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The Southern Preceptor“To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we submit the vindication of the Cause for whichwe fought; to your strength will be given the defense of the Confederate soldier’s goodname, the guardianship of his history, the emulation of his virtues, the perpetuation ofthose principles which he loved and which made him glorious and which you must alsocherish. Remember, it is your duty to see that the true history of the South is presented tofuture generations” (Lt. Gen. Stephen Dill Lee, Commander General, United Confeder-ate Veterans, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1906)

Newsletter of The Oklahoma Division of The Sons of Confederate Veterans

Volume 5, Number 3 Summer Quarter July - September, 2012

NATIONAL SCV AWARD - The Col. Daniel McIntosh Camp of Tulsa brought honor tothemselves and the entire Oklahoma Division by bringing home the Paul Jon MillerAward for the best newsletter by a camp of less than 50 members in the SCV at thisyear’s National Reunion in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Oklahoma Division CommanderLarry Logan (left) presented the plaque to Ken Cook (right) at the Oklahoma DivisionExecutive Council meeting in Tulsa on July 28. Compatriot Cook is the editor of thecamp’s newsletter, The Round Mountain Report. More award pictures from the Tulsameeting are inside this issue.

Bernard TheursamJohn Taylor of Caroline be-

lieved that “the great weaknessof the Constitution is that itsmeaning is never unequivo-cal,” and that its misinterpreta-tion was due to the loss ofpower by the agrarians.Though the Constitution wasdesigned to guarantee localself-government for the farm-ers, “a mode of construction isintroduced to advance the in-terest of mercenary combina-tions.” Those mercenary com-binations helped form the Fed-eralist, Whig and Republicanparties.

States Are The True Guardians Of The Constitution“Certainly, the States never in-tended to give to the FederalGovernment the power of vetoover their own laws. It is absurdto suppose that an agencybrought into being by the sev-eral States can have exclusivepower to construe the instru-ment which grants its power, forthis is equivalent to the asser-tion that the States can make aconstitution but are withoutpower to prevent its infringe-ment.

“If the Federal Governmenthas the last word even on theconstitutionality of its own laws,then federalism is at an end. If

the Supreme Court can domi-nate State matters, then all theheroic efforts of the FoundingFathers to set up a system ofmutual checks and secure wiseand responsible State govern-ment were futile.

“In the event of a contro-versy between the two spheres[State and federal], the Su-preme Court would be an in-terested party and conse-quently partial. Such a conflictcannot be settled by a court.The correct remedy, as statedin the Constitution, is amend-ment by the people. Further,

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Division Commander’s CommentsLarry Logan

Oklahoma Division CommanderToday as these words are being written, a lot of

things seem to be going well. We are approaching300 members and two new camps are coming intoour brotherhood. Camps are beginning to pursueprospects and not just contact them. Excellent pro-gramming is being performed by many of our localcamps. The desire to live up to our charge is beingintensified by the large majority of our members.We have done all this without virtually any publicityabout our division except in a few cases.

I sometimes wonder why media components donot contact me about SCV views on items connectedwith the war, our heritage, and current events relat-ing to matters that affect not only us but the wholestate. I have contacted local newspapers, televisionstations, radio outlets and others and have not hada bite. Perhaps it is political correctness, or evenoutright prejudice, but if we ever could get a columnin a newspaper on a regular basis, if we could everhave the opportunity to be interviewed on a newsshow, or be a guest on a radio talk show, the public-ity would be a tremendous boost to our cause. Somany people don’t even know we exist much lesswhat we are about.

If we are to gain this ground for the cause, it isvitally important for local camps to be in local pa-rades, local events where we can have an informa-tion booth, anything to get our name out in frontwill help the public’s awareness of us and the mostworthy and honorable cause we represent. It alsosets apart a time when men of a camp can spend alittle time with each other and get to know a littlemore about each other.

Some camps do a lot of these but a goal of everycamp having at least one public event they partici-pate in seems reasonable. It is no secret why ourOklahoma City camp has grown from about 15 threeyears ago to close to 40 now. They do three publicappearances a year as well as co-hosting the Memo-rial Day ceremonies with our Ardmore camp at RoseHill cemetery. They have a great deal of pride inproclaiming their heritage being descendants ofConfederate soldiers.

Take a few moments to look at what is available inyour areas that provides an opportunity to take onpublic participation in it. It will take a little effort butit will be far less strenuous than what our ancestorshad to go through.

Show outwardly and publicly your pride men. Toparaphrase a song my kids sang when they werelittle, “Let your Confederate light shine.”

What a pleasure to serve!!!DEO VINDICE!!!

Larry

the dispensation of justice is aninherent attribute of sover-eignty. Hence, the people of theStates, since they are sovereign,can be denied no judicialpower over their own affairs.

“Nonetheless, the Court isprone to ignore the idea of thesovereignty of the people of theStates and to place it instead inthe governments of the Statesor even the in the governmentof the Union on the hypothesisthat the Union is the supremegovernment of an AmericanNation. And since the powersreserved to the States far ex-ceed those delegated, this en-titles the States to priority in allcontroversies over fundamen-tal issues of government.

“Liberty is lost if the Statesare deprived of a direct and fi-nal voice in the interpretationof the Constitution of theirUnion. Hence, the sweepingpowers assumed by the Su-preme Court are a direct viola-tion of the basic liberties of theStates and of the people. Theidea of a court dictating to theStates runs counter to the ba-sic idea of federalism andmakes the Constitution a ropeof sand. If State powers are lim-ited by any supreme federal de-partment, the situation is likethe one that [John] Locke de-scribed: “no man has a right tothat which another has a rightto that which another has aright to take from him.”

“Hence, the States, not thejustices of the Supreme Court,are the guardians and guaran-tors of the Constitution. A jurycomposed of the parties thatoriginally contracted to formthe Union is better qualified toperform the task of maintain-ing it than the federal justiceswhose power extends merely tocases in law and equity involv-ing individual and private af-fairs, not to issues that affectany of the departments orspheres of the government ofthe United States.” (The So-cial Philosophy of JohnTaylor of Caroline, A Studyin Jeffersonian Democracy,Eugene T. Mudge, ColumbiaUniversity Press, 1939, pp.133-135)

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Oklahoma Division Brings Home National AwardsThe Oklahoma Division

brought home 22 awards fromthe Annual SCV Reunion inMurfreesboro, Tennessee inJuly, including one extremelyprestigious award. The Col.Daniel N. McIntosh Camp,No. 1378 of Tulsa won thePaul Jon Miller Award for BestCamp Newsletter in the entireConfederation of the Sons ofConfederate Veterans forcamps with less than 50 mem-bers.

“Even though this is a campaward, we can all rejoice inthis tremendous honor for amember camp of our divi-sion,” said Oklahoma DivisionCommander Larry Logan.“This was at the awards lun-cheon on Friday. The furtheryou went into the presenta-tions, the more important theawards were. The newsletterawards were one of the lastones given. That is how it isviewed.”

“For me, to accept theaward from Commander Giv-ens in front of the whole as-sembly, was truly a big per-sonal pleasure for me,” Com-mander Logan said. “It sendsa message to the whole Con-federation, Oklahoma is back.Also, the award for the bestnewsletter for camps above 50members was given to a campin the ATM as well.”

Other awards to Oklahomamen were as follows:

Commendation AwardThis award is given for meri-

torious service or achievementat the camp, brigade or divi-sion level. Receiving thisaward were Jerry Brewer, CarlFallen, Bryce Hill, Larry Lo-gan, Eric McBroom, JohnPriddy, Hubert Reeves, DavidSikes, Les Tucker, and HaroldTydings.

MeritoriousService Medal

The Commander-In-Chiefpresents this medal for out-standing service to the SCV.Recipients are nominated byrecommendation and ap-proved by the Commander-

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Commander Larry Logan presenting awards to Harold

Tydings, John Priddy, and Jerry Brewer.

