77 Members, (12 Life Members) with 1 Associate Member

Sons of Confederate Veterans, Manchester, TN

76 Members, (12 Life Members) with 1 Associate Member

November/December 2009

REMEMBER CAMP 72 MEETINGS ARE ALWAYS ON 4TH TUESDAY EACH

Larry Williams, our reunion committee chairman, has gotten us off to a great start. It's

time for us to start promoting ads for our reunion booklets. Everyone knows someone

who owns a business. Different sized ads are available - down to a business card for $10.

Robert Boswell and I are the in charge of sales. Also, remember to honor your ancestor

with a memorial.

The Camp 72 Officers wish you and your family a Happy Holiday Season.

Confederately yours,

Brent

#72 - Cheatham Camp 4th Tuesday at Oak Restaurant, Manchester 6:00 p.m.

#152 – John Massey Camp 2nd Thursday at City Admin. Bldg East side Square 7:00 p.m.

#155 - J.B. Cowan 2nd Tuesday at Harton House, So.. Jackson Tullahoma 7:00 p.m.

#156 – Col. Wm. L Moore 3rd Thursday Court Room or Gazebo on Square in Lynchburg 7:00pm

#297 – Marshall Rangers 3rd Thursday , Old Hardison School in Lewisburg

#386 – Riley B. Roberts 3rd Tuesday, Old County Building 6:00 p.m.

#1411 - A.P. Stewart 2nd Tuesday, Looking for new place Winchester at 6:00 p.m.

#1615-McMinnville 3rd Tuesday, Magness Memorial Library at 7:00 p.m.

#1620 – S.A. Cunningham 2nd Thursday, Farm Bureau in Shelbyville 6:00 p.m.

#2094 – Capt Abner Boone 1st Sunday 1pm at Old House Hdqs Hwy 231 N. Fayetteville in Belleville

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you can email me at manchesterrebel@charter.net or call 931-728-9492.

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Update on activities for the 2010 Division Reunion:

Brigade Commander Larry Williams discussed many of the details regarding the reunion.

He requested volunteers to help out. Contact him at (931) 924-3000 or email to:

Tennesseans2@blomand.net . He reported a fashion show for the ladies on Saturday

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If not already submitted, please note that your annual dues are now past due.  Please get these in ASAP in order in avoid reinstatement fees.  Please use the summary of the dues form you received to return your dues payments and make comments on the back.  If you suspect errors or have questions, you can email me at manchesterrebel@charter.net or call 931-728-9492.  If you are receiving your newsletter via regular mail, please voluntarily add $5 to help cover the postage costs.  You can add this amount on the form line 5 "Extra camp donation".  If you are getting your newsletter via email, you do not have to add the additional amount.  If you did not get a statement, PLEASE call or email me for the correct amount. ===============================================================

Dr. Bradley gave a quite interesting presentation regarding Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest's religious character.  We had an excellent turnout, and folks gave him high accolades for his thoughtful presentation.

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Please note that I have a fresh supply of bookmarks and "I am Their Flag" recitations.  I will have these at our next meeting.  The bookmarks are $1, and the recitations are $10.

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Update on activities for the 2010 Division Reunion:

Brigade Commander Larry Williams discussed many of the details regarding the reunion.  He requested volunteers to help out. Contact him at (931) 924-3000 or email to: Tennesseans2@blomand.net .  He reported a fashion show for the ladies on Saturday morning, entertainment for Friday and Saturday nights,  and this is an election year, so we want to have the best Division Reunion anyone can remember.

From 5/14/1940 Newspaper articles  (Thanks to Harold Winstead)

Jesse R. Shelton, Rutherford Gray Veteran, Succumbs

Murfreesboro, Tenn., May 14­ (Special)—Jesse Ransom Shelton, only Rutherford County survivor who served with Nathan Bedford Forrest, and one of the three remaining Confederate veterans of the county, died this morning at his home near Beech Grove on the Manchester Pike.

The ninety-six-year-old veteran who enlisted at 18 at Hoovers Gap, was a member of Starnes' Regiment, of the Fourth Tennessee Calvary.  He participated in the pursuit and capture of Federal Colonel Streight at Rome, Ga., and during one engagement his horse was shot from under him.

Falling a victim of typhoid fever he was mustered out of the army in 1864.

Shelton often said of the fearless Forrest, "He'd rather be in than out of a fight."

His parents were John and Emmeline Hamby Shelton. In 1868, the veteran married Martha Jane Eaton.

He was a member of Beech Grove Baptist Church where services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock, conducted by Elder R. A. Taylor.

Surviving are his daughter, Mrs. J. L. Hoover; two sons, J. W. and S. F. Shelton; fifteen grandchil­dren, eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

J. R. SHELTON

Taps Sound for Jesse Shelton, Last of Legion

Taps sounded Tuesday for Jesse Ransom Shelton, last of the legion of Coffee county's native sons who went to war for the Southern Confederacy. He was 96 years old.

He was one of the three surviving Confederate soldiers living in Rutherford county, where he had made his home for about 60 years. He had been a member of the Baptist church for three quarters of a century.  Funeral services were held at Beech Grove Wednesday.

Mr. Shelton enlisted in the famous Starnes regiment—the Fourth Tennessee cavalry—in 1862, when he was engaged in a number of minor engagements, and his horse was shot from under him at Sparta.

His most thrilling war experience came when Forrest, with 420 men, followed the Federal General Straight through northern Alabama, finally taking Straight and 1640 men prisoners. On this pursuit, Mr. Shelton said, the only supplies that Forrest's men had was what they took "from the Yankees". The chase started on Sand Mountain, and ended near Rome, Georgia.

