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Vidette, Issue 39, August 2005: News of our National Reunion in Nashville:  Back on Track by Michael Robbe; Tour of Murfreesboro by Ross Massey, and Confederate Cemetery Project; News from SCV Capt C. E. Thom Camp 2007, Long Beach; California Society Order of Confederate Rose Annual Report; Images-- Californians at the Reunion, including Real Son Woody Plaugher; Nathan Bedford Forrest and Compatriot Nelson Winbush, Forrest with Sandy Ashdown-Turner; Murfreesboro Tour.  Letter from Your Editor to Chair of Div. Newsletter Competition as to why only 4 divisions entered the newsletter competition; Our endorsement of Rebel Yell bourbon, the one American product that openly endorses Confederate heritage;  And:  Fire and Be Damned!  The Artillery Corporal at Fort Gregg, Virginia, from Mike Crane; Word from the President.

Vidette, Issue 38, July 2005: Commander Norred appeals for us to move ahead and not become entangled fighting each other: "Don't Look Back-- Let's Keep Pushing On!" Also, SCV Hat, by Floyd Farrar. California Division Confederate Ancestors, a listing compiled by Historian Dr. King; Mt. View Cemetery Update: Headstones Dumped Into Humboldt Bay by Don Davis, Sacramento; Mr. Davis also provides guidelines for standardizing our use of GPA for grave marking, and gives the word on the California Center for Military History. Feature article is Tom Hale on the Lies of the Lincoln Lovers, with reference to Lincoln's DNA; and Tim Desmond on Cholera and Civil War Medicine. Images: Our Battleflag in front of the U.S. Capitol; SCV hat; Richard Kline stands guard; Lincoln's half-brother; new members swearing in to Long Beach Camp.

Vidette, Issue 37, June 2005: California Has its Own SCV Pin; Another Confederate Soldier's Grave Dedicated, by Steve Smith; CW PRESERVATION TRUST MOURNS LOSS OF BRIAN POHANKA; (Brian helped establish the CWPT, and donations in his memory may be made to CWPT at 1331 H Street NW Suite 1001, Washington, D.C. 20005; mark check "SCV California, In Memory of Brian Pohanka"); Another Confederate Funeral in Charleston: 21 Confederates Buried-- AP news story; Lincoln bent the rules to win Civil War-- AP news article; Owning a Piece of History: Confederate items on e-bay, by Michael Robbe; Letters to the Editor: There were no North Carolina Confederate Army uniforms issued to German POWs, by John English; and from Marilyn King, UDC: A Civil War genealogy database; Shooter's Corner, by Rick Tunell: Loading for the .58 Enfield. Images: Bailey gravestone and Confederate Iron Cross, from Steve Smith; 1st NC Cav at Prado, by Floyd Farrar; Reunion in Pasadena; 1900 UCV Reunion pin; Californians with National leaders at Special SCV Convention in North Carolina. Division Staff; Word from the President.

Vidette Issue 36, April 2005: Growing our Organisation, by Commander Paul Williams, Long Beach. Paul tells us how we can win the current fight against Confederate Heritage! An article on global positioning (GPS), for use in providing a lasting marking of our Veteran's resting places. Charles Beal of SUV Santa Ana provides a commentary giving the details of his use of GPS and his work in locating Confederate graves. Darryl Brock, speaker for SCV Camps around the country, and recipient of the Jefferson Davis Gold Medal for Heritage Preservation, gives us a thought-provoking essay on the problems facing SCV today in "Robert E. Lee's Religion: The Solution for SCV." Letters: Tom Hale on whether the flag was upside down; John Kindred on GPS at Oakwood, Virginia; Jerry Dupree and Roy Nunn in response; What is the story on the 120,000 unused Confederate uniforms, stored in NC at the war's end? Tim Desmond, Division Surgeon General, provides another column on medicine of the Civil War era, this time on typhoid fever. We also have the pleasure to run another piece of original poetry, by Tim, this one on the Atlanta Campaign. Images: Our California Division Reunion left good memories with everyone I've heard from. In this Vidette we have more images of the good times we had there in Pasadena in March. Paul Williams and Camp 2007 compatriots are show at Johnny Rebs Long Beach for a Southern Lunch, February 19th, holding the Battleflag of the 7th Virginia Cavalry. Confederate Sheet Music available for free--From John Lynch, Camp 1208 Los Angeles; Our Division website; Life Membership; Division Staff; Word from The President.

