In this issue: W.B. Tate UCV Reunion, 1914 SOUTHERN HERITAGE VOLUME 24, ISSUE 7 JULY Liberty Hill Methodist Church

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1 I salute the Confederate flag with affection, reverence, & undying devotion to the Cause for which it stands. Charge to the Sons of Confederate Veterans W.B. Tate UCV Reunion, 1914 Liberty Hill Methodist Church "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." Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee Commander General United Confederate Veterans In this issue: - Who are your Confederate Ancestors? Featuring Bobby Davis Ancestor - War in Tennessee: Volume VI - Confederate Profiles - New Recipe - Poem: I Am Their Flag NEVER STAND AND TAKE A CHARGE... CHARGE THEM TOO. SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 1

2 LAST ROLL CALL Charles Ray Perkey Charles Ray Perkey, 58, of Morristown passed away Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Morristown- Hamblen Healthcare System. He was a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Hamblen Masonic Lodge #767. He was of the Church of God faith and was employed by Lowes in Newport for 15 years. Ray had a wonderful heart and loved genealogy and history. He especially loved his Lowes family and his SCV and UDC brothers and sisters. "Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees. Thomas J. Stonewall Jackson He was preceded in death by his parents, Bill and Joan Perkey; grandparents, Nessie and Hannah Perkey, C.C. and Leva Wood; father-in-law, Kenneth Baxley; and brother-in-law, Rickey Baxley. He is survived by his wife of 18 years, Phyllis Perkey; beloved daughter and granddaughter, Tara and Telia Kinsler; sister and best friend, Gwen (Michael) Purkey; nieces, Sheri (Jason) Daily and Teslin (Kenny) McLeod; great-nieces, Hannah, Kyleigh and Makenna; special uncle, Hildred Perkey; special daughter, Jessica Balch; several uncles, aunts, cousins and a host of friends. SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 2

3 IN MEMORIAM I cannot attend the visitation to pay my respect. But my prayers and condolences to his family and his SCV brothers. -TN Division Lt. Commander Joey Nolan So many visitors to the Longstreet Museum, Ray always seemed to bring a sense of peace and calm. -Linda Lammers Ray was a good man. I remember my first meeting a year ago, he came and sit down next to me and struck up a conversation. He was very welcoming! Many prayers to the family. -Joshua Cameron The headquarters will be praying for Compatriot Perkey. May he enjoy his companionship with our ancestors in their bivouac in Heaven! -SCV Executive Director Michael Landree One of my dear friends, Ray Perkey, passed away on June 22. He was a good man. He would always make you laugh and smile. He also loved history, he was a proud member of the SCV Bradford/Rose Camp of Morristown. I will really miss him. Thank you Ray for the great memories, you are now in heaven with our Lord and Savior Jesus!! -Matthew Brown Ray was a friend and could make you laugh! He has now crossed the river and is resting under the shade of the trees. -Jlon Frecka SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 3

4 Bradford/Rose Headquarters Camp Website: Camp Facebook: Camp Youtube: Vaughn s Brigade Website: I hope everyone is enjoying the warm weather and sun. As I am writing this I am reminded of the things going on in the world today and how our ancestors must have felt with what they had to deal with. We have not had to deal with someone coming into our town and take over the way they had to deal with. We have not had to deal with sending our brothers, husbands, and fathers all away to leave our wives and daughters to take care of the home place. Do not get me wrong, if you have someone in the military today you may experience some of these things but the majority of us have not experienced this. Our ancestors fought to keep what is happening today from happening but evidently the people of the northern side did not learn from THEIR mistake. We the people of the south must stand strong and carry on the pride and honor that our ancestors carried and stand up for them and everything they stood for. Lastly I would like for everyone to please keep the Perkey family in your thoughts and prayers. Ray was a very good southern gentleman and loved his southern heritage and his SVC/UDC family. I will always remember Ray for his sense of humor and his love for his family and friends. Rest In Peace compatriot Ray Perkey you will be missed by all. Sincerely, Roy S. Lovin, Jr Camp Commander Bradford Rose Camp 1638 Commander Roy S. Lovin, Jr lovinsound@frontiernet.net WAR MEANS FIGHTING, AND FIGHTING MEANS KILLING. SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 4

