April 2007
Commander’s Column – By Nick Posey
Our task of finding the funds necessary to have the restoration work done on the Confederate Powder Works chimney is in the hands of our Georgia legislators at this point in time. Getting this funding in the near future is largely contingent upon the actions of the Georgia State Legislature and their decisions on the budget for this fiscal year. We have our legislators in the Richmond County and Columbia County delegations, and also Mayor Deke Copenhaver, working to obtain funding for the chimney restoration.
Five camp members and myself met with the mayor on Friday, March 16, and the primary issue discussed was the poor condition of the Powder Works chimney and the restoration work that desperately needs to be done to refurbish it. The mayor is one hundred percent in agreement with us that the chimney needs to be restored and preserved. He understands that the chimney is a unique and rare historic structure, and an important Augusta landmark that should be saved. An update on the chimney will be given at the next meeting.
I would for you to make plans to attend our Confederate Memorial Day Service at Magnolia Cemetery on Saturday, April 28th. Bring family members and invite friends to attend this once a year service to honor our Confederate ancestors and the over 900 Confederate soldiers and veterans buried in Magnolia Cemetery.
Our meeting is this Thursday night and our program speaker will be Don Gordon, Past Commander of the Lt. General Wade Hampton Camp #273 in Columbia. A lot of you have heard Don speak before, and he’s an excellent and entertaining speaker. He will speak on "Wade Hampton’s Cavalry." Come this Thursday night and bring a guest (future member) for an enjoyable evening good barbecue and Southern fellowship!
SCV Websites
B/G E. Porter Alexander Camp #158: http://www.eporteralexander.homestead.com/Index.html
GA Division SCV Website:
http://www.georgiascv.com/SCV National Website: http://www.scv.org/
Announcements
■ Thursday, April 12th – Brigadier General E. Porter Alexander Camp #158 will meet at Sconyers Bar-B-Que Restaurant at 7:00 p.m. Our program speaker will be Don Gordon, Past Commander of Lt. General Wade Hampton Camp #273 in Columbia, South Carolina. He’ll speak on "Wade Hampton`s Cavalry."
■ Saturday, April 14th – 6th National Confederate Memorial Service at Stone Mountain Park: This event is hosted by The Georgia Society Military Order of Stars & Bars and the Georgia Division Sons of Confederate Veterans. The program speaker will be P. Charles Lunsford, a member of Camp #158. The service will start at 10:00 a.m. in front of the Carving Reflection Pool. For more information contact David Denard at 770-441-1645.
■ Sunday, April 22nd – Waynesboro’s Brigadier General John C. Carter Camp #207 will hold its Confederate Memorial Day Service at 3:00 p.m. at the Waynesboro Memorial Confederate Cemetery.
■ Saturday, April 28th – Brigadier General E. Porter Alexander Camp #158 Confederate Memorial Day Service at Magnolia Cemetery: The Heritage March from the Confederate monument on Broad Street to the Confederate Dead section in Magnolia Cemetery will begin at 11:00 a.m. The memorial service at Magnolia Cemetery starts at 11:45 a.m.
■ Sunday, April 29th – Wilson Tigers – Company I 48th Georgia Camp #245 in Hephzibah is holding its 5th Annual Confederate Memorial Day Service at the Hephzibah-Vance City Cemetery on Sunday, April 29th, at 2:00 p.m. This cemetery is located on Windsor Spring Road in downtown Hephzibah about 250 yards North of the intersection of GA Hwy 88 and Windsor Spring Road.
■ Sunday, April 29th – The Buckhead-Fort Lawton Brigade Camp #2102 in Millen will have their 2nd annual Confederate Memorial Day Service at 2:00 p.m. on the Courthouse Square at the Confederate monument. Georgia Division Chaplain Jim Cavanagh will be the program speaker.
■ Saturday, May 5th – Note: CAMP #158 WILL NOT HAVE A MAGNOLIA CEMETERY WORKDAY the first Saturday in May. This workday is one week after our Confederate Memorial Day Service on April 28th. The grass in the Confederate sections will not need to be cut. The regular schedule will resume in June.
■ Thursday, May 10th – Brigadier General E. Porter Alexander Camp #158 will meet at Sconyers Bar-B-Que Restaurant at 7:00 p.m. Our program speakers will be Mr. Dennis Farrer & Mr. Pete Eles from North Augusta, South Carolina. They will speak on and show excavated relics and artifacts from the War Between the States period.