Vidette Issue 35 March 2005: Statewide Meeting in California: Best California Division Reunion Ever! Images by Floyd Farrar: Paul Williams displays his son's Confederate. His son, a Marine, carried this Battle Flag in Iraq. More reunion photos, and your editor at Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston; National Geographic and Civil War Preservation Trust highlight plight of Hallowed Battlegrounds; Global Positioning System: New System for recording Grave Sites by Margaret Alley, with following comments by Roy Nunn, Gordon Bricken, and Jerry Dupree; Diseases During the War, by Tim Desmond; Letter from Ken Koch: Is our flag upside down? New Camp in Chico Underway: Who Was Major John B. Moore? By Lou Olker; Heritage: To the San Francisco Chronicle, by Don S. Davis; Original poetry: The Forage, by Tim Desmond; Our Division website; Life Membership; Mike Chilton's Reenacting Book; Division Staff; Word from The President, and, A Sailor's Diet: Deluxe hardtack recipe.

Vidette Issue 34 February 2005: Camp 2048 Takes First Place in Parade, by Kenny Ramsey; Heritage News: Mrs. Edgerton to be buried with full Confederate Honors; The Noble Boiled Goober Pea, By Tom Hale, Camp 1208 L.A.; Images: Commanders Ro King and Steven Madden enjoy a break at the Modesto Western Civil War Round Table Convention on the "Seven Days Campaign"; Ro King, Chuck Norred, and Steve Smith at Gene Autry Museum for Division Planning Meeting in November; Dr. Ro King presents California Civil War pamphlet to California SCV Division Commander Chuck Norred at special SCV planning meeting in Glendale, November. Passing of Chaplain Kenneth A. Murray, Sr.; Eulogy for Mrs. Edgerton from Chaplain Albritton; Descendants of slaves, Confederate soldiers, working together; California SCV Website; new Reenacting book by Mike Chilton; Books: New book on General T. H. Bell by Connie Moretti; SCV Life Membership; Notice from Gene Kizer about 65 dvds on History and Literature of the South; SCV Division Staff; Word from The President.

Vidette Issue 33, November 2004: Our lead: SCV Member goes to court for Bonnie Blue Flag on motorcycle tank; Word from Commander Chuck Norred; Tom Hale on the LeMat handgun: Shooting a Piece of History; Real Daughter in Los Angeles; Friends of Beauvoir, The Jefferson Davis Home & Presidential Library; the leading tourist attraction in the State of Mississippi; Ken Koch's report on the Ojai Mortar shoot, where he proudly displayed the flags; See the free video of H.K. Edgerton's "I Am Their Flag" Gettysburg speech; 18th North Carolina Infantry: Heroes or Bums? by Patrick Huggins; Letters to Editor from Randy Honeycutt; Mike Wright; Sandra Ashdown-Turner, and Joe Alarid; Poetry from Father A. J. Ryan: C.S.A.; 65 volumes of history and Literature of the South-Gene Kizer has reworked this important series, and, New books by Mike Chilton, on Reenacting, and Connie Moretti, on General Bell.

Vidette Issue 32, September 2004: Cmdr Norred puts SCV on TV and Richard Kline airs Dixie on trumpet on TV; Cmdr Norred's new division agenda; Heritage News: Cmdr Madden on the Gettysburg Boycott; Timothy Desmond on the Battleflag in Ireland; Steve White on the flag at USC football games; Dwight Eisenhower's letter on Robert E. Lee; Notice from Gene Kizer about 65 dvds on History and Literature of the South; News from Camp 2007 Long Beach and Camp 1742 Inland Empire; Declaration from SUV in support of the Battleflag; First Day Postal Cover with 1951 UCV Confederate Soldier U.S. stamp; Letter to Editor from Cmdr Madden; new book on General T. H. Bell by Connie Moretti; new Reenacting book by Mike Chilton; short bio of John C. Breckinridge; images of camp activities, and, our recent reunion.

