| The Rowan Rifleman Newsletter of the Rowan Rifles Camp 405 Salisbury, NC Sons of Confederate Veterans March 2010 |
Bits of History . . .
March 1865
March 2 – Battle at Waynesboro, Va. Union Gen.
Custer defeated the once powerful Confederate army
under Gen. Jubal Early.
March 3 – Lincoln sent a message to Gen. Grant stating
“You are to have no conference with Gen. Lee unless it
be for the capitulation of Gen. Lee’s army . . .”
March 4 – Lincoln’s second inauguration. Vice
President Andrew Johnson took the oath while being
drunk. His rambling speech was obviously incoherent.
March 5 – Sherman’s army was destroying everything
around Cheraw, S.C.
March 8 - 10 – Battle at Kinston, N.C. or Wise’s Forks.
March 11 – Sherman occupies Fayetteville, N.C.
destroying the Confederate arsenal and generally
destroying everything including private property.
March 13 – Confederate Congress approved Negro
soldiers. President Davis immediately signed the bill.
March 16 – Battle of Averasborough, N.C. The
Confederates tried to block Sherman’s advance on
Goldsboro.
March 18 – Confederate Congress adjourned for its last
time.
March 19 - 21 – Battle of Bentonville, N.C. General
Johnston tried to stop Sherman’s advance into N.C.
Casualties for the North were 1,500. Casualties for the
Confederates were over 2,600. Sherman now had around
100,000 yankee soldiers in N.C.
March 25 – Last Confederate attack at Ft. Stedman,
Petersburg, Va.
March 25 – Siege of Mobile, Alabama begins
March 27 – Lincoln, Grant and Sherman met at City
Point, Va. to discuss the war on the “River Queen”.
March 29 – The Federals began their campaign against
Gen. Lee at Petersburg. It lasted until Appomattox.
March 31 – Battle of White Oak Road and Dinwiddie
Court House, Va. Though a victory for the
Confederates, Gen. Pickett pulled back towards Five
Forks, Va.
March 1865
March 2 – Battle at Waynesboro, Va. Union Gen.
Custer defeated the once powerful Confederate army
under Gen. Jubal Early.
March 3 – Lincoln sent a message to Gen. Grant stating
“You are to have no conference with Gen. Lee unless it
be for the capitulation of Gen. Lee’s army . . .”
March 4 – Lincoln’s second inauguration. Vice
President Andrew Johnson took the oath while being
drunk. His rambling speech was obviously incoherent.
March 5 – Sherman’s army was destroying everything
around Cheraw, S.C.
March 8 - 10 – Battle at Kinston, N.C. or Wise’s Forks.
March 11 – Sherman occupies Fayetteville, N.C.
destroying the Confederate arsenal and generally
destroying everything including private property.
March 13 – Confederate Congress approved Negro
soldiers. President Davis immediately signed the bill.
March 16 – Battle of Averasborough, N.C. The
Confederates tried to block Sherman’s advance on
Goldsboro.
March 18 – Confederate Congress adjourned for its last
time.
March 19 - 21 – Battle of Bentonville, N.C. General
Johnston tried to stop Sherman’s advance into N.C.
Casualties for the North were 1,500. Casualties for the
Confederates were over 2,600. Sherman now had around
100,000 yankee soldiers in N.C.
March 25 – Last Confederate attack at Ft. Stedman,
Petersburg, Va.
March 25 – Siege of Mobile, Alabama begins
March 27 – Lincoln, Grant and Sherman met at City
Point, Va. to discuss the war on the “River Queen”.
March 29 – The Federals began their campaign against
Gen. Lee at Petersburg. It lasted until Appomattox.
March 31 – Battle of White Oak Road and Dinwiddie
Court House, Va. Though a victory for the
Confederates, Gen. Pickett pulled back towards Five
Forks, Va.
Quote to Remember
“But if we possessed this power, would it be wise to
exercise it in existing circumstances? The object would
doubtless be to preserve the Union. War would not only
present the most effectual means of destroying it, but
would vanish all hope of its peaceable reconstruction.
Besides, in the fraternal conflict a vast amount of blood
and treasure would be expended, rendering future
reconciliation between the States impossible. In the
meantime, who can foretell what would be the sufferings
and privations of the people during its existence?”
