Wade House re-enactment brings Civil War into focus
By Eric Litke
Sheboygan Press staff
September 27, 2009
The hills were alive with the sound of cannons Saturday as the Wade House played host to its 19th annual Civil War Weekend.
Some 500 re-enactors and 6,000 visitors are expected at the Greenbush historic site this weekend for what organizers say is the largest Civil War re-enactment in the state. Attendees can watch battle re-enactments twice a day, wander through Union and Confederate camps and meet an array of re-enactors filling roles ranging from soldier to surgeon to sutler (that's a merchant, by the way).
Gates are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today for the final day of the event. Battles will be held at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
"It's wonderful to see the public so engaged with history," said David Simmons, Wade House director.
There are plenty of answers for inquiring minds, and 7-year-old Seth Conery was one of the most inquisitive. The Plymouth boy kept up a steady stream of questions while perched on his mother's shoulder to get a better view of Saturday afternoon's skirmish.
"Are those real, the guns?" he asked as the first Union soldiers collapsed to the ground.
The afternoon battle was patterned after clashes occurring throughout northern Virginia, with cavalry, infantry and artillery dueling at various points in the battlefield. The focus of the action was a Union infantry advance on the stone wall held by the Confederate troops.
"Which team is winning right now?" Seth asked, followed shortly by, "Why don't the other men want to hop out of their little hiding spot?"
That answer became apparent as more Union troops fell before the Confederate stronghold, forcing a retreat at the conclusion of the 30-minute battle. The battlefield was left littered with fallen Union troops.
"Are there really dead people?" Seth wondered.
Well, no, but the re-enactors take great pride in making it look like it. The battles are planned in morning officer's meetings and played out with on-field commanders ordering more and more "deaths" from their troops as the battles grow more intense.
"It's all about having fun for the public — you give 'em a show," said James Frasher, 38, of Montfort, a Confederate soldier. "It's just like acting. This is our Hollywood."
For the rest of the article see:
http://www.sheboyganpress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009909270423
Monday, September 28, 2009
Notice For Amendment Submission for 2010 Reunion
Compatriots,
In order to have the proposed amendments to the SCV Constitution and Standing Orders for consideration at the 2010 Reunion in Anderson, South Carolina ( July 21-24, 2010 ) published in for the May / June 2010 issue of the Veteran, they must be sent to Judge Advocate in Chief Chip Buckner earlier than has been customary in recent years.
Having the amendments in the May / June 2010 issue of the Veteran will put them into the hands of the membership in early May 2010 providing ample time for camps to discuss and consider their position on the proposed amendments.
To meet the publication deadline for the May / June 2010 Confederate Veteran, anyone that wishes to submit a proposed amendment to the SCV Constitution or Standing Orders must submit it to Judge Advocate in Chief Buckner by FEBRUARY 10, 2010. A copy should also be sent to Executive Director Ben Sewell.
Amendments can be submitted by email or by US Mail. If sent by email the date stamp on the email message must be on or before Februray 10, 2010. Amendments submitted by email should be an MS Word file attached to the message. If submitted by US Mail, the post mark must be on or before February 10, 2010.
Judge Advocate in Chief Buckner can be reached at scv@thebucknerhome.com or 11617 Hemlock Dr. Overland Park, KS 66210. Executive Director Ben Sewell can be reached at exedir@scv.org or P.O Box 59, Columbia, TN 38402. Please be sure to include your name, your camp name and number and your contact information on any amendment submitted. Executive Director Ben Sewell will confirm recepit of amendments submitted.
Please let me know if there are any questions regarding the submission of amendments.
Chuck Rand
Chief of Staff
chuckrand3@gmail.com
318-387-3791
In order to have the proposed amendments to the SCV Constitution and Standing Orders for consideration at the 2010 Reunion in Anderson, South Carolina ( July 21-24, 2010 ) published in for the May / June 2010 issue of the Veteran, they must be sent to Judge Advocate in Chief Chip Buckner earlier than has been customary in recent years.
Having the amendments in the May / June 2010 issue of the Veteran will put them into the hands of the membership in early May 2010 providing ample time for camps to discuss and consider their position on the proposed amendments.
To meet the publication deadline for the May / June 2010 Confederate Veteran, anyone that wishes to submit a proposed amendment to the SCV Constitution or Standing Orders must submit it to Judge Advocate in Chief Buckner by FEBRUARY 10, 2010. A copy should also be sent to Executive Director Ben Sewell.
