VOLUME XII ISSUE 5 2019

ROUGH The Sons of Confederate Veterans – Camp 265

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CAMP
265
Home of the Rankin Rough & Ready’s – Brandon, Mississippi

Commander’s Report
We are one month away from our 8th Civil War Relic Show
and the 124th Reunion of the MS Division Sons of Confederate
Veterans. Please register for the reunion and make plans to help
Friday June 7th, Saturday June 8th, and Sunday June 9th, 2019!

Our May 4th meeting will be addressed by General Benjamin H.

Grierson. He will discuss his raids on Mississippi. We will be
discussing the Relic Show & Reunion details. So come early, bring
someone with you, and as sure as water is wet, I’ll probably see you
at our next meeting on May 4th at the Bass Pro Shop! The OCR
meeting starts at 5pm. Dinner is served at 6pm. The SCV meeting
starts at 7pm. Remember to bring $13.50 cash or check for the buffet.
– Tim Cupit

Meeting Agenda for May 4th:

Agenda For May 4th, 2019 Meeting
- Open with prayer at 7pm sharp
- Pledge of Allegiance to the US flag and salutes led by 2nd Lt.
Commander Tom Lilly
- Trivia by Ralph Smitherman
- Guest Speaker–Union General Benjamin H. Grierson: Mississippi
Raids
-Q&A

Unfinished Business
- Adopt minutes from April 6th, Motion, 2nd, Discussion, Vote.
- Did everyone sign in & get a door prize ticket?
- www.scv265.com and Facebook stats from Chris Merck
- 1st Thursday Coin Club Meeting at the Brandon Library at 6:30pm
hosted by Ed Lofton & draw for first door prize
- OCR Report by Brandi Gray
- Review 2019 MS Division SCV Reunion. We need members of the
camp to attend this reunion!!!
- Camp polo shirts– Lynn Gaskin Our guest speaker on April 6th was none other than our very
- Flag Raising update/report own – Mr. Jim Tyrney! He spoke about Confederate
- 4th Brigade Picnic Report
- April 13th Pearl Camp Memorial Service at the Old Brandon
explosives, artillery, grenades, and underwater mines, just
Cemetery Report to name a few. He even had several examples and replicas
- Is there any other unfinished business? on display! Very interesting history. Thank you Mr. Tyrney!
New Business
- New Members Keep up with what’s happening in and around
- We need a head count for the buffet in June Camp 265 by checking out the official
- Door Prizes Rankin Rough & Ready’s Facebook page!
- Open Floor
http://www.facebook.com/scv265
- Close the meeting with prayer at approx. 8:40pm
- Pass The Hat

