In this issue: SOUTHERN HERITAGE VOLUME 24, ISSUE 1 JANUARY Charge to the Sons of Confederate Veterans

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1 The First National Flag The Stars and Bars was recognizable by its circle of stars in the blue canton and three broad red and white bars. It proved to be unsatisfactory for military purposes. Though fully accepted, the Stars and Bars was never officially adopted by a formal Congressional vote. It was raised nonetheless the day Lincoln was sworn into office. The Confederate States represented by the Stars and Bars at that time included: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. Charge to the Sons of Confederate Veterans "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 New Orleans, Louisiana April 25, 1906 In this issue: -HQ Updates -News from around the SCV -New Section: Who are your Confederate Ancestors? -Winter War in East TN: Volume II- The Battle of Dandridge -See what happened this month in the War for Southern Independence SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 1

2 Bradford/Rose Headquarters I hope everyone has had a safe and joyous holiday. As we go into a new year I pray for everyone to have a healthy year and look forward to what God has in store for each of us. Please remember the car show coming up on January 21 and 22 at the Walters State Expo Center. We will not have a meeting in January to give all a chance to attend a Lee Jackson event of their choosing. We will resume our meeting on February 25th at 5 pm. If I do not see you at the next event I look forward to seeing all at the next meeting. Sincerely, Roy S. Lovin Jr. Camp Commander Bradford Rose Camp 1638 Commander Roy S. Lovin, Jr lovinsound@frontiernet.net SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 2

3 BRADFORD/ROSE HEADQUARTERS Lt. Commander Kevin Witherell Hello Camp Members and Friends, I hope everyone had a great Christmas with family and friends. Looking for the New Year, what are some things/projects that you would like to maybe take on...grave marker cleaning, cemetery cleanup, recruitment opportunities..etc.? We will NOT have a January meeting due to several Lee-Jackson events. Our next meeting will be February 25, at 5pm at the Talley-Ward Building in Morristown, TN. I will be attending the Lee- Jackson Supper sponsored by the Longstreet- Zollicoffer Camp # 87, Knoxville, TN on January 21. If you're interested in going as well, reservations are required and must be paid for by Wednesday, January 18, Cost is $30 per person. List name for everyone attending in your party and correct amount for each person on the check. SCV Executive Director Michael Landree will be the guest speaker this year. Mail check to: LEE/JACKSON DINNER SCV Camp #87 P. O. Box 943 Knoxville, TN If I can assist you with anything related to SCV, please let me know. Happy New Year everyone! Let me first off say I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas! With the new year brings new opportunities for the camp and for the members. We will be involved in many projects and events this year and we are always open to new ideas and new volunteers. No idea is too small or too big. If we come together we will make this camp grow. This will be my first year as 2nd Lt commander and I hope to do our ancestors proud. If you want to be more active or have an idea come to me, I want everyone to help. Thank you and God bless 2nd Lt. Commander Jordy Barnette jbarnette1994@gmail.com SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 3

4 BRADFORD/ROSE HEADQUARTERS My Fellow Compatriots and Friends, As we close the door on 2016, we are definitely entering upon uncharted waters as compared to this time one year ago. Many are expecting extreme changes in the landscape of the American body politic and the entire political system as a whole. This remains to be seen. And with great numbers expecting and desiring change, let s not forget, there are about than many people opposed to any future changes, further solidifying the fact that the Empire is divided. I use the word Empire to define the country because the word nation does not meet the criteria for modern day America. A nation is defined as a large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory. With the change of the immigration laws in 1965 and massive influx of illegal immigration, a homogeneous people of commonality we definitely are NOT. We fit the identity of a multicultural empire far more than nation. This division amongst the masses is akin to the same division that offered no other choice but secession to our Southern ancestors. Amos 3:3 comes to mind stating, Can two walk together, except they be agreed? Our Southern ancestors knew they could never be of one mind with our yankee counterparts and separation was the ONLY option for a prosperous and thriving South in the years to follow. Not a single one of us was alive at the time our ancestors separated or seceded, but no matter which side of the fence you are on today, the division and antagonism is obvious. Even the fires of secession are now burning in California! A number of Californians now have adopted secession as a viable option over their disgruntledness with the election results. But my concern is NOT California, but our beloved Southland. I am a Kith, Kin, Blood and Soil Southerner and the South should be our nation and our homeland by right of inheritance. But even though we now venture into uncharted waters, let us not forget that sacred charge given to us by Lt Gen. Stephen Dill Lee. Let us be ever mindful in keeping the honor and good name of the Confederate soldier alive and before the public s eyes and ears. These men deserve such an honor and let us never shrink from our duty doing so. On and ending note I did want to share an experience I had over the holidays that was very upsetting. Having lunch with one of our Camp members I found out about a woman with three children who had no food in the house. The lady was dead broke financially and the cupboards were bare. I contemplated on such a grim reality right in my own community and have been so blessed and comfortable myself that I did not think there were actual people living in our area without any food to eat. The food bank at one of the local churches was closed until January 9th, so that was not an option for this woman. But I can happily report the problem was resolved and the children did not have to go hungry. I mentioned this so that we would all be thankful as this Christmas season comes to a close. Be thankful daily, even hourly, for all the goodness and blessings that God has bestowed upon you and your families. The simple turn of the hand of fate and circumstances can drastically change for not only the better but for the worse. I pray that God blesses each and every one of you and your families this upcoming Camp Adjutant Joe Gibson mtnboyscv@yahoo.com Your Humble Servant to the Cause, Joe Gibson, Camp Adjutant Follow us on Facebook, Youtube, and our Website Camp Website: Camp Facebook: Camp Youtube: Vaughn s Brigade Website: SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 4