Commander Larry Logan presenting awards to Terry Pierce,

Ken Cook, James Catron, and David Tamplin.

Commander Larry Logan presenting awards to Allen

Harrison and Frank Gilbert.


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in-Chief. Those receiving thisaward were Frank Gilbert, AllenHarrison, and Rob Weaver.

DistinguishedService Medal

The Commander-In-Chiefpresents this medal for out-standing service in a positionof responsibility to the Sons ofConfederate Veterans. Recipi-ents were James Catron, KenCook, Terry Pierce, and DavidTamplin.

Dixie AwardThis award is given for re-

cruiting new members duringthe fiscal year. For recruiting 5-9 new members, a certificate isawarded. Those who recruit10-15 new members receive acertificate and a bronze medal.For those recruiting 16-25 newmembers, a certificate and sil-ver medal is awarded, andthose who recruit 25 or morenew members receive a certifi-cate and a gold medal.

Oklahoma Compatriots re-ceiving the Dixie Award wereLarry Logan-11 new members;Harold Tydings-8 new mem-bers, Jim Bowling-6 new mem-bers, Frank Gilbert-6 newmembers, and David Tamplin-5 new members.

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Brig. Gen. Stand Watie Camp Inducts New Member

Commander James Catron,

J.D., congratulates Danny

Bondurant (right), of Springer,

Oklahoma, upon his induction

into the Sons of Confederate

Veterans, an American na-

tional heritage organization

with members in all fifty states

and in almost a dozen coun-

tries in Europe, Australia and

South America.

The Ardmore camp, named

for Brigadier General Stand

Watie, the only American In-

dian to serve as a general on

either side in the War Between

The States, serves members in

every county of South Central

Oklahoma.

The organization com-

memorates the valor and

honor of its members’ ances-

tors’ service to the South. The

Brigadier General Stand Watie

camp has a special mission of

tending and preserving the

cemeteries and gravemarkers

of Confederate veterans in this

area, including hundreds in

Ardmore’s Rosehill Cemetery.

On the left is Glenn Shearer being sworn into Brigadier General Richard M. Gano Camp 892,Poteau,. by Oklahoma Division Lt. Commander David Tamplin. Glenn is the descendant ofCaptain James Shearer, Co. A, 29th North Carolina Infantry. In the picture on the right, RubinWhite is also sworn into the Brigadier General Richard M. Gano Camp by David Tamplin.Rubin is a descendant of Pvt. Jerry White, Co. H, Choctaw/Chickasaw 1st Mounted Rifles,Indian Territory.

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Dorothy May Jones, RealDaughter of Pvt. John M.Jones (1848-1928) Co. E,14th North Carolina Cavalry

Tulsa’s Camp McIntosh and

the United Daughters of the

Confederacy (UDC) honored

Oklahoma’s last surviving

Real Daughter, Ms. Dorothy

May Jones, at its Annual Real

Son/Real Daughter Luncheon

on Saturday, Aug. 18.

The luncheon was held at

Furr’s Cafeteria in Tulsa and

was also the occasion for pre-

sentation of 2012 awards.

Camp McIntosh presented

their Camp awards, and Okla-

homa Division Commander

Larry Logan presented the

awards bestowed on Compa-

triots Ken Cook, Carl Fallen

and Bryce Hill and Camp

McIntosh at the Sons of Con-

federate Veterans National Re-

union in Mufreesboro, Ten-

nessee which was held in July.

Commander Logan was the

principal speaker for the lun-

cheon.

Real Daughter HonoredAt Tulsa Luncheon

By Division Commander Larry LoganThe following is a short report of the 2012 National Reunion:Executive Director Ben Sewell - Our membership stands at29,388 an increase of 485 over the past year. We gained over4000 new members but lost 3500-plus men who didn’t renewtheir memberships. We are recruiting enough men to meet ourgoal of 50,000 men by 2016. We are losing at a rate that willkeep that from happening unless we stem that tide. We havenineteen Real Sons who are members and have 3475 men whoare life members. Twenty-seven states were represented at theconvention. We have twenty-four divisions. The delegate whocame the furthest was from Berlin, Germany.

The budget was approved for $1,164,000.00. One expensewe should not have to pay is that local camps are not makingsure the members current address is on file at national. The Con-federate Magazine will not be forwarded because of the kind ofmailing category it fits in. When the member calls and says hehasn’t gotten it, national has to pay again for its mailing. Thishappens to a great degree.Adjutant Chuck Rand - Discipline cases are at a low for thepast several years. No more than 1-2 at any time.Judge Advocate Burl McCoy - In this political year, keep thesethings in mind: No camp, brigade, division, army or the nationalorganization can, or have anyone on their behalf, do the follow-ing. (1) make a contribution to a political party or candidate, (2)make a written or verbal statement in support of a political partyor candidate, (3) publicly evaluate any party or candidate withany kind of rating system, (4) provide any political party or can-didate with mailing lists of your organization. This is not a free-dom of speech issue. As individuals we can do all the aforemen-tioned acts. As a non-profit organization, we are forbidden to dothem because it risks our tax-exempt status.Jack Marlar - (Field Rep for ANV) provided a question sheetfor members who have dropped out. Non-renewers were askedexactly why they quit. Number one reason - the Camp Com-mander spent too much time dominating the meeting and giv-ing his personal point of view on too many items. (I do not be-lieve we have this problem in our division.) Unless you knoweverybody in your camp, name tags are strongly suggested.Trip Wilson (Jr. ROTC) Over 400 awards given, eighty of whichwere above the Mason-Dixon LineChuck McMichael (Past CIC) - The 2013 Sesquicentennialevent will be March 16 in Biloxi, MS. It will be the rededicationof the President Jefferson Davis library and a heritage rally.Commander Michael Givens - Next year’s convention will bein Vicksburg, MS, 2014 will be in Charleston, SC, and 2015 isrecommended for Richmond. Voice vote on 2015 was too closeto call so a roll call vote was taken on Saturday. Dallas and Mo-bile also submitted bids. The roll call vote Saturday was 569-510 to accept Richmond.Tom Hiter (Heritage Defense) went over the heritage issuesthat all should be familiar with. He also covered Vision 2016and asked for Speakers Bureau volunteers. Charley Wilson andTerry Pierce suggested the following names: Jerry Brewer, RexCash, Ken Martin, and Harold Tydings. The names were sub-mitted to Dr. Hiter and he will contact the individuals.Lt. Cmdr Kelly Barrow - Action-packed advertising in maga-zines and direct post card mailings have generated huge re-sponses. Application downloads have doubled. Several letterswere sent to former members asking them to reinstate and 318responded in the affirmative. Those 318 contributed $12,000 tocertain areas of SCV needs.ATM Cmdr Danny Honnoll - ATM makes up twenty-nine percent of the SCV. A few years ago it was less than twenty per cent.Of the twenty-four divisions, only sixteen submitted division re-ports for the book of reports. Nine of them were from the ATM.Our good friends from the Texas Panhandle hosted an ATM re-ception Friday evening, and I met a lot of Texas and ATM com-

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Reunion Report(Concluded From Page 5)patriots. The ATM meeting onSaturday morning was held,and I was given an opportunityto speak on our monumentproject at Rose Hill in Ardmore.Commander Michael Givenswas re-elected unopposed, andLt. Commander Kelly Barrowwas re-elected by defeatingPaul Grambling 646-428.

One last item on workshops:The national organization issponsoring a workshop inColorado in August. They havesponsored many over the pastcouple of years. The Texas Di-vision is having their state con-vention on the south side ofLake Texoma the first weekendof June next year. On Friday,they are having a golf tourna-ment in the morning and aworkshop in the afternoon. Weare all invited. If you cannotmake this Colorado workshop,please consider this as a sub-stitute. This will be an oppor-tunity too good to pass up.Please think of how this couldbenefit your camp.

