That Bad Ol' Mark Twain

APRIL 19, 2023

**  Why Mark Twain had an incredibly brief stint as a Confederate soldier.  (Well, now I guess his books will have to be banned by the "woke" folks.)

**  Rare Confederate bank notes among highlights at upcoming auction.  (What will BLM, SPLC and NAACP think of that? Probably will have a problem with the term "Highlight".)

**  What to do about Stone Mountain?     Black residents talk park's racist past.  (Georgia)

**  Greenville police investigating stolen grave marker. (Greenville, North Carolina.  It is a pillar memorial.  Would this be vandalism or something else?)

--Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: That Stink in Florida and Arlington National Cemetery

APRIL 15, 2023

**  Collier teacher under investigation for showing 'Confederate History Month' video to school.  (Naples, Florida.  It is so sad when you can't teach history without being the official "woke" agenda.  A whole lot of articles about this.  Confederate Heritage Month is still a Florida holiday.)

**  It's a cemetery for crying out loud.  (Bacon's Rebellion.  About efforts to tear down the Confederate monument in Arlington National Cemetery where 400 Confederates are buried.)

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APRIL 17, 2023

**  "Confederate History Month" gives  a Florida public school teacher an excuse to honor  the losers.  Boing Boing.  Is this a part of SPLC?)

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APRIL 18, 2023

**  "No right way to tear down oppressive systems:"  The risks of toppling  Confederate monuments.  (Indy Week)

--Old Secesh

That Good Ol' SPLC Making Their Hate Lists Again

APRIL 13, 2023

**  SPLC:  Reports  48 Confederate memorials removed in 2022.  (Imagine the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) doing that?)

**  Montgomery  school name changes  lead Alabama's Confederate symbol removals in 2022.  (SPLC again.)

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APRIL 14, 2023

**  A Navy ship named for a Confederate victory now honors a black Union hero.  (USS Chancellorsvile now USS Robert Smalls.)

SPLC, A Confederate Hate Group.  --Old Secesh

That Florida Bill and the Lawsuit

APRIL 7, 2023

**  Florida Senate advances proposal to protect  Confederate monuments.

**  Florida Senate bill will let people  sue over removing, damaging Confederate monuments.

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APRIL 8, 2023

**  Group refiles lawsuit over removal of Confederate monument outside Gwinnett  Historic courthouse.  (Georgia.  Sons of Confederate Veterans.)

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: Sad R., CAIR, Santa Fe and U.S. Navy

APRIL 7, 2023

**  Community advocate raises concerns about City's new Confederate  shrine.  (Sad R.  Hard to believe this would be allowed.)

**  CAIR  reiterates condemnation of Mississippi governor's 'Confederate Heritage Month' declaration  (Council on American-Islamic Relations, CAIR.  I always get a kick when a group like this representing many terrorist groups would weigh in on all-things Confederate.)

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APRIL 8, 2023

**  Charges dropped against Santa Fe woman in Confederate flag dispute.  (New Mexico)

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APRIL 9, 2023

**  Navy ship with a Confederate name now honors black Union hero Robert Smalls.  (The USS Chancellorsville is now the USS Robert Smalls.  The Battle of Chancellorsville was a Confederate victory.)

--Old Secesh

That Florida Monument Thing and South Catrolia Giant Confederate Flag

APRIL 6, 2023

**  Florida senators advance bill that would let supporters of Confederate monuments and other historical sue over their removal.

**  GOP  lawmakers want to protect Confederate monuments; others call it a legacy of white supremacy.

**   Pensacola Confederate  monument lawsuit could go to Tallahassee court.  (Florida)

**  Confederate flag still flying on I-85 as Spartanburg County suit awaits hearing.   (South Carolina)

--Old Secesh

Confederadication: Gov. Reeves, That Levar Guy and Florida

These are just the headlines.  Inside the ( ) are my comments.

APRIL 5, 2023

**  Gov. Reeves declares Confederate heritage month, a 30-year-old Mississippi tradition.

**  Richmond's Levar Stoney returns from Israel, eyes governor's mansion.  (Of course, he is the mayor od Sad R. that allowed all the horrible things to happen to those Confedrate monuments.  I wouldn't vote for him for dog catcher.)

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APRIL 6, 2023

**  Florida may allow litigation over Confederate monument removal.  (You know who will be livid about that.)

--Old Secesh

List of Renamed Bases-- Part 7: Fort Polk Becomes Fort Johnson, Fort Rucker becomes Fort Novolsel

The new names of the last two of the eight on the list:

Fort Polk, Louisiana, will become Fort Johnson after Army Sergeant William Henry Johnson, who received the Medal of Honor posthumously for action in the Argonne Forest in France during World War I.  A black man.

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Fort Rucker, Alabama, will become Fort Novosel, after Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael  J. Novosel, a helicopter pilot who received the Medal of Honor for a medevac mission under fire in Vietnam while under fire where he  saved 29 soldiers.

--Old Secesh

List of Renamed Bases-- Part 6: Fort Hood becomes Fort Cavazos, Fort Pickett Becomes Fort Barfoot

Fort Hood, Texas, becomes Fort Cavazos, named for  Army General Richard E. Cavazos, who received the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism during the Vietnam War.

