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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

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 [...]

Camden Daffodil Fest- Information for the Jefferson Guard Cadet Corps

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

Jefferson Guard Event
Daffodil Festival,Camden, AR
Saturday, March 7, 2009
This event is a very popular and highly-attended family-oriented living history. Members of the 1st Arkansas Infantry and Artillary will host a military camp for visitors to take part in the festivities including the firing of cannons, muskets, and much more. The Civil War Living History will take [...]

Students Dedicate Veterans Memorial Garden

Monday, January 26th, 2009

Students from St. Joseph Catholic High School will honor Arkansas Veterans during Catholic Schools Week. Wednesday, January 28, cadets in the Jefferson Guard Historical Preservation Cadet Corps will lead a memorial ceremony honoring all veterans from Arkansas as the Arkansas Veterans Interpretive Garden is unveiled to the public at 9:00 A.M. Catholic Schools week [...]

1st Annual Lee/Jackson Dinner A Success

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

Following rge pagentry and circus-ry of the inaugration on January 20, 2009, the Patrick R. Cleburne Camp #1433 hosted its first annual Lee/Jackson Dinner.
We discussed the goings-on from the Division Reunion, enjoyed fellowship from several groups including the CWSSSAS, the 1st Arkansas Infantry, the Jefferson Guard, and several guests.
Following the meal at Leon’s [...]

St. Joseph Catholic High School Hosts “See Ya At The Pole”

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

How do you educate an entire student body on the various flags that flew over Arkansas throughout its history? On September 24, 2008, the St. Joseph High School student body met around their flag pole for both a history lesson and prayer.

Yes, school prayer is still allowed in private schools, in fact, St. Joseph [...]

LOCAL STUDENTS FORM NEW HISTORICAL PRESERVATION GROUP

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Students from St. Joseph High School have formed a new student-driven organization dedicated in restoring, preserving, and promoting a true and accurate perpetuation of local history through the administration of living histories, historical site preservation, and community service.

“I am very excited to see the level of student interest when it comes to preserving our local [...]

Pine Bluff Students Make History As Mustering Of Nation’s First Civil War Cadet Corps Begins

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

Sanctioned by the Arkansas Civil War Heritage Trails and St. Joseph Parish in Jefferson County, Arkansas, the first Civil War Cadet Corps in the state has begun mustering student-soldiers. Akin to the participation in the War effort as seen in the cadets at Virginia Military Institute during the 1860’s, the Jefferson Guard will be accepting new [...]

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