Commander’s Quote:
“If it’s important to you, you’ll find a way.
If not- you’ll find an excuse.”
 CHAPLAIN’S REPORT
by Tom Fortenberry
SOME THINGS ARE,
AND SOME THINGS ARE NOT
It is often said that a critical part of a military leaders training is to
discern information received so that they can make a proper decision
based on the events set before them. The results of their decisions
often as much determine the out come of success both in peace time
and on the battle field. And can also result in failure in loss of men,
materials, and even the battle. To this end every person should know
and realize that they can find themselves on the front line at any point
of the battle. Information is important to making ones decisions.
It is common nature for us as human beings to often believe the first
thing we hear. In fact I could just imagine what it would sound like if
all of the cell phones today were open like the party lines of days gone
by. You knew that everybody listening in on the community phone
line knew what the other said before you knew.
Thank the Good Lord that things have changed. We now have the
ability to check out the information and confirm if it’s true or not.
Read the Bible!
Now I would not believe anyone would take for fact that the moon
was made of green cheese, the earth is flat, or I was once taken by
aliens, that Lincoln’s head is bald on the backside of Mt. Rushmore,
and the Devils Tower in Wyoming is actually a tree stump.And yet the
world is full of falsehood and its wisdom empty. Yet there remains a
truth from which darkness fees. Every good soldier is trained to
follow their commander. The decision is before each of us to live in
faith as our loved ones lived before us.
Some things are and Some things are not. Strange words that may
cause one to stop for a moment and ponder. Many of us in the SCV
and the OCR continue to visit the memorials and graves of those who
acted in faith to which they now give evidence. May they in our
stopping to read their names, strengthen our resolve to act; and by our
action result in winning the battle set before us.
Ephesians 6:10-13
“Finally, grow powerful in union with the Lord, in union with his
mighty strength! Use all the armor and weaponry that God provides,
so that you will be able to stand against the deceptive tactics of the
Adversary. For we are not struggling against human beings, but
against the rulers, authorities and cosmic powers governing this
darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realm. So
take up every piece of war equipment God provides; so that when the
evil day comes, you will be able to resist; and when the battle is won,
you will still be standing.”
May God Bless each of you and keep you.
Thomas Fortenberry, Chaplain, Camp 265
ADJUTANT’S REPORT
by Charles Lewis
"The fact that one army was fighting for union and the other for
disunion is a political expression; the actual fact on the battlefield,
in the face of cannon and musket, was that the Federal troops came
as invaders, and the Southern troops stood as defenders of their
homes, and further than this we need not go." – Confederate Gen.
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard
Forty seven people signed in for door prizes at the April meeting.
Tim Cupit called the meeting to order. Butch Kuriger made a motion
the minutes from the March meeting be accepted. Ian Powell second
the motion, and with no discussion the minutes were approved.
Camp member, Jim Tyrney, spoke to the group on mines/grenades of
the Civil War. He had several type grenades/mines with him, so not
only did we learn about the damage they did during the war, but we
were able to see some of the actual grenades and mines.
Reports on the relic show/division reunion, OCR activities, and 4th
brigade picnic were given.
Cadet Jeremy Bowling ask to be moved to full membership status.
James Cook made a motion he be accepted, Robert Myers second the
motion, and with an unanimous vote he was accepted.
With the help of the OCR, a short candlelight service was held to
honor our ancestors. Each SCV member and OCR member
extinguished a candle flame to represent the loss of a Confederate life.
Confederate memorial services were held all over the state during
April. I hope each of you was able to attend one.
The pass the hat took in $58.50.
Upcoming Events:
- May 5, 2019 (new date) -- Flag Dedication. Hwy 51 South,
Brookhaven, MS.
- May 18 & 19 -- Trail of Honor. Harley Shop I-55 South, Jackson, MS
- June 7, 8, & 9 -- Relic show and MS Division Reunion. Brandon City
Hall, Brandon MS
- July 10, 11, 12, & 13 -- SCV 2019 National Reunion. OCR national
meeting and tea. Mobile, Alabama
July is approaching fast. Dues are due to me by July, 19th. They are
$50.00. Make check payable to SCV Camp 265.
Mail to:
Charles Lewis
1324 Rosemary Rd.
Florence, MS 39073
This will give me a week to process them, fill out necessary paper
work, and get them to headquarters by July 31st. Failure to get them in
on time results in late fees.
A special relic show/reunion meeting was held at Penn's on Sat. April
13th. Plans are coming together, but we still need everyone's help to
successfully pull this event off.
Charles Lewis, Adjutant, Camp 265
 Mary Ann Forrest Chapter of the Order of Confederate Rose
April was super busy with Confederate Heritage Month! The ladies attended Memorial Services from Central to South Mississippi and laid
wreaths to honor our ancestors. Our most special service was at Drake Cemetery in Flowood, where we flagged several graves and left
coins on the headstones. At Beauvoir’s State Memorial Service we were able to donate $1000 on behalf of the Mississippi Society OCR
along with many other Chapters across the State to help eventually rebuild Varina’s Garden to its historic splendor. It was quite an honor to
be there and take part in such a memorable Service. And now we move our focus to the upcoming Trail of Honor and the Relic
Show/Division Reunion. We will need all hands on deck to assist with these two very important events. Again, we’d like to thank our host
Camp 265, Rankin Rough & Readies for all they do to assist us. Can’t wait to see you all at the May meeting!

For more information on the Mary Ann Forrest Chapter of the Order of Confederate Rose, or to become a member, please visit them online
at www.maryannforrestocr.com

You can also visit them on Facebook at:

www.facebook.com/maryannforrest23/

Cemetery clean-up crew remembering and honoring our Confederate ancestors in The Tishomingo Avengers defending the works at Fort Blakeley, Alabama!
the Puckett/Polkville area!

Commander Tim Cupit recently traveled to Corinth to recruit vendors for our Members from the Magnolia Rifles were also present at Fort Blakeley.
Brandon Civil War Relic Show!
 Confederate Heritage Month Memorial Service

Poem for Confederate Memorial Day

by Oliver Reeves

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.
MAFOCR member Jamie Hamblin laid a wreath and lit a candle for the
While bud and blossom, hill and tree
Confederate Memorial Service at the April 6th SCV meeting in Pearl, MS. Remember them, so shall we.
Please welcome Camp #265’s newest member Mr. Jeremy Bowling! (left) Father & daughter Charles and Charla Lewis visiting and honoring their
Confederate cousin Alfred A. Lewis’ grave in Harrisville, MS.

