Newsletter

Olde Abbeville SCV Camp #39

Home

THE CONFEDERATE COURIER

Newsletter of Olde Abbeville Camp # 39

Sons of Confederate Veterans

November, 2009

Charge to the Sons of Confederate Veterans:

"To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we submit the vindication of the Cause for which we fought; to your strength will be given the defense of the Confederate soldier's good name, the guardianship of his history, the emulation of his virtues, and the perpetuation of those principles he loved and which made him glorious and which you also cherish. Remember, it is your duty to see that the true history of the South is presented to future generations."

Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee, Commander General,

United Confederate Veterans, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1906

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Olde Abbeville Camp #39 will meet at 6:30PM Monday, November 9, 2009 at the Grange Hall in Greenwood. The guest speaker this month will be Compatriot Roy Vandergrift of the Milledge Luke Bonham SCV Camp in Saluda. Supper is at 6:30 followed by Compatriot Vandergrift's program at 7:00pm. The meeting is open to all. Hope to see you there.

Olde Abbeville Camp Officers

Nominees for office were received last month and will be voted on during a brief business meeting following the upcoming camp meeting. There remain a couple of offices open for 2010. Please consider giving of your time and talents to help keep the Olde Abbeville Camp moving forward.

Tabernacle Cemetery

Final cleanup & grass mowing for this year at Tabernacle Cemetery is scheduled for Saturday, November 14th at 9:00am. Your assistance will be greatly appreciated.

Southern Fortitude

One of the many great things about history is that of lessons learned how normal people survived extraordinary circumstances. We Southerners today think that times now are tough. Perhaps they are, but the following letters from the war front should help keep things in perspective.

July 31st, 1864 Emmett Ross to Mary Collins,

I hope to be with you very soon - just as soon as I can bear the fatigue of traveling and when the enemy will permit me to do so. I was very severely wounded in the charge of last Thursday. I was struck in the left knee by a minnie ball causing a very painful and ugly wound. The ball has not been extracted, but I will have it done as soon as I reach the Hospital. I am at this place on my way to some Hospital and when I reach one, will receive every attention. I am doing as well as could be expected under the circumstances and have been very kindly treated ever since my arrival here. I got here yesterday. Could not go farther as a yankee raiding party have torn up a portion of the rail road a few miles beyond this place. This little town is crowded with wounded soldiers. I never saw the like before, and the ladies, God bless them, are so kind to us and do all they can to alleviate our sufferings. My Brigade fought with great gallantry and sustained a very heavy loss. We fought the enemy in a thick woods and they behind breast works. They mowed us down like grass. I lay upon the field an hour after I was wounded and then concluded to crawl to the rear and avoid being captured - nearly all of our killed and wounded were captured. My regiment has only sixteen men left. We lost eight officers out of eleven who went into the fight, and thirty-eight men out of fifty-four. I saw

your Brother an hour or two before the fight. I was unable to see him or hear from him since. I hope that he is safe. Well I will stop. I hope to be with you as soon as circumstances will permit.

Emmett Ross Papers, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson

Tuesday night, April 25 (1865)

Rumors of momentous events came in rounds to- day. First we heard that Gen. Johnston had surrendered. Next that a Federal force of 1200 was coming from Beverly to establish a garrison at Staunton. Then a gentleman arriving from Charlottesville with a report that Andrew Johnson, Lincoln's successor, had been killed, and that Washington, Philadelphia and New York were in flames. Finally, it was reported by some one who came up the Valley, that Grant had been killed, that fighting was going on in Washington city, and that all the troops had been removed from Winchester. We know not what to think of all this. It is not more strange than the intelligence of Lincoln's death, which we did not believe, but can it be that society is broken up, and the whole country in a state of chaos! that assassination, heretofore unknown amongst us, has become a common event! I cannot think so. The man who killed Lincoln must have been a lunatic, and surely a similar act has not be perpetrated since. There has been no confirmation of the report that a mob in Baltimore hung Gen. Ewell and others. We have no mails, no newspapers, and no regular communication with the world. Occasionally some one arrives with a Baltimore or Richmond paper. The Richmond Whig is issued by new hands as a Union paper.

"The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed; a refuge in times of trouble." Trouble, suspense, anxiety, a time when we have no government, and know not what will be on the morrow. Our neighbor, Mrs. Points, died last night. The lights we have seen at her house since dark, make it look more cheerful than it ever did before. Poor woman! She had much trouble.