Camp Col. Daniel N. McIn-tosh received the award for thebest camp newsletter in thewhole SCV for camps with lessthan fifty members. To acceptthe award from CommanderGivens in front of the whole as-sembly was truly a big personalpleasure for me. It sends a mes-sage to the whole Confedera-tion that Oklahoma is back. Weare now the fifteenth largest di-vision in the Confederacy.

Lastly, I would like to thankthe following men who at-tended the convention: LesTucker, Charley Wilson, TerryPierce, and Kevin Easterling. Ican assure you we were all notjust a band of brothers; we werea bond of brothers. All of uswere totally committed to thebetterment of the SCV, theATM, our division, each bri-gade, and every camp in Okla-homa.

There were many more itemsthat were covered in the threedays. These are only the high-lights. If you have any questionsof anything not mentioned,please let me know, and I willsee if I can answer them foryou.Thanks so much.Now, it’s time to roll. Let’s go!

NATIONAL REUNION ATTENDEES - In the topphoto are (l-r in foreground) Kyle Sims from Ar-lington, Texas and Oklahoma Division Com-mander Larry Logan. In the background, facingthe camera is Mike Moore of the Plemons-ShelbyCamp in Amarillo, Texas.

In the bottom photo (l-r) Oklahoma Division Com-mander Larry Logan displays the Paul Jon MillerAward which was won by the Col. Daniel N. McIn-tosh Camp in Tulsa for the best Camp Newslet-ter in the Confederation for camps under 50 mem-bers, Kyle Sims displays his national award forrecruiting, as Rocky Sprott of the Plemons-Shelby

Camp, Amarillo, looks on.

Oklahoma Camp Namesake SeriesIf you have not submitted a story on the namesake of your

camp, please do so as soon as possible. We are running thoseto familiarize compatriots with the men for whom our campsare named. Take a look at the one in this issue on Col. DanielMcIntosh. This is what we are looking for. Also send a pictureof your namesake if you have one. —Jerry Brewer, Editor—


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Camps March In Summer ParadesThe Oklahoma air was awash in Confederate colors this summer as camps

participated in annual

parades. Pictured on

this page are those who

marched in the Annual

July 4th Parade in

Edmond.

War TimeRecollections

Of a GrandmotherMary Norcott Bryan

(Mary Norcott Bryan (1841-1919) was born in Pitt CountyNorth Carolina, the daughterof John Norcott and SarahFrances Bryan. She was thewife of New Bern attorneyHenry Ravenscroft Bryan)

“Dear Children – One warmday in April [1865], a greatmany ladies and children as-sembled in the public square inRaleigh, near the Capitol, allanxious to hear the news.Some one said ‘It is reportedthat Lee has surrendered’—such consternation on the facesof the people, then as the newsbecame more general, suchweeping and wringing ofhands, such heavy hearts – pri-vation, sorrow, death, defeatand poverty.

“Raleigh was now filled withwounded and disabled sol-diers; the churches and everyavailable space turned into hos-pitals. I did what I could, but itseemed nothing. The Episcopalchurch being nearer to me, Iwent there mostly; many poormen were on the benches,some in high delirium, some inthe agony of death. A youngsoldier passed away, noneknew his name or home; as thecoffin lid was being screweddown, a dear lady pressedher lips to his brow, and said:“Let me kiss him for hisMother.” Every heart re-sponded and all eyes filled with

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CONFEDERATE SALUTE - Jerry Brewer and FrankGilbert salute the judges at the 74th Annual Rodeo ofChampions Parade in Elk City, Sept. 1. Brewer is com-mander of the Pvts. Grayson & Brewer Camp, Elk Cityand Gilbert is commander of Shelby’s Oklahoma IronMen Camp, Duncan. Their great grandfathers servedtogether in the same company of the 42nd AlabamaInfantry regiment.

HONOR GUARD MARCHERS - Shelby’s Okla-

homa Iron Men Honor Guard, Camp 1356

Duncan, supporting Pvts. Grayson & Brewer

Camp 2118 at the Annual Rodeo Parade. Left

to Right, Lt. Cmdr. Ken Brewer, Elk City; Virgil

Chain, Steve Stricklan, Hubert Reeves, Ernest

Daigle, Duncan Honor Guard members, and

Cmdr. Jerry Brewer, Elk City.

Pictured on this pageare those who marchedin the 74th Annual Ro-deo of Champions Pa-rade in Elk City on Sep-tember 1. Parade par-ticipants were from thePrivates Grayson &Brewer Camp of ElkCity and the Shelby’sOklahoma Iron MenCamp of Duncan.

tears. Volumes of heartrendingand pathetic incidents could bewritten of our four years’ cruelwar. Although we were becom-ing less hopeful, yet the Fall ofthe Confederacy was unex-pected to the last. Soon ourtroops began to pass through[Raleigh, April 1865], weary,dirty fellows, and hungry also,every one that could, fed them;they could not stop but in pass-ing, we stood at the gate andhanded them bread and ham;they were marching to the tuneof Dixie, the war song that wevainly thought was going tolead them to victory. Our sol-diers retreated towards Hills-boro, the Federal soldiers pur-suing.

One reckless Confederatesoldier from Texas was in therear guard; he fired on a Yan-kee soldier, so close were thepursuers to the pursued. Afterfiring he turned and put spursto his horse, but unfortunatelyhis horse stumbled, and he wascaptured. The next morningunder a guard of soldiers, hewas carried by our home, (Ilooked on with anguishedheart) to the grove back ofyour Grandfather’s, and hungto the limb of a huge tree, un-der which your uncles andaunts had played in child-hood.” (A Grandmother’s

Recollection of Dixie, Mary

Norcott Bryan, (1912), Dodo

Press, 2010, pp. 28-29)

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ANOTHER PARADE FLOAT - Shelby’s Oklahoma IronMen of Duncan provided a second float for the 74thAnnual Rodeo of Champions Parade in Elk City, com-plete with wives, kids, and plenty of Confederate flags.

HARD WORKIN’ SOUTHERN BOY - Lt. Commander KenBrewer, Pvts. Grayson & Brewer Camp of Elk City, posesbeside the camp’s trailer. He provided most of the workfor the project, the trailer, pickup, gray paint for thetrailer, flag poles, and sound system that played “Dixie,”“The Bonnie Blue Flag,” and “The Yellow Rose ofTexas” throughout the entire parade route of two miles.

Contradictions OfPolitical Correctness

Political Correctnesscalls good evil and evilgood, and that is nevermore evident than in po-litically correct dealingswith historical figures.

Robert E. Lee, whofreed his slaves, is demon-ized by the politically cor-rect as an evil man. On theother hand, Abraham Lin-coln, whose name wasgiven to thousands ofnegro schools in this coun-try—including the one inour city—is consideredtheir saviour.

Yes, the same AbrahamLincoln who said in hisfourth debate withStephen Douglas, “I willsay then that I am not, norever have been in favor ofbringing about in any waythe social and politicalequality of the white andblack races—that I am notnor ever have been in fa-vor of making voters or ju-rors of Negroes, nor ofqualifying them to hold of-fice, nor to intermarry withwhite people; and I willsay in addition to this thatthere is a physical differ-ence between the whiteand black races which Ibelieve will forever forbidthe two races living to-gether on terms of socialand political equality. Andinasmuch as they cannotso live, while they do re-main together there mustbe the position of superiorand inferior, and I as muchas any other man am infavor of having thesuperior position assignedto the white race.”