MAFOCR member Mrs. Debby Warren and granddaughter Makenah attended the
Marion Cemetery Memorial Service hosted by the Nathan Bedford Forrest SCV.

Several MAFOCR & SCV members attended the Magnolia Confederate Cemetery Members from the MAFOCR & UDC attended Confederate Memorial Day at
Memorial Service in Magnolia, MS on April 20, 2019. Soldier’s Rest in Vicksburg, MS.
 Members from the MAFOCR participated in Confederate Memorial Services at
Drake United Church.

Historical marker in front of the Twelve Gables House in Columbus, MS.

The first memorial service of 2019, held at the Old Brandon Cemetery, Brandon,
MS.
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B R A N D O N C I TY H A L L
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SUN. JUNE 9 TH 9 AM - 4 PM

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2019 Civil War Relic Show Update
Tim Cupit, along with Lynn Gaskin and Jim Tyrney traveled to Franklin, TN on December 1st and 2nd to solicit vendors for our show.
We made many good contacts and found many potential vendors. The trip was well worth it! I went to the Dalton Georgia Relic Show on
February 3rd and got an excellent response. The three of us also visited the Vicksburg Relic Show on February 9th. I hope to be able to
attend the Memphis Relic Show on March 31st. We have finished designing one of our ads for the newspapers, and used that to advertise
our show in a Civil War Collector & Dealer Directory that will be distributed all over the country. We have completed our flier design
and the fliers have been delivered. Please pick up fliers to hand out wherever you go. We’re not putting them out in businesses until three
weeks before the show. For now just hand them out to people you meet that show interest in the show. We have banners shipped out to be
reprinted for the 2019 show, and we need a few volunteers to change the dates on the yard signs (these are done by hand). We have our
radio ads put together – I will play them for you at the next meeting.

We sent all camp members, potential vendors, & past vendors a Christmas card that included a vendor registration form. Totaling over
600. Yes, that was a large task! The room has been secured, and tables have been reserved! I also reserved 150 extra chairs. A musician
has committed to come play at our show on Saturday & Sunday to create a better atmosphere. We have an exhibit secured that will
display handmade models of some of the ships used during the Civil War. This exhibit will add depth to our show and provide the public
with a unique look into the history of naval warfare.

WE NEED TO SELL ADS!!! We still need help raising money by selling ads in our newsletter or soliciting donations. Any help with
this endeavor would be greatly appreciated by all of us at Camp 265. Remember, it costs about $20,000 to put on our Relic Show! We
have sponsor sheets to use when selling ads with photos of activities our camp has done in the community, an explanation of how their
donation will be used, and information for them regarding a tax write off.

Remember: if you ask, you may be told no, but if you never ask- you’ll never be told yes! Please make plans to attend the 2019 Civil War
Relic Show and help us make it a success!

2019 Mississippi SCV Division Reunion Update

The Bibles for the goodie bags are in, as well as the Medals and reunion ribbons. The goodie bags have been secured, however the flag
for the reunion is still in the works. Music for Friday & Saturday nights has been confirmed.

I need help visiting other camps and handing out invitations! Invitations are available to anyone who wants to visit other camps and hand
them out (I can also email the invitations to you). I have visited and handed out invitations at the 2018 Reunion in Biloxi, Summit,
Meridian, Bruce, Columbia, Bay St. Louis, Florence, the October Executive Council Meeting, the Mechanized Cavalry Annual Meeting
in Louisville, Natchez, the 2nd Meridian Camp, Oxford, Corinth, and the 5th Brigade Christmas party in Hattiesburg, the Biloxi Camp,
the Hattiesburg Camp, the Vicksburg Camp, and the Pearl Camp, the Caledonia Camp, the Jackson Camp, the Laurel Camp, the March
Executive Council Meeting, the Ripley Camp, the Southaven Camp, and the 4 th Brigade Picnic in March. I will not be visiting anymore
camps or events promoting the Division Reunion; now is the time to focus on planning the event itself.

Again - I need help visiting other camps! Please join me in thanking these SCV & OCR members for their help in promoting our 124th
Annual Reunion: Mike & Jeremy Bowling visited the Lucedale Camp. Chris Merck has visited approximately 10 camps. Dave Adcox
has visited approximately 15 camps. Cookie visited the Forest Camp. Butch Kuriger visited the Clinton Camp. Tom Lily visited the
Ponotac Camp. Larry Eubanks has visited approximately 5 camps. Brandi Gray has visited approximately 10 SCV camps / OCR
chapters. Jamie Hamblin & Susan Cook completed approximately 2,700 pieces of mail that were sent out in March & they are currently
working on our Reunion flag as well as the table decorations for Saturday night. Susan Jones is working on the table decorations for
Friday night. There are many others helping with our Reunion. Please prepare to engage, register for the reunion, and be able to help
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday, June 7th , 8th , & 9th , 2019.

