Robert E. Lee, Quote

"Get correct views of life, and learn to see the world in its true light. It will enable you to live pleasantly, to do good, and, when summoned away, to leave without regret". -- Robert Edward Lee

Clark's Cavalry Regiment, Missouri, Field and Staff Officer's.

Colonel - H.E. Clark

17th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion, Field and Staff Officer's.

Major - Edward J. Sanders

8th Kentucky Cavalry, Field and Staff Officer's.

Colonel - R.S. Cluke
Lt. Colonel - Cicero Coleman
Major - Robert S. Bullock

4th Missouri Infantry, Field and Staff Officer's.

Colonel - Archibald Macfarlane
Lt. Colonel - Waldo P. Johnson
Major - Stephen W. Wood

Miles Legion, Louisiana, Field and Staff Officer's.

Colonel's - William R. Miles and Frederick B. Brand
Major - James T. Coleman

8th Arkansas Infantry Battalion, Field and Staff Officer's.

Lt. Colonel - B.L. Jones
Major - John Miller

19th Mississippi Cavalry Battalion, Field and Staff Officer's

Lt. Colonel - James Z. George

15th Cavalry Battalion, Tennessee, Field and Staff Officer's.

Lt. Colonel - Alfred A. Russell

Maney's Battery, Tennessee Artillery, Field and Staff Officer's.

Captain - Frank Maney

Brookhaven Light Artllery, Mississippi, Field and Staff Officer's.

Captain- James A. Hoskins
1st Lt.- John C. Hardy
 Jr. 1st Lt.- Benjamin T. Atkins
2nd Lt.- Daniel H. Mitchell

Major General Patrick R. Cleburne, Quote.

"Every man should endeavor to understand the meaning of subjugation before it is too late... It means the history of this heroic struggle will be written by the enemy; that our youth will be trained by Northern schoolteachers; will learn from Northern school books their version of the war; will be impressed by the influences of history and education to regard our gallant dead as traitors, and our maimed veterans as fit objects for derision... It is said slavery is all we are fighting for, and if we give it up we give up all. Even if this were true, which we
deny, slavery is not all our enemies are fighting for. It is merely the pretense to establish sectional superiority and a more centralized form of government, and to deprive us of our rights and liberties."
-- Major General Patrick R. Cleburne, CSA, January 1864

15th Heavy Artillery Battalion, South Carolina, Field and Staff Officer's.

Major - James Jonathan Lucas (born 1831, died 1914)

1st Artillery Company (Confederate Maryland), Field and Staff Officer's.

Captains - R. Snowden and William F. Dement

10th Louisiana Infantry, Field and Staff Officer's.

Colonels - Mandeville De Marigny, Henry D. Monier and Eugene Waggaman

Lt. Colonels - Jules C. Denis and J.M. Legett

Majors - Felix Dumonteil, Thomas N. Powell and William H. Spencer

Benton's Battery, Louisiana, Field and Staff Officer's.

Captain - Thomas O. Benton

Charleston Infantry Battalion, South Carolina, Field and Staff Officer's.

Lt. Colonel - Peter Charles Gaillard (born 1812, died November 11th, 1889, he is buried at Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina)

Fort Sumter, Charleston, South Carolina, April 12th, 1861.

The War Between The States began today April 12th, 1861 when Confederate Forces fired on Union held Ft. Sumter, in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. 

44th Virginia Infantry Battalion, Field and Staff Officer's.

This unit was also known as the Petersburg City Battalion.

Major - Peter V. Batte (born 1841 ?, died November 21st, 1893). He is buried at "Stockton Rural Cemetery" in Stockton, California.

8th Texas Infantry, Field and Staff Officer's.

Colonel - Alfred M. Hobby
Lt. Colonels - John Ireland and Daniel D. Shea
Major - John A. Vernon

General Robert E. Lee, Quote.

"I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it.” - General Robert E. Lee /// If our "leaders" today only had HALF the integrity of Robert E. Lee, this Nation would be a Paradise !!