Augusta County, Virginia: Diary of Joseph Addison Waddell (1855-1865)

Deo Vindice

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ambrotype photo of Eugene A. Allen, CSA, of Abbeville

Photo of Lt. M. T. Hutchison

Cpl. Thomas Mosely Tucker

Pvt. Robert Barney Hutchison

Links

Sons of Confederate Veterans (National)

Sons of Confederate Veterans (S.C. Division)

Confederate Museum (16th Reg.--Greenville, S.C.)

B/G Samuel McGowan Camp 40 (Laurens, S.C.)

McGowan's Brigade Monument

William Farley OCR Chapter 15 (Laurens, S.C.)

16th S.C. Regiment

Southern Cross Of Honor

14th S.C. Regiment

Rosters

Confederate Cemetery Lists

Captain William Downs Farley

SCV Missouri Division

Sterling Price SCV Camp 145 (Missouri)

Aw, Shucks (Southern News and Links)

American Experience

The American Civil War Homepage

Savage Goodner SCV Camp 1513

Laurens County, SC Genweb

Capt. Moses T. Fowler Camp 1721(Fountain Inn, S.C.)

Palmetto Camp # 22 (Columbia, S.C.)

Joe Wheeler Camp 1245 (Aiken, S.C.)

Lt. Gen. Wade Hampton Camp No. 273 (Columbia, S.C.)

Sons of Mars SCV Camp 1632 (Laurel Hill, N.C.)

Capt. John F. McElhenny Camp #840 (Russell County, Va.)

Bill Hodges Gift of Life (please visit--they need your prayers.Thanks!)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

For information about the Sons of Confederate Veterans, call

1-800-MY SOUTH.

(There is also the link above.)

Olde Abbeville Camp #39 - SCV

1077 Harpers Ferry Road

Iva, SC 29655

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Burt-Starke Mansion, Abbeville, S.C.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Be sure to visit and support the Confederate Museum

located at 15 Boyce Avenue in Greenville, S.C.

Here is the link to the museum's website.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

If you find a broken link or have something to contribute to this site, then please