5 Bradford/Rose Camp Calendar January, 2017 There will be no camp meeting for this month. Saturday & Sunday, January 21-22, 2017 Camp Calendar Car Show at WSCC Expo Center, Saturday from 9-7 and Sunday from Please come by and help out the Camp! Saturday, February 4, 2017 The 2017 Vaughn s Brigade, Lee- Jackson Banquet will be held on February 4, The banquet will be held at The General Morgan Inn, downtown Greeneville, TN and will begin at 6:30 p.m. with guest speaker Dr. Phil Blevins of Bristol, former president of Graham Bible College, now "A Friend of The SCV." Cost will be $32.00 per person (due to a cost increase at the GMI). Period Dress if desired and is encouraged. Tickets are pre-pay and can be ordered from, Billie Joe Holley 1235 Mountain Loop Greeneville, TN (h) (c) Checks to be made out to, Vaughn's Brigade. Tickets will be mailed the following day. February 25, 2017 Camp Meeting at the Talley Ward Building at 5:00 pm. Friday & Saturday, April 7-8, 2017 Tennessee Division Reunion. Hosted by the Cumberland Mtn. Rifles Camp in Tracy City, TN at the Plainview Community Center. Registration form is below. SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 5

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7 NEWS FROM THE FRONT: BRADFORD/ROSE CAMP Colonel William M. Bradford Colonel James G. Rose Protect Confederate Graves & Monuments within the Mossy Creek/Morristown Area Please remember to document any and all Confederate graves and monuments within our area! Take pictures and record where the grave or monument is and make sure to get the information to Commander Lovin, Lt. Commander Witherell, 2nd Lt. Commander Barnette, Camp Adjutant Gibson, or Compatriot Bryan Green. Every effort will be made to get the grave or monument listed under the Heritage Protection Act and preserve Confederate History in Tennessee. Bradford/Rose Camp Donates to Gatlinburg Relief Efforts Members of the Camp made donations in the form of non-perishable goods to help with the relief efforts in the Gatlinburg/ Pigeon Forge Area. The Camp also made a $100 donation as well! Our thoughts and prayers are continually with all those affected. Camp Members celebrate Christmas with the General at the Longstreet Museum SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 7

8 Members of the Bradford/Rose Camp & Sam Davis UDC Chapter march in Morristown Christmas Parade Several members of the Camp came out in chilly temperatures to march with the Ladies of the UDC in the Christmas Parade on December 1st. Most dressed in period attire and held the banner of the Southern Cross high as they marched through downtown. A good time was had by all and the reception from the crowd who gathered to watch was very positive! SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 8

9 Camp Members, along with the Ladies of the UDC, commemorate the Battle of Bean s Station at Veterans Overlook. A small group met at Veterans Overlook to commemorate the Battle of Bean s Station on Saturday, December 12, The commemoration was led by Compatriot Bryan Green with bugler Lynn Hoffstetler, and Color Guard Members Kevin Witherell and Tim McCurry. SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 9

10 Christmas Dinner with the SCV and UDC, December 17 What a great time this was for the Bradford/Rose Camp and Sam Davis UDC Chapter! Plenty of food for everyone, a great atmosphere, and wonderful speeches and presentations by HK Edgerton and Brigade Commander Holley and his beautiful wife. SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 10