Saturday, June 2nd – Camp #158 Magnolia Cemetery Workday in the Confederate sections, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
■ Friday, June 8th thru Sunday, June 10th – The Georgia Division SCV 110th Annual Reunion will be in Metter, and is being hosted by Dixie Guards Camp #1942. The business session will start at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 9th, and will be held at the Wilcox Auditorium on South College Street. For more detailed information, click on this link:
http://www.candlersonsofconfederacy.homestead.com/scheduleofeventspage07.html
Inspirational Words
~ GOD`S MOST AMAZING GRACE ~
If there had been another way,
Do you think He would have died?
No other man could take his place,
Not even if one tried.
God did not ask for volunteers,
But even if He had,
Would you have said?
"Take me instead"
People would have thought you were mad.
None of us were good enough to take His place upon that cross.
None of us were rich enough to have paid that high a cost.
It’s hard to believe a loving GOD would sacrifice His Son.
But, it had to be that way, you see,
He was the only One.
He took our sin along with him,
As directed from above,
None of us were so generous,
We could offer that much love.
He said He would leave the tomb,
He would ascend to heaven,
Three days later He was gone.
Mark 16: 2-6
[1] And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. [2] And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. [3] And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? [4] And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great. [5] And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. [6] And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.
Meeting Minutes for March 8th, 2007
Brigadier General E. Porter Alexander Camp #158 – Sons of Confederate Veterans
Sconyers Bar-B-Que Restaurant - Augusta, Georgia
Camp Commander Nick Posey called the monthly meeting of Brigadier General E. Porter Alexander Camp #158 to order at 7:00 p.m. Chaplain Mike Milford gave the invocation. The following pledges were recited by the group: Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag, Pledge of Allegiance to the "Real" Georgia State Flag, the salute to the Confederate Flag and the salute to the Christian Flag. Commander Posey read the "SCV Charge."
Commander Posey introduced twenty-one guests in attendance.
Program Speaker
Commander Posey introduced Dr. Russell K. Brown who spoke on "Robert E. Lee’s Visit to Augusta in 1870."
The meeting minutes for the February meeting were approved as published in the March Wigwag.
Reports of Officers
Treasurer Henry Gilmer provided the Camp Finance Report for the month of February.
Lt. Commander Ron Udell invited the membership to attend a grave marker dedication and memorial service for a Confederate soldier buried in a cemetery in Warrenton, GA. The soldier was a major in the 5th Georgia Regiment. Camp #158 re-enactors will serve as honor guard. The memorial service is on Saturday, March 24th, at 1:00 p.m.
2nd Lt Commander Lee Herron announced that he had recruiting invitation cards and an SCV Recruiting DVD that camp members could pass out to prospective members.
Quartermaster Ben Creech suggested that we have another fund raising raffle in the near future and consider raffling-off a black powder pistol, a black powder rifle or a high powered hunting rifle.
Commander Nick Posey reported on the following items:
1) I appointed a committee to seek funding for the Confederate Powder Works Chimney Restoration Project: Lee Herron as Chairman, David Powell, Bill Quattlebaum and myself as member also.
We have an appointment with Mayor Deke Copenhaver of Augusta scheduled for Friday, March 16th, to:
1) Request his help to obtain funding from the Georgia State Legislature for the Confederate Powder Works Chimney Restoration Project. 2) Ask him to sign a Confederate History and Heritage Month Proclamation. 3) Briefly discuss the removal of Confederate flags on Riverwalk.
Action by the committee to date: ■ A letter was written to Governor Perdue by 2nd Lt Commander Lee Herron asking for funding for the restoration of the Powder Works Chimney. ■ Contact was made with Mr. Brett McGuire and State Senator Jim Whitehead by David Powell asking for assistance in obtaining funding for restoration of the Powder Works Chimney. ■ Bill Quattlebaum emailed Representative Ben Harbin asking for assistance in obtaining funding for restoration of the chimney. ■ I contacted Ulmer Bridges and asked him to talk to State Senator J.B. Powell about helping us with funding for the chimney. ■ I received a call from State Rep. Barbara Sims on Wednesday, 3/7, stating that she would assist us in getting the money needed for the chimney restoration.
2) The Georgia Division Executive Council Meeting will be held on Saturday, March 31st in Forsyth. The meeting starts at 11:00 a.m., and will be at the Napier-Hoffman house, the proposed location of the Georgia Division Headquarters. A barbecue lunch on site is planned at a cost of $8.00 per person (drinks not included).