(President James Buchanan, speaking to Congress on
the use of force against the seceding States and whether
Congress had power over the States)
Buchanan also stated: “The fact is that our Union rests
upon public opinion, and can never be cemented by the
blood of its citizens shed in civil war. If it cannot live in
the affections of the people, it must one day perish.
Congress possesses many means of preserving it by
conciliation, but the sword was not placed in their hand
to preserve it by force.”
This is one of the greatest speeches in American history.
Somehow it has been forgotten by Northern historians.
Rowan Rifles Camp # 405
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Greetings. I hope you are all as ready for spring weather as much as I am. We’ve had more than enough winter
weather this year to satisfy even the most hot natured individual. Though we all know the government “scare” that
used to be called Global Warming (now called Climate Change) is an outright lie, Mr. Global Warming himself, Al
Gore, has recently released his latest statement defending his belief in the warming of the earth. Gore says that
despite that we have been through the coldest year on record and despite the climate scientists were caught lying
about the increase in earth temperatures, that global warming is in fact real, and we still need Cap and Trade
legislation to save the world from ourselves. I suppose we need to seriously ask ourselves, are we going to believe
our lying eyes, or are we going to believe the Inventor of the Internet, Al Gore?
The truth of the matter is simply the truth. And Al Gore, and his counterparts in the government do not have it on
their side. They have a hidden agenda to further their control over us. A small child can see through their scam if he
only opens his eyes.
The truth about the War Between the States and the vindication of the South is a very similar situation. The truth of
that matter is we have the truth on our side. The government establishment does not. The South was right in its effort
to resist an out of control Federal government with a tyrant at its head. Though our people were eventually subdued at
the point of a gun and forced back into a union of states that were supposedly our “sisters”. We were then subjected
to military occupation, reconstruction, the 14th Amendment, but for generations, our people have been subjected to
indoctrination and constant ridicule. Again, they had and still to this day have an agenda. And that agenda was and
is about control over us. Maybe a small child cannot see this fact, but any normal intelligent man with any amount of
historical knowledge certainly can.
To us, these lies are personal. Our ancestors did not wage war against the United States, they fought them for
invading our land while unconstitutionally attempting to subjugate us. The end result is still with us. We must continue
to stand for the truth. Not only is it what our ancestors would have wanted, but as believers in God the Father, we seek
and know the truth for it will surely set us free. Deo Vindice!
Our Next Meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 10, at 6:30 pm in the Stanback Room of the Rowan Public
Library. The program will be given by Compatriot Mike Tuggle entitled “Stonewall in the Valley”. Tuggle, who lives in
Charlotte, started out as a member of the Rowan Rifles camp before transferring to the Egbert Ross Camp. Tuggle is
Dixienet’s Rebellion blogmaster and has garnered national praise for his hard-hitting commentary. His views on
history and politics have appeared in numerous publications including The Charlotte Observer, LewRockwell.com,
and Southern Partisan
magazine. He’s also the author of the book “Confederates in the Boardroom”. Please invite a friend.
At Our Last Meeting we viewed a video entitled “Civil War Terror”.
Members Of The Camp attending the N.C. Division Winter Executive meeting in Fayetteville were Commander
Steve Poteat, 1st Lt. Commander Tom Kesler, and 2nd Lt. Commander Jerry Wiles. Division business was
discussed. Commander Michael Chapman, head of the N.C. Division Sesquicentennial Committee gave a report of
the committee and the plans currently being discussed for the Sesquicentennial.
The Joseph E. Johnston statue unveiling will be held on Saturday, March 20, 2010 near the Bentonville
Battlefield. If you plan on going, you will need to get there by 9:00 a.m. They are expecting around 35,000 people to
attend. For more information, go to www.GeneralJosephEJohnston.com.
The NC Division Reunion will be held in Durham on Saturday, May 15, 2010. This will be an election year.
Please refer to your Carolina Confederate for more details.
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Click on “MVP Card” on left
Click on “Lion Shop & Share” on left
Click on “Register MVP Cards” near center
Click on “Select Organization”
Choose “NC”
Choose “Salisbury”
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Click “Add MVP Card”
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