AUGUST 27TH
Mississippi voters may decide whether Confederate emblem stays on state flag.
Confederate parade coming to Bucyrus. (Ohio)
Idaho student asked to remove Confederate Flag from his truck.
Butler County City nixes proposed ban on Confederate Flags.
Local police chief not apologizing for Confederate Flag vest.
Spartanburg schools will not single out Confederate Flag. (SC)
Florida principal sends girl home for giant Confederate Flags--and now he is the one apologizing.
--Old Secesh
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Monday, September 7, 2015
Discussion and Movie on General Sherman-- Part 2: Helped End the War More Quickly
Sherman's March was the subject of the movie presented at Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Actually, he had two marches. The most famous was the March to the Sea across Georgia. But then he had his March Through the Carolinas when he went through South and North Carolina.
The event had special meaning for Wayne County residents Goldsboro was his main objective with its rail connections. Sherman planned to meet up with two other Union forces for his final drive against Confederate General Joe Johnston. He did do a great job of keeping the Confederates guessing what his ultimate goal was, however.
Local historian Kirk Keller spoke before and after the movie and offered the opinion that Sherman was not the monster many Southerners have always considered him to be.
According to Keller, "Try to look at it from the outside in." His hard style of fighting helped bring about the end of the war more quickly and saved lives as a result.
This Would Be a Hard One to Accept. --Old Secesh
The event had special meaning for Wayne County residents Goldsboro was his main objective with its rail connections. Sherman planned to meet up with two other Union forces for his final drive against Confederate General Joe Johnston. He did do a great job of keeping the Confederates guessing what his ultimate goal was, however.
Local historian Kirk Keller spoke before and after the movie and offered the opinion that Sherman was not the monster many Southerners have always considered him to be.
According to Keller, "Try to look at it from the outside in." His hard style of fighting helped bring about the end of the war more quickly and saved lives as a result.
This Would Be a Hard One to Accept. --Old Secesh
The Confederacy Under Attack-- Part 36
AUGUST 30TH.
Missouri residents show support for the Confederate Flag, while others disagree.
Confederate Flag pole snapped in half at high school football game.
Convoy rallies support for Confederate Flag.
AUGUST 29TH
Confederate Flags forced down at Elizabethtown Fair. (Pennsylvania)
Confederate Flag controversy at Lorain County Fair. (Ohio)
Montgomery County Presents Five Options for Relocation of Confederate Statue.
Case built to protect Confederate monument vandalized twice (N.C.)
Petition seeks Confederate Flag removal.
Confederate Flag not welcome at WMHS (Louisiana)
--Old Secesh
Missouri residents show support for the Confederate Flag, while others disagree.
Confederate Flag pole snapped in half at high school football game.
Convoy rallies support for Confederate Flag.
AUGUST 29TH
Confederate Flags forced down at Elizabethtown Fair. (Pennsylvania)
Confederate Flag controversy at Lorain County Fair. (Ohio)
Montgomery County Presents Five Options for Relocation of Confederate Statue.
Case built to protect Confederate monument vandalized twice (N.C.)
Petition seeks Confederate Flag removal.
Confederate Flag not welcome at WMHS (Louisiana)
--Old Secesh
Saturday, September 5, 2015
Where Are Jesse and Al? What's Racist for One Is Racist for All
I am very surprised that I have heard absolutely nothing from Jesse J. and Al S. concerning the two white journalists killed and the wounding of the white woman being interviewed in Virginia by the racist black man.
Nor have I heard any remarks from them regarding the horrible and sadistic racist attack on the Willowbrook, Illinois, woman by the black man from Indiana.
And then, there was that racist cold-blooded murder of the cop in Texas by a black man.
Hey guys, what's racist for one group is also racist for another.
And come to think of it, I haven't heard any public outcry or attempts to destroy black heritage such as is happening with all things Confederate as a result. Hey, all these attacks on the Confederacy took place after the senseless Charleston murders. It would only seem natural that the reverse should happen.
Perhaps White Lives Don't Matter To Them. --Old Secesh
Nor have I heard any remarks from them regarding the horrible and sadistic racist attack on the Willowbrook, Illinois, woman by the black man from Indiana.
And then, there was that racist cold-blooded murder of the cop in Texas by a black man.
Hey guys, what's racist for one group is also racist for another.
And come to think of it, I haven't heard any public outcry or attempts to destroy black heritage such as is happening with all things Confederate as a result. Hey, all these attacks on the Confederacy took place after the senseless Charleston murders. It would only seem natural that the reverse should happen.
Perhaps White Lives Don't Matter To Them. --Old Secesh
The Confederacy Under Attack-- Part 35
FROM AUGUST 31
Alabama Confederate flagger is shocked when nobody shows up for his secession rally.
Confederate Flag displays prompt mixed reactions.
