Happy Holidays, Dixie Land!

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And the angel said to them, Fear not, for behold, I bring good news of great joy that will be for ALL the people. -- Luke 2:10

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Born on August 7, 1836 in Darlington, SC Died October 31, 1920 in Bartow, FL Law lived in Bartow, Florida for the last few decades of his life. He was deeply involved in the school system of Florida and the historical society in Bartow contains many of his papers and other items. Evander McIvor Law was born in Darlington, South Carolina, on August 7, 1836. In 1856, he graduated from the South Carolina Military Academy, and was an instructor during his senior year. Helping establish the Military High School in Tuskegee, Alabama, he enlisted in the 4th Alabama when the state announced its secession. He fought in the First Battle of Manassas, and was seriously wounded. Law led his troops though the Peninsula Campaign, the Seven Days' Campaign, the Battle of Gaines' Mill, the Second Battle of Manassas and at Sharpsburg. Promoted to brigadier general on October 2, 1862, he led a brigade at Gettysburg, and began the Confederate attacks at Little Round Top. When Brig. Gen. John B. Hood was severely wounded at Little Round Top, the controversy over who should replace him brought Law into conflict with Maj. Gen. James Longstreet and with Law's rival, Brig. Gen. Micah Jenkins. In December of 1863, Law resigned, and Jenkins wanted Law court-martialed. The War Department did not prefer charges, however, and Law returned to the corps. After participating in the Battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania and Cold Harbor, being wounded at the latter, he commanded a cavalry unit until the end of the war. After the War Between the States, Law moved to Florida, helped establish the state's educational system and worked as a newspaperman, remaining active in veteran affairs. Law died in Bartow, Florida on October 31, 1920. E.M. Law was the editor of the Bartow Courier Informant newspaper until 1915. He died in Bartow as the longest surviving Confederate Major General, and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery.

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COMMANDERS CORNER
Dear Compatriots, I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!

Stay Southern My Friends, Commander Shannon Roth

SCV NATIONAL DUES & MEMBERSHIP STATUS

The SCV fiscal year starts on August 1st and ends on July 31st of each year. Yearly National dues of $30.00 are required to be collected and paid to National SCV HQ in Columbia, Tennessee no later than October 31st, of each year in order to maintain your ACTIVE membership status. Dues payments can now be remitted online at our website (www.lawsbrigade.org/join/memberpay) or to Adjutant Gerry Reeves @ (863) 324-4800, or to Camp Commander Shannon Roth @ (863) 934-6253. Once you pass October 31st, SCV National HQs requires that a $5.00 LATE FEE be submitted along with your required $30.00 annual membership dues, in order to be REINSTATED back into the organization. This now makes your total National Reinstatement Fee, $35.00 to be paid to SCV National. The annual State Membership dues were raised to $15.00 this year, and annual Camp dues remained at $10.00 which is also due; for an additional total amount of $25.00. We now have PayPal set up on our website so that anyone that would like to pay via Debit, Credit, or PayPal can do so online at (www.lawsbrigade.org/join/memberpay). Please note that there is a Card Processing Fee (2.2% + .30) per transaction (lowest fee possible for Non-Profits). Stay committed to this wonderful organization and remit ASAP. Total Yearly Dues paid before Oct 31 = $55.00 / Total Yearly Dues paid after Oct 31 = $60.00 December 2013 SCV Camp #1323 Sons of Confederate Veterans Page No. 3

