May/June 2013 Update

I received my issue of the May/June 2013 Confederate Veteran today, April 29. If you’ve not received your copy yet, you should any day now. Please keep sending in your camp news and letters to the editor!

May/June 2013 Issue

The May/June 2013 issue has been sent to the printer. Updated Vicksburg Reunion info is included along with the proposed constitution amendments and standing orders. Our Sesquicentennial series continues with an essay by Ryan S. Walters entitled The Powers of a Usurper, Northern Opposition to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. Dr. Michael Bradley shares an article on Dr. Rufus Benjamin Weaver who worked tirelessly to return Confederate bodies in Gettysburg back home. Of course, all of our usual features.

March/April 2013 Issue

The March/April 2013 issue is in the mail and you should be receiving it shortly. Updated information for our annual National Reunion is included as well as information and a registration form for this summer’s Sam Davis Youth Camps. Marshall DeRosa contributes the Sesquicentennial series article titled The Rationalization of American Militaristic Imperialism. Subtitled A Case Study of President Lincoln’s War on the Confederacy, this essay digs deep into the history of our country showing the relationship of our War for Independence with the Spanish American War and WWI. I think you will find it interesting and informative. Plus all of our usual features are included.

January/February 2013 Issue

Our January/February 2013 issue is at the printer and should be in the mail to you by the end of the week. This issue is the first one to be available on-line to members. This is an experiment and we have have several requests for this feature. You will be able to read the Confederate Veteran on your iPad, iPhone, Mac, PC or other device. Details on how to download will be sent out in the SCV Telegram. Our Sesquicentennial series article is Lincoln's War On Southern Civilians by Walter Brian Cisco. Plus all of our usual features!

Elm Springs Christmas Tour

Elm Springs, headquarters for the Sons of Confederate Veterans, is one of the homes on the Maury County Christmas Historic Home Tour this year. The theme is "Prelude to the Battle of Franklin," which will highlight the siege of Columbia and the events leading up to the Battle of Franklin.

Tour hours are Friday, November 30, Noon to 7 PM and Saturday, December 1, 9 AM to 5 PM. Docents will be at all tour venues along with special events at each stop.

A Confederate encampment will be on the grounds at Elm Springs including cannon demonstrations.

For more information visit www.maurychristmas.com

November/December 2012 Update

The November/December issue is in the mail and everyone should be receiving their copy in a few days. Deadline for the January/February 2013 issue is November 1.

September/October 2012 Update

Our September/October issue is in the mail! Everyone should receive their issue within a week or so depending on the post office. The deadline for the November/December 2012 issue is September 1.