September 5, 2009 - September 6, 2009
Civil War Re-enactment in Huntington Beach Central Park
After Action Report From Commander John Smoley
Greetings Fellow Citizens,
We had an excellent time. Weather was bit "Southern" especially on Saturday, but nice turn out by both public and reenactors. About 400 soldiers and about 100 Civilian reenactors were there. We had the Great Tyrant (Lincoln) and yours truly providing truth serum to the public as Jefferson Davis.
Our SCV Recruiting booth (Set up by Mike Presswood) was well located and was very busy, lots of visitors. Farrell Cooley as usual was very informative, enthusiastic, and available for most of both days. Vern Padgett also helped with interacting with the public and sold a few more CSA flags for the Cause. On Saturday, Mike Climo was able to set up his Hunley Display at the booth which also attracted great interest. Not too far away was a "David" display as well. I signed up a reenactor (*Missouri Partisan Ranger), Joe Bonee, who I met at the Long Beach Event and previous events, he paid his dues in greenbacks. He plans on attending our next meeting. Vern is working on getting the Event Promoter Ed Mann to sign on, there is a slight glitch in his ancestry chain that needs some more research.
Steve Madden visited us briefly, as he was busy dropping Yankees in their tracks.
Again we are looking forward to our October 17th meeting at Steves place, and looking for a head count for December 12th Christmas Dinner at Rileys Farms. This will be a Rev War themed dinner, however they get a charge when anyone dresses historically, whether for the 1st or 2nd war of Independence, WWII or whatever.
Dixie Always!
John Smoley Camp 1742
August 22, 2009
Camp Meeting & MCAS Miramar Museum Visit
We had the following members in attendance:
John Smoley: Commander
Billy Williams Adjutant
Mike Climo Signals Officer
John Hamm Compatriot
Jon Hussey Compatriot
Tory Schafer New member
Marshall Mallory New Member
Notes On The Meeting Coming Soon
New Members Tory Schafer & Marshall Mallory
Get Sworn In
New Members Tory Schafer & Marshall Mallory With The Colors
CSA President Jefferson Davis Arrives On CS Marine One
CSA President Jefferson Davis Checks Out The New CSA Secret Weapon
CSA President Jefferson Davis Applies The Shoe To Saddam Hussein
June 20, 2009
Camp Meeting
Compatriots;
We had the following members in attendance:
John Smoley: Commander
Billy Williams Adjutant
Mike Climo Signals Officer
Steve Madden Lt Commander/Historian
John Hamm Compatriot
Jon Hussey Compatriot
Joe Bonne New member
Jeff Budziszewski Affiliate Member Prospect
We discussed plans for our next meeting on August 22nd and hope to confirm that we will be able to carpool together to the Miramar NAS "Flying Leatherneck" Museum. The curator is a member of the San Diego Camp 302. We will try to have other camps participate as well. I will confirm same shortly.
We also discussed the Christmas Party arrangement and agreed to try for the Rileys Farms venue, the cost is under $35.00 per head and sounds like we will have a great time. I will also try and confirm same. If I could get a general head count for those who wish to go, that would help in reserving the evening of December 12th.
We also discussed CSA related events that some of us could attend, such as the July 11th Fort MacArthur Living History event, the July 25th Cotillion in Yorba Linda, the various roundtables to visit, and the upcoming reenactments at Huntington Beach this Labor Day weekend and the Moorpark during Veterans Day weekend in November. Mike has posted much of this on our website.
After we closed the meeting around 12:30 John & Sheila Smoley, Steve Madden, Mike Climo, Joe Bonne and John Hamm carpooled to the San Gabriel Cemetery Dedication ceremony hosted by SCV Tom Keesee and Margaret Alley of the UDC and was attended by about 50 folks including the mayor of San Gabriel, other SCV chapter members etc.
Some pictures can be found here: San Gabriel Memorial Event
After the ceremony and some socializing we retired to the world famous Petrillos Pizza House in San Gabriel for some outstanding pizza and brew.
Looking forward to next time,
Deo Vindice,
John Smoley
Camp 1742
Here are a few pictures:
Steve Madden, Sheila Smoley, Jeff Budziszewski & Joe Bonne
John Smoley, Jeff Budziszewski, Steve Madden & Steve Madden
May 30 - May 31, 2009
Long Beach WBTS Reenactment
After Action Report From Camp Commander John Smoley
Greetings Fellow Citizens,
From our camp 1742 we had yours truly, Mike Climo, Steve Madden Joe Weymer, attend. Vern Padgett from John Bell Hood Camp and Mike Presswood also came as well, and set up the SCV welcome tent adjacent the Jeff & Varina Davis Fly, and Comrade Climos CSS Hunley Display, which now boasts a large replica of the Hunley. Vern forwarded a SCV.org hit from Marshall from Palm Springs to me and I invited him to attend the event. He showed up, had a great time and not only has a for sure ancestor, but also may be connected to Secretary of the Navy, Steven Mallory. Mike also met with Mike from Riverside who also wishes to jine up. I met with some of the local denizens as well, who all have ancestors and got a couple more reenactors to be possible members.
