Our Confederate Memorial Day Celebration

[RolandDeschain]

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[RolandDeschain]

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[RolandDeschain]

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[RolandDeschain]

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[Rook]

No Bonnie Blue?

 

[gramps]

No Bonnie Blue?

No mint Juleps? :shock: Regardless, it appears a good time was had by all. Nice hat Roland :)
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[RolandDeschain]

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[Fox Mike]

Well done! So great to see that something historical can be presented and not have the ACLU, the NAACP, or me other 'self serving' outfit protesting it.

 

[Wyandot Jim]

. We own the statue- its of General Robert H Hatton, a prominent Lebanon attorney and politician that was a passionate and vocal advocate AGAINST secession until Lincoln ordered TN to provide troops to invade their neighbors, then ....

Hatton reversed his position and formed a Confederate military unit, the Lebanon Blues, which became a part of the 7th Tennessee. Hatton was soon elected as colonel of the regiment, which was sent to western Virginia in July 1861.

Roland,
Looks like a fun day for sure.
Not rain on your parade or sound like a smart Arsh.
But how on earth can you take a attorney that was never trained in or saw combat and give him the rank of colonel and lead men into battle. He was probably fighting against West Point trained Officers or at least trained as a minimum.
By the way the same thing happed here with the Terry's Rangers.

By reason of his wealth, large physical size, and popularity, Frank Terry became a leader in Fort Bend County. On January 9, 1861 he was elected a delegate to the Secession Convention in Austin. Terry and two fellow delegates, Thomas S. Lubbock and John A. Wharton, conceived the idea of organizing at least one company of Texas cavalrymen for the new government.

 

[RolandDeschain]

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[Wyandot Jim]

Yep now that you mention it you are 100% correct.
Wonder if that would still work today :wink:

 

[WendyZXZ]

Looks like a great celebration!

 

[gramps]

It sounds like the untrained officers thought “outside the box” so to speak?
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[CGDustDevil]

It sounds like the untrained officers thought “outside the box” so to speak?
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That's the beauty of the Militia of the several States as opposed to the nonsensical 'national' stuff we have going on today. There ain't any more 'outside the box' to be had. If you're outside the box, then you're the enemy basically.

Great stuff from Roland!!!

Best regards, Pete

 

[Muley Gil]

Good for you and the others! Back during the 150th anniversary, a reenactment unit, the 50th Virginia Infantry CSA, camped on the lawn of our historic courthouse, which is now a museum. Of course, we have a Confederate soldier statue. :) I portrayed a Confederate Marine and carried my Enfield rifle musket that once belonged to a soldier in the 14th Virginia Infantry.

The neat thing was that the 50th Virginia brought a brass mountain howitzer. The old courthouse sits at the intersection of two US highways. About once an hour, we would stop traffic and fire a salute with the big gun!

 

[Watchman]

Roland, is the guy standing next to you in the first photo from Iowa? I think I know him...

Great photos. Thank you for standing up for our history and our heritage. :)

 

[RolandDeschain]

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