“Nothing fills me with deeper sadness than to see a“Nothing fills me with deeper sadness than to see a“Nothing fills me with deeper sadness than to see a“Nothing fills me with deeper sadness than to see a“Nothing fills me with deeper sadness than to see aSouthern man apologizing for the defense we madeSouthern man apologizing for the defense we madeSouthern man apologizing for the defense we madeSouthern man apologizing for the defense we madeSouthern man apologizing for the defense we madeof our inheritance. Our cause was so just, so sacred,of our inheritance. Our cause was so just, so sacred,of our inheritance. Our cause was so just, so sacred,of our inheritance. Our cause was so just, so sacred,of our inheritance. Our cause was so just, so sacred,that had I known all that has come to pass, had Ithat had I known all that has come to pass, had Ithat had I known all that has come to pass, had Ithat had I known all that has come to pass, had Ithat had I known all that has come to pass, had Iknown what was to be inflicted upon me, all that myknown what was to be inflicted upon me, all that myknown what was to be inflicted upon me, all that myknown what was to be inflicted upon me, all that myknown what was to be inflicted upon me, all that mycountry was to suffercountry was to suffercountry was to suffercountry was to suffercountry was to suffer, all that our posterity was to, all that our posterity was to, all that our posterity was to, all that our posterity was to, all that our posterity was toendure, I would do it all over again.’’—Pendure, I would do it all over again.’’—Pendure, I would do it all over again.’’—Pendure, I would do it all over again.’’—Pendure, I would do it all over again.’’—PresidentresidentresidentresidentresidentJefferson Davis, CJefferson Davis, CJefferson Davis, CJefferson Davis, CJefferson Davis, CSA—SA—SA—SA—SA—

“If I ever disown, repudiate,or apologise for the Cause forwhich Lee fought and Jack-son died, let the lightnings ofHeaven rend me, and thescorn of all good men andtrue women be my portion.Sun, moon, and stars, all fallon me when I cease to lovethe Confederacy. ‘Tis theCause, not the fate of theCause, that is glorious!” —Major R. E. Wilson, CSA


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Division Executive Council Report

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Larry LoganDivision CommanderThe inaugural Division Ex-

ecutive Council (DEC) of thereorganized Oklahoma Divi-sion of The Sons of Confed-erate Veterans was held Sat-urday, July 28 at theHardesty Regional Library8316 E. 93rd in Tulsa. Col.Daniel N. McIntosh Camp,No. 1378 was the host camp.The minutes of the meetingfollow.

Meeting convened at12:30 sharp with the wel-come by host camp Com-mander Ken Cook followedby the opening prayer by Di-vision Chaplain JerryBrewer.

Then the Pledge of Alle-giance by Brig CmdrWeaver, the The Confeder-ate Flag Salute by Brig CmdrGilbert, then the reading ofthe charge by Brig CmdrHarrison.

Roll call of camps wastaken. Ten camp command-ers present, four representa-tives of camps present, so 14

of 18 camps present. Threeof four brigade commanderswere present, three adjutantswere present to representtheir camps and one Lt.Cmdr. One additional adju-tant attended as well. Oneprospect was present, onechild, and one spouse. Fourof the five division officers onthe DEC were present.

Item 1A Discussion ofstrengths and weaknesses ofeach camp. These were com-piled and communicated ina separate e-mail to all on thedivision e-mail list.

Item 2A Conduct of DECmeetings. Discussion washeld and the following wasdecided. Division Com-mander will chair DEC meet-ings. In his absence the Lt.Cmdr. will preside. The Di-vision Adjutant will recordthe minutes. The DivisionCommander will determinethe date, time, and place ofDEC meetings. Motion toadopt made by Ken Cook,seconded by Jerry Brewer,

adopted unanimously. Quo-rum was set at 50 percentand a quorum was present.

Item 3A DEC adoptingstrategic plan for the division.Using the strengths andweaknesses discussed earlier,and emphasizing thosestrengths and dealing withthe weaknesses, the commit-tee that established the needfor the DEC was asked toperform the task of writing arough draft of such plan.Those members are JohnPriddy, Chairman and mem-bers Ken Cook and JamesCatron. Pursuant to theCommanders authority toestablish committees, FrankGilbert was appointed toserve on this committee to in-sure that all brigades wererepresented. Committee wasasked to have the first roughdraft well before our nextDEC meeting, late January2013. Committee was alsocharged with writing the di-vision response to the Vision2016 national plan for get-ting to 50,000 members bythat year.Item 4A Convention busi-ness to deal with.(1) Lifetime members of theSCV being exempt from di-vision dues. Motion wastabled at convention. Com-mittee chaired by HaroldTydings recommended thatno such exemption shouldexist. Recommendation wasaccepted by majority vote.Motion to accept by DavidTamplin, seconded by AllanHarrison.(2) Monument project atRose Hill. We have accumu-lated about $11,000 for the$20,000 project. We haveapplied for a grant from thenational SCV, met with theappropriate committee inMurfreesboro, and here iswhere it stands. They had aquestion of who will own themonument and the answeris that the City of Ardmorewill own the monument and

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RECRUITING - This is the Brig. Gen. Richard M. Gano camp’srecruiting booth at the Heavener Ruestone car show in June.

any liability will be theirs.They asked what would hap-pen if the city decided to takethe monument down atsome future point. Theywanted assurances that theSCV would be able to retainownership of a monumentthat was bought and paid forwith SCV money. We are inthe process of gaining ameeting with the ArdmoreCemetery Trust to have thatquestion answered. JudgeAdvocate Catron is drawingup the appropriate docu-ments to handle all the in-quiries in a satisfactory man-ner. The next meeting of theSCV committee we are deal-ing with is in October. Willkeep all advised of this mostworthy project.

In the meantime, I wouldlike to recognize the follow-ing camps for their participa-tion in that part of the projectthat allows individuals orcamps to purchase bricks intheir names or the names oftheir ancestors. We have sold42 bricks.

The following SCV campsor UDC chapters have pur-chased one brick: Ardmore,No. 149; McAlester, No. 775;Tulsa, No. 1378; Elk City, No.2118; M.T. Johnson Campof Arlington, Texas; UDCChapter 299 of Ardmore.

The following camps havehad individuals that havepurchased the following to-tals of bricks: 10 bricks-Edmond, No. 1501; 6 bricks-Ardmore, No. 149; 5 bricks-Tulsa, No. 1378; 5 bricks-Shawnee, No. 2207; 3bricks-Okla. City, No. 481; 3bricks-Duncan, 1356; 2bricks-McAlester, No. 775; 1brick-Bartlesville, No. 2206;1 brick purchased by a UDCmember in Ardmore.

The following number ofindividuals have purchasedbricks from each camp: 2207Shawnee-3 individuals havepurchased the 5 bricks; 1501Edmond-2 individuals havepurchased the 10 bricks;1378 Tulsa-2 individualshave purchased the 5 bricks;481 Okla. City-2 individualshave purchased the 3 bricks;149-Ardmore-1 individualhas purchased the 6 bricks;1356-Duncan-1 individualhas purchased the 3 bricks;775-McAlester-1 individualhas purchased the 2 bricks;2206-Bartlesville-1 indi-vidual has purchased thebrick; and the individualUDC member in Ardmorewho purchased 1 brick.

(3) Oklahoma DivisionSCV License tags. Discussionof the amount of prepaid li-cense tags necessary to ap-

ply. Realization that we needto have our membership at500, entirely reasonable,within the next few years.April 2010 membership was165, today with new campsand new members in thepipeline, we are approaching300. Entirely reasonable inthe next 2-3 years. The ElReno camp has stated theywill be willing to commit to10 tags.

(4) Oklahoma DivisionLogo. Jim Herndon pro-vided three designs for divi-sion logo. He has providedthe expense and effort tohave these made. Had askedfor approval at conventionand was granted. Of those15 entitled to vote, 10 votedfor design number one, threefor design number two, andtwo for design number three.Jim said expense for obtain-ing material will be handledby him and will include caps,shirts, and associated cloth-ing. Any profits he would bewilling to donate to whateverarea the division thinks nec-essary.

