October - December SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS-MECHANIZED CAVALRY

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1 SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS-MECHANIZED CAVALRY October - December 2014 Picture 1. On October 4, 2014 the SCV Mechanized Cavalry 3rd Battalion Companies of Georgia and Florida met at Andersonville to participate in the parade. There were a total of fifteen motorcycles and the Mechanized Cavalry trailer that was brought up from Florida for the parade. The monument in the background was erected to honor the commandant of Camp Sumter or Andersonville prison as it has been called, Major Henry Wirz. Andersonville Prison held approximately 45,000 Federal prisoners between 1864 and 1865 where 13,000 of them died. The Camp stood just east of Andersonville in the Southwest corner of Macon County, Georgia. As well as the former prison, the site also contains the Andersonville National Cemetery and the National Prisoner of War Museum. The site is an iconic reminder of the horrors of Civil War prisons. It was commanded by Major Henry Wirz, who was tried and executed after the war for murder. It was overcrowded to four times its capacity, with inadequate water supply, reduction in food rations, and unsanitary conditions.

2 CONFEDERATE WAR HORSE OCOTOBER DECEMBER 2014 PAGE 2 Picture 2. Captain King from 3rd Battalion Company D and Major Johnny Strickland from HQ drove the trailer up from Florida as a float entry in the parade. Picture 3. Members of the MC parade group hang around and chew the fat before the parade.

3 CONFEDERATE WAR HORSE OCOTOBER DECEMBER 2014 PAGE 3 Picture 4. (above) Motorcycles lined up just before the parade. Picture 5. (below) Road leading to the parade beginning and end at the Wirz Monument in the center of town.

4 CONFEDERATE WAR HORSE OCOTOBER DECEMBER 2014 PAGE 4 Picture 6. (above) The SCV Mechanized Cavalry float entry into the parade passes the Wirz Monument. Picture 7. (left) A group shot of some of the participants after the parade with Johnny Strickland, Rick Grey, Jim Edwards, David King, Gregory Kalof, Scott Rose, Graham Smith, Bob Whitacre.

5 CONFEDERATE WAR HORSE OCOTOBER DECEMBER 2014 PAGE 5 Picture 8. End of the parade. Picture 9. End of the day for me as Capt. David King bids me farewell for my trip back home to Miami, Florida. Picture 10. Meeting in progress.

6 CONFEDERATE WAR HORSE OCOTOBER DECEMBER 2014 PAGE 6 Vendor s row at the Andersonville celebration.

7 CONFEDERATE WAR HORSE OCOTOBER DECEMBER 2014 PAGE 7 Picture 10. After the end of the parade we all scattered and visited the numerous vendors that were scattered through out the park. Picture 11. Newly elected Captain Tim Trigger Hawkins of the 3rd Battalion Company B, Georgia. He was elected in December 2014 and takes over the reins from Wayne Scarborough

8 CONFEDERATE WAR HORSE OCOTOBER DECEMBER 2014 PAGE 8 Picture 12. Steve Boots McCurry submitted the pictures of the Gaston toy run where they gave out toys and shoes.

9 CONFEDERATE WAR HORSE OCOTOBER DECEMBER 2014 PAGE 9 Picture 13. The participants of the toy, flood, blanket, and bible distribution for Christmas. and kids dvds as well as some t-shirts. Mark Hall Kudos to the men and ladies of Gaston County for a job well done! I love it when a plan comes together! Mechanzied Cavalry Christmas is ready to roll! Thanks to all the hard working volunteers! Mary Ann Montgomery Forrest Chapter #53 OCR and NB Forrest Camp #803 as well as SCV Mechanized Cavalry all want to thank y all! After the event was over we had some items left and we made good use of it. For example here is a well packed (thanks to One Eye) full truckload of toys and one brand new bicycle being donated to the Lee County Toys for Tots! Right before that we stopped by a local Club s place and donated several cases of toys So proud to be a part of the SCV-Mech Cav. Today in NC 1st and 2nd Platoons help put on a Mech Cav Christmas, providing for the needy of Lee and Chatham counties. The 3rd and 5th Plattons were providing toys and distributing coats and boots for the children of Gaston and surrounding counties. The 4th Platoon was working with the churches of Asheville providing for the needy and homeless. It is activities like these that emulate the character of our ancestors, today we made them proud!!!! Our final contribution for the weekend was CBA toy run in Randolph County for the mill s Childens Home in Thomasville, NC where One Eye took a bunch of toys, Bibles, & clothes to donate so overall we helped Lee, Chatham, Harnett, & Randolph counties in 2 days plus the Bibles and Blankets that we are still giving to Churches and charities this week! Pretty kool. Kevin Stone, Col, SCVMC, Commanding

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11 CONFEDERATE WAR HORSE OCOTOBER DECEMBER 2014 PAGE 11 Colonel Kevin Stone, SCV Mechanized Cavalry Commanding Lt Colonel Gregory Kalof, SCV Mechanized Cavalry, Lt Commander. Confederate War Horse Contributions to the newsletter should be addressed to my address: The content of your report or submission should contain the following: the four w s who, where, what, and when. Please provide pictures because we like to look at pictures and as they say a picture is worth a thousand words. Be sure to identify the people in the pictures: first and last names, mechanized cavalry number, and state if possible. Up Coming Events: 1. The Olustee Parade, Lake City, Florida; February 14, :30 AM. See the flyer on page 10 for more information. 2. SCVMC Officers Call, Elm Springs, Columbia, Tennessee; March 7, 2015 at 9 AM. Host hotel: Richland Inn, Columbia, TN Reservations: or Ask for the SCVMC rate. 3. Stone Mountain Memorial Services, Stone Mountain Georgia. April 11, Host hotel: Day s Inn, 2006 Glen Club Dr., Stone Mountain, Ga; Ph th Annual Arkansas (1 st Battalion, Company F) to be held in Arkansas: date to be announced th Annual Florida (3 rd Battalion, Company D): date to be announced th Annual North Carolina (2 nd Battalion, Company B): date to be announced SCV-MC Web site: Sons of Confederate Veterans web site: scv.org/ Editor/Writer: Gregory Kalof, Lt Col. HQ, SCV-MC SW 66 Street,#409 Miami, Florida Phone: gregor999@aol.com