Mike Climo brought us back a box of SCV brochures and applications from his trip back to Elm Springs, so we were prepared! Vern and Mike also hawked all things SCV as well, and we observed many conversations. All were dresses in period attire. Vern was selling flags to raise funds and did quite well. Mike Climo was almost continously telling the story of the Hunley to an eager public. Jeff Davis was busy keeping Abe honest and preaching the Cause.
Varina Davis was also quite busy with the public while Jeff was away debating with Lincoln, the Anti Slavery Society, etc. Steve Madden brought the camp colors to the Davis tent and burned powder with his Texas boys. Joe and Zion came by to visit with us and enjoy the event. Saturday night there was a birthday party for Jeff Davis with brass band, champagne, brandy, and strawberry shortcake dessert just before the dance. It was a very great event all the way around.
The weather was perfect, sixties to seventies, the grounds are lush with green grass, trees, and a lake, lots of room and parking areas. So lets keep this event in mind for next year, and use these events to recruit and visit with fellow patriots.
Yours in the Cause,
John Smoley
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After Action Report From Ed Mann
My fellow reenactors,
Well, it was a great weekend--except for the weather!
Oh, yes, the weather was great for wearing wool and reenacting, but the gloomy skies no doubt held the attendance down, and we fell well short of what I said was the number of spectators I hoped for, 6,000. Even when I said it, I mentioned that if we didn’t get 6,000, that wouldn’t mean that we wouldn’t have a great event–and we certainly did!
The simple fact is that, while those back East have to take their weather as they can get it, unless the skies are bright and sunny, the attendance is always down at outdoor Southern California events. “June gloom,” unfortunately, arrived a couple of days early and it impacted the event.
Yet, reenactor attendance at Long Beach will no doubt make it the second biggest reenactment of 2009 in Southern California, given the remaining events. By Saturday at noon, 520 reenactors had registered. According to muster reports, Confederate combatants totaled 213 that day, and Union combatants totaled 170. On Sunday, 47 additional reenactors registered. So if only 17 of the 47 reenactors were combatants (a sure thing) we had over 400 registered combatants for the weekend at “the Big One in the Spring.”
Here is web site with some great photos. Let it run as a slide show because there are numerous videos interspersed with the photos and they will take a couple of seconds to load.
Civil War Re-enactment and Gettysburg Address
2nd Civil War Re Enactment Long Beach CA 2009 Saturday
2nd Civil War Re Enactment Long Beach CA 2009 Sunday
Here is a good video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCmnZdNhRnI
Lost and Found: Describe it and claim it: 1) 2 blade knife; 2) Selma reenactment memento; 3) period shirt; and 4) digital camera.
I will take this opportunity to apologize to the Federals. While waiting for the Confederates to arrive at the raffle, I asked for help gathering up the fence rails. I failed to mention that matter to the Confederates when they arrived. I believe that it was mostly the 69th New York who picked up the slack. Thank you, 69th. I’ll see that the score is evened at Moorpark.
I will also apologize for not mentioning to the Confederates who arrived a little later at the raffle about the need to police the field. The burden fell unduly on the Thank you. Thanks to those Confederates who did, in fact, turn around and head back to the field to help with a job that had to be done.
Thank you to all of you who attended the event this weekend. Special thanks to Don and Danny Kovell for, once again, helping with so much of the preparatory activity for the event. Thanks to Dave Oneslager and Mike Presswood for getting the fences there, and to Don Parra for providing the speaker system.
Obviously, thanks to Col. Scott Harrington for a splendid weekend and for handling his troops so well during four well-received scenarios.
Thanks most of all to Dick and Condit Wixon, Visions in Time Foundation, for providing such a wonderful opportunity for Southern California reenactors (and the public) at this great event.
And now, on to Huntington Beach on September 5-6!
Ed Mann
November 22, 2008
Camp Meeting
Members In Attendance:
Commander Steve Madden, Adjutant Billy Williams Jr, Compatriot John Smoley, Compatriot John Hamm, Compatriot Michael Lewis, Compatriot Joe Wymer, Compatriot Stephen Mouton (LA Camp) and Signals Officer Mike Climo.
Honored Guests In Attendance:
Lt. Commander-In-Chief Michael Givens
California Division Commander Kenny Ramsey
Lt. Commander-In-Chief Michael Givens
(L to R) California Division Commander Kenny Ramsey
Lt. Commander-In-Chief Michael Givens
(L to R) Adjutant Billy Williams Jr
Lt. Commander-In-Chief Michael Givens
(L to R) Signals Officer Mike Climo
California Division Commander Kenny Ramsey
Lt. Commander-In-Chief Michael Givens
Joe Wymer
John Hamm
(L to R) Joe Wymer and John Smoley
(L to R) Adjutant Billy Williams Jr
Commander Steve Madden
(L to R) Lt. Commander-In-Chief Michael Givens
Signals Officer Mike Climo
California Division Commander Kenny Ramsey
(L to R) Lt. Commander-In-Chief Michael Givens
Commander Steve Madden
Memorial Service Called To Order
Attendants From Left To Right:
Michael Lewis, John Hamm, Steve Madden, Jon Hussy,
Mike Climo, Billy Williams Jr. and Vern Padgett.
