Running the Blockade-- New News of an Old War
1. LOGAN WANTS TO KNOW-- Logan County, Illinois, that is. The May 19th Pantagraph states that an effort to refurbish the Civil War monument on the court house square in Lincoln has raised the number of county residents serving in the war from 326 names listed to nearly 400.
The statue was dedicated June 10, 1869 and refurbished in 1903 when it was also moved slightly. By then, many of the names had weathered so badly that they were nearly unreadable.
The county would like to know if there are more and invite all leads.
2. FORT FISHER BIKING-- The May 8th Wilmington Star-News had an article about Al Schroetel and his Cape Fear Cyclists bicycle club.
It said he first visited Fort Fisher in 1963 when it was the home of the 701st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron while serving in the Air Force. He met his future wife there. He was away for many years, but upon retiring, moved back to Wilmington.
His 350 member bicycling club offers five different rides, but a favorite is a 40 mile ride to Fort Fisher with a stop at Britt's Donuts in Carolina Beach on the way back.
3. CONFEDRATE FLAG IN WASHINGTON STATE-- And NO ONE WANTS IT TAKEN DOWN although it has raised a few eyebrows, but evoked no controversy. The May 15th KGW Northwest News TV said it is at Ridgefield in sight of I-5.
Brent Jacobs, a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans raised it in honor of Jefferson Davis. "I think our ancestors got a bad rap, and we're trying to preserve their good name."
This summer, he and other SCV members plan on dedicating headstones to four Confederate veterans who moved to Oregon after the war.
4. BAN THE FLAG-- The May 14th Delmarvanow.com reports that some Allegheny County, Maryland residents wants to ban the Confederate flag from school grounds; ones that promote racial hatred. They also want the Nazi Swastika banned. The schoold board will meet to consider the request.
Who Says It's an Old War. --Old B-Runner
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
