The General Felix H. Robert-son Camp #129 in Waco ded-icated its flag pole, monu-ment and surrounding plazaon March 5th. About 60 peo-ple gathered for the eventon a sunny, but very breezyday in Bellmead, just north ofWaco.

Camp #1250 member JohnC. Perry was the featuredspeaker and spoke about theConfederate Battle Flag.

The event was not withoutcontroversy, as several pro-

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In a Waco Tribune Heraldnews article Gibson said, "Itrepresents slavery, it repre-sents oppression, it repre-sents hypocrisy. It repre-sents everything that theunion fought, or the nationfought to get rid of,"

The Waco Camp constructedthe flag pole and plaza justoff I-35 so people could seethe Confederate Battle Flagflying high. An estimated65,000 to 70,000 cars a daypass by the site.

MajorRobert M. White

Camp #1250Sons of Confederate

VeteransTemple, Texas

www.scvtemple.com

John Larson, Jr.Camp Commander

9645 FM 438Troy, TX 76579

John C. PerryNewsletter Editor

P.O. Box 794Salado, TX 76571

© 2011, Major Robert M.White Camp #1250

Confederate GazetteConfederate GazetteApril, 2011 Volume 23 Number 11

Inside this issue:

Profile on: PatrickR. Cleburne

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A Town Named forGeneral Cleburne

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SesquicentennialBill Introduced

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CampCalendar

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SesquicentennialStamps

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Texas DivisionReunion

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The South Belton Cemeterywill be rededicated in spe-cial ceremonies at the cem-etery on Saturday April 16th

beginning at 10:00 AM.

Since 2008 the MajorRobert M. White Camp#1250 has been work-ing in partnershipwith the City of Bel-ton, to restore thehistoric cemetery.The fence around theentire cemetery hasbeen restored, anarchway entrance has beenconstructed, three 30 footflag poles have been erect-ed, three monuments have

testors observed the eventfrom a position across thestreet from the plaza. Mc-

Lennan County Commission-er Lester Gibson was one ofthose protesting the flag.

was formed in 1850. Theoldest grave is dated May 21,1851 and the cemetery is oneof the first public cemeter-

ies in Bell County. Thecemetery was the onlyBelton cemetery untilthe late 1870s.

There are nearly 100Confederate veteransburied in the ceme-tery. There are alsomen who were formerTexas Rangers, menwho fought for the

Republic of Texas, veteransof the Battle of San Jacinto,and one Union soldier.

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been built, a cemetery signwith grave locations is beinginstalled, and a brick pavilionis being added.

The cemetery was estab-lished shortly after Belton

Plaza Dedicated But With Protest

New entrance to the SouthBelton Cemetery

Perry speaks at Bellmead dedication(Photo by David Moore)

ed to America. They landed inNew Orleans and then headedup the Mississippi River finallysettling in Helena, Arkansas,where Cleburne was hired as adruggist. He became a natural-ized American citizen and stud-ied law passing the Arkansasbar exam in 1856.

He practiced law in Helena andalthough he never ownedslaves and voiced opposition toslavery, he felt that the Southshould have the right to decidefor themselves on the slaveryissue. As the winds of warbegan to fan, Cleburne joined alocal militia called the Yell Ri-fles as a private, but eventuallyCleburne was elected captainof the unit. When Arkansas leftthe Union Cleburne’s militiawas called upon to secure theFederal Arsenal in Little Rock.

The Yell Rifles would become apart of the 1st Arkansas Infan-try, later designated as the 15th

Arkansas Infantry, in the Con-federate Army and Cleburnewas elected a colonel. The

15thArkansas became a part ofwhat would become the Armyof Tennessee and Cleburne wasappointed a brigadier generalin March of 1862. He and hisbrigade participated in theBattle of Shiloh in April and the1862 Kentucky Campaign in thesummer. At the Battle of Rich-mond, Kentucky, on August 30,1862 Cleburne was struck inthe face by shrapnel. He wasunable to return to active dutyfor about 6 weeks.

Cleburne returned to activeduty in time for the Battle ofPerryville, Kentucky in Octoberof 1862. Although the battle wastactically a Confederate victorythe end result was that BraxtonBragg’s Confederate forceswere forced to withdraw fromKentucky. During the battleCleburne’s horse, Dixie, waskilled by an artillery shell andCleburne was slightly woundedin the ankle.

(Editor’s Note: This is Part I of a two-part profile on Patrick R.. Cleburne,part II will be published next month.)

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Cleburne wasseverely

wounded at theBattle of

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CC ONFEDERATEONFEDERATE PP ROFILEROFILE

Patrick R.Cleburne

A town named for Patrick CleburneCleburne, Texas is a city ofabout 30,000 located in John-son County, about 28 miles duesouth of Fort Worth.

The first pioneer settlers set-tled in the area in the 1ate1840s. With plentiful water, thelocation was an excellent stop-ping point for soldiers travel-

ling from Ft. Belknap to Ft.Graham.

During the War Between theStates the site served as astaging area for men to marchoff to war to support the Con-federacy. It was known asCamp Henderson.

The fledgling town continued to

grow after the war and theJohnson County seat wasmoved there in 1867.

On July 4, 1867 at a town picnica suggestion was made torename the town with a moreappropriate name. As manyConfederate Veterans were

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H e was the highestranking Irish born

soldier in American militaryhistory and ended up giving hisall to his adopted country, theConfederate States of America.

Patrick Ronayne Cleburne,correctly pronounced “clay-burn,” was born in Ovens,County Cork, Ireland, on March16, 1828 to Joseph Cleburneand Mary Anne RonayneCleburne. He was the thirdchild in the family, but hismother died when he was only18 months old. His father was aphysician and the youngCleburne was expected to fol-low in his father’s footsteps.Cleburne did a medical appren-ticeship for two years, withplans to enroll in medicalschool in Dublin, but he failedthe entrance exam. He was tooembarrassed to return homeso he joined the British Army.