Not pictured: Sandra Ashdown-Turner and Jerry Dupree
Dr. J. M. Borders Assistant Surgeon
55th (Brown's) Infantry 46th Regiment Tennessee
William D Covington Private
Company F, 2nd Battalion Infantry Regiment Mississippi
Daniel A Covington Father of William (above)
Southern Loyalist Chapter C
Charles C Ferguson Sergeant
1 Mounted Rifles Regiment Arkansas
Chester John Holmes
William Thomas Morris
Poindexter's Regiment Missouri Calvary
Levi Shorter
Nathan B Spencer Private
Company K, 3rd Calvary Regiment Virginia
Francis Winn Private
Company D 21st Calvary Regiment Tennessee
William Withers Private
Company C, 32nd Infantry Regiment Virginia
Civil War Re-enactment in Huntington Beach Central Park
After Action Report From Commander John Smoley
Greetings Fellow Citizens,
We had an excellent time. Weather was bit "Southern" especially on Saturday, but nice turn out by both public and reenactors. About 400 soldiers and about 100 Civilian reenactors were there. We had the Great Tyrant (Lincoln) and yours truly providing truth serum to the public as Jefferson Davis.
Our SCV Recruiting booth (Set up by Mike Presswood) was well located and was very busy, lots of visitors. Farrell Cooley as usual was very informative, enthusiastic, and available for most of both days. Vern Padgett also helped with interacting with the public and sold a few more CSA flags for the Cause. On Saturday, Mike Climo was able to set up his Hunley Display at the booth which also attracted great interest. Not too far away was a "David" display as well. I signed up a reenactor (*Missouri Partisan Ranger), Joe Bonee, who I met at the Long Beach Event and previous events, he paid his dues in greenbacks. He plans on attending our next meeting. Vern is working on getting the Event Promoter Ed Mann to sign on, there is a slight glitch in his ancestry chain that needs some more research.
Steve Madden visited us briefly, as he was busy dropping Yankees in their tracks.
Again we are looking forward to our October 17th meeting at Steves place, and looking for a head count for December 12th Christmas Dinner at Rileys Farms. This will be a Rev War themed dinner, however they get a charge when anyone dresses historically, whether for the 1st or 2nd war of Independence, WWII or whatever.
Dixie Always!
John Smoley Camp 1742
August 22, 2009
Camp Meeting & MCAS Miramar Museum Visit
We had the following members in attendance:
John Smoley: Commander
Billy Williams Adjutant
Mike Climo Signals Officer
John Hamm Compatriot
Jon Hussey Compatriot
Tory Schafer New member
Marshall Mallory New Member
Notes On The Meeting Coming Soon
New Members Tory Schafer & Marshall Mallory
Get Sworn In
New Members Tory Schafer & Marshall Mallory With The Colors
CSA President Jefferson Davis Arrives On CS Marine One
CSA President Jefferson Davis Checks Out The New CSA Secret Weapon
CSA President Jefferson Davis Applies The Shoe To Saddam Hussein
June 20, 2009
Camp Meeting
Compatriots;
We had the following members in attendance:
John Smoley: Commander
Billy Williams Adjutant
Mike Climo Signals Officer
Steve Madden Lt Commander/Historian
John Hamm Compatriot
Jon Hussey Compatriot
Joe Bonne New member
Jeff Budziszewski Affiliate Member Prospect
We discussed plans for our next meeting on August 22nd and hope to confirm that we will be able to carpool together to the Miramar NAS "Flying Leatherneck" Museum. The curator is a member of the San Diego Camp 302. We will try to have other camps participate as well. I will confirm same shortly.
We also discussed the Christmas Party arrangement and agreed to try for the Rileys Farms venue, the cost is under $35.00 per head and sounds like we will have a great time. I will also try and confirm same. If I could get a general head count for those who wish to go, that would help in reserving the evening of December 12th.
We also discussed CSA related events that some of us could attend, such as the July 11th Fort MacArthur Living History event, the July 25th Cotillion in Yorba Linda, the various roundtables to visit, and the upcoming reenactments at Huntington Beach this Labor Day weekend and the Moorpark during Veterans Day weekend in November. Mike has posted much of this on our website.
After we closed the meeting around 12:30 John & Sheila Smoley, Steve Madden, Mike Climo, Joe Bonne and John Hamm carpooled to the San Gabriel Cemetery Dedication ceremony hosted by SCV Tom Keesee and Margaret Alley of the UDC and was attended by about 50 folks including the mayor of San Gabriel, other SCV chapter members etc.