Amendments can be submitted by email or by US Mail. If sent by email the date stamp on the email message must be on or before Februray 10, 2010. Amendments submitted by email should be an MS Word file attached to the message. If submitted by US Mail, the post mark must be on or before February 10, 2010.
Judge Advocate in Chief Buckner can be reached at scv@thebucknerhome.com or 11617 Hemlock Dr. Overland Park, KS 66210. Executive Director Ben Sewell can be reached at exedir@scv.org or P.O Box 59, Columbia, TN 38402. Please be sure to include your name, your camp name and number and your contact information on any amendment submitted. Executive Director Ben Sewell will confirm recepit of amendments submitted.
Please let me know if there are any questions regarding the submission of amendments.
Chuck Rand
Chief of Staff
chuckrand3@gmail.com
318-387-3791
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Winchester Battlefield Preserved
By Garren Shipley -- gshipley@nvdaily.com
WINCHESTER -- One of the region's most significant Civil War battlefields has been preserved through a cooperative effort of government and the private sector. The Huntsberry Farm, a large part of the Middle Field of the Third Battle of Winchester, has been purchased and made part of a 567-acre battlefield park just outside Winchester.
Federal, state and local officials along with nonprofit agencies gathered on the site Friday to officially recognize the purchase of the land. The $3.35 million purchase adds 209 acres to existing preservation parcels in the area, creating a unified 567-acre battlefield park.
Congress set aside $1.23 million for the project, with the balance coming from state and local funds and funding from the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation and the Civil War Preservation Trust.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Jim Webb said the battlefield purchase keeps faith with history and keeps "it alive in ways that reflect our responsibility as stewards of the history of this country," he said. Current generations have an obligation to "make sure that generations that are now coming of age and generations that will be around after we're gone understand the struggles that the country," Webb said.
Civil War preservation has its critics, he said. "Why put so much energy into preserving a place where people killed each other and had such violent activities?" Webb said. The simplest explanation, he said, can be found on the Confederate memorial in Arlington National Cemetery.
"Not for fame or reward, not for place or for rank, not lured by ambition or goaded by necessity, but in simple obedience to duty as they understood it. These men suffered all sacrificed all dared all and died," he said. "What better way to say it," he said. "This is a great place to come and remember what sacrifice is, and what it means."
Third Winchester marked the turning point of Gen. Philip Sheridan's campaign to take the Shenandoah Valley and destroy the Confederacy's agricultural heartland. In September 1864, Confederate Gen. Jubal Early's forces were spread thinly in a line stretching from Martinsburg to far up the valley. When Sheridan learned of the weak force protecting Winchester, he immediately made for the southern stronghold. But Union forces had difficulty navigating through narrow Berryville Canyon -- the current route of Va. 7 from Interstate 81 to Clarke County. The delay gave Early's forces time to prepare for the assault. The result was one of the most blood-soaked battles of the war. Some 9,000 men fell during the battle.
http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2009/09/battlefield-park-preserved.php
WINCHESTER -- One of the region's most significant Civil War battlefields has been preserved through a cooperative effort of government and the private sector. The Huntsberry Farm, a large part of the Middle Field of the Third Battle of Winchester, has been purchased and made part of a 567-acre battlefield park just outside Winchester.
Federal, state and local officials along with nonprofit agencies gathered on the site Friday to officially recognize the purchase of the land. The $3.35 million purchase adds 209 acres to existing preservation parcels in the area, creating a unified 567-acre battlefield park.
Congress set aside $1.23 million for the project, with the balance coming from state and local funds and funding from the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation and the Civil War Preservation Trust.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Jim Webb said the battlefield purchase keeps faith with history and keeps "it alive in ways that reflect our responsibility as stewards of the history of this country," he said. Current generations have an obligation to "make sure that generations that are now coming of age and generations that will be around after we're gone understand the struggles that the country," Webb said.
Civil War preservation has its critics, he said. "Why put so much energy into preserving a place where people killed each other and had such violent activities?" Webb said. The simplest explanation, he said, can be found on the Confederate memorial in Arlington National Cemetery.