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DUMB FLORIDA LAWS

Dec 16 - 7:00pm Next Camp Meeting

1. Florida (accidentally) banned all computers and smart phones in internet cafes (When Florida lawmakers recently voted to ban all Internet cafes, they worded the bill so poorly that they effectively outlawed every computer in the state, according to a recent lawsuit.) 2. The term motor vehicle was revised to exclude swamp buggies, deregulating the primary mode of transportation in the state. 3. The state constitution allows for freedom of speech, a trial by jury, and pregnant pigs to not be confined in cages. (No. 10 Constitutional Amendment Article X, Section 19 Ballot Title: Animal Cruelty Amendment: Limiting Cruel and Inhumane Confinement of Pigs during Pregnancy Ballot Summary: Inhumane treatment of animals is a concern of Florida citizens; to prevent cruelty to animals as recommended by The Humane Society of the United States, no person shall confine a pig during pregnancy in a cage, crate, or other enclosure, or tether a pregnant pig, on a farm so that the pig is prevented from turning around freely, except for veterinary purposes and during the prebirthing period; provides definitions, penalties, and an effective date.) 4. Unmarried couples may not commit lewd acts and live together in the same residence. (Under 798.02 Lewd and lascivious behavior: If any man and woman, not being married to each other, lewdly and lasciviously associate and cohabit together, or if any man or woman, married or unmarried, December 2013 SCV Camp #1323 Sons of Confederate Veterans Page No. 4

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engages in open and gross lewdness and lascivious behavior, they shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 5. It is considered an offense to shower naked. 6. It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit. 7. Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown. 8. Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner. 9. A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing. 10. If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.

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UNDERSTANDING THE CAUSES OF THE UNCIVIL WAR

A Brief Explanation of the Impact of the Morrill Tariff By Mike Scruggs for the Tribune Papers Most Americans believe the U. S. "Civil War" was over slavery. They have to an enormous degree been miss-educated. The means and timing of handling the slavery issue were at issue, although not in the overly simplified moral sense that lives in postwar and modern propaganda. But had there been no Morrill Tariff there might never have been a war. The conflict that cost of the lives of 650,000 Union and Confederate soldiers and perhaps as many as 50,000 Southern civilians and impoverished many millions for generations might never have been. A smoldering issue of unjust taxation that enriched Northern manufacturing states and exploited the agricultural South was fanned to a furious blaze in 1860. It was the Morrill Tariff that stirred the smoldering embers of regional mistrust and ignited the fires of Secession in the South. This precipitated a Northern reaction and call to arms that would engulf the nation in the flames of war for four years. Prior to the U. S. "Civil War" there was no U. S. income tax. Considerably more than 90% of U. S. government revenue was raised by a tariff on imported goods. A tariff is a tax on selected imports, December 2013 SCV Camp #1323 Sons of Confederate Veterans Page No. 6

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most commonly finished or manufactured products. A high tariff is usually legislated not only to raise revenue, but also to protect domestic industry form foreign competition. By placing such a high, protective tariff on imported goods it makes them more expensive to buy than the same domestic goods. This allows domestic industries to charge higher prices and make more money on sales that might otherwise be lost to foreign competition because of cheaper prices (without the tariff) or better quality. This, of course, causes domestic consumers to pay higher prices and have a lower standard of living. Tariffs on some industrial products also hurt other domestic industries that must pay higher prices for goods they need to make their products. Because the nature and products of regional economies can vary widely, high tariffs are sometimes good for one section of the country, but damaging to another section of the country. High tariffs are particularly hard on exporters since they must cope with higher domestic costs and retaliatory foreign tariffs that put them at a pricing disadvantage. This has a depressing effect on both export volume and profit margins. High tariffs have been a frequent cause of economic disruption, strife and war. Prior to 1824 the average tariff level in the U. S. had been in the 15 to 20 % range. This was thought sufficient to meet federal revenue needs and not excessively burdensome to any section of the country. The increase of the tariff to a 20% average in 1816 was ostensibly to help pay for the War of 1812. It also represented a 26% net profit increase to Northern manufacturers. In 1824 Northern manufacturing states and the Whig Party under the leadership of Henry Clay began to push for high, protective tariffs. These were strongly opposed by the South. The Southern economy was largely agricultural and geared to exporting a large portion of its cotton and tobacco crops to Europe. In the 1850's the South accounted for anywhere from 72 to 82% of U. S. exports. They were largely dependent, however, on Europe or the North for the manufactured goods needed for both agricultural production and consumer needs. Northern states received about 20% of the South's agricultural production. The vast majority of export volume went to Europe. A protective tariff was then a substantial benefit to Northern manufacturing states, but meant considerable economic hardship for the agricultural South Northern political dominance enabled Clay and his allies in Congress to pass a tariff averaging 35% late in 1824. This was the cause of economic boom in the North, but economic hardship and political agitation in the South. South Carolina was especially hard hit, the State's exports falling 25% over the next two years. In 1828 in a demonstration of unabashed partisanship and unashamed greed the Northern dominated Congress raised the average tariff level to 50%. Despite strong Southern agitation for lower tariffs the Tariff of 1832 only nominally reduced the effective tariff rate and brought no relief to the South. These last two tariffs are usually termed in history as the Tariffs of Abomination. This led to the Nullification Crisis of 1832 when South Carolina called a state convention and "nullified" the 1828 and 1832 tariffs as unjust and unconstitutional. The resulting constitutional crisis came very near provoking armed conflict at that time. Through the efforts of former U. S. Vice President and U. S. Senator from South Carolina, John C. Calhoun, a compromise was effected in 1833 which over a few years reduced the tariff back to a normal level of about 15%. Henry Clay and the Whigs were not happy, however, to have been forced into a compromise by Calhoun and South Carolina's Nullification threat. The tariff, however, remained at a level near 15% until 1860. A lesson in economics, regional sensitivities, and simple fairness should have been learned from this confrontation, but if it was learned, it was ignored by ambitious political and business factions and personalities that would come on the scene of American history in the late 1850's.

