconstruction continues... The destruction of all things confederate continues. They claim they are stamping out offensive history... But this is just a continuation of reconstruction. They must Kill American’s “rebel spirit.” It’s been the goal since 1865. The same spirit that created the Declaration of Independence, led us to defeat the British “TWICE” and secure the Constitution was systematically killed by Lincoln.

Fearful of that “rebel spirit”, the Fed govt began requiring citizens to swear an oath of allegience to that federal government.... Even the Pledge of Allegiance has questionable roots. Accept nothing at face value gentlemen, research, read and share. It’s important to never forget the rebel spirit. It lives on in all of us. Detractors like to call the Confederacy the “Lost Cause.” They attack the countries memory by eliminating monuments and history. They do this because Causes can rise again but replaced memories will never return.

Deo Vindice Commander

Brian “PQ” Piaquadio

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March

Today in Confederate History

2nd 1861 Texas admitted to the Confederacy. US Revenue Cutter Dodge is seized by Texas troops at Galveston, TX.

2nd 1867 Northern-majority Congress passed the Reconstruction Act, declaring the Southern States to be outside the indivisible Union troops re-entered the South and implemented U.S. military rule. The Southern States were then required to ratify the amendment as the price of readmission to the Union. Otherwise, they would remain under military rule.

3rd 1861 General Beauregard assumes command of the CS Army at Charleston, SC.

4th 1861 First National Flag of the Confederacy is display (although a resolution to officially adopt was never passed by the Confedera Congress) The very first flag of the Confederate States of America was raised by Miss Letitia Christian Tyler, granddaughter of for President John Tyler.

5th 1865 President Davis signs the law adopting the third National Flag of the Confederate States as the official CSA Flag.

6th-8th 1862 Battle of Pea Ridge, AR

7th 1862 CSA Generals McCulloch and McIntosh are killed in action at Pea Ridge AR

8th 1862 The CSS Virginia on patrol near Hampton Roads, VA, sinks USS Cumberland, damages USS Minnesota and USS Roanoke

8th-10th 1865 Battle of Kinston, NC

9th 1862 CSS Virginia and battles the ironclad USS Monitor near Hampton Roads, VA

9th 1865 Battle of Monroe’s Crossroads, NC

10th 1865 Skirmish at Boyd’s Station, AL

11th 1861 Confederate Congress adopts the Constitution of the Confederate States of America. General Bragg assumes command of the Confederate forces in Florida.

13th 1862 US Major General Henry Halleck, Commander of the Department of the West, issued “Order Number Two.” The order labeled all Confederate guerrillas as outlaws and required that they be executed immediately upon capture

15th 1863 HMS Britannia runs the Federal blockade arriving in Wilmington, NC

16th 1828 General Patrick R. Cleburne’s birthday

16th 1865 Battle of Averasboro, NC

17th 1863 Battle of Kelly’s Ford, VA

19th-21st 1865 Battle of Bentonville, the last significant attempt to stop the invading yankee army of Sherman

22nd 1817 General Baxton Bragg’s birthday

22nd 1864 The Great Snowball fight in Dalton GA.

23rd 1862 First Battle of Kernstown, VA

24th 1864 General Nathan Bedford Forrest’s cavalry captures Union City, TN

25th 1865 Confederates attack Fort Stedman, VA

26th 1864 Battle of Paducah, KY

27th 1864 Fighting at Branchville and Brooks Mill, AR

28th 1818 General Wade Hampton, III’s birthday

28th 1862 Battle of Glorieta Pass, NM

29th 1865 Heavy fighting in Petersburg, VA at Boydton and Quaker Roads

30th 1862 Union City, TN under federal attack

30th 1863 Skirmish at Tahlequah Indian Territory

31st 1863 John S. Mosby’s cavalry defeat Federals at Drainesville, VA

Upcoming Events

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Events March/April

03/05/2016 (Saturday)Confederate Navy-Marine Corps Day FLAG RALLY Annual ceremony to honor the Confederate States Navy and Marine Corps at Old St. Anne’s Cemetery in Annapolis, MD. Bring your flags and represent. 10:30 am

03/26/2016 (Saturday)Maryland Division clean up on the Gettysburg Battlefield We will meet at 10:00 A.M. on Benner’s Hill. Please wear work clothes and bring rakes, brooms or other garden equipment you have with you. Let’s all together take care of the Maryland Confederate Monuments: First Maryland Artillery, Lee’s Brigade, Breathed’s Battery, and Beckham’s Horse Artillery.

04/16/2016 (Saturday)Maryland Division Conventionhosted by the Vincent Camalier Camp 8:30 am - 4:00pm(REGISTRATION ENCLOSED)

04/19/2016 (Tuesday)Pratt St Riot Anniversary and Camp meeting TBD (more information next month)

04/23/2016 (Saturday)Decoration Day (Frederick) Annual ceremony sponsored by the Major General Isaac Ridgeway Trimble Camp. A ceremony in old Mt. Olivet in Frederick to honor the Confederates buried there. Color Guard members are asked to arrive at 2;00 pm for forma-tion fo the 2:30 ceremony. We need a firing party for this event!

Due to current atmosphere events may or maynot be show on Division Website

Mercy Street DVD $24.99

Alexandria, Virginia, 1862. Mary Phinney, a staunch New England abolitionist, and Emma Green, a naïve Confederate belle, collide at Mansion House, the Green family’s luxury hotel that has been transformed into a Union Army hospi-tal. Ruled under martial law, the border town of Alexandria is now the melting pot of the region, filled with soldiers, civilians, female volunteers, doctors, wounded men from both sides, runaway slaves, prostitutes, speculators, and spies.

DVD available at :http://www.shoppbs.org/product/index.jsp?productId=70527826&ab=Aspot_A3_MercyStreet#Details

PBS series was not too bad, gave a solid middle of the road perspective of the war. If there is enough interest in this series it may return next year. Worth a watch

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REMINDERThe next meeting is March 15th, 2016

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