Some pictures can be found here: San Gabriel Memorial Event
After the ceremony and some socializing we retired to the world famous Petrillos Pizza House in San Gabriel for some outstanding pizza and brew.
Looking forward to next time,
Deo Vindice,
John Smoley
Camp 1742
Here are a few pictures:
Steve Madden, Sheila Smoley, Jeff Budziszewski & Joe Bonne
May 30 - May 31, 2009
Long Beach WBTS Reenactment
After Action Report From Camp Commander John Smoley
Greetings Fellow Citizens,
From our camp 1742 we had yours truly, Mike Climo, Steve Madden Joe Weymer, attend. Vern Padgett from John Bell Hood Camp and Mike Presswood also came as well, and set up the SCV welcome tent adjacent the Jeff & Varina Davis Fly, and Comrade Climos CSS Hunley Display, which now boasts a large replica of the Hunley. Vern forwarded a SCV.org hit from Marshall from Palm Springs to me and I invited him to attend the event. He showed up, had a great time and not only has a for sure ancestor, but also may be connected to Secretary of the Navy, Steven Mallory. Mike also met with Mike from Riverside who also wishes to jine up. I met with some of the local denizens as well, who all have ancestors and got a couple more reenactors to be possible members.
Mike Climo brought us back a box of SCV brochures and applications from his trip back to Elm Springs, so we were prepared! Vern and Mike also hawked all things SCV as well, and we observed many conversations. All were dresses in period attire. Vern was selling flags to raise funds and did quite well. Mike Climo was almost continously telling the story of the Hunley to an eager public. Jeff Davis was busy keeping Abe honest and preaching the Cause.
Varina Davis was also quite busy with the public while Jeff was away debating with Lincoln, the Anti Slavery Society, etc. Steve Madden brought the camp colors to the Davis tent and burned powder with his Texas boys. Joe and Zion came by to visit with us and enjoy the event. Saturday night there was a birthday party for Jeff Davis with brass band, champagne, brandy, and strawberry shortcake dessert just before the dance. It was a very great event all the way around.
The weather was perfect, sixties to seventies, the grounds are lush with green grass, trees, and a lake, lots of room and parking areas. So lets keep this event in mind for next year, and use these events to recruit and visit with fellow patriots.
Yours in the Cause,
John Smoley
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
After Action Report From Ed Mann
My fellow reenactors,
Well, it was a great weekend--except for the weather!
Oh, yes, the weather was great for wearing wool and reenacting, but the gloomy skies no doubt held the attendance down, and we fell well short of what I said was the number of spectators I hoped for, 6,000. Even when I said it, I mentioned that if we didn’t get 6,000, that wouldn’t mean that we wouldn’t have a great event–and we certainly did!
The simple fact is that, while those back East have to take their weather as they can get it, unless the skies are bright and sunny, the attendance is always down at outdoor Southern California events. “June gloom,” unfortunately, arrived a couple of days early and it impacted the event.
Yet, reenactor attendance at Long Beach will no doubt make it the second biggest reenactment of 2009 in Southern California, given the remaining events. By Saturday at noon, 520 reenactors had registered. According to muster reports, Confederate combatants totaled 213 that day, and Union combatants totaled 170. On Sunday, 47 additional reenactors registered. So if only 17 of the 47 reenactors were combatants (a sure thing) we had over 400 registered combatants for the weekend at “the Big One in the Spring.”
Here is web site with some great photos. Let it run as a slide show because there are numerous videos interspersed with the photos and they will take a couple of seconds to load.
Civil War Re-enactment and Gettysburg Address
2nd Civil War Re Enactment Long Beach CA 2009 Saturday
2nd Civil War Re Enactment Long Beach CA 2009 Sunday
Here is a good video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCmnZdNhRnI
Lost and Found: Describe it and claim it: 1) 2 blade knife; 2) Selma reenactment memento; 3) period shirt; and 4) digital camera.
I will take this opportunity to apologize to the Federals. While waiting for the Confederates to arrive at the raffle, I asked for help gathering up the fence rails. I failed to mention that matter to the Confederates when they arrived. I believe that it was mostly the 69th New York who picked up the slack. Thank you, 69th. I’ll see that the score is evened at Moorpark.
I will also apologize for not mentioning to the Confederates who arrived a little later at the raffle about the need to police the field. The burden fell unduly on the Thank you. Thanks to those Confederates who did, in fact, turn around and head back to the field to help with a job that had to be done.
Thank you to all of you who attended the event this weekend. Special thanks to Don and Danny Kovell for, once again, helping with so much of the preparatory activity for the event. Thanks to Dave Oneslager and Mike Presswood for getting the fences there, and to Don Parra for providing the speaker system.
Obviously, thanks to Col. Scott Harrington for a splendid weekend and for handling his troops so well during four well-received scenarios.
