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THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF COL. CHARLES DEMORSES 29TH TEXAS CAVALRY CAMP

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CAMP NEWS August 8th,2015

Col.Charles DeMorses’ 29th Texas Cavalry SCV Camp

Good news, the paper work for our New Camp Charter, along with the New Applicant, Applications, has all been filled out and ready to be filed with the SCV Texas Division Commander; for our Camp. It should only take a few more weeks to hear from SCV Headquarters, in Columbia, Tennessee for all approvals.

Thank You for Your Cooperation. Camp Commander: Bobby W. Smith

AN EDITOR'S HOME

AND THE STANDARD

Colonel Charles DeMorse

by Commander Bobby Smith Sr

Anyone who has read a history of Texas in the 1800s will find many references to The Northern Standard, which DeMorse founded in 1842. It was one of Texas' foremost newspapers, largely because DeMorse not only

recorded Texas history; he was one of the principal makers of

it.

When Colonel Charles DeMorse-

Colonel Charles DeMorse

--widely acclaimed as The Father of Texas Journalism –

died at Clarksville in 1887, he left behind what has become one of Texas' rarest buildings.


Commander Bobby Wayne Smith Sr.

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Photo Courtesy Commander Bobby Smith Sr. 2016

The DeMorse House,

Clarksville's oldest

structure, was originally built as a two-room log cabin with a central hallway in 1833, three years before Texas won its independence from Mexico.

The Red River County Historical

Society has embarked on a fundraising effort that could lead to the restoration of the early Greek revival home as an educational museum of early Texas architecture and the remarkable life of Colonel

DeMorse. "This structure is in danger of complete demise

without immediate intervention," said the

Society.. " Now a Texas State Historical Site “.

Photo Courtesy Commander Bobby Smith Sr. 2016

The Northern Standard, which DeMorse founded in 1842. It was

one of Texas' foremost newspapers. During the War

Between the States (Civil War) DeMorse changed the name to

The Standard.

When he founded The Standard, its first issue bore the motto,

"Long May Our Banner Brave The Breeze—

The Standard of the Free."

Now a Texas State Historical Site “.



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Col. Charles DeMorse’s Burial Site

Burial: Clarksville Cemetery, Clarksville, Red River County, Texas, USA;

Plot: Section 1.



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COLONEL CHARLES DeMORSE DEAD Clarksville, Texas, Oct 25,1887 - This morning our people learned with regret the death of Colonel Charles DeMorse. Col. DeMorse had only been ill a few days, when he died about midnight last night. He was a native of Massachusetts, spending almost all of his life in Texas, having cast his lot among our people in 1835, when the Lone Star State was dripping its blood of heroes. He, among a volunteer party from the sister state, landed on our southern coast when he was just nineteen years of age, and on foot started immediately for the dark scenes of conflict, and was in sound of “The Twin Sisters” that played such an important part under Sam Houston on the immortal field of San Jacinto. Colonel DeMorse was with Houston through the remainder of the war, until Mexico acknowledged the freedom of Texas. He was also a member of the staff of Albert S. Johnson, and was a Colonel in the late war between the state’s. He edited a paper in Austin prior to 1842 when he came to Clarksville and established The Standard, indexing his sentiments, always standing by his people, pleading for an honest Democratic Government. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1876 and has mingled in the front rank of politics for many years. He delighted to talk and write of the days when it tried men to oppose the tyrants of Mexico. He passed away without any pain. He knew that his time had come, and was as calm and contented as man can be. He said that he had recognized for some time that “his days of usefulness were about spent, that his part in the drama of life had been played, and he hoped well” and died perfectly satisfied. He was seventy two years old.

Born: Jan. 31, 1816 Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.

Died: Oct. 25, 1887 Clarksville, Red River County, Texas, USA.

Burial: Clarksville Cemetery, Clarksville, Red River County,

Texas, USA; Plot: Section 1.

Find A Grave Memorial# 7651719



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