Morgan Camp October Meeting

Compatriots and Friends:

The John Hunt Morgan Camp will hold its October monthly meeting at 10:30 AM on Saturday, October 20th, at South Park Country Club. Lunch or Breakfast menus are available at a very reasonable cost. There is no formal scheduled program, but we will be reviewing past activities and future events and will be electing camp officers.

South Park Country Club is located in the Fairdale area. From the Gene Snyder Fwy (841) take Exit 8 onto National Turnpike South. From National Turnpike turn East (left turn) at the stop light onto Fairdale Rd. Just after crossing the railroad tracks there will be a right turn exit ramp onto South Park Road. The entrance to the country club will be on the left just after the the series of 90 degree turns. For additional information please contact Danny Davis or Bill Hayes. We will be looking forward to seeing you.

Minutes of the John Hunt Morgan Camp, September 15, 2012

The John Hunt Morgan Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans held its monthly meeting on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at the South Park Country Club.

The following were in attendance: Ben Kennedy, Noble Roberts, Danny Davis, Harold Sneed, Ike Smith, Gene Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Land, Nancy Hitt, and Bennett Young.

After opening with the pledge and salute to the flags, Ben Kennedy gave the devotional.

The camp voted to hold Confederate Memorial Day on June 8, 2013. This will be a joint service with the Orphan Brigade. The Orphan Brigade may obtain a second speaker for this event. The camp would like to have a cannon for our confederate memorial event. Gene Wood will contact Larry Powell with the hope of obtaining a cannon for our use.

The possibility of joint memorial service honoring John Hunt Morgan's birth with the Breckinridge Camp was discussed. Nothing definite was settled about this proposal.

The camp voted to have Lori Roberts portray Mrs. Stonewall Jackson at our annual Lee-Jackson dinner. She portrays Mrs.Jackson as his widow. The date of the Lee-Jackson dinner is Saturday, January 19, 2013.

Noble Roberts informed us of a VFW program called, Wounded Warriors. This program uses dogs to help veterans adjust to civilian life.

A memorial service commemorating the battle of Augusta, Ky will be held on September 28-30. Nancy Hitt and Dr. James Ramage will be in attendance.

The next commander's luncheon will be held on Friday, September 28 at O'Charleys on Breckinridge Lane at noon. Camp members are invited for a time of food and fellowship. Each member
is responsible for the cost of his own meal.

Danny Davis adjourned the meeting around noon.

These minutes are respectfully submitted,
Bennett Young III

Morgan Camp September Meeting

Compatriots and Friends:

The John Hunt Morgan Camp will hold its September monthly meeting at 10:30 AM on Saturday, Sept 15th, at South Park Country Club. Lunch or Breakfast menus are available at a very reasonable cost. There is no formal scheduled program, but we will be reviewing past activities and future events. Chaplain Kennedy will be giving a devotional, and we will firm-up details for the Lee-Jackson dinner in Jan, 2013.

South Park Country Club is located in the Fairdale area. From the Gene Snyder Fwy (841) take Exit 8 onto National Turnpike South. From National Turnpike turn East (left turn) at the stop light onto Fairdale Rd. Just after crossing the railroad tracks there will be a right turn exit ramp onto South Park Road. The entrance to the country club will be on the left just after the the series of 90 degree turns.

For additional information please contact Danny Davis or Bill Hayes. We will be looking forward to seeing you.

Wm. M. Hayes
Adjutant

Confederate Marker Dedication Ceremony

The John Hunt Morgan Camp August meeting was held in Cave Hill Cemetery, Saturday, August 11th. We gathered to honor Eagle Scout Nathaniel Coleman Ralls. Scout Ralls chose as his Eagle project the restoration of an entire section of 60 CSA grave stones in the Confederate section of Cave Hill Cemetery.

A very nice ceremony was held to rededicate the graves. The SCV presented Scout Ralls with an Eagle Scout Recognition Certificate from SCV International Headquarters. It was a special event.

