Archive for August, 2009

Darius Rucker: No Friend of the Confederate Flag

  The email below was written by Mr. Bill Hinson and distributed via email.  I just wanted to make sure my readers were aware of Mr. Rucker’s feelings regarding the Confederate Flag.  This “country music artist” is very popular with the Nashville crowd right now but I know he won’t be getting a cent of [...]

Statue of General Cleburne to be unveiled in Ringold, Georgia

Statue of Cleburne to be Dedicated in Georgia        Ringgold Telephone Company and the City of Ringgold are proud to host the First Annual Ringgold Gap Civil War Festival, featuring the unveiling of a life-size bronze statue of Confederate General Patrick Ronayne Cleburne.      The events will be held in historic Ringgold, Georgia on [...]

Virginia Boy Adopts Confederate Grave

  Date published: 8/17/2009 – Fredericksburg.com BY PETE CIHELKA Original Article About a year ago, Jackson Lee Sulcer (above), 7, came to the Confederate Cemetery in Fredericksburg looking for a dirty grave. He happened on the grave site of Virginia soldier Samuel Davis, which appeared unkempt to the boy, so he decided to tidy it [...]