Thanks most of all to Dick and Condit Wixon, Visions in Time Foundation, for providing such a wonderful opportunity for Southern California reenactors (and the public) at this great event.
And now, on to Huntington Beach on September 5-6!
Ed Mann
November 22, 2008
Camp Meeting
Members In Attendance:
Commander Steve Madden, Adjutant Billy Williams Jr, Compatriot John Smoley, Compatriot John Hamm, Compatriot Michael Lewis, Compatriot Joe Wymer, Compatriot Stephen Mouton (LA Camp) and Signals Officer Mike Climo.
Honored Guests In Attendance:
Lt. Commander-In-Chief Michael Givens
California Division Commander Kenny Ramsey
Lt. Commander-In-Chief Michael Givens
(L to R) California Division Commander Kenny Ramsey
Lt. Commander-In-Chief Michael Givens
(L to R) Adjutant Billy Williams Jr
Lt. Commander-In-Chief Michael Givens
(L to R) Signals Officer Mike Climo
California Division Commander Kenny Ramsey
Lt. Commander-In-Chief Michael Givens
Joe Wymer
John Hamm
(L to R) Joe Wymer and John Smoley
(L to R) Adjutant Billy Williams Jr
Commander Steve Madden
(L to R) Lt. Commander-In-Chief Michael Givens
Signals Officer Mike Climo
California Division Commander Kenny Ramsey
(L to R) Lt. Commander-In-Chief Michael Givens
Commander Steve Madden
Meeting Summary From Commander Steve Madeden,
The Grizzlies of the Inland Empire Camp were honored in November by a visit from SCV Lieutenant Commander Michael Givens. Business brought Commander Givens to South California and wildfires kept him in town until the meeting in Redlands. The Grizzlies regret the fires but are grateful to Commander Givens for his courtesy and leadership in visiting the faithful.
Commander Givens delighted everyone with his devotion to Dixie. His gentle patience and probing intelligence proved he was the right man for this job and ready for promotion.
While discussing the problems we face in reaching the public, Commander Givens said we should take control of our symbols. Our most important symbol is the 13-starred battle flag that most people associate with the Confederacy.
During the war, that flag was used by American soldiers to mark where they stood and fought. It was designed to be distinctive from the Yankee flag on fields blurred by battle smoke.
Today, people who never had a forefather in the Second War for Independence have taken our symbol, twisted it out of context and demanded that we apologize for it.
Our critics are mistaken. They are good people in need of a good history lesson.
Here it goes . . .
. . . the flag represents our country, our forefathers and our cause.
Our country is the land of presidents and pioneers, land worked by men to improve it and justly govern the people who settled it. The sweat, blood and bones of our forefathers enriches our soil and our history. Our country is just that-- our blood, our sweat, our tears.
Our forefathers were taught that liberty comes from God Almighty, not kings, constitutions or mere mortal men. God made all men equal so all men have the right to choose their goverment. Our forefathers fought the First War for Independence to secure that right.
Our cause states that any goverment is a means to an end-- not an end by itself. That end is serving people and safeguarding their liberties-- no more, no less. Government is like a bus-- if it breaks down or goes the wrong way, the passengers have a right to choose another bus. Our cause is government of the people, by the people and for the people-- no more, no less.
Our critics take our flags of honor and distort them from their original meaning. They demand that we apologize for their distortion.
We will not.
Our flags do not stand for hate or slavery or black or white. They stand for our country, heritage and cause. They are important and sacred. They are not for sale. They are ours alone.
We will wear our flags. We will fly our flags. We will honor our forefathers, our heritage and our cause. We will stand as they stood: free, honest and serving the Lord.
And . . . if you came to the meeting, you also got free bbq and beer and a raffle prize.
Too much good stuff. California Division Adjutant Vern Padgett arrived after many had gone. He vowed to return. Vern and all California Confederates are welcome at Grizzley meetings.
Steve Madden
Commander Inland Empire Camp 1742
Sons Of Confederate Veteran
The Grizzlies of the Inland Empire Camp were honored in November by a visit from SCV Lieutenant Commander Michael Givens. Business brought Commander Givens to South California and wildfires kept him in town until the meeting in Redlands. The Grizzlies regret the fires but are grateful to Commander Givens for his courtesy and leadership in visiting the faithful.
Commander Givens delighted everyone with his devotion to Dixie. His gentle patience and probing intelligence proved he was the right man for this job and ready for promotion.
While discussing the problems we face in reaching the public, Commander Givens said we should take control of our symbols. Our most important symbol is the 13-starred battle flag that most people associate with the Confederacy.
During the war, that flag was used by American soldiers to mark where they stood and fought. It was designed to be distinctive from the Yankee flag on fields blurred by battle smoke.
Today, people who never had a forefather in the Second War for Independence have taken our symbol, twisted it out of context and demanded that we apologize for it.
Our critics are mistaken. They are good people in need of a good history lesson.