"Not for fame or reward, not for place or for rank, not lured by ambition or goaded by necessity, but in simple obedience to duty as they understood it. These men suffered all sacrificed all dared all and died," he said. "What better way to say it," he said. "This is a great place to come and remember what sacrifice is, and what it means."
Third Winchester marked the turning point of Gen. Philip Sheridan's campaign to take the Shenandoah Valley and destroy the Confederacy's agricultural heartland. In September 1864, Confederate Gen. Jubal Early's forces were spread thinly in a line stretching from Martinsburg to far up the valley. When Sheridan learned of the weak force protecting Winchester, he immediately made for the southern stronghold. But Union forces had difficulty navigating through narrow Berryville Canyon -- the current route of Va. 7 from Interstate 81 to Clarke County. The delay gave Early's forces time to prepare for the assault. The result was one of the most blood-soaked battles of the war. Some 9,000 men fell during the battle.
http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2009/09/battlefield-park-preserved.php
Blockade Runner Found in Tampa
Divers Survey Wreckage of Civil War-era boat in Tampa
By KEITH MORELLI The Tampa Tribune
Published: September 15, 2009
TAMPA - Amid the flotsam drifting lazily down the Hillsborough River just north of downtown are four bobbing floats that are indistinguishable from the rest of the garbage: two bright yellow squares, an empty Dasani water bottle and a white crab trap buoy. But those markers, tethered to the bottom at precise locations, are more than just garbage. They float above what is thought to be Tampa's most significant submerged historical find: the Scottish Chief.
A Civil War-era wooden steamship that smuggled cotton and cattle hides to Cuba, the Scottish Chief also returned with ammunition and guns for Confederate troops and Cuban cigars and fine wine for a deprived city in the grips of a strangling Union blockade.
The wreckage was found three weeks ago, and researchers and archaeological divers with the Florida Aquarium are just plain giddy about it. They have plunged into the murky Hillsborough River in the shadow of the Interstate 275 downtown bridge for three weeks, making exact measurements and plotting how the hull lies, mostly by feel. Visibility there, clouded by tannin and silt, is extremely poor.
The wreckage is thought to be the second Confederate blockade runner discovered over the past three years in waters around Tampa Bay as part of an underwater mapping project conducted by the aquarium.
Chief researcher John William Morris said the dimensions of the wreck are within inches of that of the Scottish Chief, and it's in a spot where the vessel was believed abandoned by Confederate troops after Tampa's one and only Civil War skirmish. He said three archaeologists and four maritime historians have been consulted and all conclude that this almost certainly is the Scottish Chief. "This is a fairly major find," said Morris, sitting in the back of a boat floating above the wreck this morning. "This is a major component in the history of this area."
The 124-foot oak and pine steamer that was built in North Carolina in 1855 was towed downstream from where it was heavily damaged in a Yankee raid in 1863, where all the engine workings and anything else that was salvageable was taken. The hull was abandoned there, he said. It sank and that's where it sits today.
"It's buried to the gunwales and the preservation factor is pretty high," he said. The muck mostly is anaerobic, meaning the hull may have withstood decomposition and be fully intact.
Last year, divers mapped and surveyed the wreck of the Kate Dale, a blockade runner found in the Hillsborough River near Lowry Park. Much speculation surfaced about the location of the Scottish Chief. Both vessels were owned by James McKay, Tampa maritime pioneer and Confederate smuggler and the man for whom McKay Bay is named.
Six times, McKay successfully ran the blockade of Tampa Bay, slipping by Union warships patrolling near Egmont Key. Stealth was a matter of life or death on those runs, according to an account of era in "The River of the Golden Ibis" by Gloria Jahoda, and McKay typically ordered his sailors on nighttime runs not to light cigars or pipes to avoid detection. But the Yankees learned of the runners and where they were docked and staged an attack on Oct. 17, 1863.
Under the cover of darkness, Union gunships opened fire on Fort Brooke in downtown Tampa, but the shelling was just a diversion for about 100 troops to slip ashore and make their way north some six miles along the river's edge to what is now the Lowry Park area. There, they attacked and set fire to the Kate Dale, a schooner known for its speed. The wooden ship burned to the water line and sank on the spot. The Union soldiers were pursued to Ballast Point, where a skirmish ensued. Three Union soldiers and 12 Confederates were killed.