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High protective tariffs were always the policy of the old Whig Party and had become the policy of the new Republican Party that replaced it. A recession beginning around 1857 gave the cause of protectionism an additional political boost in the Northern industrial states. In May of 1860 the U. S. Congress passed the Morrill Tariff Bill (named for Republican Congressman and steel manufacturer, Justin S. Morrill of Vermont) raising the average tariff from about 15% to 37% with increases to 47% within three years. Although this was remarkably reminiscent of the Tariffs of Abomination which had led in 1832 to a constitutional crisis and threats of secession and armed force, the U. S. House of Representatives passed the Bill 105 to 64. Out of 40 Southern Congressmen only one Tennessee Congressman voted for it. U. S. tariff revenues already fell disproportionately on the South, accounting for 87% of the total. While the tariff protected Northern industrial interests, it raised the cost of living and commerce in the South substantially. It also reduced the trade value of their agricultural exports to Europe. These combined to place a severe economic hardship on many Southern states. Even more galling was that 80% or more of these tax revenues were expended on Northern public works and industrial subsidies, thus further enriching the North at the expense of the South. In the 1860 election, Lincoln, a former Whig and great admirer of Henry Clay, campaigned for the high protective tariff provisions of the Morrill Tariff, which had also been incorporated into the Republican Party Platform. Lincoln further endorsed the Morrill Tariff and its concepts in his first inaugural speech and signed the Act into law a few days after taking office in March of 1861. Southern leaders had seen it coming. Southern protests had been of no avail. Now the South was inflamed with righteous indignation, and Southern leaders began to call for Secession. At first Northern public opinion as reflected in Northern newspapers of both parties recognized the right of the Southern States to secede and favored peaceful separation. A November 21, 1860, editorial in the Cincinnati Daily Press said this: "We believe that the right of any member of this Confederacy to dissolve its political relations with the others and assume an independent position is absolute." The New York Times on March 21, 1861, reflecting the great majority of editorial opinion in the North summarized in an editorial: "There is a growing sentiment throughout the North in favor of letting the Gulf States go." Northern industrialists became nervous, however, when they realized a tariff dependent North would be competing against a free trade South. They feared not only loss of tax revenue, but considerable loss of trade. Newspaper editorials began to reflect this nervousness. Lincoln had promised in his inaugural speech that he would preserve the Union and the tariff. Three days after manipulating the South into firing on the tariff collection facility of Fort Sumter in volatile South Carolina, on April 15, 1861, Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers to put down the Southern rebellion. This caused the Border States to secede along with the Gulf States. Lincoln undoubtedly calculated that the mere threat of force backed by more unified Northern public opinion would quickly put down secession. His gambit, however, failed spectacularly and would erupt into a terrible and costly war for four years. The Union Army's lack of success early in the war, the need to keep anti-slavery England from coming into the war on the side of the South, and Lincoln's need to appease the radical abolitionists in the North led to increasing December 2013 SCV Camp #1323 Sons of Confederate Veterans Page No. 8