Confederate monument near CPCC temporarily boarded up.
Share Your View on What to Do With Confederate Statue.
Forum Confronts history of Vanderbilt's Confederate Memorial Hall.
FROM AUGUST 30
County Leaders Review Locations for Relocating Confederate Soldier statue.
Differing historical views of Confederate Flag parade.
--Old Secesh
Alabama Confederate flagger is shocked when nobody shows up for his secession rally.
Confederate Flag displays prompt mixed reactions.
Confederate monument near CPCC temporarily boarded up.
Share Your View on What to Do With Confederate Statue.
Forum Confronts history of Vanderbilt's Confederate Memorial Hall.
FROM AUGUST 30
County Leaders Review Locations for Relocating Confederate Soldier statue.
Differing historical views of Confederate Flag parade.
--Old Secesh
The Confederacy Under Attack-- Part 35
These are headlines coming up on Google Alerts.
From Sept. 4
Confederate Flag sales booming.
Where Confederate soldier statue could be moved.
California Assembly Approves Bill banning Confederate Flags.
Where You can Find a Confederate Flag Flying in Minnesota.
August 31
Confederate Flag visible, but not gone from NYS Fair, thanks to Hank Williams, Jr.
Confederate Battle Flag restricted at Louisiana high school.
Confederate Pride Parade Causes Controversy.
--Old Secesh
From Sept. 4
Confederate Flag sales booming.
Where Confederate soldier statue could be moved.
California Assembly Approves Bill banning Confederate Flags.
Where You can Find a Confederate Flag Flying in Minnesota.
August 31
Confederate Flag visible, but not gone from NYS Fair, thanks to Hank Williams, Jr.
Confederate Battle Flag restricted at Louisiana high school.
Confederate Pride Parade Causes Controversy.
--Old Secesh
Friday, September 4, 2015
The Confederacy Under Attack-- Part 34
And these just keep coming. It is getting disheartening to see so many jumping on the anti-Confederate bandwagon. Seems to be the pc thing to do.
Key West Preserves Memorials To Confederate and Union Armies.
University of Texas removes statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis from campus.
Va. NAACP sees compromise on Confederate issue.
Heritage Preservation Association puts up another Confederate Flag in Danville.
Schools reaction to Confederate Flag shirt sparking controversy in Southern Illinois.
Middle Tennessee State students protest campus building named for Confederate leader.
Where You Can Find Confederate Flags Flying in Missouri.
--Old Secesh
Key West Preserves Memorials To Confederate and Union Armies.
University of Texas removes statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis from campus.
Va. NAACP sees compromise on Confederate issue.
Heritage Preservation Association puts up another Confederate Flag in Danville.
Schools reaction to Confederate Flag shirt sparking controversy in Southern Illinois.
Middle Tennessee State students protest campus building named for Confederate leader.
Where You Can Find Confederate Flags Flying in Missouri.
--Old Secesh
The Confederacy Under Attack-- Part 33
Texas judge clears way for removal of Jefferson Davis statue.
Confederate memorabilia gets favorable attention at Westmoreland Fair.
Mecklenburg County guards Confederate monument with plexiglass.
Confederate Flag removal paves the way for Charleston bowl game.
Dems shut northeast Ohio county fair booth over Confederate Flag sales.
Wilder student asked to remove Confederate Flag from truck.
No Confederate ban in Spartanburg schools.
Walpole High School votes to block Confederate Flag. (Massachusetts)
Confederate soldiers deserve honor too.
--Old Secesh
Confederate memorabilia gets favorable attention at Westmoreland Fair.
Mecklenburg County guards Confederate monument with plexiglass.
Confederate Flag removal paves the way for Charleston bowl game.
Dems shut northeast Ohio county fair booth over Confederate Flag sales.
Wilder student asked to remove Confederate Flag from truck.
No Confederate ban in Spartanburg schools.
Walpole High School votes to block Confederate Flag. (Massachusetts)
Confederate soldiers deserve honor too.
--Old Secesh
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Discussion and Movie on General Sherman in Goldsboro, N.C.-- Part 1
From the March 11, 2015, Goldsboro (NC) News-Argus "Lecture shares view of Civil War general" by Dennis Hill.
"One hundred and fifty years ago this week, residents of Goldsboro were scared.
"The Civil War had raged for more than four years, the army of Union Gen. William T. Sherman had entered North Carolina after laying waste to much of Georgia and South Carolina, and people in the state feared the worst."
Sherman's March was the subject of a film and lecture presented at Wayne Community College. Iy had special meaning to Goldsboro and Wayne County residents as Goldsboro was the objective of Sherman's march as he was hoping to meet up with other Union forces moving inland from the coast.