5 BRADFORD/ROSE HEADQUARTERS Lt. Commander Kevin Witherell Fellow Compatriots and friends, This is in memory of our SCV Compatriot and friend 'Charles Ray Perkey', may he Rest in Peace. Please remember the good times we all had during his short time as a member of the Bradford/Rose Camp. Phyllis told me he was so "looking forward to going to eat at the IHOP after the meeting". We called it the "meeting after the meeting"...usually anywhere from 4 to 8 camp members might be feeling a little hungry after the camp meeting and we would go to the IHOP and try to "solve the world's problems. Please keep Phyllis, Tara and Telia in your prayers as they try to cope with his loss. I hope everyone will have a chance to participate in the camp yard sale (July 1) at the Longstreet Museum. With all the bad in the world we must take time to cherish the good! We as the SCV, more then ever, need to come together and fight. It must start from the camp level up. Bradford/Rose, we are the future of our heritage! Bring your stuff to sell, make a $20 donation to the museum an you keep the rest of your money. Anything you do not sell must be removed from the property at the end of the sale day. Also, after the yard sale, at 6pm we will have our rescheduled (due to Ray Perkey's funeral service) "June meeting" at the Longstreet Museum. Weather permitting we could meet outside as we have done in the past. Bring a folding chair. Our regular July meeting will be held at the Grainger County Tomato Festival during the last full weekend of July. (there are 5 Saturdays in July this year). The Charlie Daniels Band is scheduled to perform this year at the festival. Strong possibility that I may be attending the SCV National Reunion this year (if only for one day) in Memphis, TN with Tim Massey and Caroline Blanks. Caroline will be speaking to the OCR. Roy and I have kinda thrown around the idea of moving our camp picnic to later in the year...late Sept/ Oct in the hopes of cooler weather. Last year was so muggy/humid/hot that it was hard to enjoy. What DO YOU THINK? OUR HERITAGE IS STILL UNDER ASSAULT, KEEP OUR SCV NATIONAL LEADERS IN YOUR PRAYERS. DEO VINDICE Kevin God bless, Jordy Barnette 2nd Lt. Commander Jordy Barnette jbarnette1994@gmail.com. IT IS GOOD THAT WAR IS SO HORRIBLE, OR WE MIGHT GROW TO LIKE IT. SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 5

6 Bradford/Rose Camp Calendar Saturday, July 1, 2017 Camp Calendar Yard Sale at the Longstreet Museum. $20 fee for table. Everyone is welcome to set up and try to sell your wares. Tuesday, July 4, 2017 Join the rest of Vaughn s Brigade and other Camps as they march in the 4th of July parade in Bristol. Details are below in the news section. Tuesday-Sunday, July 18-23, 2017 Join the SCV in Memphis, TN, July 18-23, 2017 for the SCV Reunion Gathering at the Memphis Cook Convention Center in downtown. Registration forms can be found at September 9 or 16, 2017 (Date to be determined) Memorial Dedication at Bean s Station Cemetery. Dates are to be finalized later, but please mark your calendars to be in attendance. Color Guard will be present along with community members and the Camp has been asked to have a presence. All are welcome to attend! I AM WITH THE SOUTH IN LIFE OR DEATH, IN VICTORY OR DEFEAT. SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 6