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promotion of freeing the slaves as a noble cause to justify what was really a dispute over just taxation and States Rights. Writing in December of 1861 in a London weekly publication, the famous English author, Charles Dickens, who was a strong opponent of slavery, said these things about the war going on in America: "The Northern onslaught upon slavery is no more than a piece of specious humbug disguised to conceal its desire for economic control of the United States." "Union means so many millions a year lost to the South; secession means loss of the same millions to the North. The love of money is the root of this as many, many other evils. The quarrel between the North and South is, as it stands, solely a fiscal quarrel." Karl Marx, like most European socialists of the time favored the North. In an 1861 article published in England, he articulated very well what the major British newspapers, the Times, the Economist, and Saturday Review, had been saying: "The war between the North and South is a tariff war. The war, is further, not for any principle, does not touch the question of slavery, and in fact turns on the Northern lust for power." A horrific example of the damage that protective tariffs can exact was also seen in later history. One of the causes of the Great Depression of 1930-1939 was the Hawley-Smoot Act, a high tariff passed in 1930 that Congress mistakenly thought would help the country. While attempting to protect domestic industry from foreign imports, the unanticipated effect was to reduce the nation's exports and thereby help increase unemployment to the devastating figure of 25%. It is fairly well known by competent and honest economists now that protective tariffs usually do more harm than good, often considerably more harm than good. However, economic ignorance and political expediency often combine to overrule longer-term public good. As the Uncivil War of 1861-5 proves, the human and economic costs for such shortsighted political expediency and partisan greed can be enormous. The Morrill Tariff illustrates very well one of the problems with majoritarian democracy. A majority can easily exploit a regional, economic, ethnic, or religious minority (or any other minority) unmercifully unless they have strong constitutional guarantees that can be enforced, e. g., States Rights, Nullification, etc. The need to limit centralized government power to counter this natural depravity in men was recognized by the founding fathers. They knew well the irresistible tendencies in both monarchy and democracy for both civil magistrates and the electorate to succumb to the temptations of greed, self-interest, and the lust for power. Thus they incorporated into the Constitution such provisions as the separation of powers and very important provisions enumerating and delegating only certain functions and powers to the federal government and retaining others at the state level and lower. Such constitutional provisions including the very specific guaranty of States Rights and limits to the power of the Federal Government in the 10th Amendment are unfortunately now largely ignored by all three branches of the Federal Government, and their constant infringement seldom contested by the States. The Tariff question and the States Rights question were therefore strongly linked. Both are linked to the broader issues of limited government and a strong Constitution. The Morrill Tariff dealt the South a flagrant political injustice and impending economic hardship and crisis. It therefore made Secession a very compelling alternative to an exploited and unequal union with the North. December 2013 SCV Camp #1323 Sons of Confederate Veterans Page No. 9

