About Those Christmas Parades in North Carolina

In the past several days, one parade was canceled and one received the go-light.  Both North Carolina towns are near Raleigh, the state capital.

Garner canceled theirs, but Wake Forest will still have their annual parade.

The Wake Forest parade (Wake Forest Univ. was originally located here before it moved to Winston-Salem) has included the Sons of Confederate Veterans for decades.  The parade will go on as planned.

The City of Garner, however, canceled their parade, which has had Confederate re-enactment groups for many years,  But fears that their appearance might cause "those people" who hate all things Confederate to cause problems and disrupt it with confrontations caused the city council to cancel it this year.

It is too bad when a group can disrupt an annual, peaceful event simply through threat as "those people" do now.

Kudus to Wake Forest for standing up to "those people."  Disruptions and confrontations will not be coming from Confederate re-enactors.

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: Statues "Vandalized" Again and Wake Forest Christmas Parade to Go On

December 1, 2019

**  Observer Forum:  Did UNC System make right call on Confederate statue Silent Sam?

**  Wake Forest residents back decision to let parade continue.  (N.C.   The Christmas parade will be held despite the fact that Confederate re-enactors are in it.

**  Greg Harton:  A monument stands for something.

**  'This is racist' and 'Impeach Trump' spray painted on Lee statue in Charlottesville.

It "Ain't" Over.  --Old Secesh

Peaceful, Easy Feeling Out at Hainesville This Past Saturday

Well, peaceful and easy until the Prelude to the Battle of Atlanta started.  Then it got rather noisy when all the cannons opened up, followed by musketry.

This past Saturday and Sunday, Hainesville, Illinois, had its annual Civil War Encampment and Battle.  I was there on Saturday.  Even though I know a lot about the Civil War, I learned a lot more like "Battle Logs," "Goober Peas" and aerial wounds.   I'll be writing about some of these in my Saw the Elephant blog.

But, the biggest plus was that no ultra thugs showed up to mar the proceedings.  There was no Charlottesville.  And, I am talking about both sides of the Confederate issue.  And, the Lake County Forest Preserve District president evidently was not there either.  It was through his efforts that one of the premier Civil War events in the whole state and that was Civil war days at Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda.  Guess he was afraid to see one of those Confederate flags, you know.  Must not offend the president, you know.

There were even a few black people learning about history out there.  And, quite a few children ranging from ages three to teens.  And I never did see one of them staring at their cell phones.  However, I did see some of the re-enactors on phones which didn't seem to look right.

One of the strangest things I ever saw was Robert E. Lee on a cell phone out at Wauconda one year.

A Trip Back Into History.  --Old Secesh

Heritage Attacks, Oct. 20, 2019: Pittsboro N.C. Is Peaceful

From the October 20, 2019, Google Alerts for Confederate

**  Protesters gather near Pittsboro Confederate monument.

**  Pittsboro confederate monument draws hundreds of protesters and counter protesters.  Really, you'd think that a major North Carolina newspaper like the Raleigh News & Observer would know Confederate is spelled with a capital (C).

**  Three Forks history:  Most diverse battle fought at Honey Springs.  (Not CW II)

**  Have you witnessed signs of white power ideology (Confederate flags, Nazi symbols)?

**  From the Left:  remember our dark history, but don't celebrate it.

**  Bedford school system enters into agreement with Office of Civil Rights over Confederate flag.

**  Fall Muster draws hundreds of spectators, re-enactors to Beauvoir.  (Not CW II)

**  Protesters and Counter Protesters gather in Pittsboro in response to Confederate statue.

**  The impeachment of Andrew Jackson.

**  Urban warrior in Nikes and a hoodie leads charge against white orthodoxy.

So Glad the Situation in Pittsboro Turned Out To be Peaceful.  --Old Secesh

Maybe We'll Get This One In: Hainesville's (Illinois) Civil War Encampment and Battle

Well, our Civil War re-enactments in the Chicagoland area were dealt a double shot by powers that be this summer.  First the annual Civil War Days event in Wauconda, Illinois, was cancelled, then reinstated, then cancelled again.  Then, the annual Civil War event in Naperville was cancelled.

The first one was cancelled because of racism on the part of the Lake County Forest Preserve's president, a black man who had problems seeing the Confederate re-enactors with their flags.  You know, the Confederate flag.

The second one was cancelled because of lack of attendance according to officials there.  But, I would like to see who brought the idea up and who voted to cancel it.

Both were long-running events and well attended (at least the one in Wauconda which I attended on several occasions).

Now, this weekend, there is going to be another re-enactment at Hainesville, Illinois.  Hopefully we will be able to get this in (and hopefully the weather will be good).

It's All Part of History, You Know.  --Old Secesh