Cleburne’s father died in 1843and his family fell on very hardtimes. In 1849 Cleburne andthree of his siblings immigrat-

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Bill in Congressto Aid in

SesquicentennialCelebrations

May 10, 2011Regular Camp meeting at Cot-ton Patch Café, Temple Mall.7:00 PM. Speaker: TBD.

June 3-5, 2011Texas Division Reunion, BestWestern Atrea, Bryan, TX, go towww.texas-scv.org /conven-tion.php for additional details.

April 9, 2011Quarterly Camp Dinner meetingat Cotton Patch Café, TempleMall. 6:00 PM, Social, 7:00 PMMeeting, Speaker: Wes Riddle. “

April 16, 2011Rededication Ceremonies atSouth Belton Cemetery, 10:00AM.

June 14, 2011Regular Camp meeting at CottonPatch Café, Temple Mall. 7:00 PM.Speaker: TBD.

Camp Schedule Next Meeting:April 9th

Cotton Patch CaféTemple Mall

6:00 PM Social7:00 PM Meeting

expand Virginia’s battlefieldsand national parks, providefederal designations for histor-ic sites, and to maintain cur-rent landmarks.

Passage of Webb’s ‘Civil WarBattlefield Preservation Act’ in2009 re-authorized the Ameri-can Battlefield Protection Pro-gram through 2014, and hisadvocacy has helped savemore than 16,500 acres in 14states. Webb is not seekingreelection to the Senate.

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there, it was suggested thatthe town be named in honor ofGeneral Patrick Cleburne.There was an impromptu voteand it was unanimous, thusCamp Henderson, Texas be-came Cleburne, Texas.

The pronunciation of thetown’s name and the way thegeneral said his name is differ-ent. Texans typically pro-nounce the name as “Clee-burn” while General Cleburne’sname is correctly pronouncedas “Clay-burn.”

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U.S. Senators Jim Webb, aVirginia Democrat and Mary L.Landrieu, a Louisiana Democratin March reintroduced the CivilWar Sesquicentennial Commis-sion Act, which aims to ensuresuitable commemoration forthe Civil War's 150th anniver-sary. The bill is supported bymany national historical pres-ervation groups.

Senator Webb has been a lead-er in the Senate on a numberof measures to protect and

Sesquicentennial Bill in Congress

Cleburne, Texas

Many prominent early BellCounty citizens are interredthere. In 2003 the cemeterywas designated as a TexasHistorical Cemetery.

The event will feature TexasDivision Commander RayJames and notables from theUnited Daughters of the Con-federacy and the Order of theConfederate Rose. Reenactorsportraying various time peri-ods will be present for theevent.

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NAACP Ashamed of Geo. Washington?At recent Martin Luther King ,Jr. Day ceremonies, held by theNational Association for theAdvancement of Colored People(NAACP), atthe Stateof Capitolof SouthCarolina, astatue ofGeorgeWashingtonwas cov-ered over.

At thecapitol grounds there is a fullfigured statue of the nation’sfirst president, George Wash-ington. For the event the

NAACP built a large three sidedwooden box which hide theWashington statue.

After much public outcry theNAACP is-sued astatementsaying thatthey were-n’t trying tohide thestatue butthey wantedto use thebox , “to

display a rally graphic andserve as a photo-and-television

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Photo shows the Washington statue on left coveredby a three sided box

On April 12, 2011, in Charleston,South Carolina, the Postal Servicewill issue The Civil War: 1861 com-memorative se-tenant pair (twodesigns) in a pressure-sensitiveadhesive souvenir sheet of 12stamps. Thestamps willbe “Forever”stamps Thestamps weredesigned byPhil Jordanof FallsChurch, Virginia.

With this issuance, the U.S. PostalService begins a series commem-orating the 150th anniversary ofthe Civil War, joining othersacross the country in paying trib-ute to the American experienceduring the tumultuous years from

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War battles. The Fort Sumterstamp is a reproduction of a Cur-rier & Ives lithograph, circa 1861,titled "Bombardment of Fort Sum-ter, Charleston Harbor."

The Bull Run stamp is a reproduc-tion of a 1964painting bySidney E. Kingtitled "TheCapture ofRickett's Bat-tery." Thepainting de-

picts fierce fighting on Henry Hillover an important Union batteryduring the Battle of First Bull Run.For the stamp pane's backgroundimage, Jordan used a photographdated circa 1861.of a Union regi-ment assembled near FallsChurch, Virginia.

1861 to 1865. A souvenir sheet oftwo stamps will be issued eachyear through 2015. For 2011, onestamp depicts the beginning ofthe war in April 1861 at Fort Sum-ter, South Carolina, while the

other depicts the first majorbattle of the war 3 months laterat Bull Run, near Manassas, Vir-ginia.

Art Director Phil Jordan createdthe stamps using images of Civil

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backdrop for the event’s speak-ers,” said South Carolina. NAACPexecutive director Dwight James.They also said, “the graphic wasnot finished before the rally andcould not be put in place.”

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Washington HiddenReplicas of the 2011 stamps commemorating theSesquicentennial of the War Between the States.

2011 TexasDivision Reunion

The Texas Division will hold it’sannual Reunion in Bryan, Texas onJune 3rd-5th at the Best WesternAtrea.

Complete information is availableon the Division’s web site at:

www.texas-scv.org/convention.php

The hotel is located at 1920 Aus-tin’s Colony Parkway in Bryan.