I'll try to recount the camp members who were present, but I did not take roll, so please excuse me if I happen to omit your presence: Harold Sneed, Gene Wood, David High, Bennett Young, Bob Strange and wife, Forrest Land and wife, Noble Roberts, Ben Kennedy, Bill Hayes, and Mark Hiland with his three sons.

Below are some photos from the event.

Wm. M. Hayes
Adjutant

Coleman Ralls with his grandfather, Bill Ralls

Piper Tamara Stewart played Amazing Grace

The 2ND and 5TH KY fire a volley

A young reenactor and scouts

Junior AMVETS Color Guard

Lee Squires, Superintendent of Cave Hill Cemetery

Michael Higgs, Cave Hill Heritage Foundation

Morgan Camp August Meeting

Compatriots and Friends:

The monthly meeting of the John Hunt Morgan Camp will be on Saturday, August 11th, at 11:00 AM at the Confederate section in Cave Hill Cemetery.

We have decided to move the meeting to this date so we can honor Nathaniel Ralls, an Eagle Scout candidate who has completed his Eagle project of straightening and aligning some 60 stones in the Confederate Section. The camp plans on honoring him with a special certificate on that date. Coincidental with our meeting the 5th Ky Inf and 2nd Ky Inf, CSA reenacting groups will be at Cave Hill to provide a color guard and firing squad as they rededicate that section of the cemetery. Cave Hill is printing the program for the event. There should be media present too. In 1984 Nathaniel's father completed a similar project for his path to Eagle Scout. Nathaniel's grandfather, Bill Ralls, is a reenactor in the 5th Ky Inf. This should be a good event. I hope all of you can make it to Cave Hill on Sat, Aug 11th.

A second reminder, Danny Davis will host the "Commander's Luncheon," an informal gathering of compatriots and friends at noon on Friday August 10th, at O'Charley's Restaurant in the Springs shopping center located at the corner of Breckenridge Lane and Dutchmans Lane. We hope to see you there too.

Wm. M. Hayes
Adjutant

Minutes, John Hunt Morgan Camp 1342, July 21, 2012

1. Meeting was held at South Park Country Club at 10:30, with 19 people in attendance. The following members and were in attendance: David Harbolt, Harold Sneed, Jim Hicks, Danny Davis, Noble Roberts, Bennett Young, Gene Wood, David High, Bob Strange, Bill Cherry, Bill Hayes, Nick Shacklette, Robert Arnold, Bill Trent, and Ike Smith. The following guests were in attendance: Alice and Dale Bratcher, John English, and Nancy Hitt.
2. Invocation was given by Bill Hayes, and Danny Davis led the camp in the Pledge of Allegiance and salute to the CSA flag.
3. Gene Wood gave a synopsis of events and happenings at the National Reunion in Murfreesboro, Tn.
4. Nancy Hitt gave a summary of several events in Europe relating to the CSA. The 290 Foundation will be celebrating on August 26th . Here is a link to a website describing the 290 Foundation: https://sites.google.com/site/290foundation/home-1 Here is another link to a site that describes the purchase and outfitting of the CSS Alabama: http://www.csa-dixie.com/liverpool_dixie/alabama.htm Nancy also gave info on the Nicola Marschall exhibit this fall in Germany.
5. There will be a lady from England arriving in Louisville sometime around August 21st. This woman has a descendant who was a Confederate soldier who is buried in the Cave Hill National Cemetery. Hopefully, when she arrives and desires to visit her ancestor’s grave, Morgan camp members can be in Cave Hill to greet her. Nancy Hitt will have more details in the future.
6. Alice Bratcher and John English were introduced as members of the Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Association. In 2013 they would like to join their annual meeting with the Confederate Memorial Day service at Pewee Valley. In 1913 the Orphan Brigade held its reunion at the Confederate Home in Pewee Valley. A motion was brought before the floor, seconded, and approved to coordinate this event along with UDC activity in 2013. The two possible dates for the event would be Saturday, June 1st, or Saturday Jun 8th.
7. Commander Davis would like to host an informal “Commander’s Luncheon” on Friday, August 10th at noon at O’Charley’s Restaurant in the Springs Shopping Center on Breckenridge lane. All are welcome for fellowship and lunch. Lunch will be at each member’s expense.
8. Bob Strange was presented with his “Friends of the SCV” membership plaque. Currently, Bob has researched his ancestors with the help of Bill Cherry and is in the process of becoming a full member of the SCV.
9. Benediction was given by Bill Hayes and meeting dismissed.

