OF THE CONFEDERACY. Sesquicentennial Newsletter

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1 UNITED DAUGHTER S OF THE CONFEDERACY Volume 2 Issue 10 July/August YÜÉÅ à{x cüxá wxçàëá Wxá~ As I was traveling down the interstate Saturday, I noticed the fields of corn were drying in preparation for harvest, the tobacco patches and fields were almost ready for cutting, the fields once filled with watermelons were empty, and there was a smell of autumn in the air. I wondered, how can this be, why, did the year 2014 not just start a few months ago? The time for a new season was upon us, and so quickly I then reflected back to the night in October 2012 when my administration as president began in Clarksville, Tennessee at the convention. How time does fly Then I reflected on the fact that the 2014 Tennessee Convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy is only a few months away, and a new seasonal-administration is forthcoming.

2 YÜÉÅ à{x cüxá wxçàëá Wxá~ Then my precious memories of the past two years floated by and YOU were in my thoughts. I have enjoyed serving you as president of the Tennessee Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. This position has provided me with so many opportunities to discover even more about the greatest organization of Southern ladies, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, not only here in Tennessee but the other states across America. I thank you and I treasure the many times I have spent with you at your chapter meetings, at your luncheons, at your monument dedications, in addition to the many memorial services for our Confederate ancestors and the Confederate soldier, and I cannot leave out the Christmas luncheon at Rippavilla when I won both prints (Bill still shares that day at our dinner parties and group get-togethers). I also treasure the many phone calls and your s pertaining to our great organization, or your chapter, or just plain personal conversation. Thank you I thank you for the time we have spent together learning more about one another as daughters of the Confederacy. I loved you sharing with me your family genealogy and your family stories from the War. I have gained so many new, priceless, and treasured friendships with this job and I thank you for that opportunity. I thank you for the opportunity of meeting new Tennessee daughters from this position as your president. I thank you I thank you for sharing the hard times and problems you have had to endure with me, and together we worked each problem out, for after all, we have the blood of a Confederate soldier running through out veins. Thank you Also, thank you for all the joyous moments you shared with me. For you see, YOU are the real gem and shining star of this great Tennessee Division. And, we are not finished yet _ Çwt fàé~xá YÜ àé President Tennessee Division

3 Officer Reports VICE PRESIDENT~ MATILDA SPECK I will be processing Insignia orders until Tuesday, October 7, When placing your pins on the official UDC ribbon check the Order of Insignia that is available on the UDC General Web Site as well as the UDC General Standing Rules for the correct placement. If you receive an Insignia pin that has been incorrectly engraved or some other problem you may return these pins to the UDC Business Office for replacement. Also, if you have an Insignia pin that has lost the enamel you may also return it to the Business Office for replacement. You will need to contact me for the UDC Insignia Return Form. Reminder: The No. 32A Years Remembrance Pin and the No. 32B- 150 Years Commemorative Pin will retire in The exact date is not yet known, so don t delay in ordering these pins. The order form for the Tennessee Division pin is available on the TN Division Web Site or you may contact me for the form. Hope each of you is having a great summer. Please feel free to contact me at any time. `tà Äwt fñxv~ TN Division Vice President tnhighland@twlakes.net 2nd Vice President~Lisa Thomas It s bragging time Our five Tennessee Division Scholarship winners have performed extraordinary in meeting their requirements to continue their scholarship funding. I have been so impressed by them in the last 2 years and I am really proud of them. Way to go This also means that there are no openings for a new scholarship winner this year. All 12 applicants should have received their letters by now breaking the news to them. (I hated this part of my office). Please encourage all of our applicants to apply again next year. You never know if one of our all stars will graduate leaving an opening for a new winner. Bragging time number 2 I have received so many incredible Education reports. Y all have really been working hard to keep the memory of our beloved Confederate soldiers alive. I have really enjoyed reading all of the amazing reports. My award certificates are really going to be hard this year. Keep up the great work I am so proud of our Tennessee Division. I pray that we will always make the extra effort to rise above political correctness, to keep the true history alive and up front in the lives of our precious Tennessee kids. Keep them flying girls _ át g{éåtá TN Division 2nd Vice President lthomas647@gmail.com Third Vice President~Eleanor Satterfield Our two years are coming to a close soon. It has been a fun time. The kids are all great. Once you work with them, you never give them up. I look forward to the next administration the new Third Vice President. I am sure she will do a wonderful job. Our new Tennessee Division President is Mattie Harris from the Col. Sidney Smith Stanton Chapter CofC. I hope to see all of you at Convention in October. Thanks, EÄxtÇÉÜ ftààxüy xäw