Initially, reports said that both the Kate Dale and the Scottish Chief were burned at the dock, but the Scottish Chief, damaged in the attack, likely was towed by Confederates downriver to a spot across from what is now Blake High School, where it was stripped of anything useful and abandoned in about 15 feet of water.
The third vessel moored near the Kate Dale near Lowry Park that night was the Noyes, a barge that was later moved by Confederate troops and set on fire to keep it from falling into the hands of the Yankees. The location of the Noyes wreck remains a mystery, although it is thought to be in the river between downtown and Lowry Park, possibly about 150 yards north of where the Scottish Chief lies.
The fourth Civil War vessel sunk in Tampa Bay waters is a Union tugboat that was damaged by a mine in the August 1964 Battle of Mobile Bay and was en route to New York to be decommissioned when a combination of rough weather and shallow water planted it permanently on a shoal under 15 feet of water near Egmont Key. "While Tampa's role in the Civil War may have been minor," Morris said, "it was a colorful and fascinating time in the early development of Tampa's history. James McKay was certainly the father of Tampa's maritime industry, and his ships were the focal point of the skirmish at Ballast Point, Tampa's only battle of the Civil War."
Archaeologists likely won't raise the Scottish Chief, even though it appears to be intact. Rather, they will survey and plot its position to recreate the wreckage in an exhibit. Some artifacts, if there, may be collected, but the collection of historical data is more important and less costly than trying to bring the hull to the surface, Morris said. "Recovering the vessel this significant and preserving it," he said, "would break the budget of most countries."
Casey Coy, the aquarium's director of diving operations, has been scuttling around shipwrecks since 2005 and said this particular project "is really exciting."
Before the discovery of the wreckage three weeks ago, researchers only had an idea of where it was, and during off hours Coy and other divers would drop into the water all along the river's shoreline between downtown and Lowry Park looking - well, more like feeling - around for the wreckage. "To find this," he said, "is extremely rewarding." To get your hands on it and to know about how it was built and how it was sunk," he said, "it is a personal connection. I would love to raise it up and take a look at it. But the archaeologists say it is important to leave it where it is."
In the past, locations of historically significant wrecks were kept secret, but now archaeologists say it's important to share finds with the public.
Divers can go look at it, and if the public is aware of what's there they will help protect it, said aquarium dive training coordinator Mike Terrell. "It's amazing what happens when you get the public involved," he said. "People will watch out for it. They are appreciative of this being in their back yard."
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/sep/15/151631/divers-survey-wreckage-civil-war-era-boat-tampa/news-breaking/
By KEITH MORELLI The Tampa Tribune
Published: September 15, 2009
TAMPA - Amid the flotsam drifting lazily down the Hillsborough River just north of downtown are four bobbing floats that are indistinguishable from the rest of the garbage: two bright yellow squares, an empty Dasani water bottle and a white crab trap buoy. But those markers, tethered to the bottom at precise locations, are more than just garbage. They float above what is thought to be Tampa's most significant submerged historical find: the Scottish Chief.
A Civil War-era wooden steamship that smuggled cotton and cattle hides to Cuba, the Scottish Chief also returned with ammunition and guns for Confederate troops and Cuban cigars and fine wine for a deprived city in the grips of a strangling Union blockade.
The wreckage was found three weeks ago, and researchers and archaeological divers with the Florida Aquarium are just plain giddy about it. They have plunged into the murky Hillsborough River in the shadow of the Interstate 275 downtown bridge for three weeks, making exact measurements and plotting how the hull lies, mostly by feel. Visibility there, clouded by tannin and silt, is extremely poor.
The wreckage is thought to be the second Confederate blockade runner discovered over the past three years in waters around Tampa Bay as part of an underwater mapping project conducted by the aquarium.
Chief researcher John William Morris said the dimensions of the wreck are within inches of that of the Scottish Chief, and it's in a spot where the vessel was believed abandoned by Confederate troops after Tampa's one and only Civil War skirmish. He said three archaeologists and four maritime historians have been consulted and all conclude that this almost certainly is the Scottish Chief. "This is a fairly major find," said Morris, sitting in the back of a boat floating above the wreck this morning. "This is a major component in the history of this area."
The 124-foot oak and pine steamer that was built in North Carolina in 1855 was towed downstream from where it was heavily damaged in a Yankee raid in 1863, where all the engine workings and anything else that was salvageable was taken. The hull was abandoned there, he said. It sank and that's where it sits today.
