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

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

Confederadication: Fort Pickett, Fort Gordon and Stone Mountain

MARCH 20, 2023

**  Fort Pickett to get a new name:  Will be re-designated 'Fort Barfoot' in honor of Medal of Honor recipient.  (Virginia)

**  As Fort  Gordon becomes  Fort Eisenhower, a new logo is needed.  (Georgia)

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MARCH 21, 2023

**  DeKalb delegation wants to remove Stone Mountain's  designation as Confederate Memorial.  (Georgia. )

--Old Secesh

Still Renaming Bases, Still with the Monuments

MARCH 18, 2023

**  Jacksonville mayor candidates split on Confederate monuent.  (Florida.  Which one supports keeping it?  I'll vote for that one.)

**  Edenton, N.C.  leaders agree to move Confederate monument.  (Where's the backbone?)

**  Fort Bragg removes name from signs outside installation.  (Liberty-Bibberty!)

**  Georgia's Fort Benning to be renamed Fort Moore after military couple known for their service and leadership.  (And, surprisingly, they are White.)

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: U.S. Navy, NAACP, Ukraine, Yale and Arlington

MARCH 12, 2023

**  Stripping Confederate ties, the U.S. Navy renames two vessels.  (New York Times.  I bet the Times is really happy about that.)

**  NAACP, others, seek removal of Confederate ties.  (Milledgeville, Georgia.  I'm surprised the NAACP would take a stance like that.  This is not very racist, is it?)

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MARCH 13, 2023

**  Ukraine making same mistake as Confederacy in the Civil War.

** Yale scholar helps U.S. military rename Confederate memorials.

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MARCH 14, 2023

**   Arlington's Monument to Peace and Reconciliation slated for demolition.    (Arlinton National Cemetery's Confederate monument.    I suppise the Confederates buried there will also have to be removed.)

--Old Secesh

Lake Lanier, Buford Dam, Harriet Tubman and a Rededication

MARCH 11, 2023

**  Lake Lanier, Buford Dam may be renamed; local leaders are already objecting.  (Georgia.  Lake Lanier named for Geirgia native and poet Sidner Lanier who served in the Confederate Army and Buford Dam for Algernon Buford, railroad president who also served in Confederate Army.)

**  Harriet Tubman monument takes Newark space formerly held by Columbus.  (New Jersey)

**  United Daughters of the Confederacy to hold rededication ceremony for Confederate monuments in Macon's Whittle Park.  (Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Georgia.  They had been previously removed from downtown.)

**  Council eyes new location for monument.  (Edenton, North Carolina)

--Old Secesh

Renaming Mania Continues. Who Pays for It?

MARCH 9, 2023

**  Confederate's name removed from Navy survey ship.  (USNS Maury, named for Confederate oceanographer pioneer Matthew Maury was renamed USS Marie Tharp.  She was an oceanographer as well and, believe it or not, a white woman.  Quite often all renamings are to Blacks.)

**  U.S. Army looking for local artist to design new logo for soon-to-be named Fort Eisenhower.  (It was Fort Gordon in Georgia.)

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MARCH 10, 2023

**  Board of Supervisors sends Fort Belvoir renaming concerns up to Secretary of the Army.  (Virginia)

**  Fort Polk to be renamed  Fort Johnson Summer of 2023.   (Louisiana.  Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a black World War I Medal of Honor recipient.  He is deserving of the honor, but, again, why do so many bases and things have to be renamed for Blacks?  Then name change is expected to cost $1.4 million for this one.  I say that those who want the name changed should have to pay for it themselves.)

**  Fort Benning renaming ceremony scheduled for May.  (Georgia)

Again, You Want It Renamed, YOU PAY For It!!!   --Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: Racing, Protect Those Monuments and Even Lake Lanier?

MARCH 7, 2023

**  Dale Earnhart removed the Confederate flag after a talk with maid.

**  Monument protection bill filed in House, Senate.  (Florida.  And you know whose monuments this is about.  What will SPLC say?)

**  Could Lake Lanier be renamed?   This is what a new federal report says.  (Geogia)

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MARCH 8.2023

**  Lake Lanier Association says there is no need to change lake's name.  (Georgia)

--Old Secesh

You Can Never Have Too Much History

MARCH 2, 2023

**  Group says Confederate monuments  should stay in place, but more statues of Black leaders should be added.  (Jacksonville, Florida.  I agree with this.  You can never have too much history.)

**  Poll finds narrow support for Confederate statues.  (Jacksonville, Florida)

**  Milledgeville NAACP all in on  relocating Confederate monument.  (Georgia.  Why does this not surprise me?)

Go Ahead and Put Up Those Statues for Blacks.  Well, Except One for That Minneapolis Guy.  --Old Secesh

USS Chancellorsville No More

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

**  USS Chancellorsville to be renamed after former slave who captured Confederate ship.  (Renamed after Robert Smalls.  Again, why do so many renamings have to be of Blacks?)

**  The statue graveyard where  torn down Confederate  monuments lie.  (Virginia.  The statues Sad R. allowed to be destroyed and destroyed itself are in a secret spot.)

MARCH 1, 2023

**  City of Milledgeville duscussing possible move of Confederate statue.  (Georgia)

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: Nikki Yet Again. Change the Names, Don't Change the Names

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

**  The myth of Nikki Haley takes another hit.  (Washington Post.  Wasn't she the governor of South Carolina who had the Confederate flag taken down at the statehouse?  That had to have made the good folks at the Post happy.)