Vidette Issue 31, August 2004: Park Ranger Attacks SCV at Fort Tejon; More Reunion news and photos; News on the SCV Mechanized Cavalry, with images; Battleflag tattoos; Kennesaw Mountain; Reviews of Newt Gingrich's Grant Comes East; Conclusion of Why Americans Want to Believe the Civil War Was Fought To Free The Slaves; SCV Chaplain-in-Chief Weaver to visit California in October; Thank You letter from Farrell Cooley to Steve Madden and Paul Williams; Was Sherman a Good General?; Supplemental Memberships for your Ancestors; Letters from Joe Alarid and Dr. Andy Hinkle; Brigadier General Tyree H. Bell, C.S.A: Forrest's Fighting Lieutenant, by Connie Moretti; New Book on Reenacting by Camp 1208 Compatriot Mike Chilton; Division officers, and Word from The President.

Vidette Issue 30, July 2004: Our California Division flag proudly unfurled in Charleston; reviews of Gingrich & Forstchen’s new book about Lee attacking Washington; Tim Desmond’s article on nurses and women during the War between the States, and photos from SCV events around California. Allen Knetchmann on David S. Terry; Commander Norred thanks the Orange County camp for their dedication of the largest Confederate Monument in the Western states; Cmdr. Madden of Inland Empire announces his new web site; Chaplain Kermit Albritton requests compatriots to join up with a reenacting organization; Connie Moretti’s book on General Bell is out; Letters from Steve Smith and Steve Madden, and a note on the 65 volumes of History and Literature of the South, and Part 1 of Why Americans Believe the Civil War was Fought to Free the Slaves.

Vidette Issue 29: Commander Norred reports California Division is Healthy (California SCV Annual Report); Images: Dr. Ro King presenting on California Confederates; Confederate postage; RC and Camp 1742; New Division Heritage Officer Steve White introduces himself; Reenacting and the Southern Heritage Movement, by Nick Warren, Division Commander, Colorado SCV; Images: Richmond Howitzers; The Henry rifle; A Note on the Destruction of Columbia, with image; Connie Moretti’s new book on General T. H. Bell available; Letters to Editor from Anna Howland and Ken Koch; The Waltons; The Henry Rifle; Image of Ken Ramsey and H. K. Edgerton; Division officers; Word from The President.

Vidette Issue 28, March, 2004:  Confederate Cavalry in El Monte, by SCV Division Member of the Year Dr. Ro King; Images of Dr. King presenting to UDC and receiving UDC Certificate of Merit;  Confederates in California, by Joe Alarid, Past Commander Santa Barbara; Book Review:  Cold Mountain, By Charles J. “Corky” Reed;  Image:  General Lee on 3c U.S. postage; Promoting a Revision of History?  By Ronald F. Maxwell, Director of Gods and Generals; Image:  Confederate States of America $1000 bill, Montgomery issue; The Truth about Sand Creek, by the CWi Staff; Image:  The Sand Creek Massacre; Political Correctness at Little Round Top, by Pat Buchanan; Image:  Confederate regular issue 20c postage; PowerPoint Presentation on Confederacy now available for purchase, by Mike Griffith; The Wind is in Our Favor, by General Robert Toombs; Life Membership; Division Officers; Word from the President. 

