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On September 3rd 2004 Gettysburg College, Schmucker Art Gallery will hold a mock lynching of a Confederate flag on a thirteen foot gallow outside by a Black 36 year old teacher and artist from Florida. He once displayed on his his recolored confederate flags at a KKK Rally. The mock lynching has caused a major stir in town and has threatened the ecomony of Gettysburg in the future. Many southern organizations and southerers have threatened to boycott Gettysburg outright if the display is allowed to happen.Jim Palmisano, commander of the Sons of Confederate Veterans group in Gettysburg, said he wishes the school would cancel the exhibition, calling the mock lynching tasteless and insulting. There have also been reports of a higher police presence that will cost the town over $50,000. Buisnesses may suffer and taxpayers may pick up the cost for the Police. This is a disgrace to the town and should not be allowed to happen. The institution of slavery existed under the American Flag long before the stars and bars. The American Civil War was fought for many reasons other than slavery and once the Union was victourios, slavery was abolished. The stars and bars is symbolic of Southern Heritage and a dream of a nation that would never come to pass. However it still is part of our heritage as americans and should not be mocked. Slavery was wrong and even most southerners felt it was on its way out. These Colleges and Left-Wing Liberals are always trying to prove something and they use the most annoying ways of doing it. You rarely find Conservatives burning flags,parading nude with slogans painted on their bodies and blocking goverment buildings. The Sons of Confederate Veterans have released the following press release........... August 25, 2004 International Sons of Confederate Veterans Columbia, Tennessee PRESS RELEASE SCV ANNOUNCES GETTYSBURG BOYCOTT The greatest battle ever fought on the North American continent and the historical aftermath of this titanic contest have been lost forever in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. On the same grounds where Robert E. Lee, John Buford and John Reynolds fought for principles they held dear to them, Gettysburg College has decided that political correctness is more important than it’s historical identity. The Sons of Confederate Veterans hereby alert all of our members and friends to attend the rally to be held on September 2 and September 3 at Gettysburg College to protest the College sponsored art exhibit featuring the hateful anti-Southern artwork of John Sims. It has become apparent that neither Gettysburg College nor Gettysburg appreciates the value of Southern tourism. The valor exhibited by Confederate soldiers in this decisive battle is no longer important to officials of Gettysburg or Gettysburg College. The Confederate Battle flag is an honored flag flown on the battlefield by our Confederate soldiers. By promoting what the college calls “art” in which any intelligent person can see is nothing but thinly disguised hatred, the Sons of Confederate Veterans have decided that an economic boycott of the Gettysburg area will commence on September 3. And millions of American citizens with a love of the South and their Confederate heritage have been deeply offended. Commander-in-Chief Denne Sweeney hereby calls on all members, families, and friends to avoid Gettysburg and not to spend any money in the Gettysburg area. All people concerned with the anti-Southern bigotry of this area should alert friends, media, and anyone concerned with the growing problem in Gettysburg so that this boycott will become nationwide and not just regional. After September 3, Gettysburg is to be avoided whenever vacation plans are being made. Please pass this on to all media, lists and Internet services for widespread distribution. Brag Bowling National Press Officer Sons of Confederate Veterans Gettysburg Battlefield Online asks that you show up and peacefully protest this mockery of our southern americans and help protect their and our heritage. 804.359.0382
The NY papers had it in thier comic section on Monday. I have not heard from LA yet and the Gettysburg Times said they would not print it. I guess only one side of the story is neccessary. A real Democracy we have Huh! Click on the Cartoon to hear the real story! This is a major blow to the hobby and tourists who took vacations,booked flights and hotels. The field was looked at just a few weeks back and the grass was over three feet high. Maybee they should have cut the darn grass so it could dry out. The excuse that there is no or very little farms on the entire east coast that could host the event is a scam. Ive seen farmers today out cutting thier grass with tractors. Chalk up another "big event" screwup! The only way to get the message across is to boycott the big events.Gettysburg Battlefield Online will be doing daily weather reports to show you all that the fields could have dried up in time and that this was a rush to judgement. Rescue the Colors! November 2, 2002 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. War Memorial Field Central Bucks West High School Doylestown, PA 18901 An immense number of carriages carried thousands upon thousands of people to the ceremony in Doylestown. All wanted to witness the presentation of a splendid American flag to the Ringgold Regiment, volunteers from Bucks and surrounding counties. The flag was the gift of the women of Bucks County as a statement of their support for the men training at Camp Lacey to go to battle in the Civil War. (Bucks County Intelligencer, October 22, 1861). The men of the 104th Pennsylvania Volunteers carried the flag throughout the Civil War in battles outside of Richmond and Charleston, SC, in the Shenandoah Valley, and in the siege of Petersburg. The Ringgold Flag is now in the collection of the Bucks County Historical Society. The tattered banner is desperately in need of conservation. Though its condition is poor, and losses to the original fabric significant, a recent expert evaluation determined that the majority of the flag is still intact and can be preserved and exhibited at a cost of $18,000. You are invited to the General’s Ball on November 1 at the James A. Michener Museum in Doylestown. Tickets for the General's Ball can be purchased through McClellan Rangers Reenactment Association. Join us on November 2 at War Memorial Field, Central Bucks High School West, for a living history encampment. Admission is free; contributions, to be put toward preserving the Ringgold flag, will be accepted. Net proceeds of both events will go toward preserving the Ringgold Flag. Reenactors are invited to participate in the ball and the living history encampment. When Color Sergeant John Macdonald Laughlin was handed the Ringgold Flag on that October afternoon, he was instructed by Colonel W. W. H. Davis to “cherish, honor and preserve it.” Now it is our turn to preserve the flag! ***** These events are brought to you by the McClellan Rangers Reenactment Association (MRRA), the 104th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry and the McClellan Rangers Fife and Drum Corps. For more information visit us at www.104pa.org, email us at , or phone us at 215-641-1857. Contributions toward preserving the flag can be sent to McClellan Rangers Reenactment Association P.O. Box 1865 Doylestown, PA 18901 MRRA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation chartered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. All contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent of Federal and state law. 
