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1 Volume XXVIII Issue X October, 2009 Inside This Issue: Limited Edition Prints 1 Limited Edition Ray Driver Prints Now on Sale Adjutant s Report 2 Point Lookout 3 Capt. David Lynn 5 Maryland Flag 6,7 This Month in History 9 On Sale Now! Ray Driver s autographed and numbered print of the Virginia Memorial at Gettysburg. I don t think you can find higher quality, limited edition print for only $40.00 (without the frame) This is a very limited edition of only 250 full color prints, and a portion of the sale goes to the camp. The Museum of the Confederacy s entire collection of 685 flags is available for the first time The Museum of the Confederacy s entire collection of 685 flags is available for the first time in a searchable database. The non-profit Richmond museum says the collection can be found on the flag page of the museum s Web site at Each entry includes a flag s identification, history and measurements. Color photos are available for most of the flags. The collection is impossible difficult to find once you are on their website. Here s a more direct link:

2 Adjutant s Report Minutes of September 1st Camp Meeting at Gaithersburg VFW Hall. After the pledge of allegiance to the Flag, and the salute to the Confederate Flag, Commander Steve Gill called the meeting to order at about 7:00 PM There were 8 members and guests attending including compatriots; Bobby Jone,s Steve Gill, Dave Redden, Maryland Division Commander Don Beck, Commander Steve Gill, and Adjutant/Treasurer Harold Ford. Our special Guests were Claudette and Andrew Gerety. Adjutant Activities Annual Dues The annual dues are due, and if you have not received a dues notice, then you are either paid up, or our mail service has screwed up again. If you have any questions, don t hesitate to call me at or by dept911@yahoo.com. If you did receive a notice, then my records indicate that your dues are due and I would appreciate it if you would kindly respond at the earliest. Thank you. Only 54%! have renewed to date. Please get your check to me as soon as possible. For the regular members, there is a $5.00 reinstatement fee for checks that they receive after October 31st. I know things are a little tight right now, and if it is a little tight for you right now and need a little more time, please let me know and I will be happy to work with you. Thank you in advance for your attention to this matter. To those that have paid already, a great big THANK YOU. Destruction of the Railroad Bridge at Monocacy At the September meeting we were fortunate to have Monocacy NBP Ranger Dankmeyer present a fascinating and very detailed blow by blow account of the events surrounding the July 9, 1864 Battle of Monocacy. 2

3 Descendants of Point Lookout Organization 2009 Pilgrimage Information October 9th, 2009 Lee s Miserables POW Reenactors will meet at Confederate Memorial Park at 10:00 AM Friday morning. October 9th, 2009 Descendants Dinner/Meeting Friday night we are meeting at the Firehouse for dinner at 6:30 PM sharp! Directions and a map will be sent via to get you to the Firehouse. Christopher James McCall, DOPL member & Commander of the Vincent Camalier Camp #1359 was gracious enough to set up a catered dinner (from a very good restaurant) for us at the Firehouse. The cost will be $20, and the main course will be your choice of BBQ chicken or BBQ ribs, the side dishes are seasoned new potatoes, cole slaw and baked beans. Beverage and tip are included in this price. After our meal there will be a short break, then we will have our Annual Descendant s Meeting. PLEASE CONTACT William moonrib@yahoo.com (or your regular contact number) if you plan on eating with us before the meeting at the Firehouse. We need an accurate count so that we will be sure to have enough food for those who wish to eat, as well as to prevent wastage of food. At the meeting all of the descendants will introduce themselves and their Ancestor. Many people find new family this way and we have even had a few marriages from meetings at the Firehouse! The DOPL Love Connection. The meeting usually breaks up between 9 and 10 PM. Rev. Herman White will get our blood pumping with a speech that I m sure will be no less than wonderful. Then it will be our honor to see DOPL member/ speaker Donald Wilson in action this year. Donald is a member of our Lee s Miserables POW Reenactors, portraying John J. Omenhausser. Donald s program: John Jacob Omenhausser, Point Lookout Prisoner of War Artist, October 10th, 2009 SCV Memorial / Descendants Ceremony Saturday at 11 AM we will be joining the SCV Camp at the Cemetery Monument for their ceremony, then there will be a cannon salute at the end of their meeting. The group will then be able to walk right down the road to Confederate Memorial Park. Our Ceremony will begin at 1 PM at the Park. William Hagin, President of DOPL will start with opening remarks then will introduce Fr. Rev. Alister Anderson, who will speak for about 25 minutes. A wreath will be placed at the Monument by a Lady in Full Blacks who will try her best not to limp. She even got a black cast... Mark and Patty Sheehan will be firing their cannon again this year to salute our Confederate dead. If you saw the pictures from last year they were the one s in the pouring rain firing the cannon. Afterwards the Living history area and the vendors will be open, including our very own Sutler Shoppe which will have all available stock to show, and will be accepting special orders as well for sizes and goods which we sell out of. As always, these items will be sold at close to their actual cost. The Suttler Shoppe is mainly a service to the members so that they can show their pride in their ancestors. We will also be softly playing traditional Southern Heritage music of various types through our great new PA system for everyone s enjoyment. Grilled hot dogs and soft drinks/cold water will available for sale by a volunteer from Confederate Memorial Park. Proceeds will go towards the Confederate Memorial Park maintenance fund to keep our park beautiful! There will be a large 20 x 40 tent in case of rain, and the vendors will be inside the tent. This should be a nice time of fellowship, fun and even shopping. We hope that everyone will have a good time while still honoring their ancestors. 3

