Vol. 5 Issue #01 January 2008         

 

 

 

 



Quote for this month;

"Society is an open ended partnership between generations. The dead, and  the not yet born, are as much a part of society as the living.

To dishonor the dead is to reject the relationship upon which society is built,

 the relationship  of obligation between generations. Those who have lost respect for the dead,  have ceased to be trustees of their inheritance." --Edmund Burke (1729-1797)

 

          Our Meeting for this month is Tuesday

 Jan.22, 2008    at 6:30 PM at the Pavilion Building at the Park in Zolfo Springs..    For those that can make it ..we stop  to eat,  at the Pioneer Restaurant at the corner of SR 64& US 17 about 5-5:30..

Join us if you can for fellowship before the meeting!

 

Meeting dates for 2008

Tuesdays at 6:30 PM

January 22nd

February 26th

March 25th

April 22nd

May( to be announced)

June 24th

July 22nd

August 26th

September 23rd

October 28th

November-December Meeting

December 2nd

Please save this list, just in case you don’t get a reminder from me about the meeting.

Thanks!!

 

Gentlemen; this is the beginning of the New Year;

Let’s  make it a great year. Hope to see you all at this meeting!

UDC Ladies, This is the New Year for us also,

Lets try to Build up our membership this year.

 

Both groups have a lot to discuss at our meetings,

If for some reason you can’t make it, let us know

863-494-7725, we miss you when you aren’t there.

You are an important part of these groups..

 

 UDC, we can start collecting for our Veterans again,

   We have someone to deliver for us.

The list of items needed  is included in this letter,

SCV, you are welcome to help us.

 

                     


 

       Fly a Confederate flag every day,

         Important dates in January

1-2 1862 Battles of Murfreesboro, TN including Parker's Crossroads and Stone's River, TN (continues from Dec 31)

1 1863 Battle of Galveston, TX.  General Magruder recaptures the port and city of Galveston and disperses the federal blockading fleet. Called the first successful cavalry charge upon a naval fleet.

2 1861 Fort Johnson in Charleston Harbor is seized by South Carolina Troops.

2-3 1863 Battle of Stones River, TN

3 1861 Fort Pulaski seized by Georgia State Troops

4 1861 Arsenal at Mt. Vernon, AL seized by Alabama Troops.

5 1822 General Joseph B. Kershaw’s birthday

5 1861 Forts Morgan and Gaines seized by Alabama State Troops.

6 1861 Arsenal at Apalachicola, FL seized by Florida State Troops.

7 1861 Florida State troops occupy Fort Marion at St. Augustine

8 1821 General James Longstreet’s birthday

8 2000-Sons of Confederate Veterans demonstrate in support of Confederate History and Heritage and in support of flying the Battle Flag at the capital in Columbia, SC

9 1861 Mississippi secedes,  a large blue flag with a single white star is flown (Bonnie Blue).  US Ship "Star of the West" fired on in Charleston harbor, SC by Cadets from the Citadel.  Citizens seize Fort Johnston, Smithville, NC

9 1904 John B. Gordon died.

10 1861 Florida secedes.  Citizens seize Fort Caswell near Smithville and Wilmington, NC. Louisiana State Troops seize the US Arsenal and Barracks at Baton Rouge, LA.

11 1861 Alabama secedes.  Louisiana Troops seize Forts Jackson and St. Phillip.  Louisiana Troops also seize the USMC Hospital near New Orleans, LA.

12 1861 Florida troops occupy Barrancas Barracks and Forts Barrancas and McRee and the Navy Yard at Pensacola, FL.

14 1806 Matthew Fontaine Maury's birthday, a commander in the CSA Navy, diplomat for CSA government in Europe, one of the era’s most distinguished scientists, and father of naval oceanography and meteorology.

14 1861 Fort Pike, LA is occupied by Louisiana Troops.

15 1821 Generals John C. Breckinridge and Lafayette McLaw birthday's

15 1861 US Coast Guard Survey Steamer Dana seized by Florida officials at St. Augustine, FL.

18 1862 The Confederate Territory of Arizona is formed

19 1807 Birthday of Robert E. Lee

19 1861 Georgia secedes

19 1862 Battle of Mill Springs, KY

20 1861 Mississippi secessionists take control of Federal installations on Ship Island, MS

21 1824 Birthday of Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson

24 1861 Georgia state troops take control of the Federal arsenal in Augusta

26 1861 Louisiana secedes.  Georgia state troops size Oglethorpe Barracks and Fort Jackson.

27 1826 General Richard Taylor’s birthday

28 1825 General George E. Pickett’s birthday

28 1861 Fort Macomb, LA occupied by Louisiana State Troops. 

28 1865 CSS Stonewall officially designated. Begins trip to Confederacy.

30 1861 US Revenue Cutter Lewis Cass is surrendered to Alabama troops at Mobile.

30-31 1863 Ironclads CSS Chicora and CSS Palmetto State, dispersed entire Union blockade fleet in front of Charleston, SC raising the blockade for a 24-hour period.