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How to handle the slavery question was an underlying tension between North and South, but one of many tensions. It cannot be said to be the cause of the war. Fully understanding the slavery question and its relations to those tensions is beyond the scope of this article, but numerous historical facts demolish the propagandistic morality play that a virtuous North invaded the evil South to free the slaves. Five years after the end of the War, prominent Northern abolitionist, attorney and legal scholar, Lysander Spooner, put it this way: "All these cries of having `abolished slavery,' of having `saved the country,' of having `preserved the Union,' of establishing a `government of consent,' and of `maintaining the national honor' are all gross, shameless, transparent cheatsso transparent that they ought to deceive no one." Yet apparently many today are still deceived, are deliberately deceived, and even prefer to be deceived. Unjust taxation has been the cause of many tensions and much bloodshed throughout history and around the world. The Morrill Tariff was certainly a powerful factor predisposing the South to seek its independence and determine its own destiny. As outrageous and unjust as the Morrill Tariff was, its importance has been largely ignored and even purposely obscured. It does not fit the politically correct images and myths of popular American history. Truth, however, is always the high ground. It will have the inevitable victory In addition to the devastating loss of life and leadership during the War, the South suffered considerable damage to property, livestock, and crops. The policies of "Reconstruction" and "carpetbagger" state governments further exploited and robbed the South, considerably retarding economic recovery. Further, high tariffs and discriminatory railroad shipping taxes continued to favor Northern economic interests and impoverish the South for generations after the war. It is only in relatively recent history that the political and economic fortunes of the South have begun to rise. One last point needs to be made. The war of 1861-65 was not a "civil" war. To call it the "Civil War" is not a historically accurate and honest use of language. It is the propaganda of the victors having attained popular usage. No one in the South was attempting to overthrow the U. S. government. Few Southerners had any interest in overthrowing their own or anyone else's state governments. The Southern states had seen that continued union with the North would jeopardize their liberties and economic wellbeing. Through the proper constitutional means of state conventions and referendums they sought to withdraw from the Union and establish their independence just as the American Colonies had sought their independence from Great Britain in 1776 and for very similar reasons. The Northern industrialists, however, were not willing to give up their Southern Colonies. A more appropriate name for the uncivil war of 1861-65 would be "The War for Southern Independence." But had it not been for the Morrill Tariff there would have been no rush to Secession by Southern states and very probably no war. The Morrill Tariff of 1860, so unabashed and unashamed in its shortsighted, partisan greed, stands as an astonishing monument to the self-centered depravity of man and to its consequences. No wonder most Americans would like to see it forgotten and covered over with a more morally satisfying but largely false version of the causes of the Uncivil War. Source: http://tinyurl.com/kqazvut

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REMEMBER WHY CHRIST WAS BORN

For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified (1 Cor. 2:2). By Bill Denton

Christmas is, without a doubt, a wonderful time of year. It is filled with the warmth of fellowship over holiday foods, parties, and gifts. It brings peoples hearts to an awareness of Gods gift of His Son like no other season. But there is more to Christmas than just a day of celebration. The truth is that people often get all caught up in the story of Jesus birth. We revel in the tender side of Gods nature, putting aside thoughts of sin and righteousness. We dress up kids in costumes and post them out in cold weather so folks can drive by and view the manger scene. This picture, coupled with angelic-sounding songs such as Silent Night, and rustic shepherds awed into humble praise of the newborn Christ-child is too much to resist. Dont misunderstand. This aspect of Jesus story is important, even vital, to understanding the Messiah, the Savior, God among us. It is here that we must make a necessary point, however. The biblical focus on Jesus Christ is not on His birth. Naturally, it is important and everything from angels announcements to Mary and Joseph, to Simeons Holy Spirit-inspired prophecy of the identity of the Messiah, to angelic choirs singing praise at His birth, declares that the arrival of Jesus into the world was a fantastic event. Still, the focus isnt there. The real focus is some thirty years later, at an execution scene. There was no tender moment at that place to cause us to sigh in wonder. Instead, the air was ripe with evil. Mans disdain for his God ruled the day as the Son of God was discarded in hatred. The baby of the manger was murdered, charged like a common criminal. Sorrow and fear gripped His family and His disciples, and for a brief moment, it appeared that the great promises of God, the hope of Israel, the glimmer of grace and mercy to all mankind, would all be lost. But, there is a reason why that death scene is the focus. Birth brought Gods Son into the world and gave Him a body of flesh. Birth is what brought into being a Man, a Man with a body, and a body designed from before creation itself to die as a sacrifice. The reason the cross is the focus is because of what was done when the baby who lay in the manger became a man who could give Himself as a sacrifice for sin. It was the blood of His death that cleansed the sin-stained souls who put Him on the cross. It was the agony of death that reflected the true nature of sin and its consequences. This was a man born to die, and thats the point. I am grateful for the magnificence of the Christmas story, but I am even more grateful that He died to take away my sins. That wasnt done in the manger; it was done on the cross. The truth is that an old, rugged cross will never have the appeal of an old, rugged manger. The sorrow of heaven that put the world into darkness and split the veil of the Temple will never compete with the angelic choir, or the praising shepherds, or the honoring wise men. We can dress up our kids and put them in a manger scene, but who would want their child to get picked to be Jesus on the day of His death?