Captain William M. Walker, Confederate States Army, Buried in Church Street Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama, 1863.

Captain William M. Walker, of the Confederate States Army, was buried in Church Street Cemetery, in downtown Mobile, Alabama, on September 10th, 1863. (He was born in Huntsville, Alabama on July 21st, 1821).

Jefferson Davis named Provisional President of The Confederacy, 1861.

Jefferson Davis was named "Provisional President" of the Confederate States of America, on this date (February 9th, 1861), in 1861. He was Officially Inaugurated on February 18th, 1861, in Montgomery, Alabama.

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State of Texas Secedes from Union, 1861.

The State of Texas seceded from the Union, on February 1st, 1861.

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State of Louisiana secedes from Union, 1861.

The State of Louisiana seceded from the Union on January 26th, 1861. The Flag on the left is the Independent State of Louisiana Flag. The Flag was adopted after it was bought to vote by Secession Convention Delegates John Kingsberry Elgee, André Bienvenu Roman and Claiborne C. Briscoe.

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State of Georgia secedes from Union, 1861.

The State of Georgia seceded from the Union, on January 19th, 1861. It was the 5th State to secede.

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State of Alabama secedes from the Union, in 1861.

The State of Alabama seceded from the Union, on January 11th, 1861. Alabama was the fourth state to secede.

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State of Florida secedes from the Union, in 1861.

The State of Florida seceded from the Union on January 10th, 1861. It was the third State to secede after South Carolina, on December 20th, 1860 and Mississippi, on January 9th, 1861.

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State of Mississippi Secedes from the Union, in 1861.

The State of Mississippi seceded from the Union on January 9th, 1861. Mississippi was the second State to secede, South Carolina being the first on December 20th, 1860.

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Fort Marion (Castillo De San Marcos), St. Augustine, Florida occupied by Confederate Forces, in 1861.

Confederate Florida State Troops occupied Fort Marion at St. Augustine, Florida on this date in 1861.

Fort Marion was the name which at the time was given to "Castillo De San Marcos", built by the Spanish during the Spanish Colonial Era, in Florida.

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Confederate forces seize Fort Pulaski, Georgia on this day, in 1861.

On January 3rd, 1861 Fort Pulaski near Savannah, Georgia was seized by forces of the Georgia State Troops.

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Confederate "Message In A Bottle" during the Battle of Vicksburg, finally decoded after 147 years !

This news article caught my attention. It is about a recently decoded Confederate message to the defenders of Vicksburg, in 1863. You can read the article by clicking on this link
  http://www.aolnews.com/2010/12/25/civil-war-message-in-a-bottle-opened-decoded/?icid=maing%7Cmain5%7Cdl1%7Csec2_lnk3%7C33324&a_dgi=aolshare_facebook

South Carolina Secedes from the Union, December 20th, 1860.

The State of South Carolina officially seceded from the Union on December 20, 1860, which was exactly 150 years ago today. This led other states to secede and led to The War Between The States (The Civil War) which ended in 1865.

Joseph Vella, A "Forgotten" French Confederate Soldier, of Selma, Alabama.

Joseph Vella was born in France, in 1834. He enlisted on March 15th, 1864 as a Private at Selma, Alabama. He was a Cigar Maker by trade and served in the Dallas County, 2nd Class Militia, Alabama Home Guard. He is described as being 5'8, dark hair, dark eyes, dark complexion and lived in Selma, Alabama. // If anyone has any other information on Joseph Vella, feel free to email me. I am interested in the name of his wife and children as well as the location of his grave site. 

Quote of Ex-Confederate General Wade Hampton, at the start of the Spanish American War, 1898.

