The Dragoon June camp meeting was very well attended by
approximately 30 members, guests and three potential new members, two of whom
submitted applications to join the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Division and
Brigade awards that Dragoon members received at the Division Reunion on Saturday June the 6th were shared with the camp. Camp members who received
awards included Commander Stuart Waldo - N.B. Forrest Award, Tyrone Crowley -
the Stonewall Jackson Award and Newsletter of the Year award and Tom Snowden -
Chaplain of the Year award.
More awardees were 1 Lt. Commander Harold Grooms, Larry
Spears, James Spears, 2 Lt. Commander Benny Harris and Tom Crowley.
Chaplain Snowden opened and closed the meeting with prayers
and Color Sgt Brent Jenks led everyone in pledges to the US, Alabama and
Confederate Battle flags. Commander Waldo read S.D. Lee's Charge to the
SCV and presented the announcements including camp news and upcoming events.
Special guests included first time attendees Mr. Simon and Bailey.
Waldo also gave a report-out on the Alabama Division Reunion and passed
along the Book of Reports and Reunion program for everyone to look at.
The guest speaker was Bob Bradley, Chief Curator for the
Alabama Archives and History who enlightened us on the various names of the war
of 1861 - 1865 and the history behind those names. He also discussed the status
of conservation of Confederate flags belonging to the Alabama Archives. So far
a total of over $286,000 has been donated for conservation of 25 flags
and there are additional ones which will be conserved. Camp 1524 has
donated annually to this fund since 2004 totalling contribution of approximately
$5000. A donation check of $500 to the fund was presented at this meeting. The
Alabama Division SCV and UDC, other SCV camps and UDC chapters, Re-enactor
organizations, individuals and others groups have donated to the Archies and
without this money the flags would have crumbled to dust according to Mr.
Bradley.
Bradley then spoke of the names for the "American
War". There have long been debates over the naming of the War even during
the conflict. Historical figures then soon after secession and early in
the war referred to it as the civil war but as the war progressed that became
more rare. Many just referred to it as The War. The War for Southern
Independence was first named during this era but even General Lee and his staff
and General Forrest in his final address to his troops said civil war.
Even soon after the war, Southerners called it civil war. But debates
intensified and when the federal government adopted as the official name, War
of the Rebellion, this resulted in the Confederate Veterans at their reunion in
1898 to issue a proclamation officially stated the war should be called the
Civil War Between the States. The UDC at the same time resolved it should
be named the War Between the States and they were quite successful in even
changing period textbooks. But other names have been used ever since including
Brother's War, Confederate War, War of the Sections, War for Southern Freedom,
War Between the States, War for Empire, War for States Rights, Lincoln's War, War of Northern Aggression, the Lost Cause and many others.
Compatriot Allen Herrod played his very professional video
of the Indian Hill re-dedication ceremony during the fellowship hour before the meeting. Allen has
copies of the video available for a contribution of $5.
The video and sound quality are excellent and he has added captions to help
explain who is speaking.
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| James Spears Receives his Award |
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| Tom Crowley |
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| Chaplain Snowden |
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| Tyrone Crowley |
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