Walter Paye Lane

1817-1892

Welcome Compatriots!
to the web home of
Walter P. Lane #1745

 Sons of Confederate Veterans
Orange, Texas
in beautiful Southeast Texas
3rd Texas Artillery
(see the special Memorial Day poem)
Monthly meetings of Camp 1745 are held at 7:00pm on the first Monday of the month at the Oak Leaf Park meeting room, next to Flying J Travel Plaza at  
I-10 and Hwy 62.
We may be reached at
beaner1219@yahoo.com

 

 

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. Are you also ready to die for your country? Is your life worthy to be remembered along with theirs? Do you choose for yourself this greatness of soul?
    “Not in the clamor of the crowded street, Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, But in ourselves are triumph and defeat."
Lt. General Steven Dill Lee, New Orleans, La. April 1906, as reported in Confederate Veteran Magazine

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Membership info
New SCV Videos here!

Texas Division SCV Calendar of Events

 

website:  chevelle@flatfenders.com 
Thank you and come again.
Salute to the Confederate Flag
(Stand erect, remove your hat and stretch out your right hand, palm up)
"I salute the Confederate Flag with affection, reverence and undying devotion
to the Cause for which it stands."
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Pledge to the Texas Flag
(Stand erect, remove your hat, place your right hand over your heart)
"Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance 
to thee, Texas, one state under God,
one and indivisible."
Camp Roster

Orange Order of Confederate Rose

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.  Remember, it is your duty to
see that the true history of the South is presented to future generations."

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


                  Camp Calendar


February

Feb. 4 -- Camp Meeting

February 8: Establishment of the Confederate States of America, 1861
17 February 1864 Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley becomes the first submarine to sink and enemy ship
      (USS Housatonic) in combat off Charleston SC.
18 February 1861 Inauguration of President Jefferson Davis of the Confederate States of America. 
      All US military posts in Texas are surrendered to state authorities by General Twiggs.

Feb. 22-24 -- De Ridder     Battle of Hickory Creek.  School students visit Friday.  Newspaper story


March

Mar. 3 -- Camp Meeting

2 March 1861  Texas admitted to the Confederacy.  US Revenue Cutter Dodge is seized by Texas troops at Galveston, TX.
2 March 1867  Northern-majority Congress passed the Reconstruction Act, declaring the Southern States to be outside the indivisible damnyank empire.  Occupation troops re-entered the South and implemented U.S. military rule. The Southern States were then required to ratify the amendment as the price of readmission to the damnyank empire. Otherwise, they would remain under military rule.
5 March 1865  President Davis signs the law adopting the third National Flag of the Confederate States as the official CSA Flag.
6-8 March 1862  Battle of Pea Ridge, AR
7 March 1862  CSA Generals McCulloch and McIntosh are killed in action at Pea Ridge AR
11 March 1861  Confederate Congress adopts the Constitution of the Confederate States of America.

March 8-9 -- Hemphill   Camp in City Park       See the Pratt House!

Mar. 15 -- Dedication in Buna -- Antioch Cemetery   (Davy Crockett's grandson)
                   -- on FM 1004 about 6 miles from the light on 62/96 in Buna.


April   --  is Confederate History Month

April 5 -- Woodville   Dogwood Festival Parade

Apr. 7 -- Camp Meeting

Apr. 4-6 -- Pleasant Hill, LA   Red River Campaign   History  more info     map of battle    photos

April 12 -- cleanup at Jett Cemetery

Apr. 11-13-- Mansfield, LA   Red River Campaign   photos   more photos  book excerpt
 

April 12:Confederate batteries opened fire on Fort Sumter, War for Southern Independence began, 1861

Apr. 19-20 -- Niblett's Bluff, La     There's nothing quite like the sound of a cannon blast echoing off the bluffs overlooking the Sabine River ...  

April 26 -- Confederate Memorial Day
                    -- Linscomb Cemetery  on FM 1442 about 2 miles north of I-10

Excellent Florida video of Memorial Day ceremony here

 

May

May 2-4 -- Jefferson, TX  Reenactment  Event info

May 5 -- Camp Meeting

May 16 -- Claiborne West Park   Living History Camp

May 26 -- Veterans Memorial Day   Veterans Park, Pt. Arthur   Cannon salute

Battle of Bellville June 6th, 7th, and 8th
 
Battle of Jones Meadow
October 24,25, and 26
Tyler, Texas

no date yet -- Fort Derussy, near Marksville, LA 

 

I Am Their Flag
April is Confederate History Month
mash here
" Any society which suppresses the heritage of its conquered minorities, prevents their history and denies them their symbols, has sown the seeds of its own destruction."
 -- Sir William Wallace, 1281 A.D.

 

Quote from John W. Flinthaw, Sgt. CL 8 VA. Cav. 2 BrigG 2 Div. Cav. Corps:

To Horse To Horse The Sabers Gleam High,
Sounds our bugle call combined by honor sacred tie.
Our word is Land and Liberty,
March Forward One and All.

FROM WALLIN BCORWS WAR BARG. APRIL 1 1864 RICHMOND,VA
(inscription found in a Bible)
More on this quote:  mash here

The Sons of Confederate Veterans is the oldest and largest organization of descendants of Confederate fighting men from the War for Southern Independence. 

The citizen-soldiers who fought for the Confederacy personified the best qualities of America.  The preservation of liberty and freedom was the motivating factor in the South's decision to fight the Second American Revolution, and it was not actually fought about slavery.  The tenacity with which Confederate soldiers fought underscored their belief in the rights guaranteed by the Constitution.  These attributes are the underpinning of our democratic society and represent the foundation on which this nation was built.

Today, the Sons of Confederate Veterans is preserving the history and legacy of these heroes, so future generations can understand the motives that animated the Southern Cause.

The SCV is the direct heir of the United Confederate Veterans, and is the largest and oldest hereditary organization for male descendants of Confederate soldiers from the War for Southern Independence.  Organized at Richmond, Virginia in 1896, the SCV continues to serve as a historical, patriotic, and non-political organization dedicated to insuring that a true history of the 1861-1865 period is preserved.

  A member must be over the age of 12 and be the descendant of a Confederate soldier.  If you are curious about joining, please click on the Membership Info link at left, or contact us at the email address at the bottom of this page.

SCV Hurricane Relief Fund
  A fund has been established to aid compatriots whose homes and livelihoods have been devastated by Hurricanes such as 2005's Katrina and Rita. 
Send your contribution to:
SCV RELIEF FUND
P.O. BOX 59
COLUMBIA, TN 38402-0059
On the memo line insert "Hurricane Relief"
Link to:
A History of Orange

Our Ancestors

Camp Maneuvers
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