"It's buried to the gunwales and the preservation factor is pretty high," he said. The muck mostly is anaerobic, meaning the hull may have withstood decomposition and be fully intact.
Last year, divers mapped and surveyed the wreck of the Kate Dale, a blockade runner found in the Hillsborough River near Lowry Park. Much speculation surfaced about the location of the Scottish Chief. Both vessels were owned by James McKay, Tampa maritime pioneer and Confederate smuggler and the man for whom McKay Bay is named.
Six times, McKay successfully ran the blockade of Tampa Bay, slipping by Union warships patrolling near Egmont Key. Stealth was a matter of life or death on those runs, according to an account of era in "The River of the Golden Ibis" by Gloria Jahoda, and McKay typically ordered his sailors on nighttime runs not to light cigars or pipes to avoid detection. But the Yankees learned of the runners and where they were docked and staged an attack on Oct. 17, 1863.
Under the cover of darkness, Union gunships opened fire on Fort Brooke in downtown Tampa, but the shelling was just a diversion for about 100 troops to slip ashore and make their way north some six miles along the river's edge to what is now the Lowry Park area. There, they attacked and set fire to the Kate Dale, a schooner known for its speed. The wooden ship burned to the water line and sank on the spot. The Union soldiers were pursued to Ballast Point, where a skirmish ensued. Three Union soldiers and 12 Confederates were killed.
Initially, reports said that both the Kate Dale and the Scottish Chief were burned at the dock, but the Scottish Chief, damaged in the attack, likely was towed by Confederates downriver to a spot across from what is now Blake High School, where it was stripped of anything useful and abandoned in about 15 feet of water.
The third vessel moored near the Kate Dale near Lowry Park that night was the Noyes, a barge that was later moved by Confederate troops and set on fire to keep it from falling into the hands of the Yankees. The location of the Noyes wreck remains a mystery, although it is thought to be in the river between downtown and Lowry Park, possibly about 150 yards north of where the Scottish Chief lies.
The fourth Civil War vessel sunk in Tampa Bay waters is a Union tugboat that was damaged by a mine in the August 1964 Battle of Mobile Bay and was en route to New York to be decommissioned when a combination of rough weather and shallow water planted it permanently on a shoal under 15 feet of water near Egmont Key. "While Tampa's role in the Civil War may have been minor," Morris said, "it was a colorful and fascinating time in the early development of Tampa's history. James McKay was certainly the father of Tampa's maritime industry, and his ships were the focal point of the skirmish at Ballast Point, Tampa's only battle of the Civil War."
Archaeologists likely won't raise the Scottish Chief, even though it appears to be intact. Rather, they will survey and plot its position to recreate the wreckage in an exhibit. Some artifacts, if there, may be collected, but the collection of historical data is more important and less costly than trying to bring the hull to the surface, Morris said. "Recovering the vessel this significant and preserving it," he said, "would break the budget of most countries."
Casey Coy, the aquarium's director of diving operations, has been scuttling around shipwrecks since 2005 and said this particular project "is really exciting."
Before the discovery of the wreckage three weeks ago, researchers only had an idea of where it was, and during off hours Coy and other divers would drop into the water all along the river's shoreline between downtown and Lowry Park looking - well, more like feeling - around for the wreckage. "To find this," he said, "is extremely rewarding." To get your hands on it and to know about how it was built and how it was sunk," he said, "it is a personal connection. I would love to raise it up and take a look at it. But the archaeologists say it is important to leave it where it is."
In the past, locations of historically significant wrecks were kept secret, but now archaeologists say it's important to share finds with the public.
Divers can go look at it, and if the public is aware of what's there they will help protect it, said aquarium dive training coordinator Mike Terrell. "It's amazing what happens when you get the public involved," he said. "People will watch out for it. They are appreciative of this being in their back yard."
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/sep/15/151631/divers-survey-wreckage-civil-war-era-boat-tampa/news-breaking/
Texas Camp Dedicates Markers
Sons of Confederate Veterans Dedicate 2 Rusk County Markers
BY KEN MCCLURE
Confederate markers were dedicated Sept. 19 at the Lewis Cemetery in Rusk County, Minden community, for two southern soldiers. Sons of Confederate Veterans Cross of Saint Andrew Camp #2009 of Cherokee County held a double military grave marker dedication Saturday, Sept. 19 in the Minden area of Rusk County. Markers were dedicated for two forgotten soldiers who served in the southern army during the war between the states. The veterans honored were Pvt. John Deason Jr. of Company B, 3rd Texas Cavalry and Pvt. Daniel K. Blackstock of Company F, Anderson’s Texas Cavalry who are both ancestors of camp Color Sgt. Ronnie Blackstock.
