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Bobby Edwards
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Re: “Conflicted Confederacy: Lincoln, Davis and Lee’s Revenge”
A moment in the sun, simply to respect the 150th Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the inaugration of Jefferson Davis. Some people forget that all the South wanted was Independence from the Government that was in place in 1860.
For FOUR MONTHS, after the Confederate Government was formed, there was peace and no war, with Buchanan as President. Then, Lincoln took over as President and Against the Advice of his Cabinet and General Scott, the Commander of the Army & Navy of the U.S. - Lincoln sent a War Fleet to Charleston, S.C. to Insert Tariff Tax Collectors in the City of the Confederate Government. Scott Warned Lincoln there would be a Great War as a Result of Lincoln's Action, and advised him of sending the Naval Fleet - Which would be seen as an Act of War. Lincoln Went Against the ADVICE of Many Groups in Public, and in Private he Ignored His Cabinet and General Scott, in Pushing His Naval "War" Fleet Into Charleston Harbor with Tariff Collectors.
The Purpose of Tariff Collection in the Confederate Port of Charleston was "Published" in Northern Papers, and Lincoln admitted to several groups, with this Assertion - "How Can I Run the Government, Without the REVENUE that the South Produces for the TREASURY" ? ? ? ?. There is plenty of documentation on Lincoln's comments and thoughts, as they were expressed to a delegation from the Virginia Convention considering Secession, and thusly recorded in those Virginia State Records. They have also been recorded in a Baltimore Paper, and later in the Congressional Records of the U.S., by one of the Members of a Delegation that heard Lincoln declare the Issue of "Economics" the Reason for Sending a Fleet to Collect Tariffs out of the Confederate Port of Charleston. With all of the Advice and the Warnings of his Cabinet, his General, and the Papers of a Nation, Lincoln Knew that he was Sending the Nation to War, when he Ordered a "War" Fleet into Charleston Harbor.
This would Then Become a War of Economics and Not of Slavery, and Thusly Would Become a War : "To Prevent Southern Independence".
Next Day that Charleston was Fired on, because of Federal Failure to Leave Confederate Property, and a War Fleet inside the Harbor - LINCOLN Called Up 75,000 Troops for an Invasion of the South. The Following Day, Lincoln Ordered a Blockade of "All Southern Ports". - ACTS OF WAR, all, and the Driving Force of a President, Who Wanted War to Recover Revenue. Lincoln Congratulated the Individual who Guided the War Fleet to Charleston Harbor, with a Telegram: "We Got What we Were Hoping For". The "Ownership" of this War is all about his Guiding an "Unwilling" Government and Nation into a War not Wanted by Anyone Else, Except for Lincoln and his Fellow Politicians.
Note: The U.S. would once again enter a war, when a U.S. Naval Fleet pushed Ships into the waters of North Vietnam, and a couple of patrol boats fired "Warning Shots" and Skedaddled, and President Johnson used that excuse of "Firing the First Shots" as an excuse to Go to War, and the Result : 58,000 Dead Americans and Tens of Thousands of Wounded, and a Nation Destroyed. The Judgement of Johnson or Lincoln both reckless in using "Military Tactics" to Start a War.
Lest We Forget, that the South Only Wanted Independence from an Opressive Government.
Some Feel that Way Today, as Government Spending and Waste is on the Verge of Destroying This Country.
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Re: “Confederate Memorial Chapel”
The R. E. Lee Camp No. 1 was founded by Confederate Veterans in April of 1883, with the purpose of taking care of homeless, wounded, and destitute Confederate Veterans. In 1884 a Great National Fund Raising Effort Occurred, with Many Northern G.A.R. Posts Contributing, along with General Grant. A 36 Acre Tract of Land was Purchased from the Robinson family, for a place to care for the Veterans with shelter and medical care. And, in December of 1884, the R. E. Lee Camp Soldiers' Home in Richmond opened for Needy Confederate Veterans.
The Pelham or "Confederate War Memorial Chapel" was erected May 8th, 1887 in memory of all of the Confederate war dead, with the Chapel becoming a meeting place and worship center for the veterans who resided at the R. E. Lee Camp Soldiers' Home. The Confederate Veterans themselves, many of them disabled and impoverished, funded the construction. The Artillery Veteran's Associations of Richmond raised money for the beautiful Stained-Glass Windows featuring Memorials to the Dead of the Units. CSA Major, Marion J. Dimmock, Sr., a famed Virginia Architect, designed the Gothic Revival structure, and Joseph F. Wingfield, the Contractor who built it. Many of the Veterans Themselves helped with the Labor and Efforts, using a Steam Saw cutting board timber from the Oak Grove on the grounds of the Camp.
The chapel was used regularly for Veteran Meetings, Sunday Services, and "Last Roll Call Services". More than 1,700 Confederate Veterans "Last Roll Calls" were held here, until Stonewall Jackson's messenger, Sgt. Jack Blizzard, the last resident veteran, died in 1941. Well known Richmond Pastors often rotated services at the Chapel, and there were times when members of the Commonwealth of Virginia General Assembly visited for special Christmas Services. The Citizens of Richmond loved Visiting the Soldiers, and the Children were alway fascinated with the Old Soldiers. When the last Confederate Veterans passed, the home was then closed and the buildings were demolished, except for the Chapel and the Soldiers' Home Office - the superintendent's dwelling (Robinson House).
The Pelham Chapel, unused for a period of time, was restored in 1960-1961 - in time for the 100 year anniversary for the Civil War. The Chapel is known as the "Confederate War Memorial Chapel", granted with the same status of a Confederate Monument. The Chapel is a National and State of Virginia Historic Landmark. A Chapel Guide, from the SCV Lee-Jackson Camp No. 1 SCV; Interprets the founding of the Lee Camp, the history of the Chapel, and the history of Lee Camp Soldiers' Home. The Chapel is Open "Free to the Public" - Wednesday to Sunday, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.
To keep the Confederate Memorial Chapel open to the Public, a 501 Non-Profit Association was formed:
SEND Contributions To:
"Friends Of The Confederate War Memorial Chapel Association"
C/O Lee-Jackson Camp No. 1 S.C.V.
P.O. Box 71256
Richmond, VA 23255-1256