Local historian Kirk Keller gave the lecture and said that Sherman's hard-nosed (and much hated) mode of fighting helped quicken the end of the war, which, by 1865, the Confederacy didn't have any chance of winning.
This film/lecture is part of a series of events leading up to the March 21-22 re-enactment of the Battle of Bentonville. March 17, Dean Harry, president of the Friends of Bentonville Battlefield will give a talk on the battle itself at Wayne Community College. On March 20, a Civil War concert will also be held at the college.
Don't "Shermanize" My Steak. --Old Secesh
"One hundred and fifty years ago this week, residents of Goldsboro were scared.
"The Civil War had raged for more than four years, the army of Union Gen. William T. Sherman had entered North Carolina after laying waste to much of Georgia and South Carolina, and people in the state feared the worst."
Sherman's March was the subject of a film and lecture presented at Wayne Community College. Iy had special meaning to Goldsboro and Wayne County residents as Goldsboro was the objective of Sherman's march as he was hoping to meet up with other Union forces moving inland from the coast.
Local historian Kirk Keller gave the lecture and said that Sherman's hard-nosed (and much hated) mode of fighting helped quicken the end of the war, which, by 1865, the Confederacy didn't have any chance of winning.
This film/lecture is part of a series of events leading up to the March 21-22 re-enactment of the Battle of Bentonville. March 17, Dean Harry, president of the Friends of Bentonville Battlefield will give a talk on the battle itself at Wayne Community College. On March 20, a Civil War concert will also be held at the college.
Don't "Shermanize" My Steak. --Old Secesh
Battle of Bentonville Re-Enactment, 150 Years Later
From the March15, 2015, Goldsboro (NC) News-Argus "The last battle" by Ethan Smith.
The filds and forests of Johnston County are a lot quitere now than they were 150 years ago when two great armies clashed as the Civil War was drawing to a close.
On Saturday and Sunday, march 21-22, the battle will occur again, this time with some 4,000 re-enactors and as many as 50,000 spectators.
Among those re-enactors will be several local men, members of the Wayne County History Club: Randy Sauls, Lynn Bull and Bob Richter. They participate in some of the area re-enactments, but not all, but say Bentonville is special because of its sheer magnitude where some 80,000 men took part back in 1865. They took part in the 145th re-enactment five years ago. I was there for that one.
Bob Richter says he was a Boy Scout in 1965 when his troop went to a re-enactment at Bentonville and he really goy hooked on the cannons.
The Bentonville re-enactment occurs only every five years, something that started in 1995. As such, a huge push is made to get re-enactors. Like I mentioned earlier, I was at the one in 2010, but was very disappointed in not being able to see much of the fighting. I did, however, get the idea of what a regiment would look like on the march as I saw Union re-enactors in a large number marching through the woods to the battlefield.
Another nice thing about re-enactments at Bentonville is that they take place on the actual battlefield, something that can't be done on a National Battlefield.
--Old Re-EnactSecesh
The filds and forests of Johnston County are a lot quitere now than they were 150 years ago when two great armies clashed as the Civil War was drawing to a close.
On Saturday and Sunday, march 21-22, the battle will occur again, this time with some 4,000 re-enactors and as many as 50,000 spectators.
Among those re-enactors will be several local men, members of the Wayne County History Club: Randy Sauls, Lynn Bull and Bob Richter. They participate in some of the area re-enactments, but not all, but say Bentonville is special because of its sheer magnitude where some 80,000 men took part back in 1865. They took part in the 145th re-enactment five years ago. I was there for that one.
Bob Richter says he was a Boy Scout in 1965 when his troop went to a re-enactment at Bentonville and he really goy hooked on the cannons.
The Bentonville re-enactment occurs only every five years, something that started in 1995. As such, a huge push is made to get re-enactors. Like I mentioned earlier, I was at the one in 2010, but was very disappointed in not being able to see much of the fighting. I did, however, get the idea of what a regiment would look like on the march as I saw Union re-enactors in a large number marching through the woods to the battlefield.
Another nice thing about re-enactments at Bentonville is that they take place on the actual battlefield, something that can't be done on a National Battlefield.
--Old Re-EnactSecesh
The Confederacy Under Attack-- Part 32
All 173 Confederate Flag rallies since the Charleston massacre, mapped. (Mostly in the South)
Confederate heritage group rallies at the Capitol. (In South Carolina)
Civities: Why can you fly the rainbow flag but can't fly the Confederate Flag (Gay flags also offend a lot of people.)
School board member's Confederate Flag post sparks attention.
Cary man fights order to remove Confederate-style flag by homeowners association. (Also, has the N.C. state flag incorporated elements of the Confederate Flag?)
The Confederate Flag, memorial Items Come Down at Virginia College. (William and Mary)
GOP candidates for governor oppose removing Confederate monuments in Louisiana.
