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Next meeting: Lee-Jackson Banquet
Saturday Jan. 19th (replaces normal 3rd Tuesday Camp Meeting) Speaker: SCV Tx Div Lt Commander John McCammon on "Attack Them Both Ways" Heritage Battles in Texas Location: Dean Smith's Texas Station Event Center 4105 SH 36 South Gatesville, TX 76528 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM Fellowship & Setup 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM Meal Served 6:00 PM Business Meeting/Presentation Please bring a friend! |
January - Confederate Heroes Day & Birthdays of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson
January 1, 1863 - Battle of Galveston, Texas. Major General John B. Magruder
recaptures the port and city of Galveston from Federal occupation. The
Federal’s fleet vessels USS Harriet Lane and Westfield were destroyed or
captured, along with 400 Federals taken prisoner. Galveston remained in
Confederate control for the balance of the war.
January 8, 1821 – General James Longstreet's birthday.
January 11, 1863 – CSS Alabama sinks gunboat USS Hatteras off Galveston,
Texas.
January 19 – State of Texas Confederate Heroes Day (holiday since 1931)
January 19, 1807 – Robert E Lee’s birthday (observed in many states on the 3rd
Monday in January)
January 21, 1804 – General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson’s birthday
January 31, 1865 – While the War Between The States was still being fought,
The Federal Senate passed the 13th Amendment abolishing
slavery in April 1864 but the House did not pass it. Lincoln dictated that it be
passed, so 10 months later and after much debate - on January 31, 1865 it was
finally passed by a vote of 119 to 56.
January 1, 1863 - Battle of Galveston, Texas. Major General John B. Magruder
recaptures the port and city of Galveston from Federal occupation. The
Federal’s fleet vessels USS Harriet Lane and Westfield were destroyed or
captured, along with 400 Federals taken prisoner. Galveston remained in
Confederate control for the balance of the war.
January 8, 1821 – General James Longstreet's birthday.
January 11, 1863 – CSS Alabama sinks gunboat USS Hatteras off Galveston,
Texas.
January 19 – State of Texas Confederate Heroes Day (holiday since 1931)
January 19, 1807 – Robert E Lee’s birthday (observed in many states on the 3rd
Monday in January)
January 21, 1804 – General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson’s birthday
January 31, 1865 – While the War Between The States was still being fought,
The Federal Senate passed the 13th Amendment abolishing
slavery in April 1864 but the House did not pass it. Lincoln dictated that it be
passed, so 10 months later and after much debate - on January 31, 1865 it was
finally passed by a vote of 119 to 56.