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So I understand the relative appeal of one scene over the other. My plea is that you simply remember why He was born. It is in the purpose of His life that you will find a permanent reason to rejoice. There was born in the city of David, a child who was, and is, the Savior, Christ the Lord. Published: PulpitHelps Magazine & Online, Dec 2006 (http://tinyurl.com/n9nogar) 2002, Bill Denton - All Rights Reserved.

UDC JEFFERSON DAVIS CHAPTER 900 DEDICATES TWO BLACK CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS HEADSTONE
Thursday, June 14, 2012 - by Tonya Brantley

UDC Jefferson Davis Chapter No. 900 members (left to right) Harriett Caldwell, Mary Margaret Stamper, Katy Tippens, Mariann Dietrich, Marilyn Kinne, Tonya Brantley, Lillian Griffith and Robin Ramsey dedicate grave marker for black Confederate Alfred Brown at Fort Hill Cemetery

The United Daughters of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis Chapter No. 900 held dedication ceremonies marking the graves of two black Confederate soldiers in Cleveland. At both ceremonies, Chapter President Robin Ramsey welcomed everyone and the Presentation of Colors was given by members of the John C. Vaughn Camp No. 2089 Sons of the Confederate Veterans, Athens, Tn. Chapter Secretary Tonya Brantley led the pledge to the American flag and salute to the Confederate flag and the invocation was given by Chapter Chaplain Mariann Dietrich.

Members of the John C. Vaughn Camp No. 2089 Sons of Confederate Veterans, Athens, Tn. give Presentation of Colors during black Confederate grave marker dedication.

Special music was performed by bagpiper Jack Pierce and banjo player/singer Anita Green. Chapter Vice President Marilyn Kinne presented a biography and a brief history of the two black Confederates followed by the dedication and unveiling of the headstones by President Ramsey. A gun salute was December 2013 SCV Camp #1323 Sons of Confederate Veterans Page No. 14

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given by the John C. Vaughn Camp No. 2089 followed by Taps played on bugle by Camp Adjutant and Historian Steve Mac McAllister and benediction by Chapter member Lillian Griffith.

John C. Vaughn Camp No. 2089 Sons of Confederate Veterans, Athens, TN Adjutant and Historian Steve Mac McAllister plays Taps on bugle during black Confederate grave marker dedication.

The first dedication ceremony took place at Fort Hill Cemetery for Alfred Brown. He was born a slave on Feb. 4, 1844 in South Carolina. His father's name was also Alfred, but his mother is unknown. His master was Dr. George Brown. Before the War, Dr. Brown bought a plantation in Murray Co., Ga. and moved his family and slaves there. When the War Between the States started, Alfred went with his "young master" Dr. James Brown to act as carrier of messages and packages from the doctor to others. He also helped with the care of the sick and wounded soldiers. At the Battle of Chickamauga, the doctor's tent was very near the battlefield. The shells and bullets were flying all around. It was there that Alfred Brown was wounded twice in one day. A mini-ball went through his left thigh and a piece of bombshell hit his right leg. He was badly wounded. Dr. Brown took Alfred to Dalton, Ga. to a cousin's home to recover. After the War, Alfred lived in Murray Co., Ga. for a few years and then moved to Cleveland. He had one son which preceded him in death. He applied for a pension in 1927 and drew this pension until his death on April 6, 1928. UDC Jefferson Davis Chapter No. 900 Vice President Marilyn Kinne extensively researched Alfred Browns history and was unable to find any of his descendants.

