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September 27-28, 1944 The last Confederate Reunion in Alabama
Posted on 4/1/15 at 4:56 pm
Posted on 4/1/15 at 4:56 pm
Clearly.. TBirds lineage was represented. 
Picture taken on the portico of the Capitol near the star marking the spot where Jefferson Davis took the oath of office as President of the Confederate Government. Left to right, standing: Gen. William Banks, Houston, Tex.; Gen. W. W. Alexander, Rockhill, S. C.; Gen. J. D. Ford, Marshall, Tex.; Gen. T. H. Dowling, Atlanta; Gen. J. W. Moore, Selma; Col. W. H. Culpepper, Atlanta; Gen. W. M. Buck, Muskogee, Okla., and seated, the lone Negro veteran attending the Reunion, Dr. R. A. Gwynne, Birmingham
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Picture taken on the portico of the Capitol near the star marking the spot where Jefferson Davis took the oath of office as President of the Confederate Government. Left to right, standing: Gen. William Banks, Houston, Tex.; Gen. W. W. Alexander, Rockhill, S. C.; Gen. J. D. Ford, Marshall, Tex.; Gen. T. H. Dowling, Atlanta; Gen. J. W. Moore, Selma; Col. W. H. Culpepper, Atlanta; Gen. W. M. Buck, Muskogee, Okla., and seated, the lone Negro veteran attending the Reunion, Dr. R. A. Gwynne, Birmingham
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Posted on 4/1/15 at 5:03 pm to Alahunter
Posted on 4/1/15 at 5:06 pm to BlackHelicopterPilot
That gif gets me every time
Posted on 4/1/15 at 5:08 pm to BlackHelicopterPilot
me too.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 5:26 pm to Alahunter
Now they just have the iron bowl to reunite the rednecks
Posted on 4/1/15 at 8:15 pm to Alahunter
Why are they all generals?
Seems like they would have had to have been 20 yrs old and a general?
Amazing picture.
Seems like they would have had to have been 20 yrs old and a general?
Amazing picture.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 8:19 pm to Alahunter
Brig Gen WM Buck was 93 in 1944, making him 14 years old when the war ended in 1865.
Impossible. Didn't these people do math?
All of these guys were teenagers when the war ended. Privates maybe, but generals?
I am open to explanations.
Oh, and this:
Could you imagine that today? Wow.
Impossible. Didn't these people do math?
All of these guys were teenagers when the war ended. Privates maybe, but generals?
I am open to explanations.
Oh, and this:
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The tour ended at the Capitol where the Veterans were received on the Capitol grounds by a detachment of officers of the Woman’s Army Corps. The Maxwell Field band seated on the Capitol grounds near the imposing statue of Jefferson Davis erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, played Southern airs, beginning with “Dixie”, much to the delight of the old men. The front of the Capitol was decorated with a large Confederate flag suspended from the balcony above the portico, flanked on either side by a United States flag and the flag of Alabama, the latter a red St. Andrew’s cross on a white field, reminiscent of the battle flag of the Confederacy.
Could you imagine that today? Wow.
This post was edited on 4/1/15 at 8:23 pm
Posted on 4/1/15 at 8:29 pm to Alahunter
Can't believe the Negro (article said it, not me) showed up.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 8:34 pm to AlaTiger
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Could you imagine that today? Wow.
At least we still love our state flag
Posted on 4/1/15 at 8:50 pm to prostyleoffensetime
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Can't believe the Negro (article said it, not me) showed up.
There were a good amount that actually fought for the Confederacy.
This post was edited on 4/2/15 at 1:59 am
Posted on 4/1/15 at 8:51 pm to Carolina_Girl
Glad to see ya back home. 
Posted on 4/1/15 at 8:53 pm to Alahunter
Thanks, Alahunter!! It is so good to finally be back home. I've had enough of the hospital to last a lifetime!!
Posted on 4/1/15 at 8:55 pm to Carolina_Girl
Can only imagine. Hope everything is on a path to full recovery with no setbacks.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 8:59 pm to Carolina_Girl
Posted on 4/1/15 at 9:02 pm to Alahunter
Jefferson davis was an AWFUL president and leader, sure the CSA didn't have much of a chance to start with but what little was there Davis took care of
Posted on 4/1/15 at 9:08 pm to Alahunter
Two of the generals were from TX. Inb4 texasisntasouthernstate.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 9:20 pm to Carolina_Girl
There used to be a black guy in Oxford that would dress in a confederate uniform and march around with a big battle flag.... Anthony Hervey was his name. Anyway, he said he was fighting for recognition because he found out that his great great grandfather fought for the south. There are several guys that are trying to convey this...
This post was edited on 4/1/15 at 9:21 pm
Posted on 4/1/15 at 9:30 pm to Landmass
I'd wager the overwhelming majority of Southern blacks had an ancestor who fought for the South. I had several, though none black that I know of.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 11:42 pm to deltaland
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Now they just have the iron bowl to reunite the rednecks
That's just priceless coming from you
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