4 Registrar~Cindy R. Waters Officer Reports Historian~Dore Dorris Dear TN Chapter Registrars, I want to remind you that I need to have everything in by August 15th. Last year there was not a lot of time to complete all the reports that need to be done before Convention. I have been receiving a lot of hospital birth certificates instead of state issued birth certificates. The hospital certificates are not acceptable proof. They do not replace a state issued birth certificate. Please submit official birth and death certificates for your proofs. Please remember when you are using a proof printed from Find A Grave that there must be a clear, readable picture of the gravestone. The Find A Grave proof is only admissible for the birth/death dates of the individual. Other information given on the Find A Grave page is not proof. That info will not prove a parent or marriage. Copies must be legible. I have received several service records lately that were not readable and had to be returned. Thanks so much for your attention to these issues.i look forward to seeing many of you at the Convention in Jackson in October. V Çwç ea jtàxüá TN Division Registrar cindyanddanwaters@comcast.net Recorder of Military Service Awards~Jeanell Kutterer To have a Military Service Award approved for this UDC calendar year, I must receive the paper work by August 15 th. Applications submitted after this date, until the Division Convention will be processed, but they will be entered on the report. I want to thank all the chapters who have submitted an application for the bestowal of an award. It is an honor for our military to receive the crosses and medals from the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Keep up the good work ]xtçxää ^âààxüxü TN Division Service Awards jeanellkutterer@yahoo.com Ladies, As I sit here buried under a mountain of reports and feeling overwhelmed about how to proceed, I realize that it is really a great honor to have served as your Division Historian. Each pile is very special because it represents all the hard work that you have done over the past year. Everyone should be very proud of all they have accomplished. I hope that you will support the incoming Division Historian in the same manner that you have been there for me. Thank you for everything you have done over the past two years. Remember, it is up to you to keep the true history of the WBTS alive. Yours in Southern History, WÉÜx WÉÜÜ á TN Division Historian dore@eaglerod.com District Treasurer, Liz Donnelly I have really enjoyed working as your treasurer for two years and thank all the chapter treasurers who have handled all the documentations, 501, E postcards, financial reports, and many other financial headaches. Just to clarify two problems, there is a difference between reinstatement of a member and late dues for a member. Reinstatement is for someone who has dropped out of the chapter for one year or more and requires two checks for $25.00 (general) and $8.00 (district) to be reinstated. Late dues can be paid for a member until August 31 st of the dues year. As of September 1, the new UDC year begins and members are counted for the credentials report for the state convention. Please contact melizdonnelly@comcast.net- with new chapter treasurers name, address, and information. Treasurer information is needed before the state convention for the Division treasurer _ é WÉÇÇxÄÄç TN Division Treasurer lizdonnelly@comcast.net

