Some New News About an Old War.
1. RE-ENACTOR INDICTED-- The Jan. 17th Hampton Roads Online reports that a grand jury in Isle of Wight, Virginia, has a Confederate re-enactor for shooting Thomas R. Lord, Sr., 72, in the shoulder. Lord was portraying a northern soldier during the filming of "The Civil War Overland Campaign Web Series Project" on September 27, 2008. The southern soldier voluntarily turned himself in to authorities. Probably apologized for shooting the "Yankee."
2. SCV SUIT-- the Florida Division of the SCV is filing suit in the US District Court to force the state of Florida to approve license plates with a Confederate flag on them. The SCV group spent years completing the preliminary requirements like the $60,000 application fee, marketing strategies, and collecting the names of 30,000 people who said they would purchase it. The bill was killed in the house of representatives.
Careful, Florida, the Guy from Virginia Just Might Pay a Visit. --Old B-R'er
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
