VOLUME XI ISSUE 6 2018
ROUGH The Sons of Confederate Veterans – Camp 265
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Home of the Rankin Rough & Ready’s – Brandon, Mississippi
Commander’s Report
It’s been a busy month to say the least. I want to send out
a Large Thank You to all who helped with the cleanup at the
McWilliams house and the Trail of Honor! Working together
seems to be the key to success.
We will need all the help we can get to make our Relic
Show a success on June 15th, 16th, and 17th! We will need the
most help setting up on the 15th at 9am and tearing down on the
17th at 4pm. Please make plans to attend we need your help!
The speaker at our June 2nd meeting will be Mr. Grady Howell.
He is one of the best speakers available! His topic is the battle of
Shiloh.
We need to vote in new members, discuss the upcoming
division reunion, and the relic show! So, bring someone with you,
come early, and as sure as it’s getting hot in Mississippi, I’ll
probably see you at our next meeting at the Bass Pro Shop on
June 2nd! The OCR meeting starts at 5:15 PM, the buffet starts at
6pm and will end at 6:30 and our SCV meeting starts at 7 PM.
Don’t forget to bring $13.50 cash for the buffet. – Tim Cupit
Meeting Agenda for June 2nd:
Agenda For June 2nd, 2018 Meeting
- Open with prayer at 7pm sharp
- Pledge of Allegiance to the US flag and salutes led by 2nd Lt.
Commander Tom Lilly
- Trivia by Ralph Smitherman
- Guest Speaker–Mr. Grady Howell–The Battle of Shiloh
-Q&A
Unfinished Business
- Adopt minutes from May 5th meeting. Motion, 2nd, discussion,
Vote.
- Did everyone sign in & get a door prize ticket?
- [Link] and Facebook stats from Chris Merck
- 1st Thursday Coin Club Meeting at the Brandon Library at
6:30pm hosted by Ed Lofton
- OCR Report by Brandi Gray
- Silent auction items for Scholarship Program
- MS Division Reunion Forms from Charles Lewis
- Relic Show Update
- Trail of Honor Report
- McWilliams Clean Up Report Keep up with what’s happening in and around Camp
- Reunion Scrapbook: Ed & Stephanie Dunn are working on our 265 by checking out the official
scrapbook; they need photos & newspaper clippings Rankin Rough & Ready’s Facebook page!
- Camp Polo Shirts
[Link]
New Business
- New Members
- Relic Show Update
- We need a head count for the buffet in July
- Door Prizes–Pass the Hat!
- Open Floor Commander’s Quote:
- Close meeting with prayer at approx. 8:40pm “If it’s important to you, you’ll find a way.
If not- you’ll find an excuse.”
CHAPLAIN’S REPORT ADJUTANT’S REPORT
by Tom Fortenberry by Charles Lewis
“Surrender means that the history of the heroic struggle will be
written by the enemy, that our youth will be trained by Northern
school teachers, and learn from Northern school books their
A Days Life version of the War, will be impressed by all the influences of
Well, where do I begin? For many the life of a Confederate soldier was history and education to regard our gallant dead as traitors and
not too far different from our foe, camped across the way. Of course our maimed veterans as fit subjects for derision."
them Yankees often had better food and such, but again life from day – Major General Patrick Cleburne
to day was not all that different. Mornings were broken with drums and
fifes calling us with the sunrise to muster and roll call. The smoldering May came in wet and hot, but it did not slow down Camp 265. Fifty
camp fires were given fuel to warm our selves and rations drawn for six people signed in for door prize tickets at the May meeting. Mrs
the morning breakfast. Same o, same o. I can remember we got 12 oz Stephanie Rolph, PhD, a professor in the history department at
of bacon or salted meat to eat for each days’ duties. Some say it was Millsaps College was our guest speaker. Mrs. Vickie updated us on
beef but I know better, I think it was maybe horse or mule. And a piece Initiative 62 and the need to get involved.
of bread that could be used as cannon projectiles when one ran out of
the real stuff. Anyway, most of the time our stomachs kept telling us it We extend our condolences to the family of Mr. Danny Brown, a
was only half full. We often, as events allowed us, to scrounge for food longtime friend of the camp and vendor at the Civil War Relic Show.
or something we could use for trade. Most people we passed gave as
they could, and often had nothing after them Yankees had passed Keep Mr. Charles Edwin Joy in your thoughts and prayers. He has
through. We also shared even with what little we had. moved into the Veterans Home in Collins, MS. If you are down that
way, stop in for a visit.
The year now is 1864 and I am two years older than when I enlisted. I
will be 20 years old in three months, I think. I got payed eleven dollars The camp decreed by consensus that Chuck Gray would carry the
when I joined up and I am making fifteen dollars a month now. That’s camp vote to the National Reunion Convention in Franklin,
a lot of money for a private. I write as often as I can and hope all my Tennessee.
letters get home. I received a letter last week from y’all telling me that
times were hard at home, but everyone was doing well. I can not say Our "pass the hat" raised $85.00 at the May meeting. This is used to
that for many of our soldiers. There are more of us sick with disease offset camp expenses.
and infections. Some tell that the odds of surviving a wound in battle is
seven to one. I believe that with God’s help the odds are much better. Lynn Gaskin delivered some of our new camp shirts. They look
great. If you are interested in purchasing one get with Lynn at the
I may seem to be writing from one subject to another but that’s the way meeting. He has the order form and all the details. Thanks Lynn for
life is here. Our days are often like that with ninety five percent of the doing this for the camp.
time dealing with boredom and a moment of time fighting to keep
alive on the battle field. I guess I will close this here letter for now. Tell The Division Reunion will be held June 8th - 10th at Beauvoir in
everyone my love and encourage each other as we do here in camp. Biloxi MS. Time is running out on getting registered. If you are
The homesickness will pass when we meet again. May God Bless. interested in going I have registration forms. If you do not register
soon, you will not be guaranteed a medal, program, or goody bag.