Here it goes . . .
. . . the flag represents our country, our forefathers and our cause.
Our country is the land of presidents and pioneers, land worked by men to improve it and justly govern the people who settled it. The sweat, blood and bones of our forefathers enriches our soil and our history. Our country is just that-- our blood, our sweat, our tears.
Our forefathers were taught that liberty comes from God Almighty, not kings, constitutions or mere mortal men. God made all men equal so all men have the right to choose their goverment. Our forefathers fought the First War for Independence to secure that right.
Our cause states that any goverment is a means to an end-- not an end by itself. That end is serving people and safeguarding their liberties-- no more, no less. Government is like a bus-- if it breaks down or goes the wrong way, the passengers have a right to choose another bus. Our cause is government of the people, by the people and for the people-- no more, no less.
Our critics take our flags of honor and distort them from their original meaning. They demand that we apologize for their distortion.
We will not.
Our flags do not stand for hate or slavery or black or white. They stand for our country, heritage and cause. They are important and sacred. They are not for sale. They are ours alone.
We will wear our flags. We will fly our flags. We will honor our forefathers, our heritage and our cause. We will stand as they stood: free, honest and serving the Lord.
And . . . if you came to the meeting, you also got free bbq and beer and a raffle prize.
Too much good stuff. California Division Adjutant Vern Padgett arrived after many had gone. He vowed to return. Vern and all California Confederates are welcome at Grizzley meetings.
Steve Madden
Commander Inland Empire Camp 1742
Sons Of Confederate Veteran
June 28, 2008
Camp Meeting
Camp Meeting
Members In Attendance:
Commander Steve Madden, Adjutant Billy Williams Jr, Compatriot John Smoley, Compatriot Jon Hussy, Compatriot Michael Lewis, Compatriot Ryan Smith and Signals Officer Mike Climo.
The first order of business was a prayer and lunch. We feasted on ribs, fried chicken, veggies, sweet potato fries, shrimp cocktail and desert which included cheesecake and a sweet potato pie to commemorate President Davis' 200th birthday.
After saying the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States and the Confederate Pledge of Allegiance the meeting was called to order. Adjutant Billy Williams Jr awarded SCV Member Certificates to Jon Hussy and Ryan Smith. Commander Madden then awarded John Smoley a new SCV California Division pin for all of his outstanding work for the Camp.
We then discussed the recent lost of California's "Last Real Son" Woody Plaugher. He will be missed.
The new California Division blog spot was discussed and can be found here: http://scvcalifornia.blogspot.com
Commander Madden then spoke about a few new upcoming events. In August the Fort Tejon Reenactment will take place and it will mark our Commander's 25th anniversary as a reenactor. In September the Huntington Beach reenactment will take place. and in November the 24th Annual West Coast Civil War Round Table Conference will be held in Clovis, CA. For more information regarding these events please see the Upcoming Events page of this website.
Plans are also in the works to set our future camp meetings up on a more regular, bi-monthly schedule. With the vast area that is covered by our camp, our Commander is also looking into the possibility of having the meetings in different areas of the two counties so more people can attend. Some locations that were discussed were Palm Springs, Victorville and Lake Arrowhead. More details will be forthcoming.
Last, but not least Jon Smoley discussed his and his Wife Sheila's recent Jefferson Davis Re-Discovery Tour. Some pictures from John's trip can be found in the Member Photos page of this site.
As always if I have forgotten anything, please contact me so I can amend these meeting notes.
Deo Vindince and God Bless You All,
Mike Climo
Inland Empire Camp 1742 Signals Officer
Commander Steve Madden, Adjutant Billy Williams Jr, Compatriot John Smoley, Compatriot Jon Hussy, Compatriot Michael Lewis, Compatriot Ryan Smith and Signals Officer Mike Climo.
The first order of business was a prayer and lunch. We feasted on ribs, fried chicken, veggies, sweet potato fries, shrimp cocktail and desert which included cheesecake and a sweet potato pie to commemorate President Davis' 200th birthday.
After saying the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States and the Confederate Pledge of Allegiance the meeting was called to order. Adjutant Billy Williams Jr awarded SCV Member Certificates to Jon Hussy and Ryan Smith. Commander Madden then awarded John Smoley a new SCV California Division pin for all of his outstanding work for the Camp.
We then discussed the recent lost of California's "Last Real Son" Woody Plaugher. He will be missed.
The new California Division blog spot was discussed and can be found here: http://scvcalifornia.blogspot.com
Commander Madden then spoke about a few new upcoming events. In August the Fort Tejon Reenactment will take place and it will mark our Commander's 25th anniversary as a reenactor. In September the Huntington Beach reenactment will take place. and in November the 24th Annual West Coast Civil War Round Table Conference will be held in Clovis, CA. For more information regarding these events please see the Upcoming Events page of this website.