Lea Williams Rose along with her husband Noah gives her appreciation to everyone for honoring her Great Great Grandfather Benjamin Moore during grave marker dedication at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

The second dedication ceremony took place at Pleasant Hill Cemetery for Benjamin Moore. He was born a slave on May 10, 1832 in Huntsville. He was the son of Archie and Leticia Moore. When the War Between the States started, his master Mistress Caroline Robertson sent him to serve in the Confederate Army. Her husband was deceased and she probably sent Benjamin so her son would not December 2013 SCV Camp #1323 Sons of Confederate Veterans Page No. 15

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have to go. He served with Generals Longstreet and Beauregard at the battles in Franklin, Tn., Pulaski, Bulls Gap, Mississippi and Chattanooga. After the War, Benjamin Moore moved to Bradley County and married Isabella Lee. They had 11known children. He applied for a pension in 1930 at age 98. It was approved and he drew this pension until his death on March 11, 1931. Many of his descendants are still residents of Bradley County. Several descendants of Benjamin Moore attended his grave marking ceremony including his great great granddaughter Lea Williams Rose and her husband Noah who travelled from New York City. Mrs. Rose was presented with a First National Flag of the Confederacy during the unveiling of the headstone and expressed her appreciation to everyone for honoring her great great grandfather and marking his grave for future generations.

Members of the John C. Vaughn Camp No. 2089 Sons of Confederate Veterans, Athens, TN fold First National Flag of the Confederacy to present to Benjamin Moore descendant Lea Williams Rose (not pictured) during grave marker dedication at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

The United Daughters of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis Chapter No. 900 would like to give special thanks to the late Commander of the John C. Vaughn Camp No. 2089 George Rick Park Jr. of Riceville, Tn. and his wife Vicki Park for their contributions to the effort to place these markers and to Chapter Vice President Marilyn Kinne for her research and dedication to the black Confederates in Bradley County.

WHAT THE NEGRO IS DOING:

Atlanta Constitution Nov 4, 1900
Matters of Interest among thee Colored People, Butler, H.R. Atlanta Constitution Nov 4, 1900 Lower part of article I am glad to see an effort on the part of some of the confederate veterans to pension Amos Rucker, one of their grand heroes in black. This is a grand and noble effort on the part of those having the matter in charge. There are many others like Amos Rucker scattered throughout the south who would welcome a pension though small it might be. I am personally acquainted with one of these black confederates though now living in Philadelphia in old age, who followed a Colonel Mallett, his young master to war. He was with him in the thickest of the fight, and it would break his stoutest heart in grief to hear him tell how in a desperate battle they were separated and how he searched the field over to see if
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his master were among the dead, and how his soul wept when he found him barely alive. This faithful servant took his blanket, wrapped Colonel Mallett in it and carried him to the rear. The colonel soon died. This servant took that body from the bloody fields of Virginia to a weeping mother and relatives in North Carolina. The sight of his mistress beating on the big gate and the sound of her voice as her son and his bodyguard rode away to war, saying "Philip, if the colonel gets wounded or killed bring him home to me.", was ever before him. He kept his word. I say there are many of these men still living to whom a pension would be a blessing about this stage in old age. But how about the old ex-slave that fed confederate soldiers that helped make his clothes, his shoes and his bedding; the ex-slave that guarded his home and when his old master was bowed down in grief for the loss of a son would cheer her heart with those old plantation melodies. While these men and women were not on the field of battle, yet they were heroes and heroines just the same, for they did honorable duty at home while the soldier did duty on the battlefield. Many of these black heroes and heroines in this and other states of the south are hobbling about in their old age half fed, half clothed and with no friends. This class of exslaves ought to be pensioned. For it was largely through their "selflessness", (illegible word) and fidelity that the confederates held out as long as they did. The statesman who will take up the honest cause of these black mothers and fathers that stood by the southern cause throughout the entire struggle and see to it that they are pensioned will receive the thanks humanity and the blessings of God. H. R. BUTLER
Published Aug 11, 2011 @ http://blackconfederates.blogspot.com/