(5) Oklahoma DivisionRibbons. Brigade Com-mander Bishop had fur-nished a ribbon that could besold at convention as a sou-venir of the occasion. Costof ribbon is minimal that hewould bear and the sale pricewould be small as well. DECasked that he look into amedal as well and reportback at the next meeting.

(6) Oklahoma DivisionMemorial Certificate-BrigCmdr. Harrison providedcopies of the certificate for allto see. So far three certifi-cates have been issued.Murray Stewart, DanDeloache, and Jack Penn.

Item 5A Convention Plan-ning. Discussion includedideas of longer conventionswith families, one major key-

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Colonel Daniel N. Mcintosh Camp 1378

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is thelatest in our Camp Name-sake Series. This quarter,we feature Col. Daniel N.McIntosh. This article wastaken from the award-win-ning Round Mountain Re-port, newsletter of the Col.Daniel N. McIntosh Camp,No. 1378, Tulsa

Donald A. WiseDaniel Newnan McIntosh

was born in Georgia on 20September 1822, son ofSusannah Coe and WilliamMcIntosh (1778-1825), Prin-cipal Chief of the LowerCreeks. Daniel was namedafter General DanielNewnan of the Georgia Mi-litia. Daniel McIntosh waspart Scotch, Cherokee andCreek Indian and the young-est son of William McIntosh.Daniel was brought up in theways of his people and heattended Smith Institute inTennessee.

In 1828 he came by boatwith the McIntosh family andother Creek Indian familiessuch as the Perrymans, Por-ters, and Winsletts to IndianTerritory (now Oklahoma).They landed at Fort Gibsonand settled on lands betweenthe Verdigris and Grand Riv-ers. The McIntoshs’ werecounted among the wealthi-est and most influential lead-ers in the Creek Nation be-fore the War. Daniel’s firstwife was Elsie Otterlifter, aCherokee descended fromthe famous Nancy Ward.They had two daughters:Arseno, born about 1844and Susanna, born about1846.

Daniel N. McIntosh mar-

ried Jane Ward and they hadsix children: Albert Gallatin(1848-1915), Lucy A. (1850-? ), Freeland Buckner (1852-1914), Roley (Cub) (1858- ?), Daniel N. Jr. (1862-1936)and Sarah Susanna (1867-? ). Upon the demise of hiswife, he married Winnie (Ca-nard?) and they had oneson: Charles. Later, he mar-ried Emma Belle Gawler in1874 in Washington, D.C.They had following eightchildren: Zolena, born 1873;Zenophen, born 1875; Etta,born 1878; Mondese, born1880; Lulu Noka, born1882; Waldo Emerson borncirca 1885; William Yancey,born 1889; and Kaniah,born 1892.

At the outbreak of the WarBetween the States, DanielN. McIntosh organized andserved as a Colonel of the 1stCreek Mounted Volunteers(later known as the FirstCreek Cavalry Regiment,C.S.A.). Daniel’s brother,Chilly McIntosh, organizedand served as a Colonel ofthe 2nd Creek Mounted Vol-unteers (later known as theSecond Creek Cavalry Regi-ment, C.S.A.) which wasunder the administrativecommand of Daniel N. McIn-tosh. Daniel was in the actof organizing the 3rd CreekCavalry Regiment, C.S.A.,which would have entitledhim to the rank of BrigadierGeneral in the ConfederateArmy. But Colonel D. N.McIntosh was not affordedthis recognition because ofthe confusion in the Confed-erate Congress at the timeand the event of the War’send. Eight members of theMcIntosh family served inColonel McIntosh’s Regi-ment.

His Regiment fought in thefollowing battles: RoundMountain, Chusto-Talasah(Shoal Creek), Chuste-nahlah, Pea Ridge, Old Fort

Wayne, Honey Springs andCabin Creek. ColonelMcIntosh’s Regiment wasone of General StandWatie’s units having the dis-tinction of being one of thelast Confederate militaryunits to surrender to Unionmilitary forces on 23 June1865 near Doaksville,Choctaw Nation, Indian Ter-ritory.

After the war, McIntoshrepresented the Creek Na-tion as a delegate signing theCreek Treaty of 1866. Heserved frequently as a tribaldelegate to Washington,D.C. He became a success-ful farmer, stockman andlandholder. During his life-time, he had held every of-fice except Principal Chief ofthe Creek Nation.

Daniel N. McIntosh diedon 10 April 1896 at his farmnear Fame, Indian Territory.He was buried at Fame Cem-etery not far from his homein McIntosh County, Okla-homa. He was a chartermember of Eufaula Lodge,A.F. and A.M.

The Sons of ConfederateVeterans established theColonel Daniel N. McIntoshCamp Number 1378, Okla-homa Division, Army of theTrans-Mississippi, in Tulsa,Oklahoma, in 1975. It con-tinues to be one of the out-standing SCV Camps inOklahoma, and publishes“The Round Mountain Re-port”, a monthly newsletter.

Col. Daniel N. McIntosh

(1822-1896)


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Memorial Service Held For Lt. Richard (Dick) CrosslandMembers of the Col. Dew

Moore Wisdom Camp 307,Muskogee, gathered with de-scendants of Lt. RichardCrossland, Co. C, 1st CherokeeMounted Volunteers, to dedi-cate a Southern Cross of Honorin his memory at Webbers FallsCity Park on May 19.

After the welcome by theCol. Dew Moore WisdomCamp Commander HaroldTydings, the invocation by RayGriffin, Chaplain, U. S. Army(Ret.), and greetings from Su-preme Court Judge TroyWayne Poteete of the Chero-kee Nation, Lt. Crossland’sGreat Grandson, JohnRadeker, delivered the KeynoteAddress which was prepared byDr. Tom Mack Crossland, an-other Great Grandson.

Keynote Address“Commander Tydings, Hon-

ored members of the Sons ofConfederate Veterans, theUnited Daughters of The Con-federacy, and all family mem-bers of Lt. Richard ‘Dick’Crossland.

“My name is Thomas MackCrossland. Richard Crossland ismy great grandfather. I neverknew him in life.

“He was born near Mulberry,Ark., Oct. 28, 1821. He wasone of seven children of Johnand Nancy Crossland. Underthe Treaty of 1818, between theCherokee Tribe and the UnitedStates Government, they lefttheir 37 1/2 acres near SauteeCreek, Alabama, traveled bywagon train with others to whatwas known then, and wascalled, “Arkansas Territory.”The family settled near theconfluence of the Arkansas andMulberry Rivers. There theyworked and prospered withother Cherokee families, livedin harmony with the land andothers.

“But another Treaty of 1828,between the Cherokees and theUnited States, mandated thatthey move again to what wasknown then as “Indian Terri-tory.” Richard and his familyagain loaded their possessionsin two wagons pulled by oxen,driving their livestock beforethem, followed their leader,lesser chief Walter Webber upthe Arkansas River on the oldmilitary road to Fort Gibson,and crossed the Arkansas Rivernear a low water falls. Chief

Webber established a tradingpost on the west side of theArkansas River near the falls,and the surrounding commu-nity became then, as now,Webber Falls.

“John and Nancy staked outtheir 320 acres, allowed by thetreaty, approximately 4 1/2miles northwest of the presenttown of Webbers Falls, Okla.There they cleared the land,constructed their home andoutbuildings for their livestock.Here they worked the land,lived and died. John died onOct. 23, 1848, and Nancypassed away earlier, about1838, as the actual date is un-known. Richard was 27 yearsold at the time of his father’sdeath. Richard was named ad-ministrator of his father’s estate.After fulfilling this obligation, heselected a 40 acre tract of landabout 200 yards east of wherewe are standing, and con-structed his home and marrieda young widow by the nameof Amanda Codell-Riley.Amanda had a young daugh-ter named Elizabeth. In time,Amanda and Richard had twomore children, my grandfather,William Mack, and great auntEllen. Here they lived and pros-pered until the War BetweenThe States erupted.