4 Join your local history colleagues for a discussion on the best ways to promote our organizations and our events at this networking opportunity! 7:00-7:45 Reception & Networking 7:45-9:00 Panel Discussion on: PR Basics Kellie Holsendolph, MNCPPC Social Networking Shellie Williams, Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County 9:00-9:30 Civil War & the War of 1812: Working Together a discussion on collaborating and cross-promoting COST: $10 per person R.S.V.P or kylottes@montgomeryhistory.org Special thanks to Montgomery Preservation, Inc. for providing the Historic Silver Spring B & O Train Station. This program is sponsored by the Montgomery County Historical Society and the Montgomery County History Conference Planning Committee. 4

5 My grandfather, Capt David Lynn CSA, and his two brothers, John and Sprigg fought under the Crossland Banner. Photo after the War, left to right, John Galloway, David and Sprigg Singleton. Sprigg led 52 horsemen into Cumberland, Maryland, his hometown, in the waning days of the War and captured General Crook and Kelly from their beds with 8,000 Federal soldiers in the town. Rode South with their prisoners without firing a shot. Col. Mosby on interview said the only way he could surpass this feat would be to take Lincoln from his bed in the White House. This article contributed by Norris Camp member and Compatriot Capt. South T. Lynn who also owns the Kennedy Farm, the farm that John Brown prepared for the Harper s Ferry raid. 5

6 The Maryland State Flag Officially adopted by law on March 9, 1904, the Maryland State Flag is the only state flag based on heraldic emblems. The design of the flag is taken from the shield in the coat of arms of the Calvert family, the colonial proprietors of the state of Maryland. The coat of arms adopted by George Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore, included a shield that combined the yellow and black colors of his paternal family and the red and white colors of his maternal family, the Crosslands. (NOTE: There is contention that the red and white colors identified as those of the Crosslands is a misrepresentation. It is said that the colors are those of the Mynne family, the family name of Anne Calvert, wife of George Calvert.) The arms of the Calvert and Crossland (Mynne) families are displayed in diagonally opposing quadrants of the flag. From the colonial period, before the revolution, the only mention of a Maryland flag describes it as a display of the yellow and black Calvert family colors. After the revolution, the use of the Calvert flag was discontinued and various flags and banners were flown to represent the state. Though no official state flag was designated, the most popular representation seems to have been that of the state seal on a blue background. Evidence shows that these flags were flown in the state until the late 1890 s. In 1854, a law was passed to create a new state seal based on the Calvert family colors and design. Yellow and black banners and flags started re-appearing across the state. These Baltimore colors or Maryland colors, as they were called, were not officially adopted by the state but became very popular and a unique symbol of the state of Maryland. 6

7 After the election of Abraham Lincoln it 1861, Maryland, like many other states found itself torn between its allegiance to the Union and its sympathies with the southern states. Maryland, however, did remain in the Union. It is thought that during this volatile time in the history of Maryland, the red and white Crossland colors began to gain popularity among the southern sympathizers in the state. As a symbol of resistance to the Union and President Lincoln, the red an white Crossland colors became the Maryland secession colors and were reproduced in banners and even children s clothing. During the Civil War itself, the Crossland colors in the cross bottony configuration were used by Confederate soldiers to identify their birthplace. The Civil War finally came to an end and the yellow and black Calvert colors and the red and white Crossland colors had become clearly representative of the state of Maryland. As soldiers returned to their home, a slow process of healing and reconciliation began for the people of war-torn Maryland. A new symbol began to emerge displayed at public events across the state. A flag displaying the colors, that had once symbolized the divisions between the citizens of Maryland, came to represent the reconciliation and reunion of all of the citizens in the state. The designer and the date of origin of the current state flag incorporating four quadrants alternating between the yellow and black of the Calvert arms and the red and white of the Crossland arms is unknown. The design derived from the Calvert coat of arms was flown October 11, 1880, in Baltimore, at a parade celebrating the 150th anniversary of the founding of the city. It was also flown October 25, 1888 at the Gettysburg battlefield, in a ceremony dedicating monuments to members of the Maryland regiments of the Army of the Potomac. In October 1889, the Fifth Regiment, Maryland National Guard, adopted a flag in this form as its regimental colors and became the first organization to adopt officially what is today the Maryland flag. (a) In general.- The State flag is quartered. (b) First and fourth quarters.- The 1st and 4th quarters are paly of 6 pieces, or and sable, a bend dexter counterchanged. Thus, the 1st and 4th quarters consist of 6 vertical bars alternately gold and black with a diagonal band on which the colors are reversed. (c) Second and third quarters.- The 2nd and 3rd, quarterly, are argent and gules, a cross bottony countersigned. Thus, the 2nd and 3rd quarters are a quartered field of red and white, charged with a Greek cross, its arms terminating in trefoils, with the coloring transported, red being on the white ground and white on the red, and all being as represented upon the escutcheon of the State seal. Heritage Violations Notify the Camp Heritage Officer compatriot Jim Stargel (jim.stargel@faa.gov) of any heritage violations. Harold E. Ford Adjutant/Treasurer Col. William Norris Camp #1398 7