Vidette Issue 27, December 22, 2003:  Our Battle Flag Carried in Combat in Iraq, with photos-- Floyd Farrar; Heritage Under Attack, by Paul Williams, Camp 2007; DixieBroadcasting.com:  The Only Radio Station of today's Southern Movement-- Ray McBerry; Veterans Day Parade in Fresno, Chuck Norred; SCV now Eligible for United Way Combined Federal Campaign as an Approved Charity; UDC Luncheon 17th January 2004; California Division Convention, 19-21 March 2004; Women and Nurses in the Civil War, by Tim Desmond; Moorpark Reenactment:  Photos by Ken Koch and Simon Dalseme; Commentary by Rich Studenick; Ed Mann; Ken Koch, Farrell Cooley, Vern Padgett, & Tim Keenon.  News from Inland Empire Camp 1742, Steve Madden; Letters in Defense of Southern Heritage by Sandra Ashdown-Turner and Paul Williams; Release of New Video: Wicked Spring, by Corky Reed; Researching Your Ancestor, by Corky Reed; Why We Fight, from William Scott’s review of Frank Connor’s The South Under Siege, 2002; Truth on The Simpsons; SCV Life Membership; Division Staff; California SCV Web Site; Word from The President.  

Vidette Issue 26, November 5th, 2003:  Six War Veterans Honored in Colusa, by Lou Olker, photos; Kearney Park Reenactment a Great Success for SCV, By Chuck Norred, photo; Kearney park:  Great Reenactment, By Kermit Lee Albritton; Fresno After-action Report By Paul DeNubilo; Image:  Confederate regular issue 10c postage; The Biggest Event in the West, By Charles J. “Corky” Reed; Guest Commander’s Column:  How Can I Help The Cause?  By Joe Alarid; Civil War Medicine:  Medical Corps Reenactment Society, By Tim Desmond; Image:  President Davis, General Lee, and General Jackson on U. S. postage; Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, By Corky Reed; Didn’t Forrest Found the KKK? By Jack Hurst; Film Review:  Anti-Lincoln Gangs of New York, By Thomas J. DiLorenzo; Civil War Round Tables in California, By Corky Reed; The Ambiguous Flag, documentary, now available for purchase; Letter to the Editor; Life Membership; Division Officers; Word from the President. 

Vidette Issue 25, October 20, 2003:  Birthplace of Heros von Borcke Discovered-- by Eric A. Kaminski, Warsaw, Poland; John Lewis Reports from Missouri:  Starting His own Camp in Palmyra; Confederate Postage image-- one-cent Calhoun; Asheville SCV National Reunion Documentary from Desert Rose Productions, $15; We Are Not a Military Force, But We Do Fight a War, by Kermit Lee Albritton, Division Chaplain; Saving the SCV, by Tim Steadman, Commander, Fighting Joe Wheeler Camp 1372; Film Comment: Gods and Generals, by Rick Tunell, Redlands, U. S. postage featuring General Robert E. Lee; Book: Chronological Tracking of the American Civil War, by Freddie C. Sligh, Commander, Camp 246; Life Membership; Division Staff; Word from President Davis; Division Web Site. 

Vidette Issue 24, October 13, 2003:  New Camp in Tehachapi-Bakersfield:  California has 12 SCV Camps; photo by Mrs. David Cumberland; The Sutler Report:  Waiting … And Waiting … For Fall Creek; New Uniform Adopted by Camp 2062, C.S.S. Virginia, by Ken Koch, photos by Cathy Koch; Traveling in The South, by Jerry DuPree, Past Commander, Camp 1742 Inland Empire; Image: Confederate regular issue postage; Letter from George Bell; Humor:  God Bless Texas; UDC State Convention, by Farrell Cooley; Film Comment:  Gods and Generals; Film Review:  Gangs of New York, by Robert K. Stock, Commander, Private John Slagle Camp 1972, Medford, Oregon; Confederates, Farley, and Slavery:  Comment by Gary Waltrip, Commander, Camp 1440 San Jose; Dr. Steiner on Black Confederates; General Forrest’s Account of his 45 Black Confederates; Life Membership; Division Staff; Word from President Davis; Division Web Site. 

