Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Zerelda Cole James Samuel (1825 – 1911)

Zerelda Cole James Samuel (1825 – 1911)

Text by Carlynn Trout with research assistance by Elizabeth Engel

http://shs.umsystem.edu/historicmissourians/name/s/samuel/index.html

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Zerelda Cole James Samuel was the mother of the outlaw Jesse James. She was born Zerelda Elizabeth Cole on January 29, 1825, in Woodford County, Kentucky, to James and Sarah Cole. Her father was killed in a horse accident when she was two. In 1839 fourteen-year-old Zerelda entered a Catholic school for girls. She met Robert James, a college student, and they were married on December 20, 1841.
In 1842 Zerelda and Robert moved to Clay County, Missouri, to live with her mother and stepfather. After the birth of her first child, Zerelda moved to the farm where she would live the rest of her life. Zerelda bore four children with Robert James: Frank, Robert, Jr., who died shortly after birth, Jesse, and Susan.
After suffering the death of her husband Robert, Zerelda married Benjamin Simms briefly, then a doctor named Reuben Samuel in 1855. She had several children with Dr. Samuel.
Zerelda Cole James Samuel was a Confederate sympathizer who fiercely defended her son Jesse’s guerrilla activities. In 1875 she was maimed when Pinkerton agents threw a firebomb into her farmhouse in the hope of catching Jesse. After Jesse’s death, Zerelda had him buried on her property. She lived the rest of her life in the shadow of her son’s controversial legacy. She died on February 10, 1911.
Text by Carlynn Trout with research assistance by Elizabeth Engel

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References and Resouces

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Society Resources

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  • Books
    • James, Stella F. In the Shadow of Jesse James. Thousand Oaks, CA: Revolver Press, 1990. [REF F508.1 J236]
    • McGrane, Martin Edward. The James Farm: Its People, Their Lives and Their Times. Pierre, SD: Caleb Perkins Press, 1982. [REF F508.1 J234mc2]

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Sunday, January 27, 2013

BUSHWHACKED IN MISSOURI, 2003

In 2003, Southern Americans showed up in force to protest the removal of the flags at Higginsville and Pilot Knob Missouri.

Lets be clear: I stood by with compartiots..Gene Dressel, & Neil Block..on March 2003 and  we where at that time the ONLY ones who did this.  We knew we could have went to jail that night..

You guys might carry this conversation on the e-mail for a long time and maybe not but just to set the record straight I want you all to know I was a part of it and proud of IT.!  So proud in fact this picture/flag below is hanging on my wall to this day!  It is very dusty …and an important memory that means a very lot to me.. !!  what we done back then made a difference and as the old saying goes.. “The proof is in the pudding”
Gephardt is NO longer in the running for ‘nothing’!  IN fact he is a forgotten politician.

I’m very happy to be a part of putting this man down.  Some may not agree but that is your given right.  But you can see what happens when action is taken.  My name is Dan “Nohorses” Ballew and I done the fight when called with those compatriots who asked and I am tired now and getting old and can not do as much as I would want to do that needs done.  So I call on those who can to take up the Flag and do it again so we can get rid of those today like Gephardt.

My last thought is simple,  we done what we thought needed to be done then. And we made a ‘statement’ that got Press and the results speaks for it’self to this day…

This is what Soldiers do…sorry for carrying on but the truth is the truth…

Dan “Nohorses’ Ballew
Poverty Knob, MO…..out 



Saturday, January 26, 2013

SCV Telegraph- Congressional Insult

  Sons of Confederate Veterans

SCV  Telegraph
  
Congressman Rangel: "Some Southern States Have Cultures That We Have To Overcome"

Compatriots:
I wanted every man in this organization to see the following clip. It is an interview with a prominent US Congressman. The remark you will want to pay close attention to comes at about the 0:55 mark.

It is always good to remember just what is at stake. This transcends mundane SCV business; this goes the essence of what our forefathers went to war over... and the essence of a cruel, vindictive Reconstruction. Regrettably, that period has never ended for some.

View the following. Be aware... this is why we speak up for our ancestors. In doing so, we are also defending the ability of future Southerners to be just that... Southerners... Americans... and not be ridiculed for it.