Wm. M. Hayes
Adjutant

Morgan Camp July Meeting

Compatriots and Friends:

The John Hunt Morgan Camp will hold its July monthly meeting at 10:30 AM on Saturday, July 21st, at South Park Country Club.  Lunch or Breakfast menus are available at a very reasonable cost.  There is no formal scheduled program, but we will be reviewing activity at last week's National Reunion.  Get out of the heat and come and join us.

SouthPark Country Club is located in the Fairdale area.  From the Gene Snyder Fwy (841) take Exit 8 onto National Turnpike South. From National Turnpike turn East (left turn) at the stop light onto Fairdale Rd.  Just after crossing the railroad tracks there will be a right turn exit ramp onto South Park Road.  The entrance to the country club will be on the left just after the the series of 90 degree turns. 

For additional information please contact Danny Davis or Bill Hayes.  We will be looking forward to seeing you.

Wm. M. Hayes

Adjutant

JHM Camp Dues

Compatriots,

Dues invoices have been mailed today. You should receive yours sometime next week. National dues remains at $30/year. Camp dues is still $15/yr, and Kentucky Division dues is $10/year.

Several years ago, SCV went to a fiscal year that runs from August 1st through July 31st. All dues is due to National Headquarters by August 1st. Please try to return your dues statement and check to me as soon as possible. I have enclosed a self-addressed stamped envelope with your statement to make the process easier. If you would like to include a stamp with your payment, that would be appreciated, as postage is getting quite expensive.

Dues paid after August 15th will be subject to an additional $5 late fee.

Please examine your dues statement and feel free to contact me if you feel that I have made a mistake in your billing.

Thanks for your cooperation in this matter.

Wm. M. Hayes
Adjutant

Morgan Camp Trip to Tebbs Bend

All compatriots and friends of the John Hunt Morgan Camp are invited to join us on a short road trip to the Tebbs Bend battlefield area this Saturday, June 16th. We will assemble in the parking lot of South Park Country Club at 0900 hours and depart from there. Car pooling will be available. We anticipate returning mid afternoon. Noble Roberts has arranged for Ms Betty Jane Gorin Smith to be our docent for the day. She is very knowledgable of the area and this should be a real treat for us.

We will first meet at the Jacob Hiestand House near Campbellsville on KY-210. From there we will go to Tebbs Bend. We will also visit the Atkinson-Griffin house, which was used as a hospital for Gen. John Hunt Morgan's men after the battle of Tebbs Bend. There are still blood stains on the floor of this home.

If you would like to learn more about Tebbs bend, here is the URL to their website:

http://tebbsbend.com/

Please join us for this event!

SouthPark Country Club is located in the Fairdale area. From the Gene Snyder Fwy (841) take Exit 8 onto National Turnpike South. From National Turnpike turn East (left turn) at the stop light onto Fairdale Rd. Just after crossing the railroad tracks there will be a right turn exit ramp onto South Park Road. The entrance to the country club will be on the left just after the the series of 90 degree turns.

