The standard Long Shall our Banner Brave The breeze - The standard of the free

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1 The standard Long Shall our Banner Brave The breeze - The standard of the free VOL.4. Issue NO. 12 Charles demorse editor & Proprietor Grand Saline, Texas Saturday, December 8, TEXAS DIVISION FOUR STAR CAMP AWARD Saturday January 12, :00 pm 29 th Texas Cavalry SCV Camp # 2269 Page 1

2 Col. Charles DeMorse s 29 th Texas Cavalry Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp # 2269 Col. Charles DeMorse s 29 th Texas Cavalry Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp # 2269 EVERYONE WELCOME Commander Bobby W. Smith Adjutant Russell Volk 1 st Lt Johnny M. Moore Chaplin Robert C. Huff Meeting every 2 nd Saturday 7:00 pm Van Community Center, 310 Chestnut Street Van, Texas. Newsletter Published Monthly Opinions expressed by individual writers are their own and do not necessarily reflect official positions of the Col. Charles DeMorse s 29 th Texas Cavalry Camp # Letters and articles may be submitted to: bsmith9305@aol.com ( Cut off for articles is 1 st of the month.) Editor- Compiler Bobby W. Smith Commander Bobby W. Smith Fellow Compatriot s, I, wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, from all of us at The Col. Charles DeMorse s 29 th Texas Cavalry SCV Camp # We are looking forward to the 2019 Events that are coming. Be sure to check out Events Calendar, and we Invite everyone to join us for historical events. Remember to always Honor our Veterans! See you all, At the next Camp Meeting! Deo Vindice UÉuuç ja få à{ Page 2

3 THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF COL. CHARLES DEMORSES 29TH TEXAS CAVALRY CAMP YES, WE LOVE YOU STILL IN DIXIE. Do they love us still in Dixie? How our hearts do thrill with pain At the pathos of this query, Seeming doubt to entertain! Do they love us still in Dixie? Can our memories of the past Fail to keep love s fires a-glowing For those ranks now thinning fast? Think ye that we have forgotten When you proudly donned the gray, And in flush of youth and manhood Hastened to the bloody fray, In defense of Dixie s honor, Starved and bled and would have died, Every selfish hope and feeling On her altar crucified? Then our prayers and tears and blessings Followed you from day to day, When so oft the smoke of battle Wrought a shroud for boys in gray. But despite its awful havoc, Through the seething shot and shell, How you bore our banner bravely Let impartial history tell. Love and reverence for the remnant Who survive to tell the tale Of those years of fearful carnage, When your courage ne er did fail. Sure your deeds were deeds of glory Which we never can forget; They will live in song and story When life s sun for you hath set. Bright and brighter grows the halo Round each veteran s hoary head As they haste to join their comrades In the bivouac of the dead. Love and smiles for those who linger, Tears and love for those who die, Till they meet in grand reunion In the mansions of the sky. Mrs. E. J. H. McLaurine. In tribute to Gen. Stephen D. Lee, whose closing words in his address to the veterans, in reunion 1908, and read by another, were: Do they love us still in Dixie? WHAT THE SOUTH MAY CLAIM For Seventy-Two years ( ) there were fifteen Presidents of the United States, and nine were from the South. In nearly every cabinet of the fifteen Presidents, the Attorney General was a Southern man. These nine Southern Presidents made such excellent ones that five of them were re-elected and not one of the six from the North was reelected. For sixty-four years the Chief Justices of the United States were Southern men. The obligations of the Nation to the South are great. Richard Henry Lee, of Virginia, offered the resolution of independence. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. George Washington established it. James Madison largely created the Constitution and was instrumental in having it ratified. John Marshall was Chief Justice thirty years. These men, with Alexander Hamilton, may truly be called the founders of the American nation. The South, through Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, added the Louisiana Purchase to the United States, a million miles of territory. The South, through James K. Polk of Tennessee, added Texas and the Pacific Slope to the United States. The South through Andrew Johnson of Tennessee, added Alaska. The South, through Virginia, gave the territory northwest of the Ohio River (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and a part of Minnesota) to the United States. The South, through Lewis and Clarke of Virginia, opened up the Yellowstone country and the great West. The South, through Taylor and Scott of Kentucky and Virginia, caused Mexico to yield. In the-spanish-american War, Gen. Joe Wheeler, of Alabama, was called the backbone of the Santiago Campaign. Hobson, of Alabama, Arthur Willard, of Maryland, Tom Brumby, of Georgia, and Anderson, of Virginia, were heroes of that war. This is to say nothing about our Woodrow Wilson, without a peer, and our brave boys from the South in the World War. From Miss Rutherford's Scrapbook Page 3

4 Col. Charles DeMorse s 29 th Texas Cavalry Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp # 2269 WIN S 2018 TEXAS DIVISION FOUR STAR CAMP AWARD GEN. STEPHEN DILL LEE REVIEWING U. D. C., PARADE TAMPA, FLA. 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 Page 4