Vidette Issue 23, September 2003:  What If The South Had Won The Civil War?;  SCV War Service Medal presented to Adjutant George Bell of Modesto; National News on Order of the Confederate Rose, by Sandra Ashdown-Turner; National Convention photos by Farrell Cooley (Chuck Norred and Barbara Bannister, OCR; Ro King; Michael Givens and Chris Sullivan); Fort Tejon Hospital Reenactment, by Tim Desmond; Note on Fort Tejon by Commander Chuck Norred; Images of Confederate stamps; Cpl. Studenick has survived Hurricane Isabella; Sutler Report:  Where to Buy Confederate Uniforms?-- by George Bell and Marshall Hart; Division “Alma Fund,” by Paul Toland; Film Comment:  Gods and Generals, by Ed Mann; Are You Confederate But Don’t Know It?-- by Charlie Reese; California SCV Web Site; Woodcut from William Faulkner’s The Unvanquished; Where to Find Civil War Records, by Corky Reed; Correction to CW Round Table Schedules, from Mike Presswood; Humor: God Bless Texas; A Pretty Woman: Mary Childers, from the Stevens Point Gazette 1887, from Brock Townsend; An Invitation to Join A New Confederate Order; Life Membership; Division Staff; Word from The President.  

Vidette Issue 22, July 25, 2003:  Work is cut out for 2003-2004:  Commander Norred Offers 18-Point Plan for Action for California SCV; Convention Survey Results, Complete with responses; Heritage News, First of many columns by Division Heritage Officer Mike Schooling; Confederate Soldiers Honored by Camp 1804, by Chuck Norred; Battle Flags of the Army of Northern Virginia, by Devereaux D. Cannon, Jr.; Unknown Soldiers No More, by Dennis Rogers, Staff Writer; You Know You're Obsessed With the Confederacy When ...; Southern Travel Advice, by Jerry Dupree; Photo of Floyd Farrar; Schedule of California Civil War Round Table Meetings; Where to Buy Confederate Uniforms-- Which is the right Sutler?; The “Biderman” Flag of California; Historians say first flag sheds light on Confederate controversy, AP; Word from the President; Image:  CSA $100 bill.

Vidette Issue 21, July 3d, 2003:  More convention news:  California Division Adopts New Constitution; Treasurer's Report; Adjutants Report: Membership; New Camps Formed during the year; New Camps in formation; Order of Confederate Rose; Recruiting; Division Web Site; Division Newsletter; Historian Report; Constitution Adopted; Term Limits; Money Needed for Real Daughter; Next Year's Convention in Pasadena; New Lieutenant Commander Elected; New Commander Elected; Adjutant's Meeting:  Outreach to the community; Using the Media and Using CWRTs; Making Alliances:  Historical and Genealogical associations; Articles:  California Group to Attend Hunley Funeral in Charleston, South Carolina; Burial Procession starts at 1000 hours, Saturday 17th April 2004, by Philip Gallanders; Honor Guard Scheduled 21 July 2003 for Real Son George W. Plaugher, by Division Chaplain Kermit Albritton; Union and Confederate Medicine, by Division Surgeon General Tim Desmond; Letter to Editor, from Taya Cline: Another Real Daughter; California Division Staff; Word from the President; Q&A: Why Did the South Have More Higher-ranking Generals?  

Vidette Issue 20, June 27, 2003:  State Convention Held in Fresno; New Division Officers Take Charge, by Paul Williams; Commander's Message, by Chuck Norred; Chaplain's Message, by Kermit Albritton; Alma Grigsby, Real Daughter; Jefferson Davis Status Restoration Fund; Poetry:  The Flight of the Doves by E. B. Bates; Honoring The South, Stirring Up Old Battles; Robert E. Lee Statue Rises Near Antietam, by David Snyder, Washington Post; Telephone Changes at HQ; More Questions to Reenactors; Word from Camp 1994, Reno, Nevada; Life Membership; California Division Staff; Word from the President; Division web site. 