7 NEWS FROM THE FRONT: BRADFORD/ROSE CAMP Bradford/Rose YouTube Channel Update From Adjutant Joe Gibson The Camp Youtube Channel now has 398 subscribers. That is pretty impressive. The Channel is also pushing near 70,000 total views of the published videos. This is an excellent opportunity for outreach. Every time we post a video to this channel the subscribers receive a notification. Maybe not each subscriber for every new post, but you do see channel updates when you are subscribed to a channel. If you have any Confederate Heritage related videos you would like to add to this channel please let me know. Any of these videos involving Camp members or Camp functions as well need to be uploaded. Put a video camera in front of you and tell the world what it means for you to be a blood descendant of the finest fighting men the world has ever known. We can post that too! And those types of videos get lots of views and comments. Comments can only be posted if they are approved. This keeps the hate and vile language off the channel. YouTube Link: Bradford/Rose Members Attend Forrest Boyhood Homecoming Members of the Camp attended the annual gathering at the Forrest Boyhood Home. SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 7

8 NEWS FROM THE FRONT: VAUGHN S BRIGADE July 4th Parade in Bristol Men of Vaughn's Brigade, The following is a notice from James Keeling Camp #52, Bristol. Their Commander, Pappy Hawthorne was the Guest Speaker at a Memorial Day Ceremony, sponsored by The Fraternal Veterans Council at Veteran's Memorial Park, in Bristol. After the ceremony, Pappy was asked if the SCV would like to LEAD the annual Bristol 4th. of July Parade. The SCV can field as many men as they choose, carry any Confederate Flag they choose and wear a uniform or not, as they choose, uniforms encouraged by me. Pappy immediately accepted the invitation. NOW this is a chance for Vaughn's Brigade to march FRONT AND CENTER, carrying out Historical Flags. The Tn. Div. Color Guard will be invited to attend as well as any of y'all, who wish to march with and For the SCV. Let's make a showing of our SCV Heritage and do our ancestor's proud. "Keeping The Charge" Billie Joe BRING YOUR OWN FLAG. NEWS FROM THE FRONT: TENNESSEE DIVISION Tennessee Historical Commission Postpones Decision of MTSU s Forrest Hall The TN Historical Commission met to discuss the request of a waiver on the rules of the Tennessee Heritage Protection Act so that the name on the ROTC building at Middle Tennessee State University could be removed. At this time, the Historical Commission has postponed the decision after a dispute over the rules was brought up. For now, Forrest Hall will keep it s name! SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 8

9 NEWS FROM THE FRONT: SCV HEADQUARTERS Confederate Monument Stays Put in Texas VICTORY!!! The Lamar, Texas County Commissioners voted to keep the Confederate Monument! The difference is that 150 compatriots and Friends showed up to express their desire to keep the monument right where it has been for over 110 years. OUTSTANDING!!! St. Louis Monument Deed Found by UDC and Sold to Museum, Lawsuits to Follow Against Mayor The Executive Director of the Missouri Civil War Museum, Mark Trout, said the museum is now the new owner of the monument and has the papers to prove it. According to Trout the original ordinance said that the Daughters of The Confederacy were the owners of the monument and Tuesday they handed the deed to the monument to the museum.trout said the ordinance passed by the city in 1912 stated that the United Daughters of The Confederacy could erect a monument in Forest Park but they would be responsible for maintenance.the mayor has previously said they want a say in how it is displayed in the future, to ensure it will that will never celebrate the confederacy. Trout said he can guarantees it won't be displayed until an appropriate historical setting is found and that it will never be re-erected in the city of St. Louis. Trout said he has reached out to the city and has not herd back. If he still doesn`t hear anything they will draft a document to send over to city hall. Southern Heritage Group Forces Anti-Monument Foe To Back Down Hillsborough County Commissioner Les Miller who is in league with the Anti-American Erase-ists had planned a on introducing a New Orleans style history purge at a Commission meeting earlier this June but pulled it after he didn t find public support of the plan. This is the home of SUNCOM and SOCOM. It would be political suicide to disrespect soldiers and tradition this way here in Hillsborough County said Save Southern Heritage Florida ( SSH FL ) spokesman, David McCallister. After press reports of his plans surfaced, SSH members and supporters were notified and the intense push back pre-empted his plans. County insiders reported there were few calls to take down the historical war memorial dedicated to Hillsborough County s fallen soldiers, while hundreds of angry voters swamped county commission switchboards demanding that the statue remain where it is. SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 9

