I know it's been a while since we have had a newsletter. There haven't been too many things to report. However, spring has now arrived in Dixie and with it, comes Confederate History Month. In the past two weeks we have had a cemetery clean up at Price Bridge Road cemetery, with several of our membership in attendance. They did great and should be thanked by all of us who couldn't show up for a job well done. They were in this past weeks "Summerville News", and should also be in the next issue of "The Georgia Confederate". In a couple of years, they'll also be in Confederate Veteran Magazine. They have a terrible back log for the Army of Tennessee section. Our "Army" is putting the Army of N. Virginia, and Army of Trans-Mississippi to shame in promoting our ancestors and their history, or so it appears.
I plan to call Chattooga Co. Commissioner Jason Winters this week and set up a meeting with him to get a "Confederate History Month" proclamation signed by April 1st (if possible). We'll have to do it on a Friday, and I urge any and all who can to attend the signing. When I get the definite date and time, I'll let you know.
As April IS Confederate History and Heritage Month in Georgia , it has become customary to put out flags on the graves of our Confederate soldiers. This year may be different in the way we handle this, however. It seems we are pretty much broke. I've got a few flags on hand but not nearly enough to do the job. At our next meeting, we should decide how we are going to deal with this.
Jim Johnson, Dale Willingham, and myself attended the Leadership seminar sponsored by the S.C.V. International Headquarters at Chickamauga , GA. on March 5th. Speakers included Lieutenant Commander-in-Chief Charles Kelly Barrow, as well as both the South Carolina Division Commander and Adjutant. Kelly has always been a friend to Camp 507, and is partly responsible for our being able to get the money for our "Battle of Trion Factory Monument". He encouraged us all to promote recruitment and to grow, grow, grow. If it's any indication how those in attendance from our camp felt about the future of the camp, when the attendees were split into an Adjutants workshop (taught by S.C. Div. Adjutant) anf the Commanders workshop (Taught by Lt. CiC Barrow), all three of us went into the Commanders workshop! Looks like we have some guys interested in leading the camp in the future, and I couldn't be happier.
I'm glad to see our Newsletter editor/communications officer, Roger Cothran, is able to be doing a few things after his recent scare with coronary problems. Lets keep hoping Roger continues to improve and is soon doing the things that he wants to be doing, again
Our next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 31st at 7:00 pm, at the Chattooga Co. Senior Center . I hope to see everyone there.
Kennesaw Civil War Museum County :Cobb City :Kennesaw Type:Museum
The Kennesaw Civil War Museum has become The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History. It opened on March 30, 2003. We have left this page on-line for historical reference.
What a treat.
The Kennesaw Civil War Museum (formerly the Big Shanty Museum) is an information-packed excursion into area Civil War history and one event in particular -- The Great Locomotive Chase. Their web site proclaims " America 's favorite locomotive-- America 's favorite railroad story" and they are right. The story of The General, The Texas and the men that rode each locomotive into history is as compelling today as it was in 1862.
"All aboard" cries the conductor in the short movie that retells the story of April 12th, 1862. The museum introduces each man who had a role in the escapade including all the Union spies (misguided boys from Ohio and Kentucky ) and gives an overview of the situation before the chase.
Following the chase from its start in Atlanta to its end north of Ringgold , Georgia , the museum provides interesting exhibits into many of the aspects of the event. The centerpiece, however, is The General itself. Restored by the old Louisville and Nashville (L&N) Railroad in time for the 1962 centennial, the huge locomotive dominates all the Civil War exhibits in this former cotton warehouse.
Pictures trace the life of the General and Texas , from their birth in Paterson , New Jersey until their last days of service. Displayed in both Chattanooga and Nashville , the General visited many of the Civil War veterans gatherings in the South.
A gift shop in the museum has many items relating to The Great Locomotive Chase including a Buster Keaton movie and a Disney movie, and a video that includes vintage footage of the restoration, highlights from the Keaton film and a recently discovered short film from 1913 about the chase.
Location: Downtown Kennesaw Directions: Take I-75 Exit 273 west (Wade Green Road). This turns into Cherokee Street . The museum is just before the railroad tracks on the right. Ample parking is available across the street from the museum.