Plans are also in the works to set our future camp meetings up on a more regular, bi-monthly schedule. With the vast area that is covered by our camp, our Commander is also looking into the possibility of having the meetings in different areas of the two counties so more people can attend. Some locations that were discussed were Palm Springs, Victorville and Lake Arrowhead. More details will be forthcoming.
Last, but not least Jon Smoley discussed his and his Wife Sheila's recent Jefferson Davis Re-Discovery Tour. Some pictures from John's trip can be found in the Member Photos page of this site.
As always if I have forgotten anything, please contact me so I can amend these meeting notes.
Deo Vindince and God Bless You All,
Mike Climo
Inland Empire Camp 1742 Signals Officer
April 26, 2008
Father A.J. Ryan Camp 302 San Diego
Mount Soledad Plaque Dedication For Drury Bailey
La Jolla, California
Father A.J. Ryan Camp 302 San Diego
Mount Soledad Plaque Dedication For Drury Bailey
La Jolla, California
Greetings All,
The Mount Soledad plaque dedication to Pvt. Drury Bailey was a complete success! A special thank you goes out to all of you who were able to attend AND contribute to the Cause.
A gracious thank you to everyone who participated in the ceremony and the various color guards! Everyone looked AWESOME!
Please see the following link for photos taken by Mr.& Mrs. Echard-Musgrave, thank you! PHOTOS
It was indeed an honor to have both the Department Commander of the SUVCW (Jerry Sayre) and the CA Division & Commander of the SCV (Kenney Ramsey) present at the auspicious occasion! Thank you so much.
For the Cause,
Deanne & Steve Smith
1st Lt Division Commander, SCV
The Mount Soledad plaque dedication to Pvt. Drury Bailey was a complete success! A special thank you goes out to all of you who were able to attend AND contribute to the Cause.
A gracious thank you to everyone who participated in the ceremony and the various color guards! Everyone looked AWESOME!
Please see the following link for photos taken by Mr.& Mrs. Echard-Musgrave, thank you! PHOTOS
It was indeed an honor to have both the Department Commander of the SUVCW (Jerry Sayre) and the CA Division & Commander of the SCV (Kenney Ramsey) present at the auspicious occasion! Thank you so much.
For the Cause,
Deanne & Steve Smith
1st Lt Division Commander, SCV
April 20, 2008
Camp 1742 Confederate Memorial Service
Hillside Memorial Park Redlands, CA
Camp 1742 Confederate Memorial Service
Hillside Memorial Park Redlands, CA
Members In Attendance:
Commander Steve Madden, Adjutant Billy Williams Jr, Compatriot Jerry Dupree, Compatriot John Hamm, Compatriot Jon Hussy, Compatriot Michael Lewis and Signals Officer Mike Climo.
Honored & Distinguished Guests:
Sandra Ashdown-Turner
President, CA Society
President, Southern California Chapter "Rose O'Neal Greenhow"
Vernon R. Padgett, Adjutant, SCV California Division
Note From Commander Steve Madden:
Thanks to all who attended the Inland Empire Camp's Memorial Day service on Sunday. The great weather, great food and great company made for a great time. Thanks for your support and friendship.
Hope to see everyone soon.
Yours For Dixie
Commander Steve Madden
Commander Steve Madden, Adjutant Billy Williams Jr, Compatriot Jerry Dupree, Compatriot John Hamm, Compatriot Jon Hussy, Compatriot Michael Lewis and Signals Officer Mike Climo.
Honored & Distinguished Guests:
Sandra Ashdown-Turner
President, CA Society
President, Southern California Chapter "Rose O'Neal Greenhow"
Vernon R. Padgett, Adjutant, SCV California Division
Note From Commander Steve Madden:
Thanks to all who attended the Inland Empire Camp's Memorial Day service on Sunday. The great weather, great food and great company made for a great time. Thanks for your support and friendship.
Hope to see everyone soon.
Yours For Dixie
Commander Steve Madden
Note From Signals Officer Mike Climo:
This was my first attendance to a Confederate Memorial Service and what a wonderful event. The attendants were called to order and the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States and the Confederate Pledge of Allegiance were made followed by a prayer.
The roll call of Confederate States were read in their order of secession. Upon the announcement of a state that was represented by an ancestor in attendance, that member rose and announced his ancestor's rank and unit and then placed a flower into a vase. This was then followed by another prayer and all in attendance proceeded to each grave site of a Confederate Soldier that had been laid to rest in this beautiful and historical cemetery. Each soldier's headstone was marked by the first national flag of the Confederacy and three flowers were placed into the ground next to him.
Then a caravan was made to Commander Madden's house for lunch. Special thanks go out to John Hamm and the delicious sandwiches, Jerry Dupree and the tasty beans, Vern Padgett's fresh fruit and everyone else that provide rations and drinks for the event. Wonderful prizes were then awarded to each person in attendance.
Overall it was a very special day for the Camp and the memory of the brave souls who fought for the Confederate States of America.