Mr. Shelton's military experience ended in 1863, when he was stricken with typhoid fever at Loudon. He was cared for in the home of a union sympathizer, and when he was able to travel, made his way through the federal lines, on foot, back to his home in Coffee county.   He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. J. L. Hoover, and two sons, S. F. and John Shelton, all of Beech Grove.

                                          A Tribute to:

Dr. James Hazzard Lindsay (January 15, 1947 - July 31, 2009)

Dr. James Hazzard Lindsay,age 62, died at his home in Louisville, TN on July 31, 2009 at 12:05 Eastern Daylight time after a brief illness. Dr. Lindsay is survived by his wife, Beverly Nicole Lindsay to whom he had been married for 38 years, and his son, James Hazzard Lindsay, III, age 24. He was surrounded by his family and friends as well as members of Clan Lindsay. Dr. Lindsay had in the past, served as Counselor and President, respected and important positions in Clan Lindsay, USA. Dr. Lindsay was always extremely interested in his heritage and the history of his family. His great-grandfather served the Confederacy as a volunteer from South Carolina in the Civil War. Dr. Lindsay was born in Greenville, South Carolina on January 15, 1947 to James Hazzard Lindsay and Doris Elizabeth Floyd Lindsay, both deceased. He also had a brother, John Presley, and a sister, Nanette Marie, who both died as infants. Dr. Lindsay was active in the Hugh O’Brian Youth Foundation and the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a long time member and serving as Commander of Cheatham Camp 72 for the years of 1996/97, he also was an avid searcher of Civil War Battle sites with metal detectors, having visited most of sites in this area, as well as his ongoing work and advice to his Scottish Clan Lindsay. As a physician, Dr. Lindsay intervened on behalf of women’s health issues in Washington D.C. and was active in Remote Area Medical (RAM), which was a volunteer organization to bring medical care to remote and underserved areas of the country. Dr. Lindsay was one of the founders of Partners for Healing in Coffee County, which was established to provide health services to those individuals who were the “working poor.” He was also actively involved in teen pregnancy awareness. Dr. Lindsay received his medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. He completed his OB-Gyn residency in Newport News, VA at Riverside Hospital. He also had a Master’s Degree in Psychology from Western North Carolina. Dr. Lindsay lived in Tullahoma and practiced obstetrics and gynecology medicine for 21 years before moving his family to Maryville, TN in 2006 and continuing his practice of medicine with even more emphasis on his volunteer work. While in Tullahoma, Dr. Lindsay served as Chief of the Harton Hospital Medical Staff for several terms. Dr. Lindsay was also very active in the church, serving as chairman of the pastoral committee, teaching bible classes for teens, and leading small group bible studies. Dr. Lindsay was a member of the Tullahoma Masonic Lodge and served as Grand Master of the lodge. In addition, he served as Worthy Patron of the Order of the Eastern Star. Dr. Lindsay was laid to rest in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens in Tullahoma near his parents.

Thanks to O. B. Wilkinson for this tribute.

MARK YOUR CALENDERS FOR 23 - 25 APRIL 2010 !

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PLAN TO ATTEND

The 2010 Tennessee Division, SCV  Reunion

In Historic Manchester, Tennessee

At Manchester, Coffee County Conference & Convention Center

   This three day reunion will be an event to remember for many years to come! just a sampling of the activities are as follows: 

    * Friday evening entertainment by Max Northcutt and his Bluegrass/Country Band, along with delicacies prepared by the wonderful ladies of the Kirby-Smith Chapter 327, United Daughters of the Confederacy throughout the registration period.

    * General Forrest's Surgeon, Doctor Cowan will be visiting in the form of Mr. John Scarbrough.

    * A ladies fashion show Saturday of period dress sponsored by the Kirby-Smith United Daughters of the Confederacy will provide a look back to the fashions of the period.  

    * Sutlers from the Dixie Outfitters and the blockade Runner will be present Saturday, along with a number of authors available to sign their books, for your purchase; during this three day reunion.

   * Saturday's bus tour guide will be our own Tennessee Division Commander, Dr. Michael R. Bradley, he will provide one of the most interesting and informative tours of the "war" in Southern Middle Tennessee that one will ever recount, and  the finale of tour will be the dedication of the Gen. A.P. Stewart Division monument at Beech Grove Confederate Cemetery & Park. Seating will be limited due to the size of the tour bus!

   * Camp Scrapbook judging and awards, let that Tennessee competition in you surge.

* Camp newsletters judging and awards.

    * Steve & Allison Gibson, professional actors from the Buttonwillow Church Dinner Theater in Whitwell, TN will be honoring the attendees with their historically accurate period show at the Saturday’s Awards Banquet.

    Most importantly, please remember that 2010 is an election year, so your presences is most important!!

    More information will be forthcoming in the coming months via the "echo"., Tenn. Div. Home Page and Cheatham Camp 72 Home page, but please remember that this is "our" reunion and that we will need your kind assistance in making it most memorable for all. if you have an idea, or a thought in which to make "our 2010 reunion" better, or you would care to volunteer your assistance, or serve on the reunion committee, please contact someone listed below.

DEO VINDICE

Reunion Committee Members:

   Mr. O.B. Wilkinson, Camp #72

   Mrs. Joyce Wilkinson, UDC

   Mrs. Sheila Williams, UDC

   Commander Brent L. Lokey, Camp #72

   Adj. Michael A. Anderson, Camp #72

   TN Div Adj Martin Frost

May 2009