5 Officer Reports TN Chaplain~Karen Emerson-McPeak Let the Work Begin~~ As officers and chairman we're nearing the end of our current reign. Individually we've all learned more about our jobs. Together we've learned more about each other and how we can help and support each other. And more than likely we're looking for some time to rest. But our jobs are not ending. We still have much to do. As John Quincy Adams said, "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." As Southern Daughters we have been given the task of reminding those around us of our gallant Southern soldiers who fought for what they believed in. We've also been given the task of remembering those wonderful ladies who have given hours and hours to the United Daughters so that our ancestors will never be forgotten. Ladies, we have much to do. And when we all join together, we can accomplish much. No it's not time to rest. It's time for a new beginning as we take on other roles in our great organization. Let the work continue and see where our dreams can take us. ^tüxç EÅxÜáÉÇ@`vcxt~ TN Chaplain kem2limbo@att.net Veterans Administration Voluntary Service~ Jeanell Kutterer The Tennessee Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy representatives and deputy representatives continue to actively attend the quarterly meeting across the state. Their attendance results in information being shared with the chapters and ultimately the Department of Volunteer Services reaps the benefits. In reviewing the chapter reports, I am pleased to inform you that our generosity has increased with more needed items and monies being donated. Additionally, the number of participating chapters has increased. The Tennessee Division started this year with four representatives. At this time, we have added four additional deputy representatives. These ladies are Andrea Koons, Josephine Hill, Mary Shaw Van and Mary Ruth Simmons. Thank you ladies for volunteering your time and service to our National Heroes. ]xtçxää ^âààxüxü TN Division Parliamentarian Ladies, this may be the last opportunity I have to say Division wide a heart felt thank you to all of you for being such a wonderful organization and becoming such a self-sufficient group. VAV Services jeanellkutterer@yahoo.com I really have not had many questions, and this I hope is an indication that you are very busy getting ready for your new chapter officers, their new administrations, and the Division Convention in Jackson in October. On my behalf, please stress to them to read and reread their Tennessee Division Bylaws and Standing Rules located in the rear of the Tennessee Division Minutes Book. Yes, your chapter president will get a new edition at the Spring District Meetings, thus maybe the outgoing President could share her copy until then. Encourage your incoming officers to purchase a copy, and the price will be determined at the time of printing. Also, you may wish to update the Bylaws of your respective chapters, or you may have questions or suggestions concerning the Tennessee Division Bylaws and Standing Rules. Please remember, the bylaws years are the odd years, and your suggestions or submissions will need to be submitted around May 1, 2015, so the Bylaws Committee will have time to act and to study any submissions before the deadline of May 15th. I most sincerely thank you for your friendship I look forward to seeing many of you in Jackson. Have a great late summer In UDC friendship, ]xçç x ]É [tüw áéç? Tennessee Division Parliamentarian jenniejo@cpws.net

6 Officer Reports Hello fellow Tennessee Sisters Below are a few reminders of deadlines that will quickly be upon us Tennessee Division Recording Secretary ~Rebecca Sardella 1. All Outgoing Chapter Presidents need to prepare a combined 2 year ( ) chapter narrative that will be published in the Minutes Book. Please submit these 2 year narrative reports ONLY to TN Division Recording Secretary Rebecca Sardella no later than Friday, September 26. If possible, please these reports to Rebecca at rksardella@aol.com 2. All Committee & Officer Award Listings must be submitted by Friday, September 5th. These can be submitted via or 'snail mail'. **Note** Award listings submitted after this date may not be ready for presentation at convention. 3. All Committee & Officer Reports must be submitted by Friday, September 26th. Again, these can be submitted via or 'snail mail'. 4. All Officers & Committee Chairman also need to submit a 2 year report ( ) that will be published in the Minutes Book. Please submit these 2 year officer and committee reports ONLY to TN Division Recording Secretary Rebecca Sardella no later than Friday, September 26. If possible, please these reports to Rebecca at rksardella@aol.com Thank you, ladies, for the submission of your chapter officer listings. Don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. I look forward to seeing all of you in Jackson God Bless You & God Save the South Rebecca Sardella (865) rksardella@aol.com 1709 Tipton Station Road Knoxville, TN Tennessee Division Recording Secretary "Let history that lives today, not die tomorrow. Plant it deep in that richest soil, a child's heart."

7 Photos from our past... United Daughters of the Confederacy members in Jackson, Tennessee, 1909 The ladies associations North and South built monuments and assisted veterans and their families. Another task was preserving memories of the War Between the States. In 1903 the South Carolina State Committee of the Daughters of the Confederacy published South Carolina Women in the Confederacy, collecting reports and memories of women s work and experiences. United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1912

8 Civil War Quilts.. Quilts are occasionally mentioned in the many accounts of sewing rooms and organizations. Typical is the "First Quarterly Report of Soldier's Relief Association of Charleston," October 28, The lists noted 262 packages (barrels, boxes, baskets, etc) sent to the soldiers containing 209 blankets, 32 quilts, 145 comforts, 134 needles books.. "Report of the Greenville Ladies' Aid Association," January 10, The women sent boxes and bales, containing five counterpanes, seventy comforters, ten bed ticks, fourteen blankets, two quilts... Notice the 3rd National Flag in the background also, look for the battle flags

9 Photos from our Past... April 07, 1954, North Carolina--Greenville

10 118th Tennessee Division Convention SAVE THE DATE 118th Tennessee Division Convention All Suites Hotel Jackson, TN 541 Carriage House Drive October 10th~11th 2014 Please see

