of the cause of which we fought. To you strength will be given the defense of the confederate soldiers good name guardianship of his history, the emulation of his virtues, the perpetuation of those principles which he loved and which you love also, and those ideals which made him glorious and which you also cherish." Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee commander general United Confederate Veterans New Orleans, Louisiana April 25, 1906 |
| GENERAL LAFAYETTE MCLAWS |
Sons Of Confederate Veterans
Fayette County, Georgia
Camp commander,
Mitchell D. "Mitch" Crabbe
770-461-6126
buster872@yahoo.com
Fayette County, Georgia
Camp commander,
Mitchell D. "Mitch" Crabbe
770-461-6126
buster872@yahoo.com
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| The Year of Secession, South Carolina Secedes From the Union Dec. 20, 1860 |
An 1861 engraving of Fort Sumter before the
start of the Civil War.
South Carolina Dec. 1860
(South Carolina Declaration of Secession)...more
With the election of Abraham Lincoln, who vowed
to prevent slavery's expansion in 1860, the state
legislature immediately called for a convention to
debate the question of secession. On December
24, 1860,
The convention decided, with considerable
unanimity, to declare South Carolina
independent, making it the first state to leave the
Union. In February it joined the Confederate
States of America. In April the American Civil War
began when Confederate forces attacked the
American fort at Fort Sumter, in Charleston,
1861... More
Secessionists may be honored...more