What you could carry you could bring. We took the fiedls in full gear and fought often near the front lines. On Friday night we went out on a recon mission to scout the reb position and strength. We were able to report the strengh of the enemy back to our camp without the enemy ever knowing.It was a long cool,dusty three hour affair that lasted from midnight to 3am. The next day it showed when the Union Army crushed the rebs in the tactical battle. The 114th was near the front and a reb flag was nearly captured by 1st Sgt Bob Amends. I want to thank Shaun, Bob, Maynard, Aaron,Ryan, Mike, Britta, Andy and Eric for coming as well as the guys from the 105th and Our beloved Captain Ed! Shaun G taught us Bayonet Drill and it drew some audience. We would like to wish a hearty farewell to our Vivandiere Britta who attended her last event for the season as she reurns back to school....and France! 
Lucky! The neat thing for me was to camp with no tent and carry everthing we needed on our back. Shoot we ate corn out of the cornfield and cooked them on our lanterns. When it was time to pack up we were outta there while "The Trusty Ol A tents" Came down. See you all at Antietam. Story originally in the Gettysburg Times. To subscribe visit www.gburgtimes.com The oldest tree on the Gettysburg battlefield lost its life this week, when strong winds split the mighty oak. “Conservatively, the tree dates back to 1715,” said Danny Reever, landscape preservation supervisor. He said the park service had been working for years to save the tree. “It is nature. Nothing lives forever,” said Reever. He explained that the oak tree, which was located on West Confederate Avenue near Emmitsburg Road had started to split six to eight years ago. “We tried to keep it alive,” said Reever. He noted that the metal rods were placed in the tree to stablize it. “It worked for a while,” he said. “But the winds on Tuesday were just too much for it.” The oak tree split at the top, pulling away from the metal pins, leaving a limb that measured three feet across hanging over West Confederate. “That was like having an entire tree hanging over the road,” Reever said. “At that point, it became a hazard.” Pennington’s Tree Service was called in to take the rest of the tree down. Once the tree was removed on Thursday, Reever set about to aging it. He used push pins to mark every 50 years and then estimated to the center of the tree, which was hollow and measured about 12-14 inches across. A 35-year veteran of the National Park Service, Reever remembers when he took tree expert, Bob White, around the park 25 years ago. “We were heading down West Confederate when he stopped me and said that’s the oldest tree on the park,” Reever recalled. “I said, ‘Then, the tree saw the Civil War’. And he said, ‘that tree probably saw George Washington ride by,’ ” Reever said. Registered landscape architect Jeanne Graybeal-Thrane said she had hoped the stump of the tree would remain with a plaque indicating that the oak was once the oldest on the battlefield. “It could have been left as one of the most historic sites of Gettysburg,” said Graybeal-Thrane. But the ground on where the stately oak once stood will soon nurture a new oak tree. “We put trees back where they stood historically,” said Reever. “And they are the same tree.” He added that a group from Canada visits the park each November and plants a tree. “We tell them where trees need to be replaced and they donate the tree. Then they come down for the planting,” said Reever. This year, Reever said, there are spaces for new trees including a replacement for an old oak on Barlow’s Knoll, the tree on West Confederate and a purple ash in the National Cemetery. “We plant a new oak and the process will start all over again,” said Reever.
The story of Fredrick Huber is very interesting and you can leave some virtual flowers!
On the final day Frank Marrone,Andrew Uhl, Les Salsbury and Alex Vasold were filmed by producers working with the Discovery Channel for an upcoming special on the effects of wounds from Civil War muskets.The special is due to be aired early in 2003. 
Here is the press release The Yankees designated catcher Alberto Castillo for assignment on Sunday and purchased the contract of backstop Chris Widger from Triple-A Columbus. "He gives us a little more offense as a backup," said manager Joe Torre. "That was a big part of it." Widger, who batted .244 with 10 home runs and 39 RBIs in 61 games at Columbus, had a clause in his contract that allowed him to become a free agent on Monday if he was still in the minors. "This is where I wanted to be. I signed here, wanted to play for the Yankees and be two hours north of my house," said Widger, who lives in southern New Jersey. "This is where everybody wants to play, this is the uniform everyone wants to put on. I'm nobody on this team, I'm here not to mess things up, but to me, this is like a new start for me." ... Ron Coomer (neck) and Shane Spencer (left wrist) were both unavailable for Sunday's game, but should be able to return to action on Tuesday. Both players took cortisone shots over the weekend and are considered day-to-day. 
Britta is a member of The 114th Pa "Collis Zouaves" and serves as thier Vivandiere and she also does a nurse impression!
The e-mail contacts for the 23rd pa are...
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