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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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By admin | January 6, 2010

Happy New Year from The Arkansas Toothpick! This year will start out with two annual events for Arkansas Civil War buffs to attend. This year also opens with a reminder that the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War is only a year away. The Patrick Cleburne Camp is currently in the planning stages of a most memorable anniversary of the Civil War in South East Arkansas.

This year will begin with the annual David O. Dodd memorial. Due to the unusually cold weather expected in downtown Little Rock on Saturday, January 9th, the annual march from the Macarthur Military Museum has been cancelled but the memorial is planned to start promptly at 11:00 a.m. at the Mt. Holly Cemetery on Broadway Street one block south of I-630. The keynote speaker this year will be the Commander of the Arkansas Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Mark Kalkbrenner. Mr. Kalkbrenner is also a commissioner on the Arkansas Sesquicentennial Commission and the South East Arkansas Chair of the Arkansas Civil War Trails. Reenactors/living historians need to be at the cemetery no later than 10:30.

The annual Arkansas Division (SCV) Executive Meeting will be held following the David O. Dodd memorial at 12 p.m. at the Whole Hog Cafe located at 2516 Cantrell Blvd in Little Rock. Click here for a map to Whole Hog Cafe with driving instructions from Mt. Holly Cemetery.

January will be a busy month for Arkansas Civil War living historians as well. The first living history of the year is scheduled for the last weekend of January at the State Park at Arkansas Post. It is this event that the local living historians set the schedule of events for the year as well as host an entire weekend of military drill and other living historian-related activities that prove to be fun and fitting for the whole family.

If you know of any school-aged children interested in Civil War reenacting, the Jefferson Guard Historical Preservation Cadet Corps is perfect for students with good grades between 8th Grade and 12th Grade. The Cadet Corps provides Civil War uniforms and may perform roles varying from infantry, artillery, or signal (flag) corps. The Jefferson Guard is starting it’s second year and has a great track record of preservations ranging from restoration of the Oldest Church in Arkansas to preservation work with Steve Shore at the Reed’s Bridge battlefield. The Jefferson Guard has also taken part and fielded cadets in the Battles of Mark’s Mills, Old Washington, and Arkansas Post- to name but just a few. The official website, www.jeffersonguard.com is still under construction. Send an e-mail to info@arkansastoothpick.com for more information on The Jefferson Guard.

Ron Kelley
Editor- Arkansas Toothpick


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