Wm. M. Hayes
Adjutant

Minutes, John Hunt Morgan Camp 1342, May 19, 2012

1. Meeting held at South Park Country Club. Members and guests in attendance: Danny Davis, ,Bill Hayes, Ben Kennedy, Bob Strange, Noble Roberts, Bennett Young, David High, Gene Wood, David Harbolt, Bill Cherry, Steve Walker, prospective member Terry Ash, and guest Nancy Hitt.
2. Invocation by Chaplain Kennedy and introduction of prospective member Terry Ash.
3. Minutes from April meeting were read and approved.
4. Camp funds and books were audited by Ben Kennedy and reported as being in order. Audit letter to be forwarded to Commander Davis.
5. Tebbs Bend trip scheduled to depart South Park CC at 09:00 AM on Saturday June 16th. Expected return time approx. mid-afternoon the same day. Noble Roberts to contact docent who will meet us in Campbellsville.
6. Graves to be decorated for Memorial Day on Saturday, May 26th at 08:30 AM. Meet near the CSA flagpole. Flags will remain on graves until Memorial Day evening, Monday, May 28th.
7. Nancy Hitt passed info on a celebration of Nicola Marschall in St. Wendel, Germany this year.
8. Nancy also gave info on the 209 Society, which is a group that keeps alive the memory of the CSS Alabama, which was hull number 209. The CSS Alabama was sunk off the coast of Cherbourg France by the USS Kearsarge in 1864.
9. The ceremony at Pewee Valley will take place as planned at 11:00 AM, Saturday, June 2nd. The following persons are assigned tasks for the event:
• Sound system: Bill Hayes
• Keynote Speaker Sam Flora: UDC
• Reenactors for color guard and possible firing detail: Danny Davis
• Flags and flag stand: Harold Sneed
• Grave flags: Bill Hayes
10. Several new members to be sworn-in at the Pewee Valley ceremony.
11. Date for Lee-Jackson dinner set for Jan 19, 2013, at South Park Country Club. Bennett Young will be in charge of arranging a speaker for the dinner.
12. Bill Cherry suggested that at each meeting a pre-assigned member give a short description of their Confederate ancestor and his role in the war or stories.
13. Proposed amendments to SCV Standing Orders, and proposed amendments to SCV Constitution were reviewed.
14. Delegate credentials were signed and given to Gene Wood, who will attend the reunion.
15. The meeting was closed with benediction by Chaplain Kennedy.

Wm. M. Hayes
Adjutant

Morgan Camp May Meeting

Compatriots and Friends:

The John Hunt Morgan Camp will hold its May monthly meeting at 10:30 AM on Saturday, May 19th, at South Park Country Club.  Lunch or Breakfast menus are available at a very reasonable cost.  There is no scheduled program, as we will be finalizing plans and task assignments for the placement of flags at Cave Hill for Memorial Day and our Confederate Memorial Day service at Pewee Valley on Sat, Jun 2nd.  Come and join us for friendship and a good time. 

South Park Country Club is located in the Fairdale area.  From the Gene Snyder Fwy (841) take Exit 8 onto National Turnpike South. From National Turnpike turn East (left turn) at the stop light onto Fairdale Rd.  Just after crossing the railroad tracks there will be a right turn exit ramp onto South Park Road.  The entrance to the country club will be on the left just after the the series of 90 degree turns.  For additional information please contact Danny Davis or Bill Hayes.  We will be looking forward to seeing you.

Wm. M. Hayes

Adjutant, John Hunt Morgan Camp

The Wedding of Jefferson Davis and Sarah Knox Taylor

Sarah Knox Taylor, the daughter of future president Zachary Taylor and Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor, was born at Fort Knox in Vincennes, Indiana, in either 1813 or 1814 (probably the latter), and was named for her paternal grandmother and for the fort where she was born. Often called Knox or Knoxie, she was educated in Kentucky and Ohio and met Davis in 1832, when both he and her father were stationed at Fort Crawford in what is now Wisconsin. Her father opposed the relationship, both because of the hardships of army life and because there was some friction between Davis and himself.

The details of their courtship were lost to history in the summer of 1863 when Union troops carried off a packet of correspondence between Sarah Taylor and Davis. It is unknown whether they even saw each other from the time Davis left Fort Crawford until they met to be married. Rumors of an elopement circulated for decades, but there was a formal ceremony, and the couple apparently had the blessing of Zachary Taylor, perhaps because Davis had decided to resign his commission. Sarah's parents were not present at the wedding, however, which took place on June 17, 1835, at Beechland, near Louisville, Kentucky, the home of Sarah's widowed aunt Elizabeth Taylor.