Both veterans are buried in Lewis cemetery which is an old forgotten family plot on private property. The camp recently cleaned, restored and set these two markers to ensure that their service during war time would not be forgotten.
The ceremony began with an opening prayer, the Charge to the SCV, several tributes to southerners and the salute to the Confederate flag by Color Sgt. Blackstock.
Several descendents of these two soldiers read life and military histories on their ancestors and the troops in the rifle squad fired an honorary rifle volley to officially dedicate the two new military markers. The ladies of the Saint Andrew Southern Belles presented flowers as a final tribute to these forgotten heroes.
Dixie was sung by everyone in attendence to conclude the ceremony.
http://www.thecherokeean.com/news/2009-09-23/County/Sons_of_Confederate_Veterans_dedicate_2_Rusk_Count_004.html
BY KEN MCCLURE
Confederate markers were dedicated Sept. 19 at the Lewis Cemetery in Rusk County, Minden community, for two southern soldiers. Sons of Confederate Veterans Cross of Saint Andrew Camp #2009 of Cherokee County held a double military grave marker dedication Saturday, Sept. 19 in the Minden area of Rusk County. Markers were dedicated for two forgotten soldiers who served in the southern army during the war between the states. The veterans honored were Pvt. John Deason Jr. of Company B, 3rd Texas Cavalry and Pvt. Daniel K. Blackstock of Company F, Anderson’s Texas Cavalry who are both ancestors of camp Color Sgt. Ronnie Blackstock.
Both veterans are buried in Lewis cemetery which is an old forgotten family plot on private property. The camp recently cleaned, restored and set these two markers to ensure that their service during war time would not be forgotten.
The ceremony began with an opening prayer, the Charge to the SCV, several tributes to southerners and the salute to the Confederate flag by Color Sgt. Blackstock.
Several descendents of these two soldiers read life and military histories on their ancestors and the troops in the rifle squad fired an honorary rifle volley to officially dedicate the two new military markers. The ladies of the Saint Andrew Southern Belles presented flowers as a final tribute to these forgotten heroes.
Dixie was sung by everyone in attendence to conclude the ceremony.
http://www.thecherokeean.com/news/2009-09-23/County/Sons_of_Confederate_Veterans_dedicate_2_Rusk_Count_004.html
Sunday, September 20, 2009
SCV and Civil War Courier Cooperate
THE CIVIL WAR COURIER and SCV Cooperate in Publicizing Events:
Compatriots, I have spoken to Connie Payne, an editor of the Civil War Courier, Camp Chase Gazette and the Citizens Companion, regarding having SCV news and event information in these publications. We are being offered the opportunity to send our event announcements and / or post event reports for publication. This is a great opportunity to have your Division and Camp news reach a greater audience. Below you will find information on when / how information should be submitted for publication.
Notices should be sent to Connie Payne at companioneditor@gmail.com.
Lets take advantage of this chance to get the word out to "keep the skeer on!"
Chuck Rand
Chief of Staff
FORMAT:
All press releases, articles or other written items should be submitted as a MS WORD document. There is no word limit.
All photographs to accompany such articles should be submitted as jpgs, preferably in raw files. Photos will be croped and resize as needed so as to not lose resolution and print quality. If the contributor prefers to crop and size at home, a standard image is 4x6 or 5x7 at 300 dpi.
Photographs must include a caption which clearly explains the image, as well as the photographes namer to ensure that proper credit is given.
Charts, spreadsheets or graphs can be submitted as jpgs, or as pdfs
DEADLINES:
The Civil War Courier generally deadlines runs 4-6 weeks "out" from the date on the magazine or newspaper. For example, the October edition of the Camp Chase Gazette has a deadline to submit event or other notices of August 25th for inclusion in the October issue. That being said, here are the dealines for each issue for the coming year.
