The First Confederate Soldier Killed In Battle From Tarboro

Henry Lawson Wyatt & The Confederate Monument, Tarboro
The fountain pictured is in honor of Henry Lawson Wyatt and was dedicated by the Dixie Lee Chapter of the Children of the Confederacy in 1910. The Confederate Monument stands behind it. The Common is one of only two original remaining in these United State.

The Edgecombe

Sons Of Confederate Veterans Camp Is Starting In Mebane

"A group in Mebane wants to honor its Southern heritage by creating a Sons of Confederate Veterans camp.

There are camps in Burlington, Chapel Hill and Greensboro, but Carl Singley says enough folks are traveling from Mebane to those meetings that it’s time the city had its own chapter."

Klan Misuse Of Confederate Flag

"I watched the news and I observed a Christian flag being flown by the Ku Klux Klan. Why did you not decry the local churches for the Klan using the Christian flag as you did the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the United Daughters of the Confederacy? The official flag of the Klan is the U.S. flag. Why do you not decry the Veterans of Foreign Wars for the misuse of the U.S. flag?"

Via Jamey, SDYC

Wirz Memorial Set For Sunday, November 7th

How many Talk Show hosts or politicians speak about the men and women who helped make America the “Land of the Free and Home of the Brave?” Glenn Beck, of the Fox News channel, often speaks about the Constitution, Bill of Rights and those who stood for America’s Independence.

Is anyone talking about the upcoming War Between the States Sesquicentennial? The 150th Anniversary of the War for Southern Independence will be commemorated by such groups as the Georgia Division Sons of Confederate Veterans. See more information at: http://www.150wbts.org/

Do young people know the truth about Henry Wirz?

The 35th annual Captain Henry Wirz Memorial Service (a tradition started by the Alexander H. Stephens Camp 78 Sons of Confederate Veterans and Americus Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1976) will take place on Sunday afternoon, November 7th at 3 PM in the town of Andersonville, Georgia.

The guest speaker for the event will be Dr. Richard Rhone from Tuscaloosa, Alabama who is the Lieutenant Commander General of the Military Order of Stars and Bars. John Carroll will lead those assembled in the singing of “Dixie” and Andersonville Mayor Marvin Buagh will bring welcome.

For more information about the event contact James Gaston by email at: gaston7460@bellsouth.net
Captain Henry Wirz was born, Hartman Heinrich Wirz in November 1823, in Zurich, Switzerland where his father, Abraham Wirz was highly respected.

At the outbreak of the War Between the States, Wirz enlisted in the Fourth Louisiana infantry on June 16, 1861. He was promoted to sergeant a year later and was wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines. He never recovered from the injury to his left wrist and it caused him great pain for the rest of his life.

Wirz was promoted to Captain on June 12, 1862 and was first detailed to General John Winder where he was given command of a Confederate military prison in Richmond, Virginia.

After serving a year as special emissary to President Jefferson Davis in Paris and Berlin, on March 27, 1864, he was installed as commandant of Andersonville Prison at Fort Sumter in Georgia. Wirz did the best he could do with many Union prisoners and very little food and medicine. It is written that the guards got the same food and medicine as the prisoners.

The Confederacy sent a distress message to Union President Abraham Lincoln and Union General Ulysses S. Grant. The South pleaded for an exchange of Confederate and Union prisoners. Lincoln and Grant, however, refused believing the Union prisoners might go home but the Confederate prisoners might go back to fight another day.

Captain Henry Wirz was unfairly charged of war crimes and even though witnesses for the defense could testify, his fate was already decided. Among those who knew of Wirz’s innocence was a Union soldier who was a prisoner at Andersonville.

Wirz was executed in Washington, D.C. on November 10, 1865.

The Confederate Reenactors and Honor Guard of the Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 78 (Muckalee Guards) will perform the closing ceremony at the monument to Wirz in Andersonville placed there by the United Daughters of the Confederacy (Georgia Division).

Calvin E. Johnson, Jr.

1897 Confederate Day: A Memorable Occasion

"On June 5, 1897 — 33 years to the day after Southern forces lost the battle of Piedmont in Augusta County — the fairgrounds in what is now Gypsy Hill Park was the site of Confederate Day, in which the area's aging warriors got together for food, games, music and reminiscing about their contributions and sacrifices during the War Between the States."

Sixth Annual Confederate Heritage Youth Day

The sixth annual Confederate Heritage Youth Day will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Rick's Fun Farm, 615 Woodland Park Road, Smyrna. The event is sponsored by several local camps of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and is free and open to the public. Presentations regarding the history of the War for Southern Independence will be discussed. The event will include demonstrations of calvary, infantry and artillery of the CSA. Participants interested in overnight camping may arrive at 4 p.m. Friday. Free breakfast and lunch will be served to overnight guests. Free T-shirts and prizes will be awarded. For details, call Kirk Carter at 704-806-2941, Joe Fore at 803-222-1928 or Brett Boyd at 803-222-3020.

Children's Legacy Committee - Our Future

Cassie Rentz (chair), Gabby Simons, & Huston Creel whom attended the Sam Davis Youth Camp last July were interviewed yesterday by a cable television show in Jackson County.

It was truly inspiring to listen to them and what they had taken to heart about camp as they interacted with the host, Mr. Royce Ragan. They spoke about the Sam Davis Youth Camp and their experience there. They also went into detail about what they learned and what they enjoyed most about camp. The children expressed how they enjoyed the dances they had learned.

They also told Mr. Ragan about the 1860’s dance lessons that they had conducted that past Saturday in Marianna, FL. In preparation of the upcoming Military Ball that will be held for Marianna Days, the Children's Legacy Committee conducted an 1860’s dance lesson for the citizens of Jackson County which was a huge success.

These young ladies and gentlemen are our future and we need to continue to support and encourage them. What a wonderful job they are doing in our community!

Paige & Jamey Creel

Sadie Strickland, 'Real Daughter' Of Confederate Soldier Dies At 100

"With her death, Florida's number drops to five and North Carolina tops the list of 10 states in the number of women who carry on the legacy, said United Daughters of the Confederacy spokeswoman Gail Crosby"

Sam Davis Youth Camp 2010 & Flora MacDonald College

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NC Division CofC Officers 2010 & Dixie's "III"

NC Division CofC Officers 2010 & Dixie's "III"