8 THIS MONTH IN WBTS HISTORY October General Nathan Bedford Forrest s cavalry skirmish at Athens and Huntsville, AL Battle of Columbia, MS Battle of Corinth, MS CSS David, a Confederate torpedo boat explodes spar torpedo damaging the USS New Ironsides in Charleston harbor, SC Battle of Allatoona Pass, GA CSA signs alignment treaty with the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokee Braves flag is flown in honor of the event Battle of Perryville, KY General J.E.B. Stuart s cavalry raids Chambersburg, PA, in first ride around McClelland s army General Nathan Bedford Forrest s troops inflict heavy damage to union vessels and troops at Eastport, MI on the Tennessee River Sherman s invading troops burn all foundries, mills and shops of every kind in Rome, GA General Willima Hardee s birthday General Robert E. Lee died General John B. Hood s forces seize Western & Atlantic RR above Resaca, GA Fighting at Bristoe Station, VA H.L. Hunley sinks for a second time training exercises killing 7 crew members Skirmishes at Grand Coteau, LA, Fort Brooke, FL and Pungo Landing, NC General John H. Morgan s cavalry seize Lexington, KY Battle of Cedar Creek, VA CSS Shenandoah officially received into Confederate Navy Confederate raid on St. Albans, VT Fighting at Barton s Station, Dickeson s Station, Cane Creek, AL and Treadwell s Plantation, MS Battle of Leesburg (Ball s Bluff), VA Birthday of General Turner Ashby General Hoods men attack yankees at Round Mountain near Turkeytown, AL General Arthur M. Manigault s birthday Union attacks South Side Railroad at Petersburg, VA General Longstreet engages General Hooker at Wauhatchie, TN, in rare night attack General Nathan Bedford Forrest died. 8

9 October Speaker Reknown author and camp member Greg Clemmer will be speaking on Lamar Fontain, as a part of his book on CSA Medal of Honor Recipients Monthly Meeting is October 6th at the Gaithersburg VFW, 7:00PM Don t forget that we need volunteers for the October 29 Adopt-A-Road cleanup. 9:30 at Dickerson Regional Park (River Crossing Spot) Won t take very long, Free Bags, Free Gloves, Free FUN! See Dave Redden Custom Patches Now Available Through the Camp In Memory of Patch Camp Patch SCV Logo Patch Order your patches now and show your camp pride. All patches are high quality custom stitched. Honor your ancestors with a In Memory of patch. No limit to number of letters. In Memory of patch and the Camp patch are 5 X 5 while the SCV Logo patch is 8 X 8 A bargain at $22 for the 5 and $30 for the 8. All patches can be bought or custom ordered at any monthly meeting. For online orders, contact Steve Gill or Bob Brewer and we ll you an order form you can mail in with your check. The newsletter of the Colonel William Norris Camp 1398 is published 12 times a year by the camp as a service to its membership and to the public. Officers of the camp are: Steve Gill, Commander, Horizon Place, Derwood, MD 20855, telephone ; (StevenGill@Lycos.com), Robert Brewer, 1st Lieutenant Commander, 205 E. Deer Park Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, telephone , (brewer000@comcast.net). Major David King Jr., 2nd Lt. Cdr., 5611 Oak Place, Bethesda, MD 20817, telephone ; (Dejota.King@verizon.net). Dan Buckingham, 3rd Lt. Cdr., Front Field Lane, Potomac, MD 20854, tel , (danbuckingham@hurrisafe.com). Harold Ford, Adjutant/Treasurer, Jacobs Road, Mt. Airy, MD 21771, telephone ; (dept911@comcast.net). Thomas Keefer, Chaplain, Cross Bridge Way, Germantown, MD 20874, telephone Don Beck, Recruiting Officer, P.O. Box 473, Rockville, MD , telephone , (donbeck@erols.com). Jim Stargel, Heritage Officer and Quartermaster, (jim.stargel@faa.gov) David Redden, Dowden Circle, Poolesville, MD 20837, telephone , fax , 9