Wednesday, January 19, 2005

 

Fergit hell!

By The Erudite Redneck

Today is Robert E. Lee's 198th birthday. A more honorable man the soil of this continent has never produced.

Below is an introduction to the Sons of Confederate Veterans, of which ol' ER is a proud member.

ER's Rebel was a soldier in Co. C of the Ark. 1st Infantry, from Johnson County, around Clarksville. He died at age 90 in 1930. Mama ER, who was born in 1922, remembers him.

That's how close the War Between the States is to me: I know Mama; Mama knew him -- that's pretty close. That's why, as the song says, I "still smell the powder butning, and probably always will."

From www.scv.org:

The citizen-soldiers who fought for the Confederacy personified the best qualities of America. The preservation of liberty and freedom was the motivating factor in the South's decision to fight the Second American Revolution. The tenacity with which Confederate soldiers fought underscored their belief in the rights guaranteed by the Constitution. These attributes are the underpinning of our democratic society and represent the foundation on which this nation was built.

Today, the Sons of Confederate Veterans is preserving the history and legacy of these heroes, so future generations can understand the motives that animated the Southern Cause.

The SCV is the direct heir of the United Confederate Veterans, and the oldest hereditary organization for male descendents of Confederate soldiers. Organized at Richmond, Virginia in 1896, the SCV continues to serve as a historical, patriotic, and non-political organization dedicated to insuring that a true history of the 1861-1865 period is preserved.

Membership in the Sons of Confederate Veterans is open to all male descendents of any veteran who served honorably in the Confederate armed forces.


Click the link above for more information on the SCV.

--ER

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