3) Brigade Commander Michael Mull had surgery recently.
New Business
■ A motion was made, seconded and passed to pay for two police motorcycle escorts at $60.00 each ($120.00 total) for our Heritage March and Confederate Memorial Day Service on Saturday, April 28th. ■ A motion was made, seconded and passed to rent a Handicap Portable Bathroom Unit at a cost of $95.00 from Portable Services for our Confederate Memorial Day Service. ■ A motion was made, seconded and passed to pay a $40.00 booth rental fee for the Oliver Hardy Festival in Harlem on Saturday, October 6th. ■ A motion was made, seconded and passed to pay $90.00 for the rental of 60 chairs for our Confederate Memorial Day Service.
Prize Drawing
The monthly prize drawing was conducted by Treasurer Henry Gilmer to provide a donation to the Southern Legal Resource Center, and funding for our Lee-Jackson Banquet Fund and general fund.
Adjournment
There being no further business and no objection to adjourn, it was so declared by general consent by Commander Posey and the meeting was adjourned. Commander Posey gave the Benediction, followed by our usual resounding rendition of Dixie.
Respectfully submitted,
Commander Nick Posey
CONFEDERATE
CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE
&
ANNUAL SOUTHERN HERITAGE MARCH
SATURDAY, APRIL 28TH, 2007
MAGNOLIA CEMETERY
3rd Street & Walton Way - AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
THIS SERVICE IS IN HONOR OF THE BRAVE CONFEDERATE AMERICANS IN GRAY WHO FOUGHT AND DIED FOR THE SOUTHERN CAUSE.
OUR SOUTHERN HERITAGE MARCH WILL BEGIN AT 11:00 a.m. ON BROAD STREET AT THE BASE OF THE CONFEDERATE MONUMENT, LOCATED BETWEEN 7th & 8th STREETS, AND WILL END AT THE CONFEDERATE DEAD SECTION IN MAGNOLIA CEMETERY. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE.
Seating for the memorial service will be available at 10:30 a.m., at the Speaker’s Platform located next to the Confederate Dead Section in Magnolia Cemetery.
The memorial service starts at 11:45 a.m.
***** Program Speaker: P. Charles Lunsford *****
"Memorializing the Confederacy"
For additional information call: 706-650-6991
This Event is Sponsored By:
Brigadier General E. Porter Alexander Camp #158
Sons of Confederate Veterans - Augusta, Georgia
The Sons of Confederate Veterans reserves the right to approve flags & banners carried in the Southern Heritage March,and flags displayed at Magnolia Cemetery during the memorial service. We also reserve the right to restrict the participation of anyone who does not adhere to proper codes of dress and behavior.
THE 6TH NATIONAL CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL
SERVICE AT STONE MOUNTAIN PARK
Saturday April 14, 2007
10:00 a.m. in front of the Carving Reflection Pool
Hosted by: The Georgia Society Military Order of Stars & Bars & the Georgia Division
Sons of Confederate Veterans
David Denard,
Commander of the Georgia Society MOS&BCharlie Lott, Commander of the Georgia Division SCV
Speaker:
P. Charles Lunsford (Member of Camp #158 – Augusta)Bagpipes: Richard Smith
Honor Guard –
Men & Ladies needed!Contact:
Dennis Cook at 706-546-9536 or Joe Bath at 770-554-9377Artillery needed – Contact:
Leonard Draper at leo369d@bellsouth.net or 404-401-5591 or770-949-3014
Everyone interested in participating will meet at the Sky Lift parking lot 8:00 - 8:30a.m.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:
DAVID DENARD at 770-441-1645 or
david@denardandmooreinc.comDAVID FLOYD at 770-979-26
37 or DLFreb@msn.com◄♦BRING A PICNIC AND ENJOY A DIXIE DAY IN THE PARK♦►
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Brigadier General E. Porter Alexander Camp #158
P. O. Box 3694, Hill Station
Augusta, GA 30904
"Truth crushed to the earth is truth
still and like a seed will rise again."
-- President Jefferson Davis
**** Next SCV Camp #158 Meeting ***
Sconyers Bar–B–Que Restaurant, April 12th 2007
Wig Wag –March 2007 Edition
The Official Monthly Newsletter of
Brigadier General E. Porter Alexander Camp #158
Editor, Philip J. Miller
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Augusta, Georgia