I guess the message of tolerance, recalled on a national holiday (and echoed in a Presidential inauguration address) fell on deaf ears with some. If you are offended by this, then tell YOUR Congressman about it; ask him to hold his uncivil colleague up to ridicule. Use the following link:

Gene Hogan
Chief of Heritage Defense
(866) 681 - 7314
chief.heritage@gmail.com

150th Anniversary of Battle at Cape Girardeau, MO

Cape Girardeau   
Other Names: None
Location: Cape Girardeau City
Campaign: Marmaduke’s Second Expedition into Missouri (1863)
Date(s): April 26, 1863
Principal Commanders: Brig. Gen. John McNeil [US]; Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke [CS]
Forces Engaged: Garrison plus some reinforcements [US]; cavalry division [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 337 total (US 12; CS 325)
Description: Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke sought to strike Brig. Gen. John McNeil, with his combined force of about 2,000 men, at Bloomfield, Missouri. McNeil retreated and Marmaduke followed. Marmaduke received notification, on April 25, that McNeil was near Cape Girardeau. He sent troops to destroy or capture McNeil’s force, but then he learned that the Federals had placed themselves in the fortifications. Marmaduke ordered one of his brigades to make a demonstration to ascertain the Federals’ strength. Col. John S. Shelby’s brigade made the demonstration which escalated into an attack. Those Union forces not already in fortifications retreated into them. Realizing the Federals’ strength, Marmaduke withdrew his division to Jackson. After finding the force he had been chasing, Marmaduke was repulsed. Meant to relieve pressure on other Confederate troops and to disrupt Union operations, Marmaduke’s expedition did little to fulfill either objective.
Result(s): Union victory
CWSAC Reference #: MO020
Preservation Priority: IV.2 (Class D)

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

2nd Amendment Preservation Act

Folks,

You don’t have to be a Confederate or even a Confederate sympathizer to take the bit in your teeth and run with this action. Act now or endure the curses of your children for the rest of what will be a very miserable and potentially short life.

Being the current uproar over the 2nd amendment is all squawk  versus substance, we should look at the other provisions of the constitution to clear the air.

I am speaking of Article I, section 8 clauses 15 and 16.
Clause 15 & 16;
(15) To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
Note: The central government may only make provisions for calling forth the Militia. That means procuring the extra equipage required to maintain a force in the field i.e. tents, cots, rations and ammunition and prior determined spares to replace battle losses.

Second item of note is the requirement for the Militia to enforce the laws of the union. That can, and did, apply to the laws of the several states and locals when not in Federal service.

(16) To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;

In clause 16, we find the Federal government only has 3 functions concerning the Militia, which is the whole people. Note that there is no age provision nor divisions of classes in the constitution. That means the government is responsible for arming the whole population with MILITARY GRADE WEAPONS suitable for an Infantryman of the Federal Army.

That means real ASSAULT weapons complete with high capacity magazines, select fire capabilities, bayonets and the proper ammunition to go along with them.

Gee, guess what, we haven’t even addressed the 2nd amendment yet!

Organizing, arming and disciplining are the natural realm of the Secretary of War and the War Department.

Organizing is nothing more than publishing a Table of Organization and Equipment (TOE) which prescribes the number of men within a unit and a breakdown of rank to command the unit. It also prescribes the basic issue of equipment to sustain the unit.

Discipling means nothing more than teaching (training).

Now, on to the 2nd amendment! It wasn’t written to protect our rights per se yet we do have the God given right to protect our lives and the lives of our families and property and what better way to do so than with guns? It was drafted to prohibit congress for doing anything to alter the provisions of Article I, Section 8 clauses 15 and 16 which required the government to arm us!


The weasel wordsmithing used by congress has attempted to amend the constitution by their legislative ‘law’! There isn’t a single ‘law’ concerning the Militia or guns that is valid and legally enforceable today but, by our own cowardice, we will continue to abide by their illegal acts until someone becomes so fed-up they start enforcing the constitution as it was meant to be.

The only way to get through to the Criminals in the District of Criminals is through extremely late term abortions. Our State and Local Officials are much closer and more easily approached so put a fire under them and force them to do their jobs for once in their miserable existence. Brook no partisanship on this issue.

If they won’t act in accordance with our wishes, recall them if you have that power. If you don’t have the right to recall, find out why not and really put pressure on the system to change it.

We are supposed to be a self-governing people. How can we exercise our authority over these cretins if we have no power to remove or punish them?

It’s high time to re-secure our liberties and that means action.

Deo Vindice,

Dennis Joyce
"Our task of creating a Socialist America can only succeed when those who would resist us have been totally disarmed." -- Sarah Brady

"I don't care about crime; I just want to get the guns." -- Senator Howard Metzenbaum

"My view of guns is simple. I hate guns and I cannot imagine why anyone would want to own one. If I had my way, guns for sport would be registered, and all other guns would be banned." -- Deborah Prothrow-Stith (Dean of Harvard School of Public Health)

"If I could have banned them all - 'Mr. and Mrs. America turn in your guns' - I would have!" -- Diane Feinstein


2nd Amendment Preservation Act

This legislative package is a state-level response to constitutional violations of the 2nd Amendment by the federal government. Activists, we encourage you to send this to your state senators and representatives – and ask them to introduce this legislation in your state.

Scroll down to see local legislation that can be used in your county, city or town.