Vidette Issue 19, June 3, 2003:  New SCV Camp in Modesto:  Camp 2023, Lt. General Wade Hampton; Author Michael Horigan talks about his book, Elmira: Death Camp of the North; Past Adjutant Richard Wagner, Camp 1804 Fresno, recovering from knee replacement; The Confederate Battle Flag in Vietnam; Poetry-- Major Henry Timrod, To The Confederate Dead; Action On the Lincoln Statue in Richmond; E. Lee Spence Discovers Confederate Steamer Sumter; Image:  Confederate regular issue postage; The Type II Richmond Clothing Depot Shell Jacket, with images, by Leslie D. Jensen; Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah by John C. Perry:  Whatever Happened to the Movie Song of the South?; Letters:  Charles Christian on Confederate California; Mark Woolfington on Confederate Pension Applications; National Geographic shows Confederate Flag in Berlin in 1982; Final Agenda for Division Reunion; Chuck Norred; Civil War Trail:  CD on the CSS Alabama, Jerry Wells; Images:  Confederate Currency; Confederate Half Dollar (New Orleans Mint); Questions to Reenactors (e.g. "Did the Americans win the war?"); Word from the President; Alma Grigsby Birthday 15th June; You Know You're Obsessed With the Confederacy When ... 

Vidette Issue 18, California Confederates by Dr. Rowland “Ro” King, Historian, California Division SCV; New Books:  Day-by-Day Account of Confederate Action by State, by Commander F. C. Sligh, Camp 246; TimeLight, a Journey into the Past, by Stan Clardy; Poetry by H. L. Turner: "The Confederate Flag Bearer"; Film Review: Gangs of New York, by Ed Mann; California SCV Web Site; Life Membership; Division Officers; Word from the President. 

Vidette Issue 17: May 21, 2003. Inland Empire SCV and Sister UDC camp honor Confederates in Redlands, by Steve Madden, Commander Camp 1742, Inland Empire; Advice to Northerners from General Buell should they be tempted to grow boastful about their victory, from the 2003 Confederate Memorial Day remarks by Clyde Wilson, professor of history, University of South Carolina; U.S. Pitches in $700,000 to Help Preserve Hunley; Photo: Ladies at the Jefferson Davis UDC Luncheon in San Diego; Myths & Realities of American Slavery by John C. Perry-- Some Headaches for Northern Apologists; Review by Gary Waltrip; When They Cite Slavery as The Cause of the War for Southern Independence, here is the Response they Cannot Discredit; by Col. Michael Kelley, 37th Texas; SCV Life Membership; California Division Staff; Word from the President; California SCV Web Site.

Vidette Issue 16, April 2003:  Lincoln in Richmond:  Media Coverage Favorable to Protesters-- Brock Townsend, Camp 1208 Los Angeles Reports; Downey Cemetery Grave Marking for George Butler, 29th March 2003; photos by Floyd Farrar; Lincoln's statue belongs in the Hall of Shame, not in Richmond, by Will Anderson; We Are At a Crossroads:  Statement from Division Commander Barron T. Smith; Lee-Jackson Luncheon, photo by Barron Smith; Division Convention Schedule:  Many Events Planned, by Commander Chuck Norred, Camp 1804; New Book: Civil War/Science-Fiction with Confederate Protagonists, by Lucas Starr; Gebhardt Clarifies Confederate Flag Stand; Protestors Flag Him, with photo of Gebhardt and 3 Confederate Battleflags; When is Confederate Memorial Day?; Adv for E-books:  Library of hard-to-find books relating to the War Between the States on diskettes; Life Membership information; California Division Staff listing; Words from the President; Photo: Sonny Perdue’s Proposed New Georgia State Flag; California SCV Web Site; The Confederate Marine Corps, by Kevin P. Gallen; Color Sergeant John Holland, Camp 2062 Ventura County, recruits at Ventura Harbor Village February 15, 2003, photo by Ken Koch. 