Our last Reunion Committee Meeting was on April 13, 2019 at Penn's in Brandon at 3pm. This meeting was open to everyone: SCV,
OCR, & family members. Our March 16th meeting was cancelled because it conflicted with the 4th Brigade Picnic. We need all
members to register for the reunion and consider taking on a job for the Relic Show. Your help is needed!
 SCV Camp#265
Commander Tim Cupit
317 Lake Heather Road, Brandon, MS 39047
C: 769-234-2966
E: timcupit@comcast.net Website: www.scv265.com

June 6th, 2018

Mississippi Sons of Confederate Veterans,

Greetings from SCV Camp #265 in Brandon, MS. We are hosting the state/division SCV Reunion in
Brandon, Mississippi this year on June 7 and 8 of 2019 and wanted to personally invite each and every one
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of you and your families to attend.

Our first thought was: “How can we convince our fellow SCV members around the state to come to
the Division Reunion if they’ve never been or have not planned on coming?” Well let me tell you what we
brain stormed. We will be hosting a Civil War Relic Show in conjunction with our reunion! Isn’t that a great
idea?! We will have vendors for men and women, MS authors, MS artists, musicians, a live band (from MS)
playing period music, a cannon display outside, a civil war surgeon with all the tools of the trade inside, and
much, much more! The Relic Show will open at 9:00am on Saturday morning and close at 5:00pm Saturday
evening. Please come early, visit, and support the vendors that are here for you. Registration is from 3pm -
7pm on Friday afternoon and from 6am-9am Saturday morning. By the way, the relic show will be open to
the public so they can see what the SCV is all about. Your attendance will be very impressive to the public
and the vendors at the show. Men and women are welcome to wear their period clothes. At 6pm on Friday
afternoon we will have a president’s reception for all the vendors, members, and families. At the reception we
will be serving a large birthday cake along with dinner to celebrate Jefferson Davis’ 211th Birthday.
Hopefully feeding everyone will ease the financial strain of coming to the reunion. At 7pm we will have a
short musical performance. We will end the night by everyone singing “Dixie”. Dress for the business
meeting is business, business casual or period dress. Everyone who wants to dress out is welcome to be a part
of the color guard. This would make for an impressive picture for the Confederate Veteran magazine!
Opening ceremonies for the business session will be from 8am to 9am. The business session will run
from 9:00am – 1:00pm with our memorial service at 1:00pm through 1:30pm. Sorry, but the business session
is for division members in good standing only. After the business session we need a group picture of all
members! After the group picture will be a good time for fellowship time and an opportunity to get dressed
for the banquet starting at 6:30pm. At 6:30pm dinner will be served buffet style with some of the best food
you will ever lay your lips on. Let me put it this way, the last National Reunion I went to, I paid $30.00 for
lunch and got a turkey wrap! I assure you there will be no turkey wraps on our buffet!! The menu will be:
baked chicken and prime rib with all the trimmings.
At 7:30pm, Mr. Walt Grayson will be our speaker. He is a great speaker! The wives will enjoy him
just as much as you do. At 8:00pm awards will be given out and at 8:30pm door prize winners will be
announced! At 9:00pm we will end by the members singing “Dixie” and afterwards we will have a special treat
along with the announcement of the winner of the AR15.
Let’s look at finances. When you come to the reunion, dinner will be provided on Friday night for
FREE, there will be FREE coffee and donuts Saturday morning, hotel rates are from $89.00 a night, and
registration is $45.00. The banquet is $25.00/person, and in theory, the convention ends early enough for you
to drive home Saturday night and not spend the extra money on the hotel. That’s two days of entertainment
around some of the best people you will ever meet for approximately $70.00 for one person within driving
distance; $165.00 with a one night hotel stay; $190.00 with a one night hotel stay with your spouse. Now that’s
affordable!
We here in Brandon are proud to be members of the Mississippi Division Sons of Confederate
Veterans and are not ashamed of it. We will not be having this convention in a barn in the middle of the
woods hiding from view. We are having this convention at City Hall in downtown Brandon; the largest room
we could find. We have a letter from the Mayor, the Rankin County Chamber of Commerce, and the Rankin
County Board of Supervisors welcoming the Sons of Confederate Veterans to Brandon and Rankin County
for our 124th annual reunion.
The task of putting all this together for the entire state has been no walk in the park. We will try to
personally visit each camp in the state to invite you to the convention but there will probably be more to do
than time and money will allow. On top of that, as each one of you know, everything done for the SCV is
done after working, church activities, school, kids, health issues, and without pay.
In closing, I want you to know we are doing this because we are proud of our history in this great
country, we are proud of our brave ancestors, and we are proud to be Sons of Confederate Veterans. Please
mark your calendars for June 7th and 8th 2019, request vacation days at work, put off the family reunion for
one year, whatever you have to do to come and support the vendors that will be here for you, meet your
fellow SCV members from around the state, enjoy some good ole southern hospitality, and let’s show
everyone that old times here are not forgotten! May God bless you and your families.