11 Scrapbook Ladies, If you have pictures of your chapter's activities this year to submit for the scrapbook, PLEASE, do so ASAP to Nancy Todd. She has worked hard on the Tennessee Division scrapbook, and she and I want EVERY chapter represented in the scrapbook. SO, rush in submitting your chapter for viewing of the scrapbook at Convention in Jackson. DON'T BE LEFT BEHIND See you at convention in Jackson, Tennessee. _ Çwt fàé~xá YÜ àé President Tennessee Division Page UDC Captain John S. Donelson Chapter #2608 Photos from East & Middle Districts are needed for the scrapbook UDC Abner Baker Chapter 1404 UDC 48th Chapter, Paris, Tennessee UDC Jo Hill

12 Chapter News General Forrest Chapter # 1194 The General Forrest Chapter Officers pictured (lf to rt) are: Chapter President Lorraine Miller, First Vice President Linda Dinwiddie, Second Vice President Martha Smylie, Third Vice President Deborah Kinler, Secretary Debbie Lewis, Treasurer Elizabeth Donnelly, Co-Historian Audrey Rainey, Co-Registrar Leslie Mink, Co-Registrar Helene Armstrong, Recorder of Military Service Awards Beth Lee, Chaplain Thirza Sloan and Parliamentarian Diane Rivenbark. Not pictured are Co-Registrar Lee Ann Turner and Co- Historian Betty Lovelace. Pictured at the far right is Dore Dorris who installed the new officers. Members and guests of General Forrest Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy celebrated the birthday of our namesake, General Nathan Bedford Forrest, at our annual Forrest Luncheon on Saturday, July 12, at Chickasaw Country Club. After musical entertainment by the 52 nd Regimental String Band, Guest Speaker Alan Doyle spoke on The Life and Achievements of Lt. General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Mr. Doyle, Commander of the Forrest Camp, Sons of Confederate Veterans, has studied the military and personal life of General Forrest for over 40 years and his excellent presentation reflected his extensive knowledge about the General. A highlight of the day was the installation the new chapter officers who will serve in Installation was performed by Tennessee Division Historian Dore Dorris. The new President of General Forrest Chapter is Mrs. Sam (Lorraine) Miller. She and the officers are pictured below. Respectfully submitted, Audrey Rainey, Co-Historian

13 Abner Baker Chapter No Chapter News Seems like yesterday I was getting the seven new members and the others from our Chapter to recharter the Abner Baker Chapter No We met on the front yard of the boyhood home of Abner Baker. Three years since our charter was signed on 20th of August We had our rechartering ceremony in November when the hills and mountains of Tennessee were showing off their beautiful colors. As we look back to the days when Abner roamed the old big house, he came home during the war to find his father had been killed by the union forces. Then later he confronted them and lost his own life. A memorial and historical sign stands on that very yard telling the history of these two men s fate. What this house could tell us, if the walls could talk As we look to the future, we pray that God will use our chapter to tell the right story of the War Between the States. Image caught before the Memorial Dedication on the front lawn of the Baker~ Peters House Knoxville, Tennessee November 13, 2011 Photo 2, Rhonda C. Turner, Nan C. Saxon, Susan C. Slate Darlene M. Hammond, Wednesday August 6, Ladies of the Abner Baker Chapter gathered to celebrate the birthday of 171st birthday and the anniversary of the three after rechartering in L_R Rhonda C.Turner, Darlene M. Hammond, Nan C. Saxon, Lisa Thomas. Happy Birthday ABner Baker 171 years young

14 Confederate Gray 2681 Chapter News During the month of June, the Confederate Gray Chapter members participated in several awesome events We had a special day in Fairview, Kentucky, the birthplace of President Jefferson Davis. Tennessee Division President, Linda Fritz welcomed us to the site where we first enjoyed a Ladies Tea social gathering. We were able to enjoy lunch with President General Jamie Likens, attend a beauty pageant of young ladies in period dress, browse through the museum, and ride the elevator to the top of the Jefferson Davis Monument. Sunday took us to Mt. Olivet Cemetery where the Nashville Affiliated Chapters hosted the Confederate Memorial Service at the Confederate Monument in the Cemetery. President Likens placed a wreath at the gravesite of our founder, Caroline Meriwether Goodlett. The very next weekend, Jeanell Kutterer, Chapter President traveled to Richmond, VA. Enjoying a garden party at the White House of the Confederacy on Friday evening, she saw acquaintances from across the South. On Saturday, she participated in Massing of the Flags at the UDC Memorial Building. Following the reception, Jeanell traveled with the President General to Hollywood Cemetery where they placed a wreath at the burial site of President Davis. Sunday was an exceptional day. Chapter members and guests traveled by bus to Arlington National Cemetery for the Confederate Memorial Day activities. During the planned program, UDC members were given Shasta daisies to place on the Confederate graves. In the center of Jackson Circle is the monument sculptured by Moses Ezekiel and dedicated 100 years ago by the UDC. Other features of the day was the visiting Arlington House, the home of Robert E. Lee and the Tomb of the Unknown Confederate Soldier. Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia June 7,2014 Jeanell Kutterer & President General Jamie Likins placing wreath at the monument of President Jefferson Davis