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CHEESECAKE PUMPKIN PIE

Servings: 6 to 8 servings Prep Time: 210 min Cook Time: 40 min Difficulty: Easy Ingredients: Cheesecake: 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs 1 (9 inch) graham cracker crust or regular pie crust Pumpkin Pie: 1/2 cup pumpkin puree 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 pinch ground cloves 1 pinch ground nutmeg Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Blend in eggs one at a time. Remove 1 cup of batter and spread into bottom of crust; set aside. 2. Add pumpkin, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg to the remaining batter and stir gently until well blended. Carefully spread over the batter in the crust. 3. Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until center is almost set. Allow to cool, then refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight. 4. Top with whipped cream if desired. Courtesy of https://www.facebook.com/WelcomeHomeFriends

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tonymyers.scv123@gmail.com Please say prayers for Compatriot Billy Cox and his father, who is currently fighting cancer at this time. May the Lord bless him and his family in this time of need! I once again ask that you renew your efforts to pray for my sister Crystal who resides in Kentucky. She is 52 years old and during her life she has suffered 5 major strokes, 8 minor strokes, is partially paralyzed, blind in one eye and has just within the past month, been diagnosed with two carcinomas; one on each lung. After all of the issues with not being able to coordinate between the many doctors necessary to get these biopsies done because of the magnitude of her previous health issues, everything fell into place and Crystal had her surgery scheduled and it took place on November 4 th. We found out on November 7th that she definitely does have cancer on her lung, but we wont know until sometime next week, what the actual prognosis will be (i.e. stage, how far it has spread, viable treatment options, etc.) but I pray every day wondering how much God can ask of a single, disabled grandmother.

Deo Vindice

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Open Invitation to our Southern Communities! Ladies and Gentlemen, we, the members of Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp #1323 which is located in Lakeland, Florida are attempting to maintain some form of a recognition system in place to honor all of our fallen veterans. Currently in place, we have a working registry system of various local cemeteries within Polk County; listing the identities of over 300 Confederate Veterans buried here just in Polk County. We currently maintain a Soldiers Memorial Wall of Confederate Veterans, belonging to all of our registered Camp #1323 camp members, both direct and collateral family members. You will find our direct ancestor upon which we joined the SCV, highlighted in blue. Our Camp #1323 is now inviting you, the community to join and become a member of your own Soldiers Memorial Wall. Have your Confederate Veteran(s) listed on the Communities of our Fallen Soldiers Memorial Wall for the low price of only $5 for a 2 year period. Your listing will be posted on our Camp Website located at (http://www.lawsbrigade.org/registry/honorwall) as well as being listed in our monthly newsletter (shown after this invitation). If you would like to honor YOUR Confederate Veteran for the next two years, simply complete the form and mail it along with a $5 check or money order for each veteran; made out to SCV Camp #1323. Mail it to SCV Camp #1323, 2807 Hardin Combee Road, Lakeland, Florida 33801.
Submitters Information Your Name: __________________________________ Your Address: _________________________________ Rank: ______________________ ____________________________________________ Birth Year: __________________ Your Phone: __________________________________ City or County & State where Born: Example of Veteran Information Combee, Hampton (Pvt) 1837 Edgefield, South Carolina 1902 Lakeland, Florida Co K, 1st Florida Cavalry POW [ ] KIA [ ] H/C [ ] Please let us know if your vet was a POW, was Killed in Action during conflict or because of wounds received during battle, and if he has a Southern Cross of Honor/Iron Cross at his gravesite. Also, if you are aware of the cemetery name and location, could you provide that information also? ____________________________________________ Death Year: ________ City or County & State where Died: ____________________________________________ Company and Unit Assigned: ____________________________________________ Cemetery/Location Buried: ____________________________________________ Former POW [ ] KIA [ ] H/C [ ] Your Veteran Information Vets Name:_______________________________________

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