11 Bradford/Rose Camp honors Life Members with Certificate Several members were honored at the Christmas Dinner for becoming Life Members. Life Membership was recently offered and the following Compatriots were the first to take advantage; Terry Lynn Harrell, David Cornell, Robert Earnest Turley, William Charles Potter, Kevin Witherell, and Roy Lovin Jr. SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 11

12 NEWS FROM THE FRONT: UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY SAM DAVIS CHAPTER #410 SAM DAVIS The Ladies of the UDC at the Morristown Christmas Parade The Ladies with the donations collected for the Veterans Hospital SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 12

13 NEWS FROM THE FRONT: VAUGHN S BRIGADE Donations for Gatlinburg Fire Victims Commander Bill Quinn of the Maj. James Huff SCV Camp has generously offered to pick up and take any donations that might be made to the collection center in Cosby. Currently they are needing the following items: - Maternity clothes - Cleaning Supplies - Laundry Detergent - Infant clothes - New undergarments & socks - Baby bottles - Gift cards - Air mattresses - Tarps - Diapers - New Blankets, pillows, etc. - Toiletries In the coming weeks cleanup will start and the following items will be needed: - Work gloves - M-95 masks - Garden hoses - brooms, mops - trash bags - Cleaning supplies - Shovels and rakes - tarps - Safety glasses - Rubber boots - Lip balm - hand lotion NEWS FROM THE FRONT: TENNESSEE DIVISION Kroger Card Fund Raising Program Anyone in the state of Tennessee can help the Tennessee Division earn funds for our many projects by connecting their Kroger Plus Cards to our Non- Profit Organization, which is the Tennessee Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans. For the Tennessee Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc., there are 3 NPO numbers to choose from: Nashville Division, (includes Knoxville), NPO #87768 Delta Division (West Tennessee), NPO #80324 Upper East Tennessee, NPO # To use the Kroger Community Rewards Program, simply register your Kroger Plus Card online, at krogercommunityrewards.com Recruits Wanted for Tennessee Division Color Guard The TN Division Color Guard is recruiting members who are motivated, high spirited, and willing to carry out the Charge of the SCV. For more information contact Bryan Green at cok43ncinf@msn.com SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 13

14 NEWS FROM THE FRONT: SCV HEADQUARTERS A CALL TO ACTION!! The 47th Regiment NC Troops Camp 166 has issued a challenge for each Camp to donate at least $1000 to the Confederate Museum. The Commander-In-Chief has accepted this challenge for the Confederation and has generously offered a prize to the Camp who donates that most! Why shouldn t the Bradford/Rose Camp donate the most money and win this prize? We could forever link our Camp to the history of the Confederate Museum and tell our posterity that WE, the members of the Bradford/Rose Camp, helped make this beautiful museum possible! SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 14

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16 THIS MONTH IN THE WAR FOR SOUTHERN INDEPENDENCE HISTORY January 3 January 1 January 17 January Battle of Cockpit Point Battle of Galveston Battle of Dandridge 2nd Battle of Fort Fisher Virginia Texas Tennessee North Carolina January 5-6 January 8 Battle of Hancock 2nd Battle of Springfield Maryland Missouri January 8 January 9 Battle of Roan s Tan Yard Battle of Fort Hindman Missouri Arkansas January 10 January 9-11 Battle of Middle Creek Battle of Hartville Kentucky Missouri January 19 January 29 Battle of Mill Springs Bear River Massacre Kentucky Idaho (Washington Territory at the time) SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 16

17 New Section: Who are your brave Confederate Ancestors? Member Name: Joshua F. Cameron This will hopefully become an ongoing section in the newsletter that features Camp Members Confederate Ancestor(s). As the Editor, I have started us out with my Confederate Ancestor that I joined under and other Confederate Ancestors I have discovered. I hope you enjoy this section and contribute in the future! Relationship to Confederate Ancestor: 2nd Great Grandfather Confederate Ancestor s Name: Phillip L. Cline Rank, Company and Regiment/Unit: Private and Served as Hospital Steward Co. F, 61st Tennessee Infantry How did your Ancestor end the War? Phillip L. Cline signed the Oath on June 13, 1865 and was released from Camp Chase, Ohio. Brief History: P.L. Cline enlisted at Mossy Creek in October 1862, which he later served under Col. Rose and Col. Bradford while in Mississippi. He was involved in the action at Vicksburg and was captured on July 4, He was forced to take the Oath and sent to Parole Camp, but was not held there full time. During this time he fled to Virginia to escape Union sympathizers in Jefferson County. While in Virginia he completed his training in dentistry and medicine. He was paroled in Jonesborough somewhere around August 1864 and returned to action with the 61st TN who was now a mounted unit. Cline was with Vaughn s Brigade in Greenville at the time Gen. Morgan was killed and took part in the skirmish at Carter s Depot. In December, Gen. Vaughn gave men furloughs because of food being scarce and Cline headed home to Dandridge. He was captured by Union soldiers on January 18, 1865 while in Dandridge. He was sent to Chattanooga, Nashville, Louisville, KY, and finally to Camp Chase, Ohio where he was forced to care for Union wounded since he had medical knowledge. It has been said that he used this opportunity to steal medicine and other necessities to treat Confederate POW s who were in prison with him. In his diary he records several deaths of men, mostly from TN, that he came in contact with while in prison. Other Confederate Ancestors: David Neff, Captain, Co. H, 1st TN Cavalry James K. P. Neff, 2nd Lieutenant, Co. H, 1st TN Cavalry John A. Neff, Private, Co. H, 1st TN Cavalry Samuel H. Neff, Private, Co. K, 1st TN Cavalry (These men are my 3rd Great Grandfather and his 3 sons that were old enough to serve.) David Neff (Left) with Jacob Alexander Samuel Neff SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 17

