CONFEDERATE FLAG RAISINGS IN LOUISIANA, Dec. 16, 2020

 

CONFEDERATE FLAG FLYS WITH THE PELICANS The SCV Lt. J.Y. Sanders Camp 2092, Commander raised a 35ft flag pole acquired from the Louisiana Division in Jefferson Parish. It is pictured here flying the Confederate Battle Flag along with the U.S. Flag. The Sanders Camp plans to interchange different historical flags on the pole, especially Southern banners that are not commonly known. They hope it will initiate conversations within the community, promoting our Southern Heritage & History.  Deo Vindice! Brian McClure 1st Lt. Division Commander

SOUTHERN BANNER RAISED! The SCV Claiborne Invincibles Camp Commander purchased a 35ft flag pole from the Louisiana Division. The pole and flag were raised in Claiborne Parish as a symbol of our Southern Heritage & History. The flag poles the Louisiana Division acquired were industrial poles used at the 1984 World’s Fair. Deo Vindice! Brian McClure 1st Lt. Division Commander

CONFEDERATE NEWS SUMMARY, Dec. 15

 SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- The Board of Trustees of Dixie State University voted Monday to change is name by getting rid of Dixie, because it is associated with the Confederacy. The name reportedly originated from Southern settlers who wanted to promote cotton growing in the area. 

RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia Democrat Gov. Ralph Northam announced he plans to "repurpose" the equestrian monument of  General Robert E. Lee, after the Lee statue has been removed, and replace it with "more diverse art." The National Register of Historic Places monument was erected on Richmond's once historic Monument Avenue in 1890.

Robert E. Lee Monument

GULF PORT, Miss. -- A deadlock vote by the Harrison County Board of Supervisors means the Confederate monument outside the courthouse in Gulfport will remain. The statue depicts a Confederate soldier at parade rest, standing on a tall, ornate pedestal.

WEATHERFORD, Tex. -- A protest was held Sunday by persons wanted the Confederate Monument in front of the Parker County courthouse removed, and monument defenders were there to defend it. The monument consists of a statue of a Confederate soldier atop a ornate column. Petitions have been started both for and against the monument.

CONFEDERATE NEWS SUMMARY for Dec. 14, 2020

 

Gen. John Bell Hood

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Donald Trump has reiterated his position of vetoing the National Defense Authorization of Act if it contains provisions he opposes.

Among the provisions he opposes is a provision to change the names of the 10 U.S. military bases named in honor of Confederate generals, such as Fort Hood, Texas named in honor of General John Bell Hood. The bill is in a committee to reconcile differences in the House and Senate bills. It has been approved by veto-proof margins in both bodies.

GADSDEN, Ala. -- A monument honoring Emma Sansom, Confederate heroine, in Gadsden has come under scrutiny by the city government there. Historian Camille Agricola Bowman has suggested it be used as a teaching tool to teach changing interpretations of history.

The monument was erected in 1906 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Emma Sansom was a young girl who aided General Nathan Bedford Forrest during the raid in Northern Alabama by Yankee cavalry.

PENDLETON, Ore. -- Confederate sidewalk stamps are being debated at the Dec. 15 meeting of the Pendleton City Council. The Pendleton Historic Preservation Commission wanted to preserve the concrete etchings that honor Confederate heroes like Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee.

The city is now targeting an exception to the city's historic preservation ordinance to exclude the etchings, according to draft ordinance being considered.

CONFEDERATE NEWS SUMMARY

 

CONFEDERATE NEWS SUMMARY

Fort Polk, Louisiana and other U.S. Military bases may soon be changed if the National Defense Authorization Act is passed. The bill, passed by veto proof margins in  both the House of Representatives and Senate, now goes to a conference committee to iron out the differences between the House and Senate bills.

The president's concerns includes the provision to rename the 10 military bases named in honor of Confederate generals, including Fort Polk, which is named for Louisiana Episcopal Bishop Leonidas Polk and a Confederate general killed in action during the Atlanta Campaign in 1864. Any other military facilities with Confederate connections would also be wiped out by the "politically correct cleansing act."

Last month, it was reported that 56 percent of Americans polled were against renaming the bases, but the Congress appears to be oblivious to public opinion in the haste to appease various violent radical groups pushing that measure, as well as defunding police and other issues.

President Trump has been staunchly opposed to such historical revisionism. He wrote in June, "It has been suggested we should rename as many as 10 of our Legendary Military Bases, such as Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Fort Hood, Texas, Fort Benning in Georgia, etc. These Monumental and very Powerful Bases have become part of a Great American Heritage, and a history of Winning, Victory, and Freedom. The United States of America trained and deployed our HEROES on these Hallowed Grounds, and won two World Wars. There, my Administration will not even consider the renaming of these Magnificent and Fabled Military Installations. Our history as the Greatest Nation in the World will not be tampered with."

Louisiana Bishop Leonidas Polk

Confederate Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk

Here's a link to: Click👉The Elephant in the Room | Abbeville Institute, about the Confederate battle flag. God Bless OUR Confederacy.

CONFEDERATE MONUMENTS UPDATE

 

    The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury has not yet announced when it will have The South's Defenders Monument restored, which will include the repair of the flagbearer statue and to the top of the column knocked off by Hurricane Laura.

       The people of Calcasieu Parish last summer overwhelmingly showed support for the monument and the police jury overwhelmingly voted to not  remove the monument under pressure from a small but vocal anti-monument group.

        If you haven't already done so, please contact your police juror and encourage him to support having the monument repaired and restored. You can find your police jurors contact information on their web site, www.calcasieuparish.gov.

        Elsewhere, the Northampton County, Virginia Board of supervisor took no action recently to remove their Confederate soldier monument.

         The U.S. Congress is still considering legislation that would change the names of all military bases named in honor of Confederate generals. They are also considering legislation to remove Confederate monuments and plaques from all national battlefield parks. President Trump has warned he will veto both of those attempts at historical cleansing. Biden has reportedly promised to support them. Please contact you congressional representative and senators and let them know your opinions.

         In Alabama, the state legislature in Montgomery will consider removing an image of the Confederate battle flag from its state coat of arms, which also includes other historic flags that have flown over Alabama in the past. Those other flags include the French and Spanish flags from the colonial period when they ruled what later became Alabama.

         On the internet, the streaming platform Twitch has announced it will totally ban the Confederate flag in all circumstances.

        The Virginia Military Institute recently removed the statue on the campus of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson under pressure of its extreme anti-Confederate governor. The statue is being to transferred to the Battle of New Market State Park. Historically, that battle occurred about a year after Jackson's death.

        The City of Norfolk, Virginia has moved its Confederate monument, a Confederate flagbearer nicknamed Johnny Reb, to Norfolk's historic Elmwood Cemetery, which has a Confederate section. The local SCV camp commended the City of Norfolk for honoring its pledge to move it to a place of honor. It now stands on a pedestal with landscaping around the base.

 

There is a true glory and a true honor: the glory of duty done--The honor of the integrity of principal.--Robert E. Lee