“A then Col. Stand Watie,who lived near Webbers Falls,was putting together an all In-dian brigade and he made animpassioned plea for recruits.Great Grandad stepped for-ward, entrusted his childrenwith their mother and two ser-vants, and in July, 1861, en-listed in Co. C, 1st CherokeeMounted Volunteers, with rankof Lieutenant. Like all othervolunteers, he enlisted not toseek fame or a handsome re-ward, but in simple obedienceto duty as he saw and under-stood it.

“Between the years 1861-1865, Richard’s home wasburned, his livestock stolen anddispersed, and his wife,Amanda was kidnapped byarmed riders and never seenagain. He was wounded at theBattle of Honey Springs andparticipated in all the majorconflicts under the command ofBrig. Gen. Stand Watie.

“He returned home after hewas discharged, was reunitedwith his children and set about

making plans for rebuilding hishome over the ashes of theoriginal house. Subsequently,he married again to anotherwidow by the name of Eliza-beth Horn, who also had twodaughters. In time, they hadthree more children together,Josephus, Kate and Sammy.After the War he became in-volved in Cherokee politics andwas elected to the CherokeeTribal Council for three terms.He also ran for a Senate seatfrom the Canadian District butwas unsuccessful.

“Richard died Nov. 27, 1894and is buried in a plot beforeus. His wife Elizabeth and son,Josephus, are buried here also,but their headstones are miss-ing because of vandalism andgrave robbery. Research is un-clear, but it shows that beforehis marriage to Elizabeth hewas married a short time to aCherokee woman by the nameof Cynthia Brewer. The as-sumption is that she died inchildbirth and both she and thechild are buried here as well.

“Finally, I know for certainthat great grandfather would bepleased and proud of the honorand recognition that we bestowon him today. It is both fittingand proper that he be awardedthe Confederate SouthernCross. Today, Camp number307 of the Sons of Confeder-ate Veterans has truly honoredhim. May all those like Lt. Ri-chard Crossland, who gavetheir all, rest in peace beneathhallowed ground.

“Thank you and God blessAmerica.”

Harold Tydings also made apresentation on the MarylandFlag and its connection to theCrossland family. That flagbears the heraldic banner ofGeorge Calvert, first Lord Bal-timore, whose mother was aCrossland and its red and whitedesign is the coat of arms of theCrossland family.

Another presentation wasmade by Dr. Gloyd Miller, greatgrandson of Richard Crosslandand the ceremony was closedwith a prayer by HaroldTydings.

Thirty nine people werepresent for the ceremony, in-cluding seven great grandsonsof Lt. Crossland.


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note speaker, possibility ofother speakers of varioussubjects, DEC either han-dling a great deal of businessbeforehand or furnishing rec-ommendations to the con-vention, and Southern foodif at all possible for the meal.

Item 6A Camp Com-manders open discussion.Communication betweencamps needs to be better.Idea to have a separate pageon website showing day ofmonth each camp meets anda link to the camp contactpage showing details of thecamp, officers, times andplaces of the meeting. Visit-ing between camps was spo-ken of as a way to increasethe band of brothers attitudeto a bond of brothers as well.

Item 7A Lt. Commandercomments-Mechanized Cav-alry is a great way to attractmembers. Order of Confed-erate Rose great way to or-ganize a support group.Thinks the DEC will workfine and the division andmany camps are growing ata steady pace. Enjoys his du-ties.

Item 8A Division Com-mander’s comments-FormerCommander John Priddysaid the Website is a greattool and should be usedmore. Using it will generatefamiliarity and make each in-dividual speak to othersabout the site. Facebook pro-vides a great way to visuallypublicize the division andevery camp in it as well.

Current Commander Lo-gan on recruiting said almost100 leads were generated inthe last year by advertising.Will go back and contact anyof those leads who have notjoined our band. Downloadsof applications are averagingone to two a week. Reten-tion is a problem nationallyas we are recruiting at a paceto be at 50,000 by 2016 butlosing current members at a

rate that will keep that fromhappening.

Reinstatements-Manyformer members are inter-ested in coming back. Theyare good men, loyal to theSCV and want to honor theirancestors. At least five mem-bers of the new camps willbe reinstated members. A listof almost 300 former mem-bers names will be contacted.To adopt the Band and Bondof brothers attitude, campsdefinitely need to pay par-ticular attention to visitorsand to members who attendthat haven’t in a while.

Camps are encouraged tohave a structure establishedin order to insure that respon-sibilities are spread out anddelegated to several indi-viduals. Camps are strenu-ously asked to place theirevents on the website eventspage so all will know the ac-tivities of the camps withinthe division. Camps are en-couraged to place pictures of

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anything involving theircamp including meetings onthe division website’sFacebook page.

Camps were also asked tosave the first Friday andweekend of June 2013 to at-tend the Texas Division’sconvention in Pottsboro,Texas right on the Southshore of Lake Texoma. Theywill be having a training ses-sion and have specifically in-vited us to attend. Campswere reminded of thesequecentennial event inBiloxi, Miss. on March 16and the next convention inVicksburg next July.

Item 9A Future DEC meet-ings. A map was furnishedwith all camps’ locationscircled and places were sug-gested for future meetings.Location was determined fornext meeting to be Henryettaat the Pig Out Palace just offInterstate 40 and will be heldeither the 3rd or 4th Satur-day in January.

Poteau - (June) Brig. Gen. Ri-chard M. Gano Camp 892 re-ports seven new members inthe last three months and wejust signed another new mem-ber up tonight making a totalof 8. They are, Donald LeeBranham, Jackie Lee Colwell,Donald Dean Davis, Jack H.Michael, Jessi Howard Michael,Carlton Ray Montoya, DannyKeith Toney, and Ronald Gor-don Hoffman. Brig. Gen. Rich-ard M. Gano Camp 892 hadone of its own 1st Lt. CampCommander David Tamplinnamed to the position of Lt.Commander of the OklahomaDivision at the Shawnee Con-vention. We’re very proud andhonored to have Lt. Tamplin asa member of our camp. Mecha-nized Cavalry Members fromCamp 892, Lt. David Tamplin,Sgt. Everett Plummer, and Pvt.Jack Colwell attended the Con-federate grave dedication forLt. Richard Crossland on May

Division Dispatches19, at Webbers Falls.Oklahoma’s first Order of Con-federate Rose Society is locatedin Poteau, Ok. The purpose ofthe Confederate Rose is to as-sist the SCV and these ladiesare doing a fine job in helpingour camp grow.

Elk City - The Pvts. Grayson& Brewer Camp, 2118, of ElkCity was joined by Shelby’sOklahoma Iron Men, Camp,1356, of Duncan for the 74thAnnual Rodeo of ChampionsParade, Sept. 1. On Oct. 13, at1 p.m. three Southern Crossdedications will take place atthe Childress, Texas Cemetery,conducted by the Plemons-Shelby Camp of Amarillo. Oneof those will be the dedicationof a Southern Cross at thegrave of Pvt. George H.Armstrong, Co. F, 10th TexasCavalry who is the GreatGrandfather of CommanderJerry Brewer and Lt. Com-mander Ken Brewer of Elk City.


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EditorialPolitics, Not Morals,Drove Abolitionists

Oklahoma BrigadesCherokee Brigade

Commander

Bruce Bishop

Ft. Washita Brigade

Commander

Allen Harrison

Col. Roger Q. Mills Brigade

Commander

Robert Weaver

Indian Territory’s

Red River Brigade

Commander

Frank Gilbert

Camp CommandersAnd Adjutants

Be sure to hit “forward”and email this newsletterto all the men in yourcamps. This is the onlyway it is distributed.

