VOLUME XIII ISSUE 5 2020

ROUGH The Sons of Confederate Veterans – Camp 265

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

Commander’s Report
I pray that all of you, your families, friends, and loved
ones are doing well, and that our country recovers quickly!
During this pandemic, most upcoming activities will be put
on hold until a later date. Submissions for the newsletter can
be sent to me or Michael Wade.
Please stay safe, look out for your neighbors, keep the
faith, and do your duty. I know most of you and I know
your heart desires to nothing less! It is a privilege and an
honor being associated with literally some of the best
people I know! If you have any questions, comments,
concerns, ideas, or need help with anything, I can be
reached by phone, text, email, or snail mail. The cobblestones (shown in the photo above) from the Memphis riverfront
And as sure as the Relic Show will return next year with that remain on the wharf landing today exist because of City Alderman
a vengeance, I will see you at our next meeting in the not Nathan Bedford Forrest who in 1860 learned of corruption involving other
too distant future. – Tim Cupit Memphis altermen and one of their "friends" concerning the contract for the
cobblestone work.

Several years before Forrest would be promoted to lieutenant general in

America's Confederate Army, he served two terms as city alderman. In
1860, Capt. John Loudon had a contract with Memphis to lay the
cobblestone landing. There were some sunken areas due to recent high water
which the mayor and aldermen inspected along with Loudon to see about
solutions. All the other aldermen, except Forrest, conferred and announced
they wanted to condemn the landing work by Loudon.

Forrest demanded an explanation as he could see that the work was good and
any sunken areas could be supported. The other aldermen told Forrest that
this condemnation would break Loudon, then he could be fired and they
could hire a friend to do the work.

Forrest with eyes ablaze thundered, "You infernal scoundrel!! Do you dare
to ask me to be as damned a rascal as yourself? I have a big notion to pich you
into the Mississippi River! Now I warn you, if you ever presume to address
such a damnable proposition to me in the future, I will break your rascally
neck!"

That ended the aldermen's devious plan and Loudon added drain inlets to
alleviate the high water threats and finished the cobblestone work.

Still there today (as a monument to Forrest) -- the one those ignorant, anti-
South, racist fools in Memphis forgot to remove!

Keep up with what’s happening in and around

Camp 265 by checking out the official
Rankin Rough & Ready’s Facebook page!
http://www.facebook.com/scv265

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

WEATHER THE STORM

One of the most unforgettable, worst days of my life took place in
November, 1972. The 82-foot Coast Guard Cutter on which I did my
reserve duty had to go out in 60-mile-per-hour gale-force winds to
rescue a man and his daughter in their sailboat somewhere beyond
Catalina Island. Forty-foot waves caused our boat to tilt so far over that I
was sure we would capsize. The screws would come out of the water,
revving the engines to full throttle. Then the whole boat would shudder
and we would start back in the other direction. A desk, chairs, and file
cabinets inside the cabin shifted from side to side with each roll. The
only thing that kept me from being scared to death was the thought,
“You never read about Coast Guard vessels going down in bad storms.”

After nine hours of heaving my insides out, we saved the man and his
daughter, who would have died. I use the term “we” loosely, as in the
night that Chicago Bulls rookie forward Stacey King scored one point
and Michael Jordan scored 69. King said, “I’ll always remember this as
the night that Michael Jordan and I combined to score 70 points”
(Reader’s Digest [10/91], p. 22). I’ll always remember the day that my
crew mates and I saved that man and his daughter. They saved him while
I made a steady path between my bunk and the toilet!

If you’ve ever been in a terrible storm at sea in a smaller vessel, you

can identify with Luke’s description of the shipwreck in Acts 27. He and
Aristarchus accompanied Paul (“we” resumes at 27:1, from 21:18) on
this difficult journey to Rome. Scholars have wondered why Luke goes
to such lengths to describe the details of this event, since at first glance it
does not seem to fit into his purpose. Part of Luke’s reason may be that
the details reveal just how harrowing this experience was. Against the
When Beauvoir was a Confederate Veteran's Home, the railroad ran through the
human helplessness of this frightening adventure stands the sovereign back of the property. The train would stop and take the veterans to any reunion
hand of God, who had promised Paul that he would testify in Rome that was on the train's route. The photos above are from the Gettysburg Civil War
(23:11). Since an angel repeats that promise to Paul here in the midst of Reunion in 1913.
the storm (27:24), Luke’s main purpose is to show that God’s purpose
cannot be thwarted, even by such powerful forces of nature.

“Captain, my religious belief

teaches me to feel as safe in battle
as in bed. God has fixed the time
for my death. I do not concern
myself about that, but to be always
ready, no matter when it may
overtake me. That is the way all
men should live, and then all
would be equally brave.”

– Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson

ADJUTANT’S REPORT
by Charles Lewis

There was no meeting inApril due to the COVID 19 virus. Hope this newsletter finds you all well.