Home Top of Page


	Olde Abbeville SCV Camp #39 Home THE CONFEDERATE COURIER Newsletter of Olde Abbeville Camp # 39 Sons of Confederate Veterans November, 2009 Charge to the Sons of Confederate Veterans: "To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we submit the vindication of the Cause for which we fought; to your strength will be given the defense of the Confederate soldier's good name, the guardianship of his history, the emulation of his virtues, and the perpetuation of those principles he loved and which made him glorious and which you also cherish. Remember, it is your duty to see that the true history of the South is presented to future generations." Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee, Commander General, United Confederate Veterans, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1906 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Olde Abbeville Camp #39 will meet at 6:30PM Monday, November 9, 2009 at the Grange Hall in Greenwood. The guest speaker this month will be Compatriot Roy Vandergrift of the Milledge Luke Bonham SCV Camp in Saluda. Supper is at 6:30 followed by Compatriot Vandergrift's program at 7:00pm. The meeting is open to all. Hope to see you there. Olde Abbeville Camp Officers Nominees for office were received last month and will be voted on during a brief business meeting following the upcoming camp meeting. There remain a couple of offices open for 2010. Please consider giving of your time and talents to help keep the Olde Abbeville Camp moving forward. Tabernacle Cemetery Final cleanup & grass mowing for this year at Tabernacle Cemetery is scheduled for Saturday, November 14th at 9:00am. Your assistance will be greatly appreciated. Southern Fortitude One of the many great things about history is that of lessons learned how normal people survived extraordinary circumstances. We Southerners today think that times now are tough. Perhaps they are, but the following letters from the war front should help keep things in perspective. July 31st, 1864 Emmett Ross to Mary Collins, I hope to be with you very soon - just as soon as I can bear the fatigue of traveling and when the enemy will permit me to do so. I was very severely wounded in the charge of last Thursday. I was struck in the left knee by a minnie ball causing a very painful and ugly wound. The ball has not been extracted, but I will have it done as soon as I reach the Hospital. I am at this place on my way to some Hospital and when I reach one, will receive every attention. I am doing as well as could be expected under the circumstances and have been very kindly treated ever since my arrival here. I got here yesterday. Could not go farther as a yankee raiding party have torn up a portion of the rail road a few miles beyond this place. This little town is crowded with wounded soldiers. I never saw the like before, and the ladies, God bless them, are so kind to us and do all they can to alleviate our sufferings. My Brigade fought with great gallantry and sustained a very heavy loss. We fought the enemy in a thick woods and they behind breast works. They mowed us down like grass. I lay upon the field an hour after I was wounded and then concluded to crawl to the rear and avoid being captured - nearly all of our killed and wounded were captured. My regiment has only sixteen men left. We lost eight officers out of eleven who went into the fight, and thirty-eight men out of fifty-four. I saw your Brother an hour or two before the fight. I was unable to see him or hear from him since. I hope that he is safe. Well I will stop. I hope to be with you as soon as circumstances will permit. Emmett Ross Papers, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson Tuesday night, April 25 (1865) Rumors of momentous events came in rounds to- day. First we heard that Gen. Johnston had surrendered. Next that a Federal force of 1200 was coming from Beverly to establish a garrison at Staunton. Then a gentleman arriving from Charlottesville with a report that Andrew Johnson, Lincoln's successor, had been killed, and that Washington, Philadelphia and New York were in flames. Finally, it was reported by some one who came up the Valley, that Grant had been killed, that fighting was going on in Washington city, and that all the troops had been removed from Winchester. We know not what to think of all this. It is not more strange than the intelligence of Lincoln's death, which we did not believe, but can it be that society is broken up, and the whole country in a state of chaos! that assassination, heretofore unknown amongst us, has become a common event! I cannot think so. The man who killed Lincoln must have been a lunatic, and surely a similar act has not be perpetrated since. There has been no confirmation of the report that a mob in Baltimore hung Gen. Ewell and others. We have no mails, no newspapers, and no regular communication with the world. Occasionally some one arrives with a Baltimore or Richmond paper. The Richmond Whig is issued by new hands as a Union paper. "The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed; a refuge in times of trouble." Trouble, suspense, anxiety, a time when we have no government, and know not what will be on the morrow. Our neighbor, Mrs. Points, died last night. The lights we have seen at her house since dark, make it look more cheerful than it ever did before. Poor woman! She had much trouble. Augusta County, Virginia: Diary of Joseph Addison Waddell (1855-1865) Deo Vindice ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ambrotype photo of Eugene A. Allen, CSA, of Abbeville Photo of Lt. M. T. Hutchison Cpl. Thomas Mosely Tucker Pvt. Robert Barney Hutchison Links Sons of Confederate Veterans (National) Sons of Confederate Veterans (S.C. Division) Confederate Museum (16th Reg.--Greenville, S.C.) B/G Samuel McGowan Camp 40 (Laurens, S.C.) McGowan's Brigade Monument William Farley OCR Chapter 15 (Laurens, S.C.) 16th S.C. Regiment Southern Cross Of Honor 14th S.C. Regiment Rosters Confederate Cemetery Lists Captain William Downs Farley SCV Missouri Division Sterling Price SCV Camp 145 (Missouri) Aw, Shucks (Southern News and Links) American Experience The American Civil War Homepage Savage Goodner SCV Camp 1513 Laurens County, SC Genweb Capt. Moses T. Fowler Camp 1721(Fountain Inn, S.C.) Palmetto Camp # 22 (Columbia, S.C.) Joe Wheeler Camp 1245 (Aiken, S.C.) Lt. Gen. Wade Hampton Camp No. 273 (Columbia, S.C.) Sons of Mars SCV Camp 1632 (Laurel Hill, N.C.) Capt. John F. McElhenny Camp #840 (Russell County, Va.) Bill Hodges Gift of Life (please visit--they need your prayers.Thanks!) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For information about the Sons of Confederate Veterans, call 1-800-MY SOUTH. (There is also the link above.) Or Olde Abbeville Camp #39 - SCV 1077 Harpers Ferry Road Iva, SC 29655 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Burt-Starke Mansion, Abbeville, S.C. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Be sure to visit and support the Confederate Museum located at 15 Boyce Avenue in Greenville, S.C. Here is the link to the museum's website. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you find a broken link or have something to contribute to this site, then please Home Top of Page