Sunday, February 20, 2011

Fayetteville Secession Ordinance Observance 20 May 2011

Lt. Colonel Frederick L. Childs

Lt. Col. Frederick L. Childs, a former U. S. Army officer who graduated ninth in the West Point class of 1855, and the only son of Bvt. Brig. Gen. Thomas Childs, a veteran of both the War of 1812 and the Mexican War. Upon resigning his commission in March of 1861 Childs served initially at Wilmington, later as Commander of the Charleston Arsenal, a short administrative leave period in Augusta before being transferred to Fayetteville Arsenal in the spring of 1863.

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Fayetteville Secession Ordinance Observance

Friday, 20 May 2011, 5PM-9PM

Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry Armory

210 Burgess Street, Historic Downtown Fayetteville


Period Military & Civilian Dress Encouraged

5PM: Enjoy supper at one of Downtown Fayetteville's fine restaurants, tour museums.


7:30PM: Brief historical context of North Carolina's reasons for political separation. Artillery salute.


7:40PM: 1861 City leaders announce the Ordinance of Secession passed by the Legislature.


8PM: Retire to Hay Street shops, restaurants and taverns.

Sponsored by:

Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry Armory & Museum

Cape Fear Historical Institute

Fayetteville Arsenal Camp, North Carolina Sons of Confederate Veterans

Black River Tigers Camp, North Carolina Sons of Confederate Veterans

Edenton Bell Battery Artillery


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2 comments:

  1. John Robert MallerneeFebruary 20, 2011 at 10:54 PM

    Brock:

    Since I grew up just a few miles from there, and have an ancestor who served in the North Carolina Seventh Infantry, Confederate Senior Reserves, I found this to be VERY interesting!

    Thank you for posting it.

    I can't begin to tell you how special it feels to be able to see that bit of history in relation to my own personal heritage.

    I wish I could have been in Fayetteville for that ceremony.

    My stepmother lives there in Fayetteville in an extended care facility, and my parents are buried in Spring Lake.

    Thank you.

    John Robert Mallernee
    Armed Forces Retirement Home
    Gulfport, Mississippi 39507

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  2. Brock TownsendFebruary 21, 2011 at 9:24 PM

    I can't begin to tell you how special it feels to be able to see that bit of history in relation to my own personal heritage.
    ===========================
    How interesting. By the way, the ceremony isn't until May. I went to Basic at Fort Bragg. When will you visit your mother again, as I am not far?

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