DEADLINES FOR THE CIVIL WAR COURIER: Civil War Newspaper - Printed monthly, 12 times per year
November, 2009 edition: Deadline for submission September 25th, 2009
December, 2009 edition: October 25
January 2010 edition: November 25
February 2010 edition: December 25, 2009
March 2010 edition: January 25, 2010
April 2010 edition: February 25
May 2010 edition: March 25
June 2010 edition: April 25
July 2010 edition: May 25
August 2010 edition: June 25
September 2010 edition: July 25
October 2010 edition: August 25
November 2010 edition: September 25, 2010
DEADLINES FOR THE CAMP CHASE GAZETTE AND THE CITIZENS' COMPANION: Reenactor military & Civilian magazines:
Combined November/December, 2009 edition: Deadline is September 25th, 2009
Combined January/February, 2010 edition: Deadline is November 25th
*MARCH - OCTOBER EDITIONS ARE MONTHLY, AND HAVE THE SAME DEADLINES AS THE COURIER LISTED ABOVE
Compatriots, I have spoken to Connie Payne, an editor of the Civil War Courier, Camp Chase Gazette and the Citizens Companion, regarding having SCV news and event information in these publications. We are being offered the opportunity to send our event announcements and / or post event reports for publication. This is a great opportunity to have your Division and Camp news reach a greater audience. Below you will find information on when / how information should be submitted for publication.
Notices should be sent to Connie Payne at companioneditor@gmail.com.
Lets take advantage of this chance to get the word out to "keep the skeer on!"
Chuck Rand
Chief of Staff
FORMAT:
All press releases, articles or other written items should be submitted as a MS WORD document. There is no word limit.
All photographs to accompany such articles should be submitted as jpgs, preferably in raw files. Photos will be croped and resize as needed so as to not lose resolution and print quality. If the contributor prefers to crop and size at home, a standard image is 4x6 or 5x7 at 300 dpi.
Photographs must include a caption which clearly explains the image, as well as the photographes namer to ensure that proper credit is given.
Charts, spreadsheets or graphs can be submitted as jpgs, or as pdfs
DEADLINES:
The Civil War Courier generally deadlines runs 4-6 weeks "out" from the date on the magazine or newspaper. For example, the October edition of the Camp Chase Gazette has a deadline to submit event or other notices of August 25th for inclusion in the October issue. That being said, here are the dealines for each issue for the coming year.
DEADLINES FOR THE CIVIL WAR COURIER: Civil War Newspaper - Printed monthly, 12 times per year
November, 2009 edition: Deadline for submission September 25th, 2009
December, 2009 edition: October 25
January 2010 edition: November 25
February 2010 edition: December 25, 2009
March 2010 edition: January 25, 2010
April 2010 edition: February 25
May 2010 edition: March 25
June 2010 edition: April 25
July 2010 edition: May 25
August 2010 edition: June 25
September 2010 edition: July 25
October 2010 edition: August 25
November 2010 edition: September 25, 2010
DEADLINES FOR THE CAMP CHASE GAZETTE AND THE CITIZENS' COMPANION: Reenactor military & Civilian magazines:
Combined November/December, 2009 edition: Deadline is September 25th, 2009
Combined January/February, 2010 edition: Deadline is November 25th
*MARCH - OCTOBER EDITIONS ARE MONTHLY, AND HAVE THE SAME DEADLINES AS THE COURIER LISTED ABOVE
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Confederate Relic Room Breaks Attendance Record
Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum Breaks Attendance Record Despite Bad Economy
By Robert KittlePublished
September 2, 2009
The Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum has a lot more to it than just artifacts from the Confederacy. And it’s also doing a lot more with a lot less, setting an attendance record for the fiscal year that ended June 30 despite a budget cut of about $100,000.
The museum had more than 22,000 visitors for 2008-09, up from 16,907 the year before and 16,450 the year before that.
The museum does have plenty of displays and artifacts about South Carolina’s role in the Confederacy. But it also covers every other war the state has been involved in, from the Revolution up to Iraq and Afghanistan.
One of the main reasons for the increased attendance, according to the museum’s director, is a new wing that added about 2,500 square feet of exhibit space. The new wing allows the museum to have changing exhibits, keeping it fresh for repeat visitors. Right now, it’s hosting an exhibit on World War I, which is often overlooked as the Civil War and World War II get most of the public attention.
