RUCKER RANGERS Newsletter Published Monthly September 2017 Gen. Edmond Winchester Rucker 2534 United Daughters of the Confederacy Enterprise, Alabama NEXT MEETING: Thurs., September 14, 2017, 5:00 pm 1 st United Methodist Church Gathering Room Program:Formation of the Confederate Navy (Donna Clark) Refreshments: Laura Womack-Rowell Coffee County Rangers Camp 911 Sons of Confederate Veterans Enterprise, Alabama NEXT MEETING: Thurs., September 14, 2017, 7:00 pm 1 st United Methodist Church Gathering Room Program: Annual Trivia Bowl Coming Events The September 11 meeting of the Troy Civil War Forum, 6:30 p.m. at Beulah Church in Troy, was cancelled due to severe weather warnings for the local area. It is not yet decided whether the planned program will be presented in September or at a later date. Check the Forums Facebook page (Troy Civil War Forum) for updates. September 16 Annual Battle of Newton Society Picnic, Newton Firehouse, 72 Spring Street, Newton. Everyone is invited. September 28 UDC Social Meeting, 5:00 pm, Moms Restaurant, Morgan Square Shopping Center, Rucker Boulevard, in Enterprise OFFICERS UDC President... Laura D. Womack-Rowell Vice President... Georgia Fleming Secretary... Donna Clark Treasurer... Patsy B. Richter SCV Commander...Joe E. Clark, Jr. 1 st Lieutenant Commander...Mack Lott 2 nd Lieutenant Commander... Ray Kyle Adjutant...Larry Sasser VISIT OUR WEBSITES Coffee County Rangers: http://www.coffeecountyrangers.org/ Gen. Edmond Winchester Rucker 2534: http://tinyurl.com/3eyezp6 Camp 911 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/scvcamp Enterprise/ SCV YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/scvorg
September Birthdays & Anniversaries September 2, 1864 Fall of Atlanta, occupied by Sherman's army on September 3 September 10, 1836 Birth of Maj. General Joseph Wheeler September 17, 1862 Battle of Sharpsburg, Maryland September 4, 1864 Brig. General John Hunt Morgan killed at Greenville, Tennessee September 7, 1838 Birth of Major John Pelham Calhoun County, Alabama September 8, 1863 Battle of Sabine Pass, Texas 46 Texans under Lt. Richard Dowling halt a Union force of 5,000 infantry, 4 gunboats, and18 troop transports. The Confederates sank two gunboats and killed or captured 300 of the enemy, with no losses to themselves. September 17, 1800 Birth of Admiral Franklin Buchanan Baltimore, Maryland September 19-20, 1863 Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia September 20, 1809 Birth of Maj. General Sterling Price September 22, 1833 Birth of Lt. General Stephen D. Lee Sabine Pass Medal September 27, 1809 Birth of Rear Admiral Raphael Semmes Charles County, Maryland
Monument Dedication to Alabamas Unknown Confederate Soldiers A monument was dedicated to Alabamas Unknown Confederate Soldiers at Confederate Veterans Memorial Park in Luverne on August 27. The event included a flagraising ceremony, memorial Roll Call, and gun salute. The monument is engraved Unknown Alabama Soldier, CSA Mother, I have been found, I am home. Gen. Edmond Winchester Rucker 2534 Celebrates 30 th Anniversary of Chapter UDC members gathered at PoFolks Restaurant on Boll Weevil Circle in Enterprise on August 27 to celebrate the 30 th Anniversary of the founding of the Chapter. Mrs. Lavinia Helms (photo, seated on right), a Charter Member of the Chapter, attended the event.
Confederate Trivia by Georgia Fleming 1. What two Confederate generals were brothers-in-law of Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan? 2. In what four wars did Joseph Wheeler take part? 3. He was the aide-de-camp who carried Beauregard's ultimatum to surrender Fort Sumter to Union Major Anderson in 1861; he became the youngest Lieutenant General in the Confederate army at age 30. Who was he? 4. What was the northernmost Union state into which Morgans Raid penetrated? 5. This Union Brigadier General, who later became President of the United States, served as Rosecrans' chief of staff at the Battle of Chickamauga. Who was he? 6. Stephen Dill Lee became the second Commander in Chief of the United Confederate Veterans from 1904 until his death in 1908. Who was the first Commander in Chief? 7. What was the only military decoration officially approved by the Confederate Congress? 8. Who made this statement about Maj. John Pelham? "It is really extraordinary to find such nerve and genius in a mere boy. With a Pelham on each flank I believe I could whip the world. 9. To Southerners, he was The Thunderbolt of the Confederacy. To Northern sympathizers, he was The King of Horse Thieves. Who was he? 10. The outcome of what battle prompted Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation? UDC Benevolent Contributions for September Ladies, the Benevolent Committee is asking us to bring school supplies to our September meeting. Suggestions are wide-ruled notebook paper, #2 pencils, rulers, school scissors, white glue, crayons, folders, spiral notebooks, and construction paper. Please continue to bring canceled stamps, and coupons for our soldiers. We are still collecting hotel soaps and lotions, and can tabs. ***************** 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 soldiers good name, the guardianship of his history, the emulation of his virtues, the perpetuation of those principles which he loves and which you love also, and those ideals which made him glorious and which you also cherish. Lt. Gen. Stephen D. Lee, Commander General, United Confederate Veterans New Orleans, Louisiana
Trivia Answers (1) Lt. Gen. A. P. Hill and Brig. Gen. Basil Duke; (2) Indian Wars (in New Mexico), War Between the States, Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War; (3) Lt. Gen. Stephen Dill Lee; (4) Ohio; (5) James A. Garfield; (6) Maj. Gen. John B. Gordon; (7) The Davis Guards Medals, to the Texas artillerymen who won the Second Battle of Sabine Pass; (8) Gen. Thomas J. Stonewall Jackson; (9) Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan; (10) Sharpsburg. Must the howling Demos devour everything gentle in the land, and reduce us all to the common level of the pot-house politician, and compel us to use his slang? Radicalism seemed to be now, just what it had been in the great French Revolution, a sort of mad-dog virus; every one who was inoculated with it, becoming rabid. Raphael Semmes, Memoirs of Service Afloat: During the War Between the States Fleming Multimedia 122 S. Main St., Enterprise, AL 36330 334-347-0017 COMPUTER SALES & SERVICE Brian Fleming, Owner Happy Birthday! Georgia Fleming - 11 th Stephanie McIntosh - 15 th To place an advertisement, greeting or memorial in the newsletter, contact Brian or Georgia Fleming at 347-0017 or e-mail Georgia hyacinth@ala.net or Brian mpegcd@yahoo.com Gen. Edmond Winchester Rucker 2534 Enterprise, Alabama
Southern Heritage Picnic September 16, 2017 3:00 pm... until Newton Firehouse 72 Spring St., Newton, Alabama Come celebrate the history, culture, and heritage of the South with us! Join us for a fun, familyfriendly afternoon at the Firehouse. There will be food, games for adults and kids, music, and tug-o-war matches! Bring your lawn chairs, and come meet the reenactors of the now-famous Battle of Newton! Come show your Southern Pride! sponsored by The Battle of Newton Society and Co E, 15th Alabama Infantry Reenactors