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Fort Pickett, Virginia, becomes Fort Barfoot, in honorof Army  Tech Sgt.  Van T. Barfoot, who received the Medal of Honor for his actions with the 45th Infantry Division during World War II in Italy.

He was a Choctaw Indian.

--Old Secesh

List of Renamed Bases-- Part 5: Fort A.P. Hill Becomes Fort Walker, Fort Fort Lee Becomes Fort Gregg-Adams

Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia becomes Fort Walker.  Renamed after Doctor Mary Edwards Walker, the first female surgeon in the Civil War and the only woman awarded the Medal of Honor.

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Fort Lee, Virginia will be renamed Fort Gregg-Adams, after Lieutenant General  Arthur Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams.

Gregg was a key figure in the integration of black soldiers into the Army.  Adams was the highest ranking black woman in World War II.

--Old Secesh

Here Is a List of Renamed Army Bases-- Part 4: Fort Gordon Will Be Renamed Fort Eisenhower

Fort Gordon, Geotgia, will be renamed Fort Eisenhower after General of the Army and President Dwight D. Eisenhower.  He was a five-star general and served as the Allied Supreme Commander of forces in Europe during World War II.

--Old Secesh

Here Is a List of Base Renamings-- Part 3: Fort Bragg Becomes Fort Liberty

Fort Bragg will become Fort Liberty whichbreaks the tradition of naming bases after people.  Like someone's comment on in this renaimg, "Fort Liberty Bibberty." 

I just don't know.

How about a new Fort Grant?

Who Is Paying for the Name Changes?  --Old NotBibberty

Here Is the List of Army Bases to be Renamed-- Part 2: Fort Benning Becomes Fort Moore

This has been the topic of many articles in the last month as the military starts renaming them.  I do not list these unless more information is given than what I have already written.  That is why I haven't been writing a lot lately in this blog.  (And believe me, I sure will be happy if the day ever comes that I can completely drop this blog.  I have too many blogs as it is and this one is no fun to write.)

All of the  people the bases are renamed for are deserving.  The commission that chose the names did a good job.

RENAMED BASES:

FORT BENNING, Georgia, will become FORT MOORE, after Army Lt. Gen.  Hal Moore and his wife, Julia Compton Moore. Hal Moore  received the Distinguished Service cross for his heroism in the Vietnam War.  Julia Moore advocated for military families and is credited for the personal notification of death procedures now practiced.

--Old Secesh

Here Is the List of Army Bases to Be Renamed-- Part 1

From the March 26, 2023,  "Army: Cost of renamimg  nine Confederate-named military bases  has nearly soubled" by Suzanne Downing.

And, of course, you know where I stand on the issue of costs.

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THOSE who want it renamed should bear the cost of doing so.

That means that BLM, SPLC and NAACP as well as their white minions should pay.

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.  --Old Secesh

Civil War II: About Those Base Renamings

There are lots of articles about U.S. Army base renaming these days.  I mean lots and lots.

Again, I don't write each one down unless the title gives more information about it.

--Old Secesh

Army Base, Symposium and Black Museums

MARCH 29, 2023

**  American war hero replacing  Confederate.  (Virginia.  Fort Pickett becomes Fort Barfoot.)

**  Upcoming symposium to focus on continual harm inflicted by Confederate monuments.  (You just never know when one of them is going to attack and beat somebody.  Well, there was that one that fell on the "protester" pulling it down that time.  But even so.)

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MARCH 30, 2023

**  Richmond's Black History Museum  names new executive director after year-long  search.  (Virginia,  A black woman, of course.  But the saddest thing is that they have 13 of the Confederate monuments torn dow in Sad R..  There is no way a black group should have a Confederate statue.)

Wondering If That Symposium Is Going to Be Pro or Anti Confederate?  --Old Secesh

 

The Cost of Renaming Bases Has Risen to $39 Million. Who Pays? Come On BLM!!

 MARCH 28, 2023

**  Why we should melt Confederate statues.  (Alta Journal.  How woke.)

**  Army:  Cost of renaming Confederate-named  military bases has nearly doubled.  (Last year, the Renaming Commission figured it would cost $21 million.  Now it is $39 million.  Again, we all know who should be paying for it.)

**  Florida bill if passed  would stop local governments from removing  monuments including Confederate.

--Old Secesh

Who Should Be Paying for All These Army Base Name Changes?

MARCH 25, 2023

**  Confederate flag banned from Fort Worth Stockyards after flying in St. Patrick's parade.  (Texas)

**  Here's when Army bases honoring the Confederacy will shed  their old names.

**  Virginia  ceremony kicks off  Army's official removal of Confederate names from its bases.

**  Dawn Sanley on Confederate flag, tragedy that led to March madness to return to South Carolina.  (The NCAA would not hold any championship games in the state because of the Confederate flag on the statehouse.)

**  Fort Pickett to become the first  Army base to drop its Confederate name.  (Virginia)

And, again, I say that the cost of the name changes should be paod by BLM, NAACP, SPLC and their white minions.

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth IS!!!!   --Old Secesh