The newlyweds took a steamboat to Vicksburg, traveling to visit Joseph E. Davis on Davis Bend. There Davis began the planning for Brierfield. Later that summer the couple went to see Davis' oldest sister Anna Smith at "Locust Grove" in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Either on the journey or soon after their arrival, both Davis and Sarah contracted either malarial or yellow fever. On September 15, two days short of their three-month anniversary, Sarah Taylor Davis died. She was buried at "Locust Grove," which is now a state historical site that is open to the public.

Today, a historical marker stands at the site of their wedding (located at 2 Rebel Road, near the corner of Brownsboro Rd. and Zorn Ave.) with the following description:

On June 17, 1835, the daughter of Zachary Taylor, Sarah Knox, married Jefferson Davis in the house that originally stood on this site. The home was owned by Zachary Taylor's sister. Soon after their marriage, while visiting Davis' relatives in Louisiana, the couple contracted malaria. In September of that year, the young bride died. The present house built ca. 1870.

For more information, see The Papers of Jefferson Davis.

Morgan Camp Meeting Minutes, April 21, 2012

1. Meeting held at South Park Country Club. Members and Guests in attendance: Danny Davis, Bill Trent, Bill Hayes, Ben Kennedy, David Day, Bob Strange, Harold Sneed, Jim Hicks, Noble Roberts, Bennett Young, David High, Gene Wood, David Harbolt, Bill Cherry, Forrest Land, and guests Nancy Hitt and Jim Kennedy

2. Invocation by Chaplain Kennedy and introduction of new member Forrest Land, Bruce Jewell, and Friend of SCV Bob Strange.

3. Danny Davis to resume his position as Commander of the camp. Adjutant Hayes to notify National Headquarters of the change.

4. Adjutant Hayes suggested that an audit of the bank accounts should be periodically conducted. Ben Kennedy agreed to review the books and report to Commander Davis.

5. Road trip to Tebbs Bend is tentatively planned for Saturday, June 16th. Members are to meet at South Park Country Club and can carpool together from there.

6. Pewee Valley was discussed again. Confirmed commencement time of 11:00 AM on Saturday, June 2, 2012. Sam Flora is to be the keynote speaker. Bill Hayes to obtain sound system from Coots Funeral Home in Jeffersonville, IN. Gary Davis to provide period color guard for ceremony.

7. Requests have been sent to VA for permission to decorate the CSA graves in the Cave Hill National Cemetery for Memorial Day. Proposed day for decorating the graves will be Saturday, May 26th and flags will remain on the graves until closing time on Monday, May 28th. All members are reminded of the Memorial Day service at Cave Hill at 11:00 AM on May 28th, Memorial Day.

8. Suggestion was made to contact members that have not been active for some time and invite them to our breakfast/lunch meeting.

9. A moment of silence was held in remembrance of Basil Childress, KY Division Commander who died quite suddenly on April 4th. Bazz will be missed by all who knew him. John Suttles has agreed to take the position of KY Division Commander.

10. The Kentucky Division Reunion is scheduled for Saturday, June 9th at 9:00 AM in Middlesboro, KY. Exact location and details to follow.

11. The SCV National Reunion will take place Wed, July 11th through Sunday July 15th in Murfreesboro, TN. Here is a link to the Reunion website: http://tennessee-scv.org/2012reunion.

12. The program was the viewing of a KET presentation about the Confederados who moved to Brazil after the war. It was quite interesting.

13. The meeting was closed with benediction by Chaplain Kennedy.

Meeting - April 21, 2012

Compatriots and Friends:

The John Hunt Morgan Camp will hold its monthly meeting at 10:30 AM on Saturday, April 21st, at South Park Country Club. Lunch or Breakfast menus are available at a very reasonable cost. This month's program will be a video presentation about the Confederates who migrated after the war to Brazil and became known as the Confederados. Come and join us for friendship and a good history lesson. We will be introducing two new members to the camp: Bruce E. Jewell and Robert Strange.