AN ACT, which shall be known and may be cited as the “2nd Amendment Preservation Act.”

To prevent federal infringement on the right to keep and bear arms; nullifying all federal acts in violation of the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF (STATE) DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1 The legislature of the State of ____________ finds that:
A. The 2nd Amendment to the Constitution of the United States reads as follows, “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”
B. All federal acts, laws, orders, rules or regulations regarding firearms are a violation of the 2nd Amendment

SECTION 2 PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL INFRINGEMENT OF THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS
A. The Legislature of the State of _______________ declares that all federal acts, laws, orders, rules, regulations – past, present or future – in violation of the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution of the United States are not authorized by the Constitution of the United States and violate its true meaning and intent as given by the Founders and Ratifiers, and are hereby declared to be invalid in this state, shall not be recognized by this state, are specifically rejected by this state, and shall be considered null and void and of no effect in this state.
B. It shall be the duty of the legislature of this State to adopt and enact any and all measures as may be necessary to prevent the enforcement of any federal acts, laws, orders, rules, or regulations in violation of the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

SECTION 3 EFFECTIVE DATE
A. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.


LOCAL 2ND AMENDMENT PRESERVATION ORDINANCE

AN Ordinance, which shall be known and may be cited as the “2nd Amendment Preservation Ordinance.” To prevent federal infringement on the right to keep and bear arms; nullifying all federal acts in violation of the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF _______ COUNTY DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The _______ County Board of Commissioners finds that:
A. The 2nd Amendment to the Constitution of the United States reads as follows, “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”
B. All federal acts, laws, orders, rules or regulations regarding firearms are a violation of the 2nd Amendment
SECTION 2: PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL INFRINGEMENT OF THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS
A. The _______ County Board of Commissioners declares that all federal acts, laws, orders, rules, regulations – past, present or future – in violation of the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution of the United States are not authorized by the Constitution of the United States and violate its true meaning and intent as given by the Founders and Ratifiers; and are hereby declared to be invalid in this county, shall not be recognized by this county, are specifically rejected by this county, and shall be considered null and void and of no effect in this county.
B. It shall be the duty of the Sheriff of this County to take all measures as may be necessary to prevent the enforcement of any federal acts, laws, orders, rules, or regulations in violation of the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
SECTION 3 EFFECTIVE DATE
A. This act takes effect upon approval by the _______ County Board of Commissioners.


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Monday, January 21, 2013

"The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (1969)


 
    Please remember Mr R E Lee's Birthday (Sat the 19th) and Mr Thomas J Jackson's Birthday (Mon the 21st).  For a long long long time The 3rd monday in january was/has been designated 'Confederate Heroes Day'.  I doNT think i have to tell you that that TOO has been hi-jacked from us. a black activist who was killed in the 60s was given Lee's and Jackson's Day (surprise surprise). king's birthday is actually the 15th, but when they made that a 'holiday' a couple decades ago.....they designated it to ALSO be on the 3rd monday in january.......which had been Confederate Heroes day Long before king was shot.....or even born for that matter. Its somthing to think about and share. Honor our great men!!!!!!!!!  Enjoy the video and take a minute to think about these Great men and what all the South went through and how these men and the sacrifices made by them and the South and all the suffering then and all the lies upon lies told now. It should make ya fightin' madder than hell!!  



Subject: arenotfree sent you a video: "The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (1969) w/Lyrics [720p HD] ~MetalGuruMessiah #27~"
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[Video #27] from http://www.youtube.com/user/MetalGuruMessiah the address for MetalGuruMessiah's Musical Paint Box! Check out my other videos!

The 27th video in my series is a live version of The Band's song "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" which was originally released on their 1969 debut album, The Band.

The version in the video is actually from The Last Waltz concert from 1976. I originally worked the video to the original version, but changed to the live one later on and neglected to change the album art in the opening and closing credits to reflect that change (it would be immediately corrected were it not for certain hassles involved with re-uploading).

I like both versions of the song equally well, but the applause in the live version seemed to add another dimension to the images and as a bonus the live version was a bit longer allowing for more images. Levon Helms vocals are absolutely perfect....truly one of the greatest folk/rock singers of all time. I've always been a huge fan of The Band, in great part to Levon's extraordinary talent and contributions. UPDATE 04/18/12....Levon is very sick and is in the final stages of his battle with cancer. Having just recently lost my own father in the same way, I'm wishing Levon a peaceful exit from his tired physical vessel to a higher state of enlightenment and being. Levon has shined brightly for so many years and i'm going to miss him! Thanks for the happiness you brought into mine, and so many other's lives.......soon you will shine even brighter!