15 Confederate Gray 2681 Chapter News Jefferson Davis Historian Park Fairview, Kentucky May 31, 2014 Confederate Gray 2681 Chapter members: L~R Katie Thornton, Jeanell Kutterer ~ President President General Jamie Likins, Rosemary Hinson, Katherine Kozlinski SAVE THE DATE Founders Day Luncheon Hosted by Gayoso Chapter 2423 Memphis Racquet Club September 6, 2014 Please share this with all chapter members. We will be sending out invitations with more info soon.

16 Catechism Catechism on the history of the Confederate States of America 1861~1865

17 Catechism Questions Catechism Questions ~HOW IT ALL BEGAN~ 1. Name the states generally referred to as the Southern states? 2. What causes led to the War Between the States? How was this shown? 3. When did the South first become alarmed at the conditions in the country? 4. Did any prominent men protest against slavery? 5. What was the Southerner s concept of the States Rights? ~SECESSION AND THE WAR~ 1.Why did President Lincoln break the truce at the Fort Pickens and precipitate the War by sending troops to Fort Sumpter? 2. In what order the States secede? 3. Where and when was the first blood of the War Between the States shed? 4. What other state attempted to secede? 5. Did Maryland take any part in the cause of the South? All questions and answers are taken from the Senior Catechism in the history of the Confederate States of America ~ 1861~1865

18 Catechism Answers ~HOW IT ALL BEGAN~ 1. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. 2. The disregard of those prayer for the rights of the Southern states and by the passage of laws annulling the rights of the people of the South. 3. At the election of Abraham Lincoln, chiefly with the support of the Abolitionist Party, which advocated freeing slaves without offering payment to the slave owners. 4. Thomas Jefferson, in his original draft of the Declaration of Independence, protested against the slave trade. John Adams of Massachusetts had is protest deleted. An appeal was made to the English crown, but the appeal was dismissed because the slave trade brought in a large revenue. 5. The Southern people believed that each state regulate its own affairs according to its best interest, including the regulation of slavery. ~SECESSION AND THE WAR~ 1. President Lincoln did not think the war would result, and it gave him appearance of asserting national authority. 2. South Carolina, December 20, 1860 Mississippi, January 9, 1861 Florida, January 10, 1861 Alabama, January 11, 1861 Georgia, January 19, 1861 Louisiana, January 26, 1861 Texas, February 1, 1861 Virginia, April 17, 1861 Arkansas, May 6, 1861 North Carolina, May 20,1861 Tennessee, June 4, 1861 Missouri, October 31, 1861 Kentucky, November 20, 1861 In the case of Missouri and Kentucky, part of the state seceded and remained Union. The Confederacy accepted them as sister states. 3. A number of places make claim to the occurrence. On April 9, 1861, in Baltimore, Maryland, Federal troops passing through the city on the way to invade the South were attacked by the citizens, A fight ensued in the streets and blood was shed. 4. Maryland 5. Yes, Maryland, kept in the Union by force, furnished many regiments of men to the Confederacy and provided material aid.