Vidette No. 15: March 2003:  Division Convention Excitement Builds; Division Convention Activities Listed, by Chuck Norred, Convention Organizer; Division Elections:  Statements from candidates for division Office: Barron T. Smith, candidate for Division Commander; Chuck Norred, candidate for Division Commander, Farrell Cooley, candidate for Lieutenant Commander; photo by Floyd Farrar: Morgan Padgett at Downey Cemetery, 29th March 2003, during memorial service to George Butler, 3d Arkansas Infantry; Florida Confederate Pension Application Files; SCV State Convention 2003 June 6, 7, & 8 Fresno:  Information sheet and California Division Convention Registration Form

Vidette No. 14: 28th February 2003:  Black History Month:  Salute to Black Confederates; Florida Confederate Pension Application Files Robert Duvall takes on Role of Robert E. Lee by Terry Lawson  Knight Ridder Newspapers; New Book: They Fought Like Demons by DeAnne Blanton and Lauren Cook; Word from President Davis:  “The contest is not over.” 3rd Annual Vista Confederate Reenactment by Ed Mann; Division Convention 6, 7, and 8th June to be held in Fresno and Clovis by Marcia Norred; CWRS Medical Corps Founded by Chuck Norred; Letter to the Editor:  Shame on You!; California SCV Web Site; SCV Life Membership; Sewing for Reenactors III:  More About Homespun, by Toni Van Beveren and Vernon Padgett; Other articles on Black Confederates; California Division Staff

Vidette No. 13 February 2003, Issue 13: Gods and Generals Opens on 21st; SCV and Reenactors Prepare to Recruit, by Ed Mann, Commander, Richmond Howitzers, and Associate Member, Camp 1208; Hurray for "Gods and Generals" by Bill Kauffman, associate editor, American Enterprise Magazine; Photos by Van Redin - © 2003 - Ted Turner Pictures - All Rights Reserved Gods, generals, and the wisdom of a Tech professor, by Darrell Laurant, Lynchburg News and Advance The Word from President Davis:  "We feel that our cause is just and holy … All we ask is to be let alone." Sewing for Reenactors II:  What is Homespun? by Toni Van Beveren and Vernon Padgett

Vidette No. 12:  Camps 2062 and 1208 Join in Recruiting at Moorpark Reenactment; photos; A Black Man honors the Confederate Flag:  He says it should be revered as a symbol of the dignity of his race.  By Lee Hockstader, Washington Post; photos and map; Pledge your support to H. K. Edgerton; Feature:  Andersonville:  A Legacy of Shame-- But Whose?  by Gary Waltrip, Commander Camp 1440; Book review:  The True Story of Andersonville, by Gary Waltrip, Commander, Camp 1440 San Jose; Hunley news:  Bridge May be Named for Hunley, by David Quick, Post and Courier Staff, Charleston, South Carolina. Hispanic Confederates. Book review of John O'Donnell Rosales's book; The Word from President Davis; General Robert Toombs:  "The Wind is in Our Favor";        Douglass Southall Freeman's R. E. Lee is now On-line;  California SCV Web Site;  Cooking Corner:  Army Hardtack Recipe;  Gun Corner:  Confederate brass-framed 1851 Navy Colt Revolver;  SCV Life Membership;  2003 Legends in Gray Calendar; John R. Lynch, Camp 1208 John Bell Hood; and Our Featured Sutlers:  Calico Outfitters, Ray and Melanie Price. 

Vidette No. 11: Marching Through Georgia III, by Gerald W. Dupree, Camp 1742 Inland Empire; True Story of Andersonville, book review by Gary Waltrip; book review Hispanic Confederates; Hunley news; Johnnie Cake recipe; R. E.Lee by Freeman now on line.

Vidette No. 10: Real Daughter Alma Grigsby, 106, Honored by SCV, UDC, SUV in East Oakland, by Taya L. Cline, UDC Fresno, Chapter 2623; Confederate Cavalry In El Monte: A Plaque to Honor Them, by Dr. Ro King, Camp 1208; Georgia Flag news; Hunley news; book review The Real Lincoln; Real Daughters Around the Nation: Let Us Remember, by Taya L. Cline, UDC Fresno Chapter 2623, with list of Real Daughters.

Vidette No. 9: New California SCV Camp: Camp 2007, Captain Cameron E. Thom, Long Beach, by Paul Williams; UDC Chapter 2140, SCV Camp 1742, Joint Meeting-- by Kathy Spit, UDC; H. K. Edgerton News; “Could the Civil War have been avoided?”: Review of This Terrible War: the Civil War and its Aftermath.