Deo Vindince and God Bless You All,
Mike Climo
Inland Empire Camp 1742 Signals Officer
This was my first attendance to a Confederate Memorial Service and what a wonderful event. The attendants were called to order and the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States and the Confederate Pledge of Allegiance were made followed by a prayer.
The roll call of Confederate States were read in their order of secession. Upon the announcement of a state that was represented by an ancestor in attendance, that member rose and announced his ancestor's rank and unit and then placed a flower into a vase. This was then followed by another prayer and all in attendance proceeded to each grave site of a Confederate Soldier that had been laid to rest in this beautiful and historical cemetery. Each soldier's headstone was marked by the first national flag of the Confederacy and three flowers were placed into the ground next to him.
Then a caravan was made to Commander Madden's house for lunch. Special thanks go out to John Hamm and the delicious sandwiches, Jerry Dupree and the tasty beans, Vern Padgett's fresh fruit and everyone else that provide rations and drinks for the event. Wonderful prizes were then awarded to each person in attendance.
Overall it was a very special day for the Camp and the memory of the brave souls who fought for the Confederate States of America.
Deo Vindince and God Bless You All,
Mike Climo
Inland Empire Camp 1742 Signals Officer
Memorial Service Called To Order
Attendants From Left To Right:
Michael Lewis, John Hamm, Steve Madden, Jon Hussy,
Mike Climo, Billy Williams Jr. and Vern Padgett.
Not pictured: Sandra Ashdown-Turner and Jerry Dupree
Dr. J. M. Borders Assistant Surgeon
55th (Brown's) Infantry 46th Regiment Tennessee
William D Covington Private
Company F, 2nd Battalion Infantry Regiment Mississippi
Daniel A Covington Father of William (above)
Southern Loyalist Chapter C
Charles C Ferguson Sergeant
1 Mounted Rifles Regiment Arkansas
Chester John Holmes
William Thomas Morris
Poindexter's Regiment Missouri Calvary
Levi Shorter
Nathan B Spencer Private
Company K, 3rd Calvary Regiment Virginia
Francis Winn Private
Company D 21st Calvary Regiment Tennessee
William Withers Private
Company C, 32nd Infantry Regiment Virginia
April 4 - April 6, 2008
5th annual War For Southern Independence Reenactment
Prado Regional Park Chino, CA
5th annual War For Southern Independence Reenactment
Prado Regional Park Chino, CA
From Commander Steve Madden:
Our camp was well represented this weekend in Chino.
The Confederate White House was a great favorite, with steaks and beer on Friday night and cookies, coffee and sweet tea provided to all throughout the weekend.
After years of seeing one, two, or even three Lincolns at an event, to see one President Davis and his lovely wife is a treat. I've always appreciated the impression they make, but now I understand the work that goes into it's creation. Impressive. Thanks to the Smoleys for another great job.
Cousin Jeff, portraying General Basil Duke and his flag display continues to put "Dixie in your face". Visitors are impressed with the size and scope of the display. Jeff's enthusiasm and great personality enlightens and inspires everyone.
John Hamm brought relief, refreshment and snakebite medicine to the SCV tent, all to the joy of one commander. John's knowledge and quiet, patient manner go a long way in reaching out to visitors.
Signals Officer Mike Climo brought his wife Mary to see her first reenactment. Any man who can get his wife involved is the best recruiter. Mike helped out at the recruiting tent and his support in all things is always appreciated.
Yours For Dixie,
Steve Madden
Inland Empire Camp Sons Of Confederate Veterans
Our camp was well represented this weekend in Chino.
The Confederate White House was a great favorite, with steaks and beer on Friday night and cookies, coffee and sweet tea provided to all throughout the weekend.
After years of seeing one, two, or even three Lincolns at an event, to see one President Davis and his lovely wife is a treat. I've always appreciated the impression they make, but now I understand the work that goes into it's creation. Impressive. Thanks to the Smoleys for another great job.
Cousin Jeff, portraying General Basil Duke and his flag display continues to put "Dixie in your face". Visitors are impressed with the size and scope of the display. Jeff's enthusiasm and great personality enlightens and inspires everyone.
John Hamm brought relief, refreshment and snakebite medicine to the SCV tent, all to the joy of one commander. John's knowledge and quiet, patient manner go a long way in reaching out to visitors.
Signals Officer Mike Climo brought his wife Mary to see her first reenactment. Any man who can get his wife involved is the best recruiter. Mike helped out at the recruiting tent and his support in all things is always appreciated.
Yours For Dixie,
Steve Madden
Inland Empire Camp Sons Of Confederate Veterans
Pictured From Left To Right:
John Hamm, General George Pickett, Sheila & John Smoley
Here are a few more pictures provided by fellow
SCV member Floyd Farrar from the Long Beach camp.
John Hamm, General George Pickett, Sheila & John Smoley
Here are a few more pictures provided by fellow
SCV member Floyd Farrar from the Long Beach camp.