South Park Country Club is located in the Fairdale area. From the Gene Snyder Fwy (841) take Exit 8 onto National Turnpike South. From National Turnpike turn East (left turn) at the stop light onto Fairdale Rd. Just after crossing the railroad tracks there will be a right turn exit ramp onto South Park Road. The entrance to the country club will be on the left just after the the series of 90 degree turns.

We will be looking forward to seeing you.

Wm. M. Hayes
Adjutant, John Hunt Morgan Camp

February Meeting Minutes

1. Meeting held at South Park Country Club. Members and Guests in attendance: Bill Trent, Bill Hayes, Steve Shacklette, Bob Arnold, Ben Kennedy, David Day, Bob Strange, Harold Sneed, Jim Hicks, Noble Roberts, Bennett Young, David High, Gene Wood, Steve Walker, David Harbolt, and guests Nancy Hitt, Jeff Elmore, and Sam Flora the Bluegrass Brigade Commander.

2. Invocation and memorial for Maynard Poythress and Randie Bookout.

3. Sam Flora gave update on Division and Brigade activity. Reports that Kroger cards are still a good source of income for Ky Division. Sam Hatcher (10kycav@gmail.com) now has the cards and they can be ordered from him.

4. Certificate of Appreciation presented to Ben Kennedy for the outstanding work that he did on the Lee-Jackson Dinner, which produced a profit of $399 for the camp. The silent auction was a significant source of profit for the dinner.

5. Noble Roberts gave a brief on the Iwo Jima program that will be presented at the Shelby County Library on Thursday, Feb 23rd from 6:00 -7:00 PM. All are welcome. One of the flag raisers was a Kentuckian named Frank Sousley. There was also a brief on the Orphan Brigade Program that will also be held at the Shelby County Library on April 12th from 6:00 – 7:00 PM. We are looking for volunteers who had a descendent who served in the Orphan Brigade to give a short presentation on the life of there Orphan Brigade ancestor. Please contact Noble Roberts if you would like to participate (fnroberts@bellsouth.net).

6. Commander Sneed encouraged members to bring guests and get them active in SCV activity. If they are still researching their genealogy they can join as a “Militia” member paying only camp dues and an additional $26 is they desire to receive Confederate Veteran magazine. Bob Strange is our newest Militia member.

7. Two new members were sworn-in: Stephen Walker and Steve Shacklette. Welcome to the camp. New member Bruce Jewell was unable to make the meeting and will be sworn in at the next opportunity.

8. Dr. Robert Arnold presented an outstanding program on the death, autopsy, and controversy surrounding the authenticity of the body that was presumed to be John Wilkes Booth. One of the best programs we’ve had.

9. The normal March meeting will be move to coincide with the UDC’s annual Lee-Jackson-Maury luncheon at Audubon Country Club. Event starts at 1130 AM with lunch served at noon. Cost will be $22. This is an outstanding event, so please make plans to attend and support our sister organization. Separate Email will be sent to all members.

10. The Confederado program will be presented in April.

11. The camp needs to make a decision on whether to march in the St. Patrick’s Day parade, which will be on Sat, March 10th this year. Participation has been light in the past few years. An Email will be sent to all members soliciting members and friends who will DEFINITELY participate. If we can’t muster at least 6-7 firm marchers by the end of Feb we will not participate.

12. Camp to purchase a six foot banner with the camp’s name and Sons Of Confederate Veterans on it to be used in parades, massing of colors and other events so our organization can be easily identified.

13. For the May meeting we are exploring the possibility of a road trip down to the Green River area to examine historic site.

14. Plans for the Confederate Memorial Day Service are under way. Service to be held on Sat, June 2nd at 11:00 AM. Sam Flora is the proposed keynote speaker.

15. The meeting was closed with benediction by Chaplain Kennedy. All agreed that it was an outstanding meeting.

Wm. M. Hayes
Adjutant, John Hunt Morgan Camp