5 THE STARS AND BARS FOREVER. Touch it not, unfold it never, Let it droop there, furled forever, For its people s hopes are dead. The Conquered Banner No, fold it not away forever Keep it in our heart s depths ever, Love it, keep it for its past; Take it out sometimes and wave it, Think of those who died to save it, Glory in the blood we gave it, Bind it with our heartstrings fast. Take it out sometimes and show it, Let your children early know it, Know its glory not its shame, Teach them early to adore it, Let them honor those that bore it, Scorn forever those that tore it, Tell them how it won a name. No, in our heart s deep, deep recesses Its memory lingers yet, and blesses Those who for it fought and died. And we pray the God in heaven, Who our darling idol s given, And who to us this hope has given, This prayer be not denied In future years some hand may take it From its resting place and shake it O er the young and brave; And the old spirit still undaunted In their young hearts by God implanted Will triumph o'er foes who vaunted, And freedom to the South be granted, Though now there s none to save. Though folded away so sadly, In future years we ll wave it gladly, In prosperous paths we ll tread. And thousands yet unborn shall hail it, Tens of thousands never fail it Forgotten be the men who wail it, Hated those that now can trail it O, can our hopes be dead? Sarah A. Tillinghast. Written at Fayetteville, N. C., That will mock Time s crumbling finger And in future ages linger On the brightest rolls of fame. Yes, tis true tis worn and tattered, And with brave heart s blood tis spattered, And its staff is broke and shattered, But it is a precious sight. Tis a witness how secession Threw the glove down to oppression Scorning at the last concession, Giving life blood for the right. O, we cannot, cannot lose it! In future years we yet may use it O how could the world refuse it, Or its history bright? ARMY OF TRANS-MISSISSIPPI Page 5

6 OUR VETERANS. BY MRS. VALLIE H. PERRY, HISTORIAN TAMPA CHAPTER, U. D. C. When we bade the heroes of 1861 good-by after their short sojourn in our city, there was left in our hearts a feeling of loneliness that we cannot fully express, a feeling that something splendid had gone out of our lives that we may not hope to grasp again. It was a grand sight to see these heroes who have survived the threescore years since that memorable day at Appomattox. Greater in their submission to the inevitable than perhaps they would be had theirs been the victorious army. These tis only a remnant now are the gray-clad soldiers who came back foot sore, penniless, and weary to devastated homes, wasted fields, and facing an ignoble reconstruction. Through the years they have brought system and order out of chaos; their wisdom and guiding hand reestablished the South, and we rejoice that so many have lived to see the result of their efforts in a grander, greater, and more glorious Southland. Theirs was a fight against the greatest odds ever faced by any people. Theirs the greatest determination that ever went forth to battle. Theirs the bravest hearts that ever fought for country, homes, and principles of right; and, when overcome by greater numbers and exhausted resources, they accepted the irony of fate and came home to begin a new life under entirely new conditions. And the South of to-day is their everlasting monument. How grand they looked in the parade. Everywhere they were always the same chivalrous boys of 1861, the same old military air and mien in their every move; and to us who have had the blessed privilege of seeing, knowing, and being among them, they are the grandest men God has ever created. Some have long since passed through the portals, but as we looked on them here we could not and would not let the thought, these too, will soon be passing away, enter our mind. Life still holds much for them. Eternal youth seems their heritage and may it ever be. As long as sun, moon, and stars shine down through Southern skies may the memories of your bravery, sacrifices, valorous deeds, and unconquerable spirit live in the hearts of our children s children. May they never forget those who fought so daringly for their rights, their homes, and their sacred honor. Yes, ye heroes of great renown, Conquerors of cur hearts and town; Gray-haired now tho you may be, Once you followed the immortal Lee. Time has set a seal upon your brow, And your ranks are thinner now, Still to the roll call, I am here, Was echoed by many from far and near. We watched your banners floating by, Heard your yell the old battle cry You re still the boys who wore the gray, Tho sixty years have passed away. With love and pride we gladly say, You are the grandest men we know to-day, Our love for you can never lag, Gray-haired followers of the Southern flag. When Taps, brave hearts, shall sound for you There ll be many flowers, kissed by morning dew; And loving hands will place them round Upon the sacred, tear-stained mound. In the article above was taken from The Confederate Veteran Magazine Today in , I wonder if the people of that error could possibly even imagine the mind set of modern times, and how the people, politicians, and the people of the south, have betrayed their heritage. The taking down of Monuments of times past, Hero s, Founding Father s that made our nation. All the hard work, time and money. The beautiful art sculptures that were put in place as a reminder of sacrifice s given. Are We A Dying Breed! BWS Page 6

7 2018 TEXAS DIVISION FOUR STAR CAMP AWARD SCV CAMP ROSTER Camp # 2296 VAN GRAND SALINE, VAN ZANDT COUNTY, TEXAS Camp Member Name : Status 1. Barker, Curtis New Member 2. Burleson, Chantz New Member 3. Burton, Drew New Member 4. Dobbs, Carl Daniel Current 5. Graham, James Ronald Life- Member 6. Huff, Robert Clayton Current 7. Humphries, Larry Don Current 8. Jones, Ronald Edward Current 9. Lightfoot, John Clarence Current 10. Moore Jr. Johnny Michael Current 11. Moore, John Wesley Current 12. Neagle, Marshall Edward Current 13. Poteet, Dale Wayne Current 14. Smith Sr., Bobby Wayne Current 15. Smith Jr., Bobby Wayne Current 16. Tabraham, Justin Wade Current 17. Volk, Stevie Russell Current 18. Walker, Charles Bradley Current 19. Whiteside, Charles Ernest New Member 20. Wilbourn, Jason Dudley Current ARMY OF TRANS-MISSISSIPPI Page 7

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