 **  Georgia County refuses to change Confederate street names.  (Clayton County)

**  When Fort Benning becomes Fort Moore, it will 'honor Army family.'  (Georgia)

**  Army narrows time for Fort Rucker name change.  (Alabama)

Certain Folks Going After Nikki.  --Old Secesh

Nikki Again, Georgia and the Hunley

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

**  Nikki Haley defended right to secession,  Confederate History Month and the Confederate flag in 2010 talk.  (CNN.  Big surprise they report this.)

**  Clayton County to consider changing Confederate street names.  (Georgia)

**  The blundering Confederate submarine that sank itself three times.  (The H.L. Hunley.  Well, not actually a part of Confederadication.)

The Old Blundering Sesh.  --Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: Virginia, Georgia, CAIR and SPLC

DECEMBER 6, 2022

**  Virginia County Board to hold public hearing on property under Confederate statue.  (Matthews County)

**  Lawsuit fights bridge renaming, Confederate monuments' removal.  (Augusta, Georgia)

**  CAIR  reiterates  opposition to Virginia Confederate monument.  (Council on American-Islamic Relations.  Again, how can a group whose people commit terrorist actions get involved in this.  I'd say they have bigger problems in their own house.)

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DECEMBER 7, 2022

**  How many Confederate  memorials have been removed in Florida?  How many are left?  (Sounds like a SPLC thing.  Making those hate lists again.)

--Old Secesh

Georgia, Jacksonville and Asheboro

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

**  North Augusta offers new home for Confederate plaques.  (Georgia)

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

**  Jacksonville sits idly by as Confederate monuments stand.  (Florida)

**  $500 offered after Asheboro c(C)onfederate  monument spraypainted.  (North Carolina.  Might this have been a hate crime?)

**  Fencing set up around Confederate monument after vandalism.  (Asheboro, North Carolina.  Again, was it vandalism or a hate crime.  I think the latter.)

--Old Secesh

Renaming Schools and Forts

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

**  Richmond school district to rename three schools named for Confederates.  (Virginia.  As I have said before, I am all for renaming any school where the majority of the students are BLACKS.)

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NOVEMBER 24, 2022

**  District pays $50,000 fine to scrub Confederate leaders' names from schools.  (Fines should be paid by those who want names removed.)

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NOVEMBER 25, 2022

**  Family honored by renaming  of Fort Benning.  (Georgia.  Changed to Fort Moore.)

--Old Secesh

Stone Mountain Again, North Carolina, Those Pesky Confederate Mounuments and Flags

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

**  Stone Mountain;  A brief history.  (Georgia.  Of interest, by Georgia state law, the whole park is a memorial to the Confederacy.  A lot of interesting stuff in the article.)

**  Commissioners to consider Confederate  statue decision  Monday.  (Lumberton, North Carolina)

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NOVEMBER 20, 2022

**  Confederate monuments:  The debate will rise again.  (No kidding)

**  Confederate flag returns along I-85, flagpole still in violation.  (South Carolina)

**  Flaming tire placed on steps of Confederate museum.   (New Orleans.  Could this be considered a hate crime or is it just a case of vandalism?)

--Old Secesh

Confederadication: Augusta, Virginia, North Carolina, Sad R.

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

**  Augusta leaders OK removing Confederate name, signs from bridge.  (Georgia)

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

**  Virginia's monuments war:  In Chalottesville and Richmond, the fate of historical statuary  hangs in the balance.

**  Chowan declines Edenton's offer to own statue.  (Chowan County, North Carolina)

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NOVEMBER 19, 2022

**  Effort to stop Richmond's plans for last Confederate statue.  (Virginia)

--Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: A Hate Crime to a Confederate Monument, Those Pesky Confederate Flags and No George Floyd High School

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

**  Confederate monument  in front of Mercer  Law vandalized.  (Macon, Georgia.  That's not vandalism.  It is a pure and simple case of HATE CRIME!!)

**  Potsdam  Central student disciplined for bringing Confederate flag to school.  (New York.  As long as students will also get in trouble for BLM items.)

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NOVEMBER 11, 2022

**  82 schools have removed their racist namesakes since 2020.  Dozens now honor people of color.  (Sounds like a SPLC list to me.  At least none to my knowledge have been renamed to honor George Floyd, a man with no honor.  Also, can you get in trouble for referring to people of color?)

--Old Secesh

'A New Era? President Obama and American Gun Culture

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

**  'We're moving into a new era':  People pleased about buiding  new statue to honor John Lewis.  (Decatur, Georgia.  I'm all for it, but disappointed that the Confederate statue was removed.)

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NOVEMBER 6, 2022

**  Former President Obama on Doug Mastriano's Confederate photo.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

**  OpEd:  Why former slave states became the foundation of American gun culture.

--Old Secesh

Another National Survey on Statue Removal

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

**  Southern attitudes toward Confederate monuments and reforming public spaces.  (Findings from a national survey.  Interesting numbers.  Of interest, every state in the South and even across the nation has 50% and more wanting them left in place or have context added to them.)

Of course, it is my belief that the absolute best way to determine how people stand on statue removal would be to put it to a vote.  I'd go along with the will of the majority of the people and also am fairly sure that, unless the people in a voting district are primarily Blacks, the vote will be to keep the statues.  Look what has happened in Virginia when it has been put to a vote.  Virginians have come a long way in my mind as to redeeming themselves, other than Sad R..

**  Confederate battle flag replaced with a state flag on I-85.  (South Carolina)

**  High court tosses Sons group's monument removal suits but reverses third case.  (Georgia.  Sons of Confederate Veterans)

--Old Secesh