04/19/12 We lost Levon today. For many rock music fans, this was a hard one....a really hard one. Levon was just such an important and influential part of the rock music scene for five decades. It's just a really sad day for rock and roll to lose such an extraordinary talent.....a true legend. Thanks again for it all, Levon! I know you're wrapped in some of the warmth, peace & love you brought so many others while you were here with us!

This is a song about a confederate soldier named Virgil Caine and his days in the American Civil War. It is a very emotional and haunting narrative and has always been one of my all-time favorites.

In making these videos, sometimes you struggle to find good images to work with and sometimes you struggle to weed through good images.....this song was definitely one of those where images were no problem. There was just so much to work with!

Thought some actual bells ringing would add dramatically to the tune, so I found some that looked good (and more importantly, sounded right!) and added them in. Think they work pretty good, hope you don't mind the liberty with this classic!?

I think the video works well and I hope that maybe some younger people who might not ever listen to the song will get it's message with the images to help them along....and longtime fans can see in in a way they may or may not have played it in their mind when they listened to it.

The song is certainly not meant to be political it's simply a reflection on a historical period of America which was extraordinarily captured by the words and music of The Band.

I hope you enjoy.

[Lyrics]
Virgil Caine is the name and I served on the Danville train
'Til Stoneman's cavalry came and tore up the tracks again
In the winter of '65, we were hungry, just barely alive
By May the tenth, Richmond had fell
It's a time I remember, oh so well

The night they drove old Dixie down
And the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down
And the people were singing
They went, "La, la, la"

Back with my wife in Tennessee, when one day she called to me
"Virgil, quick, come see, there go the Robert E.Lee"
Now I don't mind choppin' wood, and I don't care if the money's no good
Ya take what ya need and ya leave the rest
But they should never have taken the very best

The night they drove old Dixie down
And the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down
And all the people were singing
They went, "La, la, la"

Like my father before me, I will work the land
And like my brother above me, who took a rebel stand
He was just eighteen, proud and brave, but a Yankee laid him in his grave
I swear by the mud below my feet
You can't raise a Caine back up when he's in defeat

The night they drove old Dixie down
And the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down
And all the people were singing
They went, "Na, na, na"

The night they drove old Dixie down
And all the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down
And the people were singing
They went, "Na, na, na"
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Life and Campaigns of Stonewall Jackson

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Stonewall Jackson. His very name evokes the image of the solid, immovable Confederate general whose sobriquet, earned at the Battle of First Manassas, no longer requires quotation marks. In this volume, Stonewall's pious Christian character, service to the church, unwavering commitment to duty, affectionate role as husband and father, as well as his magnificent service to Virginia are carefully recorded by his close friend Robert Lewis Dabney.

Labeled by some a religious fanatic, General Jackson was simply a consistent biblical Christian who lived out his faith every day, seriously and without compromise. Dabney's account of military life in the field with General Jackson provides poignant insight into the character of the General as they discuss theology and military history, pray together, and gallop to the sound of the guns. In a day bereft of true heroes, Stonewall's gallant deeds and virtuous conduct still move our hearts with admiration. He shows us how a Christian soldier should live and die.

Stonewall Jackson's Book of Maxims




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Few men have ever started from humbler beginnings and risen to greater heights. Thomas J. Jackson never sought fame, but he could not escape its light when opportunity came. When people and soldiers around him cheered, Jackson blushed because he had searched neither for notoriety nor renown and had instead devoted his energies to being a better person, to achieving a reputation of merit and worth.
Jackson was very much a man of his time. He was not alone in this quest for personal development, but he was an earnest man with an iron resolve. Such personal discipline served him well during the war that divided North and South. Although he was fatally wounded by friendly fire on May 2, 1863, Jackson has continued to live in the national memory and to fascinate Americans with his remarkable achievements against incredible odds. His sobriquet "Stonewall" remains the most famous nickname in American military history.
The manner in which Jackson lived his life was heavily influenced by the popular writings of Lord Chesterfield, whose published letters to his son on self-improvement were well known in polite society. No single work—save the Bible—more influenced Jackson in his personal evolution. While he was a cadet at West Point, he collected maxims as part of his quest for status as a gentleman, and in the mid-1850s he carefully inscribed these maxims in a personal notebook, which disappeared after his death in 1863. Subsequent generations assumed this notebook was a casualty of time, but in the 1990s, during his research for a biography of Jackson, the author discovered the long-lost book of maxims in the archives of Tulane University.
Jackson's maxims are reproduced here as he wrote them. Accompanying each are insights into the man, including the origin of the adage, one or more quotations that parallel the maxim, how Jackson may have applied the idea in his own life, and how certain maxims offer insights into the mind of the man.

Stonewall Jackson




Jackson traces his life from his humble beginnings, through his military career, to his untimely death in 1863, discussing his military campaigns and strategies, religious beliefs, personal eccentricities, and more.

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