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| United Confederate Veterans in front of the Old Stone Fort in Nacogdoches, in the late 1800s. |
| Welcome Compatriots! to the web home of Stone Fort Camp #1944 and The Courier-Dispatch Newsletter of Stone Fort Camp #1944, Sons of Confederate Veterans Nacogdoches, DamnYankee Occupied Texas Site of the 31st Annual Texas Division UCV/SCV Reunion, 1929 106th Annual Texas Division SCV Reunion, 2004 2004 Texas Division 4 Star Award Winning Camp |
| The Charge: "To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we will commit 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 which he loved and which you love also, and those ideals 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, Commander General, United Confederate Veterans, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 25, 1906. |
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| At Camp 1944 We Are: Richard Bright - Commander, Jim Bentley - 1st Lt. Commander, and Webmaster, John Key - 2nd Lt. Commander, Gene Waggoner - Adjutant, Treasurer, and Chaplain, Chester Flowers, Gale Cook, George Griffin, Nathan Alders Jr., Joe Allport, Kyle Atkinson, Bobby Bell, Joe Harris, John Harris, Lynn Hartt Jr., Earl Herrera, Neal Henson, Jason Key, Rob Key, David Larned, David Puckett, Rick Roberts, Shannon Sprayberry, Dr. Gregory Tate, Brian Norton, Cadet Daniel Bentley |
| Thank you and come again. |
| Salute to the Confederate Flag (Stand erect, remove your hat and stretch out your right hand, palm up) "I salute the Confederate Flag with affection, reverence and undying devotion to the Cause for which it stands." Pledge to the Texas Flag (Stand erect, remove your hat, place your right hand over your heart) "Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible." |
| Reverend Preston Greer 17 February 1950 - 30 January 2005 Chaplain,Camp #1944 2001 - 2005 Dear Brother Rest In Peace |
| December and January Calendar Dec. 6, 2008 9 Flags Festival Parade Downtown Nacogdoches, Meet up at the TJR Campus on Mound Street. Parade starts at 6:30. 2 December 1861 CSS Patrick Henry is damaged after a two hour battle with Federal gunboats at Newport News, VA 5 December 1862 Confederates defeat Yankee cavalry on the Mississippi Central railroad near Coffeeville, MS 6 December 1889 President Jefferson Davis passes away in New Orleans 7 December 1862 Battle of Prairie Grove, AR 10 December 1861 Confederate Congress acts to admit Kentucky to the Confederacy as the 13th state 12 December 1830 General Joseph O. Shelby’s birthday 13-14 December 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg, VA 18 December 1862 General Nathan Bedford Forrest's cavalry defeats Yankee cavalry at Lexington, TN 19 Decembe 1862 General Nathan Bedford Forrest's cavalry attacks Grant's supply line at the railroad near Jackson TN 20 December 1860 South Carolina secedes, the first to do so. 22 December 1862 General Morgan's cavalry cross the Cumberland River to raid in Kentucky. 25-26 December 1864 General Nathan Bedford Forrest troops battle Yankees at Anthony’s Hill and Sugar Creek, TN near the Alabama boarder 26 December 1863 Yankees loot and burn Port Lavaca, TX 27 December 1860 South Carolina troops seize Castle Pinckney and Fort Moultrie in Charleston Harbor. The US Revenue Cutter William Aiken is surrendered to South Carolina authorities. 30 December 1863 Twenty CSA Marines freeze to death when Yankees swamp their boat and then fire on the survivors at Matagorda Penisula, TX. 31-2 December 1862 Battles of Murfreesboro, TN including Parker's Crossroads and Stone's River, TN 1-2 January 1862 Battles of Murfreesboro, TN including Parker's Crossroads and Stone's River, TN (continues from Dec 31) 1 January 1863 Battle of Galveston, TX. General Magruder recaptures the port and city of Galveston and disperses the federal blockading fleet. Called the first successful cavalry charge upon a naval fleet. 2 1861 Fort Johnson in Charleston Harbor is seized by South Carolina Troops. 8 1821 General James Longstreet’s birthday 9 1861 Mississippi secedes, a large blue flag with a single white star is flown (Bonnie Blue). US Ship "Star of the West" fired on in Charleston harbor, SC by Cadets from the Citadel. Citizens seize Fort Johnston, Smithville, NC 10 1861 Florida secedes. Citizens seize Fort Caswell near Smithville and Wilmington, NC. Louisiana State Troops seize the US Arsenal and Barracks at Baton Rouge, LA. 11 1861 Alabama secedes. Louisiana Troops seize Forts Jackson and St. Phillip. Louisiana Troops also seize the USMC Hospital near New Orleans, LA. 18 1862 The Confederate Territory of Arizona is formed 19 1807 Birthday of Robert E. Lee 19 1861 Georgia secedes 26 1861 Louisiana secedes. Georgia state troops size Oglethorpe Barracks and Fort Jackson. 27 1826 General Richard Taylor’s birthday |
| " Any society which suppresses the heritage of its conquered minorities, prevents their history and denies them their symbols, has sewn the seeds of its own destruction." Sir William Wallace 1281 A.D. |
| The Sons of Confederate Veterans is the oldest and largest organisation of descendants of Confederate fighting men from the War for Southern Independence. Founded in 1896 we seek to honor the sacrifices of our ancestors, and live up to the Charge. Eligibility is limited to men over the age of 12 who are a descendant of a Confederate soldier. If you are curious about joining, please contact us at the email address at the bottom of this page. |
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| Keep tabs on changes in your SCV by joining one or all of the following email lists and message boards. |
| You are cordially welcome to join us. Our monthly meetings are held at Wanda Drilling, Garrison, Texas on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. |
| Questions, Suggestions Comments? E-mail us at: |
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Southron \South"ron\, n. An inhabitant of the more southern part of a country; |