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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

Arkansas Toothpick Update- September, 2010

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

Greetings from the desk of the Arkansas Toothpick, the Civil War hub of Arkansas. The past month has seen some amazing opportunities and successes in the realm of historical preservation and public relations.
The Patrick Cleburne Camp hosted a booth last weekend at the 46th Annual White Hall Founder’s Day event. Commander Kalkbrenner and [...]

Toothpick- April, 2010

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

Greetings from the desk of the Arkansas Toothpick, the Civil War HQ of Arkansas, sponsored by the Patrick R. Cleburne Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans in Pine Bluff. This issue is being published and released a few days early due to time sensitive information regarding the annual Arkansas Division SCV Reunion 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 [...]

Arkansas Toothpick- December 2009

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Season’s Greetings from The Arkansas Toothpick! The last issue of 2009 is packet with goings-on and pertinent Civil War events in Arkansas. This has been quiet an extraordinary year in the realm of preservation in South East and Central Arkansas, and it should come as no surprise that the Patrick R. Cleburne Camp had [...]

Toothpick November 2009

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

In this issue of The Arkansas Toothpick are several major projects that the Patrick R. Cleburne Camp is currently involved and a history-making conclusion of a long-awaited preservation project. Arkansas Civil War buffs will also be given quiet an interesting resource for those interested in General Robert E. Lee and U.S. “Butcher” Grant. [...]

Toothpick August 2009

Saturday, August 15th, 2009

As this busy summer begins to wind down, historical preservation projects tend to start back up. This was not the case with Steve Shore, active living historian and Civil War buff. The vision of Reed’s Bridge restoration and buildings projects have not waned. Pictures of the progress made at the battlefield will [...]

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