18 WINTER WAR IN EAST TENNESSEE: VOLUME II Battle of Dandridge December 30, 1863, the day after the Battle at Mossy Creek and the temperature has fallen to below zero. Bodies of dead soldiers are frozen to the ground and are literally being pried from the earth with poles or chopped loose with axes. Some still grasp their weapons in frozen hands. By January 1, 1864 it has dropped to 29 below zero. Horses hooves have frozen to the ground. People are burning anything in site for relief from the cold. Union pickets on Bays Mountain have frozen to death during the night while standing against trees, with their eyes open still searching for the enemy. This is the setting for the upcoming Battle of Dandridge. A tragically harsh winter in East Tennessee that seems to have no end. The Union army has plundered the country side and stripped land and citizen of food, clothing, and shelter. Wanting to push the Confederates out of their winter headquarters and having received reports of good forage south of the French Broad River, Union forces under Maj. Gen. John G. Parke advanced on Dandridge, near the East Tennessee & Virginia Railroad, on January 14, with orders to cross the river and occupy the area for the Federals. This movement forced Confederate Lt. Gen. James Longstreet, who had been operating around Dandridge, to fall back beyond Kimbrough's Crossroads. Longstreet brought up reinforcements from Morristown on January 15 to meet the Federals and threaten the Union base at New Market. On January 16, Brig. Gen. Samuel D. Sturgis, commanding the Cavalry Corps, Army of the Ohio, rode forward from Dandridge along the Morristown Road (now Valley Home Rd., State Hwy 66) to occupy Kimbrough's Crossroads. As the Union cavalry neared the crossroads, they discovered and engaged one of Longstreet's infantry brigades with artillery that had arrived the day before. The brigade was composed of Alabama troops as well as others and was under the command of Brigadier General Micah Jenkins, a South Carolinian. At the same time Union cavalry under the command of Col. Frank Wolford engaged Confederate forces south and east of Dandridge on the bend of Chucky Road. The Union cavalry could not dislodge the Confederate troops and were compelled to retire to Dandridge. Around noon on January 17, Sturgis received information that the Confederates were preparing for an attack, so he formed his men into lines of battle. About 4:00 p.m., the Confederates advanced towards Dandridge and the battle quickly turned to general fighting. The battle continued until after dark with the Union forces occupying roughly the same battle line as when the fighting started. Having failed to cross the river to the opposite bank, and fearing that Longstreet's entire force was in front of them, General Parke ordered the Federals to retreat to New Market and Strawberry Plains during the night. The Confederates pursued, but due to the lack of cannons, ammunition, and shoes, broke off and fell back to Dandridge. For the time being, the Union forces left the area. SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 18

