September 2021 Dispatch

Next Meeting

Tuesday, September 28

• Topic   --   Slaves and Slavers on the High Seas
• Speaker   --   Skip Skinner from Ailey, Georgia.
• 5:30   --   Dinner at Habernero's Mexican Restaurant in Harlem.
• 7:00   --   Meeting at Oliver Hardy Museum in Harlem.  Bring a sweater.
• All visitors are welcome; bring one.  Directions found in "About Us."

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Recruitment Booths at Harlem & Thomson Festivals

       The camp unanimously voted that we would staff a recruitment booth at the Oliver Hardy Festival in Harlem and the Camellia City Festival in Thomson.  It is time that we know who will help staff the booths.
       Tom Holley is bringing the tent, an 8’ table, an ancestry sign and four folding chairs.  David Butler is bringing the banner, zip ties, and signup notebook.  Mike Lacefield is bringing the flags.  We need at least five members present during each shift.

• Oliver Hardy Festival   --   Harlem     --    Sat., Oct. 2   --   9:00 am – 4:00 pm
  • Booth set-up by 7:45 am, then road access is closed.
  • Parade at 10:00 am, following opening ceremonies.   
  • There are two shifts:  8-noon and noon to 4pm.  
    • The morning shift will set up and the evening shift must disassemble.
    • We need two more members for the morning shift and five for the afternoon.

• Camellia City Festival   --   Thomson   --   Sat., Oct. 23   --   10:00 am – 5:00 pm
  • 150th Anniversary of McDuffie County
  • Booth set-up by 9:00 am  --  specific times still being contemplated.
  • Variety of performances throughout the day
    • ​7:00 pm - Closing performance by singer Daniel E. Johnson, then fireworks.
• The start and stop times are a bit different but we will need to staff the booth for approximately 8 hours.  Tom, David and Mike will work as above. Therefore, two additional members will be needed for the morning and five for the later shift.​

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Announcements

1. Please pray for our most senior member, Durham Milburn and brother Phil Turner.
2. Check out “Clary USMC Crate,” under Local History:  thomsonguardscamp91gascv.com.            The crate is on display at the Thomson- McDuffie Museum through the end of October which     includes the Camellia City Festival.

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Important Dates in CSA History

Sept. 5, 1863     Britain seizes Confederate ships and shipyard            
Sept. 10, 1835    Birthdate of CS General Joseph Wheeler
Sept. 15, 1862    Stonewall Jackson’s troops capture Harper's Ferry    
Sept. 17, 1862     Battle of Sharpsburg
Sept. 19, 1863     Battle of Chickamauga
Sept.19, 1864      Battle of Winchester

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Durham Milburn Honored for 20 Years of SCV Service
Left to right: Pam Smith, her father Durham Milburn, Jimmy McDaniel & Tom Holley

       Walter Durham Milburn joined the Army National Guard when he was 18.  He made SFC E6 early on.  He was platoon squad leader and in later years was staff sergeant E6.  He spent 15 years in and decided he had had enough.  After being out several years, his good friend, Colonel Jack Cooper talked him in to finishing his 20 years.  He retired after 20 years.  During the Berlin Crises his unit was called to active duty where they served at Fort Meade, Maryland.  He was on the rifle team and won 9 championship badges.  He also received sharp shooter medals for both rifle and machine gun.
He was a Confederate re-enactor for many years with the 10th GA.
                                                                                         Thank you to Jimmy McDaniel for writing this article.

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127th National Reunion

Cartersville, GA   --   July 19-23, 2022   --   Registration Has Already Begun

•  The Atlanta Campaign   --   Battlefield tours of Chickamauga, Cheatham Hill & Kennesaw Mountain
• 1886 Cyclorama at the Atlanta History Center
• Wed. night dinner and program at Savoy Antique Automobile Museum
• Thurs. night dinner & program at Booth Western Cowboy & WBTS Museum
• Marriott Courtyard Cartersville   --   Hotel is already half full.
• www.2022reunion.gascv.org