Most of you got a letter from Commander Cupit outlining cancelled events and those moved to a new date, or is still on for the original
date. They are as follows:
1.) May meeting cancelled.
2.) Memorial Services cancelled.
3.) 4th Brigade picnic cancelled.
4.) Trail of Honor cancelled.
5.)Adopt-A-Hwy trash pickup cancelled. (until further notice)
6.) 2020 Civil War Relic Show cancelled. (until next year))

The MS Division Reunion has been rescheduled forAugust 21st - 23rd, 2020 - Vicksburg, MS.

The CSSArkansas Dedication has been rescheduled forAugust 23rd - 9AM -Confederate Rest, Vicksburg, MS.

Fall Muster - October 16th - 18th - Beauvoir - Biloxi, MS (as of yet this has not been cancelled.)

July is fast approaching, and that means it is time to PAY YOUR DUES. As voted at the National Convention in July 2019, National
dues have gone up $5.00 a year. The breakdown is as follows: National - $35.00, Division- $10.00, Camp $10.00 - totaling $55.00, due
on or before July 31st, 2020. Checks should be made payable to: "The Rankin Rough and Ready's Camp 265", and mailed to me:

Charles Lewis
1324 Rosemary Road
Florence, MS 39073

During these unprecedented times please continue to support the SCV and our camp.

Our OCR ladies have been busy making mask, sending cards to patients in local assisted living facilities and even had a ZOOM
meeting. Just because they are sheltered in place, it hasn't stopped them from reaching out to others.

FYI: If you think things are bad now consider what our ancestors went through....

In the four years of conflict and the many thousands of men who died of wounds received in battle, perhaps six times as many died of
disease. It was enemy shot and shell the soldiers feared, but they would come under fire only infrequently. Meanwhile, everyday of
their army life, they were in mortal peril from an invisible enemy - the microbes that flourished in the filth of their camps and very hands
of their doctors. This was because the medical knowledge and resources then available were paltry. Yet, in 48 months of war the doctors
of both corps would be called on to treat almost ten million illnesses and injuries.
Even able-bodied recruits fell victim in droves to the maladies that awaited them in the Army. The men came mostly from farms and
small rural communities; rarely had they congregated in large groups in confined spaces. Relatively few had been exposed to common
communicable diseases - measles, chickenpox, mumps,or whooping cough. As a result, when they arrived by the thousands at their
first encampments, they were easy prey for viruses to which many of their city-bred companions were immune.
Gradually, as the men became accustomed to their circumstances and their systems became more inured to affliction, the incidence
of common infectious diseases declined. But at the same time,the troops became increasingly susceptible to far more serious diseases
spawned in the filth of the camps.
Thus carelessness compounded by ignorance led to devastating epidemics of dysentery and typhoid fever.
– from "Tenting Tonight " by James I. Robertson Jr.

On behalf of Camp 265 thank you for your continued support of the SCV and our camp. May the Lord bless you and keep your family
safe.

– Charles Lewis,Adjutant, Camp 265

 The 1G Mech Cav brothers getting in some much needed “wind therapy”!

Susan Jones, with

help from UDC
members and others
have sewn over 100
masks to help with
medical supply
shortages caused by
the Corona Virus.
Such a blessing to
have these ladies
around! Thank You!

For more information about SCV Camp 265,

the Rankin Rough & Ready’s, visit us online at:

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http://www.scv265.com
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CAMP
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 Noah and Terry Cook flying the Bonnie Blue on the Ross Barnett Reservoir!

On Saturday April 24, 2020 there was a group drive-thru rally that began at
the Farmer's Market on High Street and ended in front of the Governor's
Mansion as a demonstration against the State's continued shelter-in-place
order by Governor Tate Reeves. The group known as “Reopen Mississippi”
planned the "Open Up Mississippi Freedom Drive." Several SCV and
MAFOCR members participated in the rally.
 FEEDBACK FROM VENDORS
AT THE BRANDON CIVIL WAR RELIC SHOW

“Friends, this is the one

that Sawmill Bluegrass
Band hated to see get
cancelled the most. This
is the best Relic show in
the South and put on by
one of the finest men in
the South, Mr. Tim
Cupit.

If we could only play one

show a year, this would
be the one. We hope that
2021 brings us back to
Brandon, MS!”

“Dear Tim,

Thanks for your kind letter re: the Civil War show in Brandon. You did the right thing in
canceling the show for this year, and I already look forward to next year's show!

Yes - go ahead and roll over my table for next year and thanks for giving us that opportunity.

I notice that you are the Commander for the SCV Camp #265 and they couldn't have had a
better one! My great-grandfather road with Forrest and I'm glad that Camp #265 has
someone like you to lead them!

God bless you too! I appreciate what you stand for and I'm not forgetting all the help &
assistance you give to me and others at your show every year! You sound like a mighty good
Christian to me!

Thanks again for your note and information.

Sincerely,
Roger Ballard”
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CAPTAIN KEVIN NELMS

SCV MECHANIZED CAVALRY
25 COUNTY ROAD 112
MISSISSIPPI 1G
CORINTH, MS 38834
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662-603-2140
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All future meetings have been

postponed until further notice
due to the COVID-19 virus.
Stay healthy!