19 THE EDITOR S THOUGHTS Compatriots, I hope you have had a wonderful Christmas and are rested up after the holiday season. As a teacher, its a time for me to recoup my sanity and rest myself before hitting it again for a new semester and to be blunt, I really needed it! In this month s edition, I introduced a new section that covers Camp Members Confederate Ancestors and to lead off, I introduced everyone to my Confederate Family. I hope you enjoy this and please help keep it going by telling us about your ancestors. As you can probably tell, I love finding out information and learning about my family and the parts they have played in history. While none of my ancestors will be read about in a history book amongst the big names, I can still take pride in all they accomplished! I mean who wouldn t be proud to know that your ancestor(s) had a part, even if it was small, in the history of our country? My ancestors came from far and wide in the Old World. I knew that the Cameron s were of Scottish decent and even that one of my great, greats was with Bonnie Prince Charlie and the other Highland Clans in the Uprising of 1745 and was even there on the fields of Culloden when the Jacobite Army of Prince Charlie was put down by the English. This in itself was very awesome to learn since I ve always been interested in the Scottish side of the family. Recently though I learned that my 10th great grandfather and his children and grandchildren were from Hessen, Germany and they eventually migrated to America and their name went from Raccurst to Rickard. There are other great, greats from England, Ireland, and Wales and somehow for some reason they wound up here in America. Some no doubt were looking for a better life, others to escape tyranny, some for freedom, while others where running from something. Whatever the reason they settled here in new lands. Some in Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and finally in Tennessee. Sometimes I wonder what drew them to East Tennessee. In the case of my 5th great grandfather, Patrick Gibbons (Givens), he came to Tennessee as an older man and petitioned for a land grant and pension for his service in the Revolutionary War. He had served with the 13th Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment and seen action at New York, Trenton, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Monmouth and spent a brutal winter with Gen. Washington at Valley Forge. He was released from duty the next year for a wound he received to the face from a British Cavalry sword. Later on he and his family uprooted and came to Tennessee to establish a new life. Finally in his 80 s he petitioned for a pension and a land grant in Jefferson County and was granted both for his service. I then think of my 3rd great grandfather, David Neff, whom you met in the new Confederate Ancestor section. A Virginian from the northern Shenandoah Valley, he moved to Dandridge and established a mill. At the outbreak of the War, he enlisted in a regiment for home defense, but grew tired of not fighting, so he and his 3 sons joined up with the 1st TN Cavalry. It was said he was a rich man and offered anyone who would join the cavalry a free horse if they signed up. After a couple years of war he was captured in Kentucky and exchanged in a prisoner exchange. He was in his mid 50 s by now and went back home to Dandridge to rebuild his home which had been ransacked and bullet riddled by the Union Army during the battle of Dandridge. After the War, his daughter married my 2nd great grandfather P.L. Cline. David then decided to move back to the Shenandoah Valley to escape the heavy Union sentiment that still prevailed in parts of Jefferson County. It was his grave that I visited while on my honeymoon in Virginia this past October. When I saw the place he lived I knew why he stopped in Tennessee and lived here for a while. It was (continued on page below) SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 19

20 oh so similar in look and feel to our home here. Rolling hills surrounding pasture land and fields. It was a beautiful place indeed. Later on I looked at pictures of these places where my other ancestors came from in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Virginia, Scotland, England, Germany, etc., and I found the same thing. They came to places that seemed familiar to them. They were not city dwellers so they sought solitude in the country places of America. Whether they came from the Old World or were moving from state to state in the New World, they always wound up in familiar settings. And in the end I guess I m the same way. When I looked at David Neff s home, I told myself I could live here. When I look at the lands of Clan Cameron in Scotland, they look like my hills and mountains here in Tennessee. I could live there! So while many of these people I will never know personally or see with my own eyes, I still have a part of them in me. Yes, their blood runs through my veins. Yes, on a cellular level their DNA has been passed down to me. I look like some of them, so those traits have been passed down, but I speak of something deeper than looks and DNA. There s something in all of us that draws us and binds us to our past. Most of you that read this know what I speak of. You too have that spiritual connection to your ancestors. It s why you embrace their Causes. It s why you stand up for what they lived and died for. Their spirit lives on in us. Their bodies are decayed and gone, but yet in all of us is a spark, a piece of each of them that will live on. Sometimes you can see it in me when I m talking about them or when I look out the window and see the beautiful landscape they once inhabited or when I stand in the places they once stood or the times someone tells me that I say or do something just like one of my papaws or great papaws did. It s their spirit living on through me! No, I don t believe in reincarnation, but I do believe when I hear the bagpipes and drums that my heart beats just as fast as my great, greats that were on that field in Culloden. When I rode a horse down the very hill my 3rd great uncle rode down in the battle of Dandridge, I feel that excitement and fear just like he probably did in I hope one day my children will feel this connection as well. I think they will. It s my job to try and instill it enough in their lives that they grab ahold of it and embrace it just like I have. I d say you too have the same hopes as well. Let us pray that the spirit of our fore fathers never leaves us and is rekindled daily in all we do. Your humble servant, Joshua F. Cameron Deo Vindice & May God Save the South Editor JOSHUA F. CAMERON bosshogg9929@gmail.com Phone: Address: 1090 Rocktown Road Talbott, TN SOUTHERN HERITAGE PAGE 20