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The Bonnie Blue Flag – The Song

By the 97th Regimental String Band 

 
This is truly my favorite Southern patriotic song and stands only next to Dixie in my heart. I hope you enjoy this outstanding rendition of The Bonnie Blue Flag
 

Cover of sheet music for "The Bonnie Blue Flag" words by Harry Macarthy, New Orleans: A.E. Blackmar & Bro., 1861
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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 Saturday, [...]

General Nathan Bedford Forrest Remembered on his 188th Birthday

By Calvin E. Johnson Jr.

Saturday, July 11, 2009
Originally posted on the SCV Blog
Monday, July 13th, in the year of our Lord 2009, is the 188th birthday of American legend and Southern Hero–Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest.
President Obama continued a century-old tradition, on Memorial Day, by honoring American [...]