".. as old as I am, I can still ride on horseback and wield a sword; and if her quota (S. Carolina) is not filled, if there is one name lacking to make it full, I myself will volunteer. This is our country and it is our duty to make it the champion of freedom for all time to come." - ex-Confederate General Wade Hampton, 1898 outbreak of the Spanish American War, "The State" Newspaper, South Carolina (courtesy of Brother K. Robison, Sons of Spanish American War Veterans)

New Episode of "Rosales' History of The South" Radio Show (Show #2).

I did a new episode of "Rosales" History of The South" Radio Show on which I speak about 2 Hispanic Confederate Offiers from Mobile, Alabama. You can listen to the show by clicking the player on the right hand side of the blog. The show is approx. 15 minutes long. I hope you enjoy it.

Hispanic Confederate, Colonel Santos Benavides.

Hispanic Confederate, Colonel Santos Benavides, of Texas was born on this date (November 1st), in 1823, in what was then Mexico. He was one of over 400 Hispanic's who served as Officer's, in the Confederate Army and Navy. The majority (not all but most) of Hispanic Confederate Officer's served from Alabama (Mobile, Alabama), Florida (Pensacola and St. Augustine), Louisiana (New Orleans) and Texas. // The photo at the top is that of Santos Benavides.

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6th Kentucky Infantry, Field ands Staff Officer's.

Colonels-  Joseph Horace Lewis (born 10/29/1824, died 7/6/1904)
Lt. Colonel - William L. Clarke and Martin H. Cofer
Majors - Thomas H. Hays and George W. Maxson

6th South Carolina Infantry Battalion, Field and Staff Officer's.

Majors - S.D.M. Byrd and Edward Manigault

2nd Virginia Cavalry Battalion, Field and Staff Officer's.

Lt. Colonel - Henry Clay Pate

"Bonnie Blue Butler" (Cammie King Conlon) Actress from "Gone With The Wind" passes away.

Cammie King Conlon who played Scarlett and Rhett's daughter "Bonnie Blue Butler" in Gone With The Wind" passed away on September 2nd, at the age of 76. She wrote a Memoir which was published in 2009 and is an excellent read. The Baltimore Sun did an excellent article about her which you can visit here http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/books/blog/2010/09/cammie_king_conloln_of_gone_wi.html
Cammie King Conlon passed away, but she will live on forever as "Miss Bonnie Blue Butler". May She Rest In Peace.

Camp Lawton Confederate Prisoner of War Camp in Georgia being Excavated.

This should be of interest to our readers courtesy of the AP.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ihsNFBGlKL0ycovxTug6eR-HNquAD9HM2N900

Smith's Legion, Georgia, Field and Staff Officer's.

Lt. Colonel's - John S. Fain and John R. Hart
Major's - Benjamin F. Brown and Robert H. Moore

New "Rosales' History of The South" / "La Historia Del Sur por Rosales" Bilingual News Paper Column, Facebook "Fan" Page.

Here is the new Facebook Fan Page for my bilingual News Paper Column "Rosales' History of The South" / "La Historia Del Sur por Rosales". Please take a second and join by clicking on this link below.

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Population of Charleston, South Carolina, 1860 Federal Census.

The population of Charleston, South Carolina on the eve of the War was 40,522 according to the 1860 Federal Census.

Population of Houston, Texas, 1860 Federal Census.

The total population of Houston, Texas according to the 1860 Federal Census was 4,845.

Population of Pensacola, Florida, 1860 Federal Census.

The population of Pensacola, Florida according to the 1860 Federal Census was 2,876.

Population of Jacksonville, Florida, 1860 Federal Census.

The population of Jacksonville, Florida as per the United States Federal Census was 2,118.

Spanish Consul in New Orleans, Louisiana during the Confederate Period 1861-1862.

1) Juan Callejon - He served as Consul of Spain, from 1855 to 1866 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Montgomery, Alabama Police Department 1861-1865.

The Montgomery, Alabama Police Department was run during the War, by :

1) City Marshall - Isaac Maxwell (born 1823)
2) Deputy City Marshall - Thomas Reed

The Police Department consisted of between 12 and 16 Officer's and fluctuated during the war.