Sincerely,

Tim Cupit

PS: Hotel reservations must be made by May 30th, 2019 to get the SCV rate. Contact info is on the
registration form.

Registration forms must be received by May 25th, 2019. We will register you at the door but, it comes
with the obvious consequences; name tags hand written, no goodie bag, etc.

Remember to bring your scrapbook! They will be judged on Saturday after the business meeting. Your
scrapbook will be good ways to let the other camps in the division see what you have done over the past
year and may also give other camps ideas for activities in their communities.

Activities in the community for nonmembers or people who do not want to attend the relic show: The
Bass Pro Shop, Braves Stadium, AG Museum, Children’s Museum, Wildlife and Science Museum,
Shopping at The Dogwood Promenade, Antique Stores, and much more!

The reunion, relic show, and registration will be at City Hall. (Address will be on the registration form)
 2019 SCV MS Division Reunion Registration Form
124th Reunion – Mississippi Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans
25th Reunion – Mississippi Society, Order of Confederate Rose

Brandon, Mississippi – June 7th & 8th, 2019

Hosted By The Rankin Rough And Ready’s Camp #265 And Mary Ann Forrest Chapter #23, MSOCR
All Events Will be Held at The Brandon City Hall: 1000 Municipal Drive, Brandon, MS 39042

SCV Member Name________________________________________________________________________________

Title / SCV Camp Name & Number ___________________________________________________________________
OCR Member Name________________________________________________________________________________
Title / OCR Chapter Name & Number_________________________________________________________________
Address _________________________________________City_______________________State_____Zip___________
Phone # ____________________________Email_________________________________________________________
Spouse/Guest Name(s)-For Badges_____________________________________________________________________
All registered SCV members will receive a name badge, a convention medal, a program, and a bag of goodies
(quantity limited to 150). Registration at the door will receive the same as long as supplies last. OCR
registrants will have a Tea in lieu of a medal. If you wish to get a medal, please pay SCV price this will
automatically qualify you for the AR15 being given away Saturday night at the banquet! (Contingent upon
meeting all applicable laws and regulations in the state of Mississippi)

REGISTRATION AMOUNTS

SCV before May 15, 2019 $45.00 After May 15, 2019 $50.00 QTY_____$______________

OCR before May 15, 2019 $20.00 After May 15, 2019 $25.00 QTY_____$______________

Ancestor Memorial: EACH MEMORIAL IS $10.00 QTY_____$______________

Please print or type each memorial on a separate page & submit before April 25th, 2019

Program Ads: $100.00 - full page; $50.00 - half page; $35.00 - quarter page; $25.00 - business card size
(Please email ad information on a separate page before April 25 th, 2019) $______________

Awards Banquet: $25.00 per adult plate QTY_____ $______________

$10.00 per child plate (15 and under) QTY_____$______________
(No Meal Registration after May 25, 2019)
Total Amount $______________

Please Make Checks Payable to SCV Camp #265 & Mail to: Tim Cupit, 317 Lake Heather Rd, Brandon, MS 39047

Contact Information: SCV Contact: Tim Cupit: 769-234-2966 or timcupit@comcast.net | OCR Contact: Brandi Gray:
601-896-8652 or maryannforrestocr@yahoo.com

Host Hotel Info: La Quinta at 215 Dande Rd, Brandon, MS. SCV Rate - $89.00 plus tax Phone: 601-591-1045.
Ramada Inn at 341 Airport Rd. Pearl, MS SCV Rate - $89.00 double plus tax Phone: 601-933-1122
**All Reservations must be made by April 30, 2019**
Registration will be at City Hall between 4pm & 7pm Friday and between 6am & 9am Saturday.
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS - THEY SUPPORT US!
 The Sons of Confederate Veterans
Camp #265

THE RANKIN DISPATCH NON-PROFIT ORG.

U.S. POSTAGE PAID
317 Lake Heather Road BRANDON, MS
Brandon, MS 39047 PERMIT NO. 265

Our next meeting is May 4th

at Bass Pro Shops in Pearl at 7:00pm.
Come early!