– Thomas Fortenberry, Chaplain Camp 265 On Saturday, May 12 we had a work day at Mr. Jerry and Mrs. Kay
McWilliam's antebellum home. We pressure washed the front of the
house, burned brush, and did other chores on Mrs. Kay's honey-do
list.
The Trail of Honor, held May 19th -21st, ( at the Harley Shop in
Jackson MS.) pays tribute to the Veterans of every conflict the USA
has ever fought in. We are proud to participate in this patriotic event
by sponsoring the Turkey Shoot. We had two great days at the 2018
Trail of Honor. Approximately 118 shooters, mostly children, took
shots at the paper targets.
I want to recognize our ever busy OCR ladies. May was teacher
appreciation month. They recognized four teachers and the principal
of Florence High School, with a certificate and gift cards from
several businesses, for their dedication to their chosen profession.
*REMINDER* Membership dues are due July 31st. I need them by
Three members from the youth re-enactors group - The Magnolia Rifles. July 27th so I will have time to process and mail them by the
deadline. You will be getting a statement in the mail from the MS
division adjutant, BUT you still MUST mail or make your payment
Please help us support our to ME. My address is on the statement, so there should be no
Wounded Warriors of Mississippi confusion.
by visiting their web page at:
– Charles Lewis, Adjutant
[Link]
Mary Ann Forrest Chapter
of the Order of Confederate Rose
Last month we started enjoying our summer events
starting with the Trail of Honor. We had a great time
helping the camp on the trail, passing out fliers, and
helping at the Turkey Shoot.
For more information on INITIATIVE 62
We are looking forward to the Division Reunion coming Please visit:
up this month where the ladies will enjoy an OCR Tea [Link]
and the Relic Show on Father’s Day weekend. OCR
ladies will be dressed out in our finest apparel to take
pictures with the public as well as to pretty up the events!
We hope to see each of you in the coming month
supporting Camp 265.
For more information on the Mary Ann Forrest Chapter of
the Order of Confederate Rose, or to become a member,
please visit them online at [Link]
You can also visit them on Facebook at:
[Link]/maryannforrest23/
The clean-up crew at Mr. & Mrs. McWilliams house on Saturday May 12th.
Just a few of the 118 riflemen that participated in the 2018 Trail of Honor Turkey
Shoot!
For more information about SCV Camp 265,
the Rankin Rough & Ready’s, visit us online at:
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One of the few remaining Tuskegee Airmen from the 332nd Fighter Group of World CAMP
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War II at the Trail of Honor.
2 0 1 8 C IV I L W A R R E L I C S H O W
B R A N D O N C I TY H A L L
S A T . J U N E 1 6 TH 9 AM - 5 PM
S U N . J U N E 1 7 TH 9AM - 4 PM
F O R I N F O C A L L T I M C U P IT 7 6 9 - 2 3 4 - 2 9 6 6
2018 Civil War Relic Show Update – June 16th & 17th
We can't stress the fact enough that we need your help!!! As of May 19th, 2018 we have sold 250 tables for our Relic Show! We have
finished designing our ad for the newspapers, and completed the flier that we will pass out & mail to 120,000 people. We have completed our radio ads
for the show, we sent out our final mail-out to over 500 potentials vendors, and we have secured our food vendor for the show. He sets up outside & has
great food.
We need to find people willing to do a LIVING HISTORY at our Relic Show. Please keep that in mind and spread the word! Chuck Gray has secured
the Magnolia Rifles, a youth reenacting group, to set up at the show.
We received a $300.00 donation in January but we still need help raising money by selling ads in our newsletter or soliciting donations. Any help with
this endeavor would be greatly appreciated by all of us at Camp 265. Remember, it costs about $20,000 to put on our Relic Show! We have sponsor
sheets to use when selling ads with photos of activities our camp has done in the community, an explanation of how their donation will be used, and
information for them regarding a tax write off.
Remember: if you ask, you may be told no, but if you never ask- you’ll never be told yes!
We need the most help on Friday morning with set-up from 9am-1pm, Friday afternoon from 1pm-5pm to help vendors set up their booths, and on
Sunday afternoon with tear down at 4pm. Lunch will be provided on Friday for the vendors and those helping with set-up.
Please make plans to attend the 2018 Civil War Relic Show and help us make it a success!
We would like to thank those from Camp #265 that helped make the 2018 Trail of Honor
Turkey Shoot not only possible, but a great success! We would also like to thank the re-
enactors, other community organizations such as the Trail Life Troop MS 0220 (pictured right),
and the general public for coming out to support such a great and worth-while cause that
honors our Veterans, past and present!
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS - THEY SUPPORT US!
The Sons of Confederate Veterans
Camp #265
THE RANKIN DISPATCH NON-PROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE PAID
317 Lake Heather Road BRANDON, MS
Brandon, MS 39047 PERMIT NO. 265
Our next meeting is June 2nd
at Bass Pro Shop in Brandon at 7:00pm.
Come early!