Rome Area History Museum County :Floyd City : Rome Type:Museum
Just as on a web site, in a museum content is king. The Rome Area History Museum is a definite must for any visitor to Rome or North Georgia . Organized chronologically, visitors are taken from Floyd's original inhabitants, the Cherokee Indians, to the founding of Floyd County and the city of Rome, Georgia . Through original blueprints, maps and photographs watch as Rome is built and grows during the 1800's.
Discover an elegant Rome , a city complete with the Nevins Opera House, and beautiful parks. Explore the arts of quilting and weaving as well as the founding of the area school systems and colleges. Witness the importance of steamboats and cotton on the agrarian society.
Wars have played a role in Rome 's unique history. Both World Wars, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and Desert Storm all have a place in the museum, but the Civil War had a most unique affect on Rome 's heritage. The city sent twenty volunteer companies to battle, then watched as General William Tecumseh Sherman burned the city to the ground. Exhibits, photos, and historical documents cover local angles on all these wars, including an extensive collection of Civil War artifacts.
Born in Savannah , Georgia on May 15, 1860, Ellen Axson Wilson spent the majority of her childhood in Rome , GA. Her father, S.E. Axson, was the pastor of Rome 's First Presbyterian Church. Learn the story of her courtship to young Woodrow Wilson and how the two came to wed. Visit the bedroom suite of the woman who became one of our nation's great First Lady's. Learn about her efforts to improve the housing in the capital's slums during her time at the White House through her artifacts, photos and more. Then see a nation mourn of her death while President Wilson was in office.
Ellen Axson Wilson gave birth to two of her three daughters in Gainesville , Georgia . Read the story behind her choice of that city.
Location: 303 Broad St. Directions: Take I-75 Exit 290 (GA 20) west for 2.3 miles. Bear right on a ramp to U.S. 41. Follow signs to Rome for the next 21.8 miles, finally merging into U. S. 27 (the Martha Berry Highway ). Travel 1 mile to Broad Street . Turn left and the museum is on the right. Additional information: Phone:706.235.8051
The Sesquicentennial (150th Anniversary) of the Cause for Southern Independence is upon us!
The Sons of Confederate Veterans has established a unique way you can show support for our efforts and build a legacy for the future. It is the SCV Sesquicentennial Society! By joining this prestigious group you will help in supporting two projects very important to the future.
First- the General Executive Council made the commitment in October of 2008 to start the process to erect a new building on our property at Historic Elm Springs. One of the uses of this new building is to give us office space and return Elm Springs to its original grandeur. However the main function is to house The Confederate Museum. We are planning a museum that will tell the truth about what motivated the Southern people to struggle for many years to form a new nation. It will give an accurate portrayal of the Confederate soldier, something that is lacking in most museum and in the media.
75 % of the money received through this effort goes to that building fund.
Second-we need to leave a legacy for our Compatriots who will be the members and leaders of the SCV when the Bicentennial of the Cause for Southern Independence arrives 50 years from now.
One can only guess at the obstacles they will have to face in putting forth an accurate commemoration.
25% of the money will go into a fund to be used by the SCV at that point in time.
Here is how you can take part. To join it is a minimum payment of $200.( You can give more if you wish!) You will receive a handsome SCV Sesquicentennial Society Medal and Certificate. This program will end at at the close of the Sesquicentennial. You may pay all at once or you can make
non-refundable installments of $50 ( you will receive the medal and certificate when paid in full).
Send a check to:
Sons of Confederate Veterans
c/o Sesquicentennial Society
P.O. Box 59
Columbia, TN 38402
Or you can call 1-800-MY-DIXIE to pay by credit card.
You may also use the on-line donation page by clicking HERE
At this time the on-line page does not have a $200 option. You can select $250 (donating an extra $50) or you can donate $100 twice. If you choose to pay by installment there is $50 option.
Be sure to put Sesquicentennial Society in the box marked purpose of payment.
We hope that all Compatriots will take advantage of this opportunity to make a stand for the future.
You can proudly wear your medal and display your certificate as a symbols of your commitment to teaching the true history of the South to future generations.