10 THIS MONTH IN THE WAR FOR SOUTHERN INDEPENDENCE HISTORY July 2 July 1 July 1 July 9 Battle of Hoke s Run Battle of Malvern Hill Battle of Cabin Creek Battle of Monocacy West Virginia Virginia Oklahoma Maryland July 5 Battle of Carthage Missouri July 11 Battle of Rich Mtn. West Virginia July 18 Battle of Blackburn s Ford Virginia July 21 First Battle of Manassas Virginia July 7 Battle of Cotton Plant Arkansas July 13 First Battle of Murfreesboro Tennessee July 1-3 Battle of Gettysburg Pennsylvania July 4 Battle of Helena Arkansas July 6-16 Battle of Williamsport Maryland July 8 Battle of Boonsboro Maryland July 11 Battle of Fort Wagner South Carolina July Battle of Fort Stevens District of Columbia July Battle of Cool Springs Virginia July 22 Battle of Atlanta Georgia July 24 Second Battle of Kernstown Virginia July 30 Battle of the Crater Virginia July 18 Second Battle of Fort Wagner South Carolina July 23 Battle of Manassas Gap Virginia July Battle of Big Mound North Dakota SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 10

11 Who are your brave Confederate Ancestors? Member Name: Robert Dean Davis Relationship to Confederate Ancestor: Great Grandson Confederate Ancestor s Name: George Washington Cowan Rank, Company and Regiment/Unit: Private, Lt. Morehead s Co., Dublin Provost Guards, Virginia Local Defense How did your Ancestor end the War? Paroled Brief History: George Washington Cowan was a native of Wythe County, Virginia. He served in the Confederate Army as well as the Mexican War previously. He moved with his family from Virginia to Hamblen County, TN around His son, William Morgan Cowan (Grandfather) and his four oldest children had moved to the area a short time before. George bought 250 acres on what is now Kidwell s Ridge Road. All of this land was inherited by his descendants and remains in the hands of descendants, 33 acres in Robert Davis ownership. There were 2 children in George s first marriage to Dianah Fugate of Virginia, William Cowan being the 2nd. He was married to a third wife, Mary, and outlived all 3 of his wives. George was born March 12, 1827 in Virginia and died March 23, 1912 at the age of 85, an old man for his time! He died at his home in Morristown and is buried in Economy Cemetery. SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 11

