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Thursday, January 17, 2019

LEE-JACKSON BANQUET 2019 UPDATE

[Please note, we've had a change in speaker. Dr. Terry L. Jones had to cancel due to a health concern. See below]
LEE-JACKSON BANQUET 2019
           Our annual Lee-Jackson Banquet is going to be one of the best we’ve ever had, in honor of our beloved heroes, General Robert Edward Lee and Lieutenant General Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson. The banquet will begin at 6 p.m. Sat., Jan. 26, 2019, at Pat’s of Henderson Restaurant in Lake Charles, with a social with the banquet meal to follow at 7 p.m. Our speaker will be George Gremillion, 2nd Lt. Cmdr. of the Louisiana Division, SCV. His program will be on Boone's Battery, an outstanding Louisiana artillery battery that had a most interesting history, including the Siege of Port Hudson. Susan  Jones will provide live music, playing period pieces on the viola during the social hour.
     The menu will be the same as last year (see below). The cost of the banquet will be $35.00 a person, all inclusive; appetizer, entrĂ©e, dessert, and non -alcoholic beverage with meal. All taxes and gratuities are included in the cost. Any cocktails or other alcoholic drinks are separate and not included in the banquet cost. This is our camp’s opportunity to honor two of the greatest heroes of all American history, and show to the world Confederate Heritage is a heritage of honor and distinction.
     Please send your checks, made out to Capt. J.W. Bryan Camp 1390, SCV, and mail them to Luke Dartez, 908 Henning Road, Sulphur, La. 70665. Please try to have your checks in by Jan. 23, 2019.

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

CALCASIEU GREYS December 2018

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CONFEDERATE IMAGE OF THE MONTH

Unidentified Alabama Confederate
(Alabama Confederate Images)

Sunday, October 28, 2018

NOVEMBER 2018 CALCASIEU GREYS

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CONFEDERATE IMAGE OF THE MONTH

Pvt. Japhet Collins, Co. D, 12th Texas Cavalry
Parson's Brigade
(4th Texas Dragoons)
In September 1861 Japhet Collins enlisted
in the 4th Texas Dragoons near Waxahachie. 
Collins is dressed in civilian clothing and 
wears a military-style forage cap. Like the 
other volunteers in his unit, he provided his 
own horse and supplied his own weapons. 
He is equipped with a British-made Bowie 
knife and a Model 1851 Colt "Navy" revolver.
His wartime service was mainly spent in 
Arkansas and Louisiana, and included 
scouting, raiding and stalking draft dodgers. 
Collins participated in numerous battles 
and engagements in the Louisiana bayou 
country. In February 1865 he returned to 
Texas with his regiment. He was paroled 
at Brenham in September 1865. - 
Courtesy of Hallowed Grounds FB Page - 

Monday, October 1, 2018

Click Here for Calcasieu Greys 10/18


Confederate Image of the Month

President Jefferson Davis

Monday, September 3, 2018

CALCASIEU GREYS September 2018

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Confederate Image of September 2018


Unidentified Confedederate infantryman wearing George Seal
belt plate. (Library of Congress)