Curator of Education Joe Long says it’s an important turning point in world history, but also ties in with the Civil War. “South Carolina, after sending 63,000 men, give or take a few, to the Confederate army, a generation later would send almost exactly the same number, 64,000 into World War I,“ he says. “Now, the United States’ entry in World War I pretty much turned the tide so, fortunately, our fighting was brief and our losses were not the same as they had been in the 1860s. But it’s still a really important turning point in world history and we had people there right on the spearhead.“
The exhibit includes sections on the 371st, a South Carolina regiment of black soldiers. Another story that most South Carolinians don’t know is about the 118th Regiment from the state, which won six Congressional Medals of Honor in about a two-week span. One of the actual medals is on display, next to a kiosk that tells the story of each recipient.
A new display opening Friday, September 4 is a 3-D exhibit on World War I. The museum had donated to it thousands of stereographic cards from the war, the kind of cards with duplicate images side-by-side that you look at through special glasses. Since the museum couldn’t have thousands of visitors handling the cards, they had the cards transferred to a 3-D video presentation.
Visitors put on 3-D glasses with one red lens and one blue. “It makes it feel like you’re actually there, you know. And then the sounds that they have in the background, like the horses and the guns that you hear in the background, it makes it more realistic,“ says Ashley Lake, a senior at Irmo High who was at the museum Wednesday with her Junior ROTC group.
Besides the new wing, the museum has also attracted more visitors by increasing its advertising. It has put up billboards in Greenville, Anderson, Charlotte and Sumter. It has also increased its contact with schools to let teachers know what it has to offer for students studying history or social studies.
You can get more details about the museum at its website.
http://www2.wspa.com/spa/news/state_regional/article/confederate_relic_room_and_military_museum_breaks_attendance_record_despite/26163/
By Robert KittlePublished
September 2, 2009
The Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum has a lot more to it than just artifacts from the Confederacy. And it’s also doing a lot more with a lot less, setting an attendance record for the fiscal year that ended June 30 despite a budget cut of about $100,000.
The museum had more than 22,000 visitors for 2008-09, up from 16,907 the year before and 16,450 the year before that.
The museum does have plenty of displays and artifacts about South Carolina’s role in the Confederacy. But it also covers every other war the state has been involved in, from the Revolution up to Iraq and Afghanistan.
One of the main reasons for the increased attendance, according to the museum’s director, is a new wing that added about 2,500 square feet of exhibit space. The new wing allows the museum to have changing exhibits, keeping it fresh for repeat visitors. Right now, it’s hosting an exhibit on World War I, which is often overlooked as the Civil War and World War II get most of the public attention.
Curator of Education Joe Long says it’s an important turning point in world history, but also ties in with the Civil War. “South Carolina, after sending 63,000 men, give or take a few, to the Confederate army, a generation later would send almost exactly the same number, 64,000 into World War I,“ he says. “Now, the United States’ entry in World War I pretty much turned the tide so, fortunately, our fighting was brief and our losses were not the same as they had been in the 1860s. But it’s still a really important turning point in world history and we had people there right on the spearhead.“
The exhibit includes sections on the 371st, a South Carolina regiment of black soldiers. Another story that most South Carolinians don’t know is about the 118th Regiment from the state, which won six Congressional Medals of Honor in about a two-week span. One of the actual medals is on display, next to a kiosk that tells the story of each recipient.
A new display opening Friday, September 4 is a 3-D exhibit on World War I. The museum had donated to it thousands of stereographic cards from the war, the kind of cards with duplicate images side-by-side that you look at through special glasses. Since the museum couldn’t have thousands of visitors handling the cards, they had the cards transferred to a 3-D video presentation.
Visitors put on 3-D glasses with one red lens and one blue. “It makes it feel like you’re actually there, you know. And then the sounds that they have in the background, like the horses and the guns that you hear in the background, it makes it more realistic,“ says Ashley Lake, a senior at Irmo High who was at the museum Wednesday with her Junior ROTC group.
Besides the new wing, the museum has also attracted more visitors by increasing its advertising. It has put up billboards in Greenville, Anderson, Charlotte and Sumter. It has also increased its contact with schools to let teachers know what it has to offer for students studying history or social studies.
You can get more details about the museum at its website.
http://www2.wspa.com/spa/news/state_regional/article/confederate_relic_room_and_military_museum_breaks_attendance_record_despite/26163/
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