Jerry C. Brewer, Editor

In 1850, my Great-Great Grandmother, SarahHickman Brewer, purchased a negro girl, named“Clary,” for $600.00 in Alabama. To assert that shepurchased Clary at such a large sum solely to mis-treat or injure her is beyond asininity. That’s analo-gous to buying a new automobile today, driving ithome and beating it with a sledge hammer. Slaveswere valuable property and were protected as such.Citing the exceptions of abusive slave owners, HarrietBeecher Stowe in Uncle Tom’s Cabin and Alex Haleyin Roots stereotyped all slave owners as sadists—pro-paganda that has become the conventional wisdomof modern academia. While abuses of slaves did oc-cur it is neither fair nor “scholarly” to brand all slaveowners as Stowe and Haley did. Using like generali-ties, one could as easily argue that marriage shouldbe outlawed since many husbands abuse their wives.

As an economic factor, slavery was an issue in theultimate conflict between North and South, but it wasby no means the cause of that conflict. Slaves wereproperty in slave holding States, in which millions ofdollars were invested. Emancipation—as Lincoln pro-claimed—deprived slave holders of their propertywithout due process of law or recompense for theirvalue. Moreover, slave owners in the Union militaryfar outnumbered those in Confederate ranks. Therewere 315,000 slave owners in Union ranks, comparedwith approximately 200,000 Confederate militaryslave owners.

Northern abolitionist agitation over slavery had itsroots among the Quakers whose views eventuallyspread to other religious groups. Given the wide-spread racism in the North, abolitionists at first foundlittle support for their cause. But as the early decadesof the 19th century passed, their support grew in pro-portion to the North’s intense disdain for Southernpolitical power. The abolitionists’ cause was a corol-lary to the deep seated and ancient hatred of Celticculture that was rooted in the English North, and inthe end became the cause celebre of Union politi-cians—not as a moral or religious cause, but as oneto achieve political ends. The South’s agrarianeconomy was built on the institution of slavery. Thedestruction of that economy with its political powerwas the sole aim of Northern politicians and to ac-complish that they embraced abolitionism.

Notes OnPublication Of TheSouthern PreceptorThe editor of The South-

ern Preceptor will be out ofthe country from Nov. 9through Dec. 11 and will beunable to receive news andpictures for the next issue.

It is suggested that all newsand pictures be sent betweennow and Nov. 5, or afterDec. 12. That will makemeeting the deadline of Dec.31 a bit difficult, but there isno other way we can do itsince he will not have accessto the computer where hestores those.

One item that is includedin this issue is the series onCamp Namesakes. Thismonth’s feature is on Col.Daniel N. McIntosh that wetook from The Round Moun-tain Report. We would like topublish an article on the per-son for whom your camp isnamed, so please send thoseto us.

Also, please send us shortnews items from your campsfor our section on “DivisionDispatches.” These are im-portant in keeping others in-formed about local activities.

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Division Growth Continues With Two New Camps Chartered


Oklahoma’s Division contin-ues its steady growth. Campsin the Division now number 19,with the chartering of the Lt.Col Jackson F. McCurtainCamp, No. 513, in Norman onSept. 17. and the Pvt. WilliamM. Cross Camp, No. 2219, inYukon on Sept. 18.

Norman’s camp officers are,

NEW MEMBER - Norman AdjutantJoe Ralls presents David Morris hisnew member certificate.

SWEARING IN - Norman CommanderKen Gray swears in new Adjutant JoeRalls.

Ken Gray, Lt. CommanderJerry Patrick, Adjutant JoeRalls, and Chaplain GilbertForrest. Besides these, thecamp has four more members,consisting of two reinstate-ments, one new member, andone transfer.

Yukon’s camp officers are,Commander Jerry Sevier Sr.,

Lt. Commander Perry Greene,Adjutant Jerry Sevier, Jr., andChaplain Ray A. Wade. TheYukon camp has four othermembers, of which four arenew and one is a reinstatement.

The Oklahoma Division wel-comes our new compatriotsand wishes them well in theCause of Our Fathers.

YUKON CAMP CHARTERED - Okla-homa Division Commander Larry Lo-gan (l) presents the Pvt. William M.Cross Camp Charter to CommanderJerry Sevier, Sr.

NEW MEMBER - Yukon CommanderJerry Sevier, Sr. (r) presents HankHankinson his new membership cer-tificate.

NEW MEMBER - Yukon CommanderJerry Sevier, Sr. (r) presents JustinLauffer his new membership certifi-cate.

NEW MEMBER - Yukon CommanderJerry Sevier, Sr. (r) presents DrewSevier his new membership certificate.


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Confederate Veterans’ Oklahoma Reunion In 1911EDITOR’S NOTE: We do notrecall the source of this infor-mation, but it recounts theUnited Confederate Veterans’Camps in Oklahoma morethan a century ago. NoteCamps 473 and 1442, spelled“Stanwaty.” These were“Stand Watie.”

The following camps in Okla-homa were represented at the an-nual Reunion of the Oklahoma Di-vision of United Confederate Vet-erans in Ardmore in 1911.

The committee on credentialsbeing ready to report submittedthe following:

Ardmore, Okla., Sept. 6, 7, and8, 1911, Oklahoma Division, U.C. V. To General D. M. Hailey,Commander: We, your commit-tee on credentials, respectfullysubmit the following report: Del-egates and alternates from the dif-ferent camps are entitled to thefollowing representation:

No. 68, Jeff Lee, McAlester—Four votes; J. H. Reed.

No. 107, John H. Morgan,Ardmore—Four votes; J. R.Pulliam, J. W. Colledge, W. R.Wood and D. M. Rumph.

No. 117, David H. Hamman,Oklahoma City—Three delegates;Pressley Bottoms.

No. 200, Gen. John B. Gordon,Norman—Two votes; T. F. Brewer.

No. 347, Jamison, Guthrie—Two votes.

No. 473, Stanwaty, Chelsea—Two votes.

No. 800, Vinita—Three votes;J. M. Keys, F. J. Barrett.

No. 294, Checotah andMuskogee—Two votes.

No. 975, J. O. Shelby,Chickasha—Two votes; Jack Hall.

No. 976, Cabell, Shaw-nee—Three votes; Apple-white, B. F.Philips, J. L. Cotton, London.

No. 1011, Stonewall Jackson,Perry—Two votes.

No. 1135, Mangum—Threevotes; Jarret Todd.

No. 1166, N. B. Forrest,Durant—Two votes, J. M. Moore,W. E. Morgan.

No. 1345, Bedford Forest,Weatherford—Two votes.

No. 1348, W. L. Cabbie, Wag-oner—Two votes.

No. 1350, C. V. A., Wichita,Kansas—Three votes.

No. 1408, R. M. Gano, Sul-phur—Two votes; D. C. Patton, J.W. Beard.

No. 1417, Altus—Three votes;R. Kizziar, J. N. Kimberlin, Wm.Taylor.

No. 1431, Cooper, Caddo—Two votes.

No. 1439, E. H. LeBlanc,

Checotah—Two votes; T. T. Byars,W. D. Rogers.

No. 1442, Stanwaty (sic),Wilburton—Two votes.

No. 1449, W. C. Rice,Marietta—Two votes; S. J. Bailey,R. B. Clark.

No. 1545, Wm. L. Byrd, Ada—Two votes; W. H. Fisher, A. W.Crow, Sam H. Hargas.

No. 1550, John B. Gordon, ElkCity—Three votes.

No. 1559, Stonewall Jackson,Wapanucka—Two votes; E. E.Prichard, A. W. Dumas, J. M. Pow-ers, Bunell Nash.

No. 1560, Jesse Martin,Poteau—Four votes. No. 1573,John B. Gordon, Lawton—Twovotes; R. A. Sneed.

No. 1599, Alamo, Erick—Twovotes.

No. 1600, Joe Wheeler,Frederick—Two votes.

