Closed Due to Confederadication: The Months They Drove Old Dixie Down

Right now there are forces out intent on burying what is left of the Confederacy and they are succeeding.  As a matter of fact, I would they they have accomplished their goal.  It is the second "Night They Drove Old Dixie Down."

I am calling it the eradication of the Confederacy, which it is.  It came to me that I could use the word Confed and just add eradication to it, and, therefore--  Confederadication.  The eradication of the Confederacy.

Definition of eradication:  The total destruction of something.

Since this is a major event in U.S. history, it is my intent to try to document it with media headlines (well, and my comments on it) in a real time situation.  However, with so much happening so fast, I can not keep up, especially when I have a total of eight blogs.

As such, I will be temporarily closing some of my blogs to devote more time to my Civil War II:  The Continuing War on the Confederacy.

Confederadication.  --Old Secesh

Confederate Defenders of Charleston Monument-- Part 2: Dedicating the Monument in 1932

The monument is topped by two figures, that of a woman representing Charleston and a young man representing the Confederate defenders.  The young muscular man is wearing nothing but a strategically placed fig leaf.

On October 20, 1932, some 8,000 people gathered for the statue's dedication in White Point Gardens, the Battery, for the Confederate defenders of Fort Sumter.  Many of those present had fathers, uncles and  grandfathers who fought  in what many still called "The Confederate War."

The statue's sculptor, Hermon A. McNeill, said of the monuments:  "The motif in brief, is that of a stalwart youth, standing in front with sword and shield symbolizes by his attitude the defense not only of the fort, but also of the fair city behind the fort in which are his most prized possessions, wife and family.

"And she, the wife,  glorified into an Athena-like woman, unafraid, stands behind him with arms outstretched toward the fort, this creating an inseparable  union of the city and Fort Sumter."

--Old secesh

Who Wrote This Letter? Did She Really Say That?

From the Civil War Times February 2018  "'I Do Not Think of Peace."

From Selma, Alabama, July 23, 1861:

"I see from today's paper Mrs. Lincoln is indignant at my Bro. David's being in Confederate service and declares 'that by nor word or act of hers should he escape punishment for his treason against her husband's government should he fall into their hands.'

"I do not believe she ever said it and if she did and meant it she is no longer a sister of mine nor deserves to be called a woman of nobleness and truth and God grant my noble and brave-hearted brother will never fall into their hands and have to suffer death twice over, and he could do nothing which could make me prouder of him than he is doing now, fighting for his country.

"What would she do to me, do you suppose?  I have as much to answer for.

"Elodie Todd"

--Old Secesh

Removal of Confederate Mound in Chicago-- Part 2

Both groups are planning on peaceful events in April.

Said, SCV Camp Douglas Commander Matthew Evans:  "We respect their right to the First Amendment.  We respect their right to gather, but it is a two-way road.  We hope that they can respect our presence there at Confederate Mound and realize that this ceremony is not to divide or open old wounds, but to pay respect for the dead.

"Confederate Mound is not a monument, but a headstone for 6,000 men who never got to go home."

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I came across this article in the April 5,2018, Suburban Chicagoland paper.

"Later in the month, on April 22, Smash White Supremacy will come together to stand against the annual white supremacist gathering held by the Sons of the Confederacy.  This will be from 11-1 at the confederate mound in the cemetery."

I Sure Didn't Know That Honoring Your Dead, Especially Thousands Who Died As Prisoners Was a White Supremacist Thing.  --Old Secesh

Top Ten Black Slaveowners-- Part 1: Yes, There Were Black Slaveowners in the South Before the War!!

From the June 6, 2017, Listverse by Aubrey Henderson.

These are two words you'd never think you'd see together:  Black and Slaveowners.  How could this be?  Especially considering how much hatred we see these days from the black folks about THAT country whose ONLY reason for being was to keep their ancestors in slavery.  You know, the CONFEDERACY.

But,there were some black people who not only participated in the slave trade, but also profited from it.

Some of them were even considered slave  magnates, owning 50+ slaves.

Imagine, a Black owning another Black.

How  could that be?   Wouldn't you think they would know better?

If all things connected with the Confederacy need to be eliminated, then what should we do about all things connected with Blacks.  One group punished for something, only fair that all be punished.

Next, I will give you Ms. Henderson's Top Ten.

Well, What Gives Here?  --Old Secesh

The Confederacy Under Attack-- Part 385: White Driver Beaten By Black Men in Chicago

This happened recently after the election of Donald Trump.  A white man was driving in a mostly-black area of Chicago when he was stopped, pulled from his vehicle and badly beaten by a group of blacks.  It was recorded on a cell phone and the scene has been replaying a lot on local media.

Remarkably, Black Lives Matter, the NAACP and Jesse Jackson and others have not said anything about this.  Just imagine had it been a black person beaten by a group of whites.  I imagine we might have heard something from them.

If this is not a racially tinged hate crime, I don't know what is.

--Old Secesh

A Particularly Bad Two Days for the Confederacy

These last two days, 150 years ago in the year 1863 proved to be especially bad for what was hoped to be a new nation in North America.  For them it was a War for Southern Independence, just as the American colonies had declared a new nation eighty-nine years earlier in 1776.  And, the Confederacy had their reasons, just as the colonies had in 1775.  (See some of them in my Cooter's History Thing Blog.)

The Conferate States of America suffered the setback at the loss of the Battle of Gettysburg on July 3rd.  Then, the following day, the citadel of Vicksburg on the Mississippi River surrendered, effectively cutting the Confederacy apart along that river.

The war would go on, but chances of the new nation dwindled the whole time.  It was high tide of the Confederacy before these two days.  Now it was ebbing.

Almost, Though.  --Old Secesh

Ten Surprising Facts About the Confederacy-- Part 2

6.  Its first and only president was Jefferson Davis.

5.  There were several flags, including the first one, called the Stars and Bars.  Theone you usually see being flown was officially the Confederate Navy Jack.

4.  Prisoner Exchange.  Both sides had absolutely horrid prisons, but you usually only hear about the Confederate ones.  The first officially sanctioned exchange took place in Feb. 1862.

3.  The Confederacy had the first American draft.  On April 16, 1862, nearly a year before the federal government, the Confederate Conscription Act called for all white men from 18 to 35 liable to a three-year term of service.  In September 1862, that age was raised to 45.

Druggists, civil officials, railroad and river workers, telegraph operators and teachers were exempt from service.  It was estimated that 92% of exemptions from Georgia and North Carolina were fraudulent.

2.  Equal Pay--  Black soldiers were to get the same pay as whites.  (I'm not sure about this one.)

1.  Slavery--  In 1864, the CSA began to abandon the institution.

Well worth a look at Listverse.

Old Secesh

Ten Surprising Facts About the Confederacy-- Part 1

From the December 5, 2010, Listverse.


10.  BATTLE NAMES--  The Union named battles after natural objects, Confederates after towns.  For example, the Union Battle of Bull Run (named for the creek) was called Battle of Manassas by Confederates (for the nearby town).  Some 230 actions in the war have two or more names.

9.  GEOGRAPHY--  The Confederacy had 750,000 square miles and 3,500 miles of coastline, 200 harbors, bays and navigable river mouths.

8.  CAPITAL--  Originally in Montgomery, Alabama, then moved to Richmond, Virginia.

7.  MONEY--  Confederate money began circulating in April 1861 (I believe I remember hearing the first notes were printed in the North).  Approximately $1.7 billion in currency issued.  Only a one cent and a fifty cent piece were issued.

More to Come.  --Old Secesh