Confederate Flag rally at Capitol. (Missouri)
--Old Secesh
Confederate heritage group rallies at the Capitol. (In South Carolina)
Civities: Why can you fly the rainbow flag but can't fly the Confederate Flag (Gay flags also offend a lot of people.)
School board member's Confederate Flag post sparks attention.
Cary man fights order to remove Confederate-style flag by homeowners association. (Also, has the N.C. state flag incorporated elements of the Confederate Flag?)
The Confederate Flag, memorial Items Come Down at Virginia College. (William and Mary)
GOP candidates for governor oppose removing Confederate monuments in Louisiana.
Confederate Flag rally at Capitol. (Missouri)
--Old Secesh
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
The Famed Irish Brigade
Of course, this consisted mostly of men of Irish descent.
It consisted of five regiments, but originally was made up of three regiments:
69th New York
63rd New York
88th New York
It was later joined by the 29th Massachusetts who disliked having to fight alongside Irish and after the Battle of Antietam was replaced by the 28th Massachusetts and then the 116th Pennsylvania were added.
--Old Secesh
It consisted of five regiments, but originally was made up of three regiments:
69th New York
63rd New York
88th New York
It was later joined by the 29th Massachusetts who disliked having to fight alongside Irish and after the Battle of Antietam was replaced by the 28th Massachusetts and then the 116th Pennsylvania were added.
--Old Secesh
The Irish Brigade's Father William Corby
From Wikipedia.
Yesterday's post about the Mort Kunstler painting featured Father William Corby.
Born October 2, 1833, Died December 28, 1987
Attached to the Irish Brigade during the Civil War. Born in Detroit, Michigan and enrolled at the then ten-year old Notre Dame College in South Bend, Indiana. Wonder if he was able to get tickets to the game.
Ordained there and then taught there and returned to the school after the war and stayed there the rest of his life.
He is best known for giving General Absolution to the Irish brigade the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg. This absolves you of your sins. The Irish brigade brought 5,000 into the battle and only 500 remained after it.
A statue of Father Corby was erected at the Gettysburg Battlefield in 1912.
--Old Secesh
Yesterday's post about the Mort Kunstler painting featured Father William Corby.
Born October 2, 1833, Died December 28, 1987
Attached to the Irish Brigade during the Civil War. Born in Detroit, Michigan and enrolled at the then ten-year old Notre Dame College in South Bend, Indiana. Wonder if he was able to get tickets to the game.
Ordained there and then taught there and returned to the school after the war and stayed there the rest of his life.
He is best known for giving General Absolution to the Irish brigade the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg. This absolves you of your sins. The Irish brigade brought 5,000 into the battle and only 500 remained after it.
A statue of Father Corby was erected at the Gettysburg Battlefield in 1912.
--Old Secesh
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Mort Kunstlers's 2015 Civil War Calendar for September-- Part 2
While the 2nd Corps lost more men in the Civil War than any other unit in the Federal Army, they continued to fight bravely.
Many of the men were practicing Catholics (a big surprise among Irish) and the brigade chaplain, Father William Corby, would regularly perform the act of "Last Rites" before going into battle in anticipation of lives lost.
Even during battle, Father Corby was present, offering spiritual strength, guidance, and peace of mind to soldiers through absolution.
--Old Secesh
Many of the men were practicing Catholics (a big surprise among Irish) and the brigade chaplain, Father William Corby, would regularly perform the act of "Last Rites" before going into battle in anticipation of lives lost.
Even during battle, Father Corby was present, offering spiritual strength, guidance, and peace of mind to soldiers through absolution.
--Old Secesh
Mort Kunstler's 2015 Civil War Calendar for September-- Part 1
ABSOLUTION BEFORE VICTORY
Members of the Irish Brigade are lines up off a road, holding their hats in the air while a mounted officer holds his sword aloft and a priest does absolution, I'm guessing, also from horseback. The U.S. flag is being held alongside the famous green harp flag.
IRISH BRIGADE AT ANTIETAM, SEPT. 17, 1862. The Irish Brigade served in the 1st Division of the 2nd Corps in the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. The men bravely fought and suffered many casualties in difficult assignments, as was displayed when the 2nd Corps was assigned to a position later called "Bloody Lane" during the Battle of Antietam.
--Old Secesh
Members of the Irish Brigade are lines up off a road, holding their hats in the air while a mounted officer holds his sword aloft and a priest does absolution, I'm guessing, also from horseback. The U.S. flag is being held alongside the famous green harp flag.
IRISH BRIGADE AT ANTIETAM, SEPT. 17, 1862. The Irish Brigade served in the 1st Division of the 2nd Corps in the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. The men bravely fought and suffered many casualties in difficult assignments, as was displayed when the 2nd Corps was assigned to a position later called "Bloody Lane" during the Battle of Antietam.
--Old Secesh
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