19 Historical The Chunky Creek Train Wreck of 1863 At 3:00 A. M. on the morning of February 19, 1863, the Mississippi Southern left the depot in Meridian, Mississippi. The train was headed for the battlefield at Vicksburg where the Confederate forces were in desperate need for reinforcements in the defense of the city against the assault of Sherman and the Union Army. Aboard the train were about 100 passengers, mostly Confederate soldiers, but also civilians and a paymaster for the Confederate government. Willis Roy Norman was among the local civilians aboard. The soldiers aboard viewed the trip to the battlefront with great anticipation knowing that this was perhaps their destiny with death. But they realized that destiny long before they reached Vicksburg. They, in fact, never reached Vicksburg. Thirty-five miles to the west the Chunky Creek lay at flood stage. A wandering stream, the Chunky meanders in a western-to-eastern course in the southeastern part of the Newton County, such that three bridge crossings were needed in the Chunky-Hickory area. The continued flooding caused by winter rains had weakened the bridges significantly. A train had crossed the West Chunky bridge the day before, but only after all passengers were removed from the train. Debris continued to build up from the flood, and the bridge trestle had shifted by several inches due to the weight of the debris. The track was as much as six inches out of alignment where it joined at the bridge. Efforts to repair the track were in vain. There simply was not an adequate work crew to remove the debris and repair the track before the next train was due. In the investigation that was later conducted, it was discovered that attempts to stop the train were woefully inadequate. An elderly Negro man had been placed in the Chunky hills with a lantern to use to stop any ongoing train. The Chunky section master, A. F. Temple, had also erected a pole 100 feet from the bridge a conventional method used at that time to stop a train. These efforts were not enough and the train continued on its trip through the dark night. The engine ran off the track as it entered the bridge. The engine plunged into the cold icy waters and was followed by a string of boxcars loaded with passengers and cargo. A reporter later described the scene as follows: The wreck presented a frightful experience. The engine is out of sight in deep water, with the box cars, crushed to pieces, lying directly upon it, portions of which are now above water, while three more, laden with barrels, boxes, etc., in the stream, are piled up in confusion confounded. Many of the passengers were killed on impact. Others were swept up in the icy waters of the flooded creek. A cry went out for help. Help came quicker than expected. The First Battalion of Choctaw Indians, under the command of Major S. G. Spann, was based at a Confederate military training camp near the crash scene. Led by Jack Amos and Elder Williams, the Indians rushed to the scene, stripped, and plunged into the flooded creek. Many of the passengers were rescued due to their heroic acts. Clean-up operations began the next day. Bodies were removed from the swollen stream, along with cargo, and the first attempt at righting the engine was made. Among the cargo recovered was $80,000 or more from the baggage of W. P. Grayson. Most of the passengers who had been killed were buried in trenches on a farm belonging to A. F. Temple, two miles east of Hickory Station. More than 40 passengers were killed. Among those who lived to tell was Willis Norman. He later recalled that he was in the nearest car to the engine. He was thrown to the bottom of the stream in about fifteen feet of water, but rose to the surface with the fragments of the broken car, and with great difficulty succeeded in getting to the shore. He suffered a broken collarbone, internal injuries, and an injury to his leg. Jack Amos posed for this picture ca in a borrowed suit too large for his frame. His tendency toward baldness gives evidence of a white ancestor, who, in this case, would have been his maternal grandfather Jean (John) Cravat, one of two husbands of Nahotima, and of French ancestry. Note his hat on the ground. Photo courtesy of the Lauderdale County Department of Archives and History.

20 Historical Train Wreck Continued... The following passengers are known to have been killed in the accident: Major William H. Lilly, 12th Mississippi Infantry C. W. Bradley, Company G, 12th Mississippi Infantry D. B. Taylor, Company A, 12th Mississippi Infantry William H. Clark, Private, Company I, 35th Mississippi Infantry R. M. Gammell, Company K, 35th Mississippi Infantry George W. Pope, Company A, 3rd Tennessee (Lillard s) Mounted Infantry Enoch Ward, Company A, 3rd Tennessee (Lillard s) Mounted Infantry Robert S. Slaughter, Company G, 3rd Tennessee (Lillard s) Mounted Infantry Christopher C. Cunningham, Private, Company G, 59th Tennessee Infantry Regiment Charles A. McDaniel, Private, Company G, 59th Tennessee Infantry Regiment Andrew T. McKinney, Private, Company G, 59th Tennessee Infantry Regiment **Riley Millsaps, Private, Company G, 59th Tennessee Infantry Regiment Andrew T. Scarborough, Company G, 59th Tennessee Infantry Regiment Harvey A. Thompson, Private, Company G, 59th Tennessee Infantry Regiment Marion D. Roden, Corp., Company G, 59th Tennessee Infantry Regiment Redford Brown, Private, Company D, 41st Tennessee Infantry Regiment J. T. McGough, Private, Company H, 33rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment Henry A. Young, Eufaula (Alabama) Light Artillery Charles Kliffmuller, Eufaula (Alabama) Light Artillery Miner V. Butler, Company I, 27th Alabama Infantry J. B. Hill, Company A, 21st Arkansas Infantry S. H. Holt, Company H, 2nd Louisiana Infantry Negro fireman, name not given Isaac P. Beauchamp, engineer, body carried to Forest, Mississippi, to be buried. William E. Towles, 3rd Louisiana Battalion, body carried by his faithful servant Bill to be buried at Bayou Sara, Louisiana. W. P. Grayson, cashier, Bank of Orleans References The Daily Southern Crisis, Jackson, Mississippi, February 26, 1863 and February 28, 1863 McClung Collection, Knox County (Tennessee) Public Library Confederate Veterans Magazine, Vol. XIII, December 1905, pp **Riley Millsaps is my great great grandfather s cousin (Darlene McLemore Hammond)