12 I Am Their Flag by Dr. Michael Bradley In 1861, when they perceived their rights to be threatened, when those who would alter the nature of the government of their fathers were placed in charge, when threatened with change they could not accept, the mighty men of valor began to gather. A band of brothers, native to the Southern soil, they pledged themselves to a cause: the cause of defending family, fireside, and faith. Between the desolation of war and their homes they interposed their bodies and they chose me for their symbol. Their mothers, wives, and sweethearts took scissors and thimbles, needles and thread, and from silk or cotton or calico whatever was the best they had even from the fabric of their wedding dresses, they cut my pieces and stitched my seams. On courthouse lawns, in picnic groves, at train stations across the South the men mustered and the women placed me in their hands. "Fight hard, win if possible, come back if you can; but, above all, maintain your honor. Here is your symbol," they said. They flocked to the training grounds and the drill fields. They felt the wrenching sadness of leaving home. They endured sickness, loneliness, boredom, bad food, and poor quarters. They looked to me for inspiration. I was at Sumter when they began in jubilation. I was at Big Bethel when the infantry fired its first volley. I smelled the gun smoke along Bull Run in Virginia and at Belmont along the Mississippi. I was in the debacle at Fort Donelson; I led Jackson up the Valley. For Seven Days I flapped in the turgid air of the James River bottoms as McClellan ran from before Richmond. Sidney Johnston died for me at Shiloh as would thousands of others whose graves are marked "Sine Nomine," - without a name - unknown. With ammunition gone they defended me along the railroad bed at Manassas by throwing rocks. I saw the fields run red with blood at Sharpsburg. Brave men carried me across Doctor's Creek at Perryville. I saw the blue bodies cover Marye's Heights at Fredericksburg and the Gray ones fall like leaves in the Round Forest at Stones River. I was a shroud for the body of Stonewall after Chancellorsville. Men ate rats and mule meat to keep me flying over Vicksburg. I tramped across the wheat field with Kemper and Armistead and Garnett at Gettysburg. I know the thrill of victory, the misery of defeat, the bloody cost of both. When Longstreet broke the line at Chickamauga, I was in the lead. I was the last off Lookout Mountain. Men died to rescue me at Missionary Ridge. I was singed by the wildfire that burned to death the wounded in the Wilderness. I was shot to tatters in the Bloody Angle at Spotsylvania. I was in it all from Dalton to Peachtree Creek, and no worse place did I ever see than Kennesaw and New Hope Church. They planted me over the trenches at Petersburg and there I stayed for many long months. I was rolled in blood at Franklin; I was stiff with ice at Nashville. Many good men bade me farewell at Sayler's Creek. When the end came at Appomattox, when the last Johnny Reb left Durham Station, many of them carried fragments of my fabric hidden on their bodies. In the hard years of so-called "Reconstruction," in the difficulty and despair of years that slowly passed, the veterans, their wives and sons and daughters, they loved me. They kept alive the tales of valor and the legends of bravery. They passed them on to the grandchildren and they to their children, and so they were passed to you. SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 12

13 WAR IN TENNESSEE: VOLUME VI July 1862 After the loss of Memphis, General Grant wasted no time in turning the former Confederate city into a Union stronghold. His first act was to remove from Memphis all citizens holding commissions or those who voluntarily enlisted in the C.S. Army, employed by the Confederate government, or holding state or local office while loyal to the Confederacy. Afterwards he was able to instill those loyal to the Union to enact and carry out the business of a Union controlled Memphis. In East Tennessee, the bumbling General Bragg had decided to move the Army of Tennessee from Mississippi to Chattanooga. This would be the beginning of the Bragg years in Tennessee and Kentucky. Another Confederate General though would be the one to make a mark during July. On July 13, Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest captured a Union garrison at Murfreesboro, Tenn., after a surprise attack by his cavalry. Forrest left Chattanooga on July 9 with two cavalry regiments and joined other units on the way, bringing the total force to about 1,400 men. The major objective was to strike Murfreesboro, an important Union supply center on the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, at dawn on July 13. The Murfreesboro garrison was camped in three locations around town and included detachments from four units comprising infantry, cavalry, and artillery, under the command of Brig. Gen. Thomas T. Crittenden who had just arrived on July 12. Between 4:15 and 4:30 am on the morning of July 13, Forrest s cavalry surprised the Union pickets on the Woodbury Pike, east of Murfreesboro, and quickly overran a Federal hospital and the camp of the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment detachment. Additional Rebel troops attacked the camps of the other Union commands and the jail and courthouse. By late afternoon all of the Union units had surrendered to Forrest s force. The Confederates destroyed much of the Union supplies and tore up railroad track in the area, but the main result of the raid was the diversion of Union forces from a drive on Chattanooga. This raid, along with Morgan s raid into Kentucky, made possible Bragg s concentration of forces at Chattanooga and his early September invasion of Kentucky. SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 13

