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- A
place where we can also retreat
- retreat to years gone by - a
place where we can reminisce -
honor our Confederate Heritage -
honor our Confederate family and
neighbors who fought in the
Civil War. This is also a
place to learn - to uncover the
trials and tribulations of those
who fought - to learn about
"the man - General Robert
E. Lee" - to learn how we
can apply his work and life
ethics to our own lives and
battles we face.
May
you leave with a wonderful
realization of how you can also
honor the "South" and
recapture the essence of a time
our forefathers paved the way
for us.
Important
Dates to
Remember
in January:
January
19th
Robert E. Lee
Birth:
January 19, 1807
Death:
October 12, 1870
January
21st
Thomas Jonathan
"Stonewall"
Jackson
Birth:
January 21, 1824
Death:
May 10, 1863
How
many springs have gone
since they
Who wore the uniform of
gray
Last looked upon summer
snow of dogwood,
blooming below
Their southern skies and
friendly sun,
Or watched the winding
rivers run
Or knew when spring
wind's gentle hand
Stretched forth to heal
their wounded land.
They sleep where the
azaleas spread
Their glorious colors,
where the red old hills
And mountain peaks
Stand listening while
nature speaks.
And from the woodlands
sound the strains
Of memories; where
coastal plains
Run down to join the
ceaseless tide
Ebbing and flowing as
they died.
Let us remember them as
time
And tide move on in
endless rhyme.
When spring is wearing
her bouquet
For the lost legions of
the gray.
While bud and blossom,
hill and tree
Remember them, so shall
we.
by Oliver Reeves
Buckingham,
Virginia
In 1908, a Confederate monument was
unveiled at the Buckingham Courthouse
on U.S. 60 in Buckingham County.
Buried at the base of the monument was a
100 year old time capsule - opened - Saturday, August 2, 2008 Read
all about it here ...
Truely and Affectionately He led them ... to fight for the South ...
their sacrifice ... their undying bravery ... their courage ... their dedication ...
What we learn today from those years ... could bring America back.
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