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Next Meeting:
Every 3rd Tuesday

We all meet the 3rd Tuesday of each month (except December) at the Watson Chapel Fire Station in Sulphur Springs at 7:00pm.

We are one of the ONLY historical preservation groups in the Trans-Mississippi that not only ALLOWS women and children, but rather ENCOURAGES their participation in meetings and events.

Below is a link to a map that will show where we meet at:

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Patrick Ronayne Cleburne (1828-1864)

"I am with the South in death, in victory or defeat. I never owned a Negro and care nothing for them, but these people have been my friends and have stood up to me on all occasions.

In addition to this, I believe the North is about to wage a brutal and unholy war on a people who have done them no wrong, in violation of the constitution and the fundamental principles of the government. They no longer acknowledge that all government derives its validity from the consent of the governed."

"If this cause that is so dear to my heart is doomed to fail, then I pray heaven may let me fall with it, while my face is turned toward the enemy and my right arm battling for that which I know to be right."

Charge to the Sons of Confederate Veterans

"To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we will commit the vindication of the cause for which we fought. To your strength will be given the defense of the Confederate soldier's good name, the guardianship of his history, the emulation of his virtues, the perpetuation of those principles which he loved and which you love also, and those ideals which made him glorious and which you also cherish."

Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee, Commander General, United Confederate Veterans, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 25, 1906.

On the history of war...

Next the statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself that the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception.
~Mark Twain

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White Hall Founder’s Day A Success

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

The Patrick R. Cleburne Camp #1433 Sons of Confederate Veterans manned an informational booth at the annual White Hall Founder’s Day event. Camp members made contact with more interested people in historical preservation at this year’s event than the past 5 years combined! The weather gave us a nice cool breeze and temperatures [...]

Arkansas Toothpick Update- July, 2010

Sunday, July 11th, 2010

Greetings from the desk of The Arkansas Toothpick. Summertime is generally a time of rest and reorganization for most Civil War groups. This is hardly the case for the Sons of Confederate Veterans. While the mercury hits near triple digits, discussions of future Civil War-related activities and educational opportunities are being investigated. [...]

Confederate Flag Day Time Change

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

The starting time for the Confederate Flag Day event at the State Capitol grounds in Little Rock has changed. Initially the event was slated to begin at 11:00am. The event will, instead, begin at 1:00pm at the northeast section of the Capitol grounds at the Confederate statue. Those interested in participating in [...]

March 2010 Toothpick

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

March is the time of year that historical preservationists all over the nation start getting out their rakes and other yard impliments and head out to begin cleanup in various historical sites, including old cemeteries and other areas of interest.
Arkansas is surely no exception. With a couple ice storms behind us in [...]

Toothpick February 2010

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

This issue of The Toothpick is packed with pertinent information for Arkansas Civil War buffs. 2010 has already proven successful in historic preservation efforts in South Arkansas. As members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans of the Patrick Cleburne Camp in Pine Bluff knows all too well, nothing will be accomplished by sitting [...]

1860 Christmas Party Invitation

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

1860 Christmas Party
WHO: All Civil War Reenactors and Members of the Reed’s Bridge Battle Field Preservation Society (RBBPS).
WHAT: 1860s Style Civil War Christmas Party
WHEN: Saturday, December 12th, 2009, from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
WHERE: The Homestead Barn, Reed’s Bridge Battlefield, Hwy 161 South of Jacksonville, Arkansas.
ADMISSION: FREE, but we ask that each individual or couple [...]

Lee/Grant Debate

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Little Rock was recently witness to a rare opportunity for Civil War Generals Robert E. Lee and U.S. “Butcher” Grant to discuss in first-person moderated questions in front of Arkansas Civil War buffs. Questions ranged from questioning Grant’s sobriety during key battles to logistics of moving Lee’s army north to Gettysburg.
Debate File 1

Debate [...]

Annual Camp White Sulphur Springs Living History Slated

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

The annual Fall Camp White Sulphur Springs Civil War living history will be held at the Confederate Cemetery in Sulphur Springs on Luckwood Road Saturday and Sunday. Civil War reenactors from around Arkansas will have tents set up, a working telegraph in full operation, a hospital tent complete with surgical implements, cannons, muskets, and [...]

Sulphur Springs Biannual Cleanup A Success

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

This past Saturday, October 3, 2009, nearly twenty were in attendance at the Fall biannual clean up of the Confederate Cemetery located in Sulphur Springs outside Pine Bluff, AR. The demographics were split 50/50 with about 10 from the Cleburne Camp and about 10 from the Jefferson Guard Historical Preservation Cadet Corps.
The grounds are [...]

Pine Bluff SCV Camp Hosts Historical Memorial Service

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Pine Bluff was recently witness to a historical event. On Saturday, April 4, 2009, the Arkansas Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans held the only known Confederate memorial on the campus of a historically black university. The memorial service included libations to 4 Confederate markers and recognition of 37 unknown slaves’ markers. Of the [...]