Vidette No. 8: Modesto To Hold Confederate City wide Event, by Kermit Albritton; 43rd Tennessee Volunteers CSA: Compiling a Roster, by George Martin, Sparks, Nevada; Battlefields Preservation Bill Clears House; California HPA President Supports H. K. Edgerton Walk, by Landis Potter; Black Slave Owner filed for Damages: Claims can provide fascinating details; How Will They Commemorate the Grand Arsonist?, by Al Benson, Jr.

Vidette No. 7  Memories of Gettysburg, by Sandra Ashdown-Turner, UDC Sidney Lanier Chapter 2141; Confederate Coin corner; Hunley news; Gods and Generals photos and film review; Review: The Making of Gettysburg by Gary Waltrip; Camp 1208 Supports Defense of New Orleans Confederate Memorial Hall and Port Hudson Memorial; H. L. Mencken on the Gettysburg Address; Hunley news; Michael Kelly letter to Vanderbilt University.

Vidette No. 6 SCV, UDC Collaborate at Hope Ranch Picnic -- Rare Medal Presented to UDC President--- By Joseph V. Alarid, Santa Barbara Camp 1631; Rebel re-enactor with a cause: Willie Casey, by Laura Moyer, The Free Lance-Star; Photos from upcoming film Gods and Generals; History Channel: Silver Mines -- It was called the "mother lode": Did it bankroll the Union? Heritage: Letter To Congressman Gary Miller, Diamond Bar, from Farrell Cooley, L. A. Camp 1208; Black Confederate Prepares for 1300 Mile March In Defense of the Confederate Flag & Southern Heritage, by Ron Holland; What the South was fighting For: ~ New Orleans Daily Crescent, January 21, 1861; Book Review: Jefferson Davis, American. By Wendy Smith of Amazon.com; Notes: Division SCV Website-- Commander Gary Waltrip; Life Membership in SCV; Ken Burns's PBS Series The Civil War broadcast all week; available on DVD.

Vidette No. 5  Marching through Georgia II: The Battle of Atlanta, and Andersonville, by Jerry Dupree, Camp 1742; Video Review: Black Confederates-- The Forgotten Men in Gray, by Stan Armstrong, More Reviews on Gods and Generals, with photos; Be prepared for an increase in interest in SCV!

Vidette No. 4  New Military Service Award for SCV Members from UDC, by Kathy Spit, Sidney Lanier 2141 UDC; Hunley News: Watch Found on Hunley May Reveal Dixon’s Past; Post and Dispatch; Confederate Music: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, by Peter Viney; Lyrics by Robbie Robertson; Video Review: Truth about Fort Pillow, by Stan Armstrong; Oklahoma Pension record site.

Vidette No. 3 Marching Through Georgia:  Notes on our Southern Travels by Jerry Dupree; Researching Your Confederate Ancestor:  Using the National Park Service web Site; Hunley News: Evidence Supports Belief that Coin Protected Dixon-- Charleston Post and Dispatch, Film Preview: Gods and Generals; Note on Ron Maxwell's Gods and Generals; Comments on Gods and Generals script by James I. Robertson:  "I have never been more enthusiastic about a movie project"; Oklahoma Pension Site Note by Dave Easterling ATM Adjutant.

Vidette No. 2 New SCV California Camp:  CSS Virginia, Camp 2062, Ventura County; California Now Has Nine Camps; More on the J. P. Gillis ("Biderman") 17-Star California Confederate Flag; "Gun Laws Irk Reenactors"; News report from Washington Times; Hunley News:  Grappling Hook Snagged at Hunley site.

Vidette No. 1 California Democratic Party Platform Equates Confederate Flags with Swastikas and Cross Burning; Seven SCV Camps at JBH Fort Tejon Meeting; The "Biderman" (J. P. Gillis) 17-Star California Confederate Flag; Walk of Flags Heritage Alert by Larry Fafarman; Heritage News: The New Orleans Museum; Film Review: Cold Mountain:  Actors cast eyes on role in Civil War film, by Teresa Annas, The Virginian-Pilot.

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