No. 1647, John Adams,Hollis—Two votes; J. C. Rollins.

No. 1668, Crowder, Crowder—Two votes.

No. 1676, Sue Ross, Purcell—Two votes; W. W. Allcorn,Whitington.

No. 1685, Blair—Two votes.

No. 16 87, Olustee—Two votes.No. 1689, Ben McCullough,

Francis—Two votes, W. M. Atkins.No. 1696, J. M. Singleton,

Temple—Two votes.No. 1692, Joseph E. Johnson,

Holdenville—Three votes.No. 1698, M. M. Parson, Ant-

lers, two votes; V. M. Locke.No. 1701, Stigler—Three votes.No. 1705, Fitz. Lee, Pauls Val-

ley—Two votes; C. H. Hawkins,J. W. Riley, H. P. Labell.

No. 1709, Eldorado—Twovotes.

No. 1723, O. P. Brewer,Muskogee—Three votes; W. S.Agnew.

No. 1735, Madison Campbell,Carnegie—Two votes.

No. 1748, Ben McCul-lough,Idabel—Two votes.

No. 1749, Walthau, Okemah—Two votes.

No. 1759, Stonewall Jackson,Marlow—Two votes.

Cordell, Camp Robert E. Lee—One vote; Mr. A. W. Blanton.

Forty-five camps were repre-sented, the largest representationin years.

Indian Territory’s Red River Brigade Commander FrankGilbert (l) congratulates Norman’s Lt. Cmdr. Jerry Patrickafter administering his oath of office.

SWEARING IN - Yukon Commander Jerry Sevier, Sr. (r)swears in new Lt. Cmdr. Perry Greene.


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Camps OfThe Oklahoma Division

Col. Dew M. WCol. Dew M. WCol. Dew M. WCol. Dew M. WCol. Dew M. Wisdom Camp, No. 307isdom Camp, No. 307isdom Camp, No. 307isdom Camp, No. 307isdom Camp, No. 307

Muskogee

Capt. Clem VCapt. Clem VCapt. Clem VCapt. Clem VCapt. Clem Van Rogers Camp, No. 481an Rogers Camp, No. 481an Rogers Camp, No. 481an Rogers Camp, No. 481an Rogers Camp, No. 481

Oklahoma City

Brig. Gen. Albert PikBrig. Gen. Albert PikBrig. Gen. Albert PikBrig. Gen. Albert PikBrig. Gen. Albert Pike Camp, No. 1367e Camp, No. 1367e Camp, No. 1367e Camp, No. 1367e Camp, No. 1367

El Reno

Col. Daniel N. McIntosh Camp, No. 1378Col. Daniel N. McIntosh Camp, No. 1378Col. Daniel N. McIntosh Camp, No. 1378Col. Daniel N. McIntosh Camp, No. 1378Col. Daniel N. McIntosh Camp, No. 1378

Tulsa

Lt. WLt. WLt. WLt. WLt. William H. Mayes Camp, No. 2078illiam H. Mayes Camp, No. 2078illiam H. Mayes Camp, No. 2078illiam H. Mayes Camp, No. 2078illiam H. Mayes Camp, No. 2078

Pryor

Privates Grayson & Brewer Camp, No. 2118Privates Grayson & Brewer Camp, No. 2118Privates Grayson & Brewer Camp, No. 2118Privates Grayson & Brewer Camp, No. 2118Privates Grayson & Brewer Camp, No. 2118

Elk City

Capt. James J. McAlester Camp, No. 775Capt. James J. McAlester Camp, No. 775Capt. James J. McAlester Camp, No. 775Capt. James J. McAlester Camp, No. 775Capt. James J. McAlester Camp, No. 775

McAlester

Brig. General Stand WBrig. General Stand WBrig. General Stand WBrig. General Stand WBrig. General Stand Watie Camp, No. 149atie Camp, No. 149atie Camp, No. 149atie Camp, No. 149atie Camp, No. 149

Ardmore/Madill

ShelbyShelbyShelbyShelbyShelby’s Okla. Iron Men Camp, No. 1356’s Okla. Iron Men Camp, No. 1356’s Okla. Iron Men Camp, No. 1356’s Okla. Iron Men Camp, No. 1356’s Okla. Iron Men Camp, No. 1356

Duncan

CherokCherokCherokCherokCherokee Mounted Rifles Camp, No. 1501ee Mounted Rifles Camp, No. 1501ee Mounted Rifles Camp, No. 1501ee Mounted Rifles Camp, No. 1501ee Mounted Rifles Camp, No. 1501

Edmond

Brig. Gen. Richard M. Gano Camp, No. 892Brig. Gen. Richard M. Gano Camp, No. 892Brig. Gen. Richard M. Gano Camp, No. 892Brig. Gen. Richard M. Gano Camp, No. 892Brig. Gen. Richard M. Gano Camp, No. 892

Poteau

Col. John WCol. John WCol. John WCol. John WCol. John W. Jordan Camp, 817. Jordan Camp, 817. Jordan Camp, 817. Jordan Camp, 817. Jordan Camp, 817

Mannford

Col. John Jumper Camp, 900Col. John Jumper Camp, 900Col. John Jumper Camp, 900Col. John Jumper Camp, 900Col. John Jumper Camp, 900

Claremore

Pvt. Drury WPvt. Drury WPvt. Drury WPvt. Drury WPvt. Drury Warren Camp, 2180arren Camp, 2180arren Camp, 2180arren Camp, 2180arren Camp, 2180

Ponca City

5th Sgt. Thomas Benton W5th Sgt. Thomas Benton W5th Sgt. Thomas Benton W5th Sgt. Thomas Benton W5th Sgt. Thomas Benton Wood Camp, 150ood Camp, 150ood Camp, 150ood Camp, 150ood Camp, 150

Grove

Col. WCol. WCol. WCol. WCol. William Pilliam Pilliam Pilliam Pilliam Penn Aenn Aenn Aenn Aenn Adairdairdairdairdair, Camp 2206, Camp 2206, Camp 2206, Camp 2206, Camp 2206

Bartlesville

Col. TCol. TCol. TCol. TCol. Tandy Wandy Wandy Wandy Wandy Walkalkalkalkalkererererer, Camp 2207, Camp 2207, Camp 2207, Camp 2207, Camp 2207

Shawnee

Lt. Col. Jackson FLt. Col. Jackson FLt. Col. Jackson FLt. Col. Jackson FLt. Col. Jackson F. McCurtain, Camp 513. McCurtain, Camp 513. McCurtain, Camp 513. McCurtain, Camp 513. McCurtain, Camp 513

Norman

Pvt. WPvt. WPvt. WPvt. WPvt. William M. Cross, Camp 2219illiam M. Cross, Camp 2219illiam M. Cross, Camp 2219illiam M. Cross, Camp 2219illiam M. Cross, Camp 2219

Yukon

Division OfficersAnd StaffCommanderLarry Logan

Lt. CommanderDavid Tamplin

AdjutantLes Tucker

Chief of StaffJohn Priddy

Aide-de-CampTom Poteet

Judge AdvocateJames Catron

Chief of Heritage DefenseBryce Hill

Division HistorianDr. Les Tucker

ChaplainJerry Brewer

Camp CommandersArdmore/Madill James Catron

DuncanFrank Gilbert

EdmondJames L. Orebaugh

El RenoCarl Hoffman

Elk CityJerry C. Brewer

McAlesterJim Langley

Oklahoma CityEric McBroom

PoteauMarty Persall

PryorJon Ketcher

TulsaKen Cook

MuskogeeHarold Tydings

Ponca CityCharley Wilson

MannfordChris Leeson

ClaremoreJim McFarland

GroveScotty Haralson

BartlesvilleJames Herndon

ShawneeBobby Corban

NormanKen Gray

YukonJerry Sevier, Sr.

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