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General Nathan Bedford Forrest Sons of Confederate Veterans, Rome, Ga.
Camp 469 Newsletter – January, 2006
NEXT MEETING
The next Camp meeting will be held Thursday, January 5, 2006 at the library beginning at 7 p.m.
Our guest speaker will be Dawn Hampton from the special collections department at the Sara Hightower Library. Dawn will speak on one of the newer genealogy search tools in the library called Heritage Quest.
If you are interested in tracing your family’s heritage you will not want to miss this meeting.
PARADE RESULTS
Camp 469 had outstanding results during the Christmas Parade season.
The camp participated in five different parades spreading Christmas joy to our Southern brethren. Thanks to all who participated and contributed their time and effort to the cause.
Summerville 1st Place Overall
Rome 1st Adult Division
Dalton Kiwanis Blue Ribbon
LEE – JACKSON DINNER
Our annual Lee- Jackson dinner will be held on January 14th at the Etowah Park Senior Center beginning at 7 p.m. The center is located on Kingston Road next to the Homestead Restaurant (the rock restaurant).
This is a covered dish, family affair so members, their family and friends are invited. Past Commander Mike Ragland will be the guest speaker.
RELIC SHOW
Camp 469 will participate in the Chickamauga Southern National Civil War Show and Sale on February 4th and 5th at the NW Georgia Trade and Convention Center in Dalton.
This is one of the largest shows in the Southeast featuring Civil War relics and Civil War book dealers from around the country. There is a minimal entrance fee to the sale.
Volunteers will be needed to assist with our booth on both days.
Bonnie Blue
| The first recorded use of the lone star flag dates to 1810. On September 11, 1810 a troop of West Florida dragoons set out for the provincial capitol at Baton Rouge under this flag. They were joined by other republican forces and captured Baton Rouge, imprisoned the Governor and on September 23, 1810 raised their Bonnie Blue flag over the Fort of Baton Rouge. Three days later the president of the West Florida Convention, signed a Declaration of Independence and the flag became the emblem of a new republic. By December 10, the flag of the United States replaced the Bonnie Blue after President Madison issued a proclamation declaring West Florida under the jurisdiction of the Governor of the Louisiana Territory. With this rebellion in mind, this flag was used by the Republic of Texas from 1836 to 1839. On January 9, 1861 the convention of the People of Mississippi adopted an Ordinance of Secession. With this announcement the Bonnie Blue flag was raised over the capitol building in Jackson. Harry McCarthy was so inspired that he wrote a song entitled "The Bonnie Blue Flag" which became the second most popular patriotic song of the Confederacy. The Confederate government did not adopt this flag but the people did and the lone star flags were adopted in some form in five of the southern States that adopted new flags in 1861 |
SCV CAMP #469 NEWSLETTER
76 PLANTATION DRIVE
ROME, GEORGIA 30165
Editor: Jim Dugger
E-Mail: Strollinjim@Bellsouth.net