FORREST FUNERAL FUND REMINDER, March 24, 2021.

 

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----REMINDER---- Forrest Funeral Fund Compatriots, As I am sure you are aware, there is a plan in the works for the re-internment of General and Mrs. Forrest at Elm Springs. Some needed steps are finally starting to happen and we hope to have the ceremony this fall. You are also probably aware that this ceremony is not budgeted and requires multiple fundraising resources to cover costs. Here is one of those ideas which I hope you will all adopt. Throughout Southern history, when a family member passes the rest of the family will meet to pool their resources together to cover the expense of the funeral. I feel confident that we consider the General and his wife to be a part of our family. Our most frequent family gatherings are our monthly camp meetings. I am asking us all to have a donation jar (or hat, etc.) for the Forrest Funeral Fund at your April camp meeting. Please announce to your camps in advance of the meeting that this will be happening so they can prepare to bring their donation. Then send your camp's donation to HQ marked for the Forrest Funeral Fund. As many camps as we have, I believe this could be a significant addition to the fundraising for this once in a life time event. Deo Vindice Chuck McMichael 71st Commander in Chief

HELP SAVE GENERAL MOUTON'S MONUMENT

 

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Dear SCV Compatriots; The SCV and the UDC here in Lafayette, LA, are doing their best to protect and preserve the statue of Gen. Alfred Mouton, the local hero of the Battle of Mansfield. The statue is located in front of the old City Hall building where it was erected by a chapter of the UDC in 1923. We are currently involved in a lengthy legal process of trying to save the statue from removal by ’those people.’ The historical statue has been vandalized, the nose recently broken off and the letters on the monument chipped away. We have been fighting for two years to preserve and to keep the statue where it is, and have barely collected enough money from our members to pay for legal fees which seem never-ending as court dates keep being set back for one reason or another. We are currently owing about $2000. We have very sympathetic legal representation, but we still need to pay the fees for his efforts. I realize most camps have their own financial problems in similar matters, but am wondering if there is any place to get financial help to continue the fight. Any help or advice would be welcomed. John François 337 237 6749 Gen. Louis Hébert Camp #2032

"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."

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‌ The Tiger Courier Official Email List of the Louisiana Division - Sons of Confederate Veterans. Keeping you informed! Important Information that you should know about the Division, the Confederation and your Heritage! Beauregard Camp 130 Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard Compatriots, on behalf of our friends at Destrehan Plantation, please come out and support this 19th Century event.   Destrehan Plantation (1787) will be celebrating Heritage Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, May 1st and 2nd. Located on River Road just off I-310 in Destrehan. There will be food, period music, games, exhibits, activities, crafts, sutlers, and WBTS encampment and reenactment on both days.  Destrehan is committed to the accurate depiction and education of life in the antebellum south.   Spectators, come on out and bring the whole family to a great outdoor event. Reenactors, break out your uniforms and gear and come participate. The campsite under the oak trees opens at noon on Thursday, April 29th.   Attached are the public and the reenactor’s flyers.   Deo Vindice, Deo Gratias.   Beauregard Camp 130 Flyer for Public