14 CONFEDERATE PROFILES Dr. Samuel H. Stout Affiliation: Confederacy Unit: 3rd Tennessee Infantry Rank: Physician Samuel Hollingsworth Stout, who became famous for developing mobile hospitals, began his Confederate military career as regimental surgeon of the Third Tennessee Infantry Regiment, training with and treating the men at Camp Cheatham located in Robertson County, Tennessee in Due to the protracted illness of many of the men in his regiment, Stout recommended the relocation of the regiment to another camp. As a result, the Third Tennessee was ordered to complete training at Camp Trousdale in Sumner County, arriving on July 26. Stout resumed his treatment of the men in a well appointed hospital tent near a spring of excellent water, moving with his men to Bowling Green, Kentucky, after orders came down for the city to be occupied. On October 1st, Stout was transferred to Nashville for General Hospital duty at Gordon Hospital, in which capacity he served until the fall of Tennessee s capital in February Stout relocated to Chattanooga, and shortly after his arrival, he was made Medical Director of Hospitals for the entire Army of Tennessee. In this capacity, Stout was in charge of coordinating the acquisition of medical supplies and materials, the management of doctors and other medical personnel, and the near constant relocation of 60 hospitals in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. After the war, Stout taught at the Atlanta Medical College before resuming private practice in Georgia, and then Texas, where he died in SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 14

15 Confederate Campfire: Recipes from the War Between the States Cabbage Stew Ingredients: - one head green cabbage - onions (slice the cabbage and onions - approximately ½ & ½) - salt pork (cut the salt pork into small cubes) - stewed tomatoes - salt, garlic salt, pepper, cajun seasoning or ground red pepper 1) Fry the salt pork in a very large, hot, cast iron pot until well browned (do not drain). 2) Turn the heat down (move to a cooler fire area). 3) Add cabbage and cook until wilted 4) Add onions and cook until wilted 5) Let cook approximately 1 hour (low fire) 6) Add tomatoes to more than cover 7) Let cook...and cook...and cook...simmer is a good word. You can't really overcook this dish - the flavors will blend nicely the longer it cooks. 8) Add garlic salt (small amount), then add salt and pepper to taste. 9) Add a very small amount of cajun seasoning or ground red pepper. Be sure to taste after adding each time. It takes the seasoning a few minutes to make themselves known. Better to add too little than too much. 10) Stir occasionally. 11) After approximately 2-3 hours, start tasting then season/cook more if necessary. SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 15

16 SOUTHERN HERITAGE VOLUME 24, ISSUE 7 JULY 2017 THE EDITOR S THOUGHTS Compatriots, Happy July to everyone! I hope June was a good month for you and your family. I know we all had a hard month in May with the news of monuments being taken down and removed from the public places they had inhabited for over a 100 years, but June brought some good news with heritage protection in several states being upheld and here in Tennessee we saw the move to rename Forrest Hall at MTSU put on hold for a while. In other news of a more personal nature, Emily and I found out we will be having a little one in the near future! While I was in shock and still am, that I will be a father, I am happy to know that God has seen fit to grant us this gift. I know that Emily and myself will be in need of your prayers going forward as we take on this new addition to our lives. I have no doubt we will have a future SCV or UDC member when they reach the appropriate age!! Finally, as we start July, most of us will take time to celebrate Independence Day on the 4th and the birth of the United States. I know in my family, there were a few that stepped forward in the 1770 s to take up arms against the British monarchy and see that freedom be established here in America. I m sure there are many of you who can trace your ancestry back to some American Patriot who fought the British. In those days, they weren t necessarily considered a Patriot, in fact, mostly they were called Rebels. Rebel tends to have a negative connotation to it for some reason these days. I ve read several who do not like to call Confederates, Rebels. They say their ancestors were Patriots just like Washington, Jefferson, etc. While I tend to agree with them on that, I do not find Rebel offensive. I like to think that from the Revolutionary War to the War for Southern Independence, I have the blood of people running through my veins that would not be ruled!! They were called Rebels as a way to marginalize and mock their cause, but I see Rebel as a badge of honor. Whether it was the Revolution or the War for Southern Independence our forefathers wouldn t take anything lying down and if that makes you a Rebel then I will gladly accept that name! Your Servant to the Cause, Joshua F. Cameron Deo Vindice Editor JOSHUA F. CAMERON bosshogg9929@gmail.com Phone: Address: 1090 Rocktown Road Talbott, TN Newsletter Website: SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 1 6