21 Official Records of the Confederate Army, Department of Archives & History, Jackson, Mississippi On April 28, 2003, Louis Foley and Greg Boggan placed a wreath at the site of the Chunky Creek Wreck that occurred on February 19, 1863 and killed an estimated 100 Confederate soldiers and civilians. As part of the ceremony, the names of 26 identified soldiers and civilians were read. This was the first such ceremony since the accident some 140 years ago and was done in observance of Confederate Memorial Day, Louis Foley, Commander of Jefferson Davis Unit 1862, Sons of Confederate Veterans, presiding. After the disastrous train wreck the 1st Choctaw Battalion, who was just organized days earlier, led rescue and recovery efforts. Spann describes the horrific scene, "the engineer was under military orders, and his long train of cars was filled with Confederate soldiers, who, like the engineer, were animated with but one impulse-to Vicksburg to victory or death Onward rushed the engineer. All passed over except the hindmost car. The bridge had swerved out of plumb, and into the raging waters with nearly one hundred soldiers the rear car was precipitated. "Help" was the cry, but there was no help." [2] Boggan writes of the rescue, "help came quicker than expected. The First Battalion of Choctaw Indians, under the command of Major S. G. Spann, was based at a Confederate military training camp near the crash scene. Led by Jack Amos (a.k.a. Eahtonteube) and Elder Williams, the Indians rushed to the scene, stripped, and plunged into the flooded creek. Many of the passengers were rescued due to their heroic acts." When daylight came the bodies, cargo, and $80,000 were recovered from the stream. Most of the bodies were buried on a farm a couple of miles from Hickory. The investigation discovered that a winter flood caused a debris build-up which shifted the bridge trestle.

22 EDITORIAL Johnson's Island is a 300-acre (120 ha) island in Sandusky Bay, located on the coast of Lake Erie, 3 miles (5 km) from the city of Sandusky, Ohio. It was the site of a prisoner- of- war camp for Confederate officers captured during the War Between the States. Johnson's Island was the only Union prison exclusively for Southern officers but it also held regular soldiers. During its three years of operation, more than 15,000 men were incarcerated there. After the war, the prison camp was abandoned and control reverted to the owner. Most of the buildings were auctioned off by the Army, and some were razed after falling into disrepair. Efforts in 1897 to turn the island into a resort (as with nearby Cedar Point) failed, and the land was used for farming and rock quarrying. Many lakeside homes have since been built, and the island is now quite developed with two subdivisions. Most of the Civil War-related sites, excepting the cemetery, have since been destroyed and built over. In 1990 Johnson s Island was designated a National Historic Landmark. A causeway was built to connect it with the mainland. The Confederate cemetery, as well as Fort Hill in the interior of the island, are accessible to the public. Ground-penetrating radar studies have proved that several graves lie outside its fence. Heidelberg University conducts yearly archeology digs at the prison site. The Friends and Descendants of Johnson's Island Civil War Prison was formed in 2001 to help in the preservation, interpretation, and education of the Johnson's Island Prison site. In conjunction with Heidelberg University, the Friends have sponsored educational and research programming at this National Historic Landmark. To search for ancestors that may have been incarcerated at Johnson's Island, one may contact the Friends internet site.

23 WANTED MUSEUM ITEMS WANTED ITEMIZED ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN ON LOAN TO THE MUSEUM OF THE CONFEDERACY FROM TENNESSEE IF YOU KNOW OF ANY ITEMS PLEASE NOTIFY: LINDA FRITZ President Tennessee Division United Daughters of the Confederacy P. O. Box 72 Fairview, KY