31 1861 U.S. Mint and Customs House in New Orleans seized by Louisiana State Troops

31 1863 Naval battle at Charleston, SC

General  John Calvin Brown C.S.A.

 

 

 

 

 

VITAL STATISTICS

BORN: 1827 in Giles, TN.
DIED: 1889 in Red Boilings Springs, TN.
CAMPAIGNS: Stone's River, Chickamauga, and Chattanooga.
HIGHEST RANK ACHIEVED: Major General.

 

 

 

 

 

John Calvin Brown was born on Giles County, Tennessee, on January 6, 1827. When the Civil War began, he was a successful lawyer, active in conservative Whig-Unionist politics. In 1860, he was part of the electoral college, then went on a long trip to Europe. Once he heard about the conflicts in his own state, he returned to enlist in the Confederate army as a private. Became colonel of the 3d Tennessee Infantry, but was captured in the fall of Fort Donelson. After being exchanged, he was appointed a brigadier general on August 30, 1862. Assigned to the Army of Tennessee, he fought and was wounded at the Battle of Perryville. Brown took part in the Tullahoma Campaign, the Battles of Stone's River and Chickamauga and the siege of Chattanooga. After a short period of duty in Georgia, he was promoted to major general on August 4, 1864. Upon his return to Tennessee, he fought in the Battle of Franklin. The losses among his troops were staggering, and Brown himself was so badly injured that he was never able to return to combat duty. In respect to duty, he joined the Army of Tennessee in its surrender in North Carolina a month later. After the war ended, Brown returned to his law practice, and was elected governor of Tennessee twice (1870, 1872). He became president of a railroad company and a coal and iron company. Brown died on August 17, 1889, in Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipes for January

 

Okra & Tomatoes

Ingredients

2 lb. fresh okra - fresh sliced
3 medium tomatoes - chopped
1 med onion - chopped
3 slices bacon
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
pepper to taste

Preparation

Fry bacon and remove from pan. Set bacon aside.
Put okra and onion in the pan with the bacon grease; add salt and pepper.
Sauté for about 3 minutes. Add tomatoes and let simmer for about 9-10 minutes.

Serve over grits or rice.

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Tomato Gravy

 

1 large can tomatoes

Or 2 cups of Fresh Tomatoes
6 strips bacon
3 tablespoons flour
Milk
Salt and pepper, to taste

Drain and save the tomato juice; Chop tomatoes up into pieces. Fry bacon until nearly done, not crisp; leave 3 tablespoons bacon grease in skillet. Cut bacon into small pieces and set aside.

Stir flour into bacon grease. Add tomatoes and juice. Cook and stir until thickened. Add salt and pepper to desired taste. Add milk to reach desired consistency; then add bacon and cook on low to medium for about 10 minutes.

Serve over hot grits or rice!

 

 

 

 

 

Black-Eyed Pea Salad

Salad Ingredients

 

1 can (15 ounces) black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained,

(or 2 cups cooked black-eyed peas)

2 large tomatoes, seeded and chopped

1 cup frozen whole kernel corn, thawed

1/2 cup finely chopped bell pepper (you can use green, red, or yellow, or a little of all of them).

2 large green onions with tops, finely sliced

(or 1 large Vidalia onion, finely chopped)

1/4 teaspoon hot red pepper sauce

 

For the Dressing

1/3 cup vegetable oil

2 tablespoons vinegar

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1 teaspoon dried basil leaves

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

 

 

 

 

(Note: If you cook the peas, be sure not to overcook them; you want them to be tender, but not mushy).

In a large bowl, combine all the salad ingredients. Place the dressing ingredients in a jar with a tight fitting lid and shake well. Pour dressing over salad mixture and refrigerate for 2 or more hours. Keep refrigerated until serving. This is actually better the next day

 

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               ACCEPTABLE DONATED ITEMS FOR THE V.A.

 

                 They have two categories; long Term and Acute care.

Please remember that they also have Women Veteran Patients as well as the Men

                                                  Acute Care;

                                

                               They prefer small or individual sizes.

                Deodorant, Combs, Brushes, Toothpaste, Toothbrushes,

                 Shaving Cream, Handkerchiefs, Socks, Writing Paper, Envelopes,

                                Ball Point Pens/ Pencils,

 Pocket Appointment Calendars, Address Books, Hand Lotion, Disposable Razors

                                               Long Term Care;

Large Cans of Spray Deodorant, Bulk Combs/Brushes ,Large Tubes of Toothpaste ,

             Individual Toothbrushes, Large cans of Shaving Cream, Socks,

                                      Sweat Suits (M-L-XL-XXL)

             Lap Robes, Scarves for Shoulders, Bulk Disposable Razors,

                           Large Bottles Cologne/After Shave

                   Large Bottles of Shampoo/Rinse, Wheel chair bags

 

 

                    (Plus any items listed under Acute care)

                                   General Items for Donation

 

                 Magazines (within three months of publication)

         Paperback books—WESTERNS, Mystery, Fiction, and Non-Fiction

                                        Canteen Books