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Confederates / Re: 58th Alabama, Company I, "Saint Clair Sharps"

« on: July 23, 2015, 10:09:26 pm »

Updated!

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Events / Re: Bragg's Brigade's North and South NA Friday Line Battle 8 PM EST

« on: July 17, 2015, 04:58:33 am »

Regiment Name: 58th Alabama "Saint Clair Sharps"
Regiment Tags: DA_58thAL_Rank_Name
Preferred Role: Sharps
Expected Number: 6-8
Leader's Steam Name: [DIS] Thomas J. Jackson
Do you plan to show up every week: Yes, most of us can make it.

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Events / Re: Dixieland Army Thursday Night 8est Event Hosted by:Bragg's Brigade

« on: July 15, 2015, 10:32:52 pm »

Regiment Commander: T. J. Jackson
Regiment Name: 58th Alabama "Saint Clair Sharps"
Expected Attendance: 5-7
Detachments Role (Allowed Multiple Detachments) : Sharpshooters
Preferred Role: Sharps
Can you abide by the rules above?: Absolutely.

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North & South: First Manassas / Re: Thoughts about "Confederate Flag" being banned

« on: July 10, 2015, 11:24:31 pm »

Spoiler

Nobody thinks the flag only represents racism. Of course it is a part of history, but when it is still flying on a government building and was set there for the soul purpose of opposing the civil rights movement, there shouldn't be much question in your mind as to its legitimacy. I don't support a ban on the confederate flag, and these companies like Apple who are removing it from the app store are being silly - clearly just to appease their shareholders.

The thing is though, regardless of its legal status in the US, the confederate flag does not really represent a noble cause. You can claim all you like that the confederacy did not fight for the continuation of slavery, but every historical document and source of information speaks otherwise. It simply is not true that the civil war was not fought primarily over slavery. It was a debate that had been raging for decades before the outbreak of the war, and in almost every single declaration of secession published from each state of the confederacy, upholding slavery was clearly stated as their primary cause. The south plainly and simply did not want to abolish slavery. It's understandable of course, considering the entire livelihood of the south dependent on slavery as an established institution, and I'm not entirely sure how anyone could deny this with the historical resources available to us on the internet today, but all the same, it's quite clear what the confederacy stood for, and it's quite clear to me that their cause was not one of honor or nobility.

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I view it as a War of Northern Aggression, to prove it you must look at the events of the year 1860/61. December 20th, 1860 South Carolina secedes.. stating simply that the soon to be crusade against slavery would threaten their constitutional rights. The word slavery is mentioned six times in their deceleration of succession but never about keeping their slaves, just that the Union would use it as a base to deny their rights. By the end of January 1861, six more states would leave the Union as independent republics, by February these seven states would join together and form a provisional government and label their nation as a confederation. In the months leading to April of 1861, the south would have taken over the garrisons of abandoned forts as well as arsenals in their states with the exception of South Carolina specifically, as well as visit Lincoln in Washington asking him to recognize their independence. By April 12th, the state of South Carolina will have asked on multiple occasions for the US to abandon Fort Sumter due to the Union's lack of jurisdiction, South Carolina is a independent state now. When they refuse Confederates and South Carolina bombard the fort, and with no casualties sustained the Union surrenders and returns home. Upon word of Sumter Lincoln calls to arms 75,000 troops to end what he called the "insurrection" of South Carolina which eventually leads to the other four states of South to secede and form an army by July and have those armies merge at Manassas and Bull Run Creek.

This is a noble of cause as is any, the ideals of slavery can't be denied and nobody truly argues that. Mississippi and Texas specifically mention the ability to maintain the institution of slavery. But the maintenance of this institution was mainly political, normal people who didn't own slaves (and even many confederate officers and generals who never owned slaves) didn't much care for the ideals of slavery. But when a force bigger than your own demands you to raise your arms against brothers, then invades your lands, destroys your houses, and occupies your inhabitance under military rule.. its something you fight for. The Emancipation Proclamation didn't even free all the slaves, it only freed the slaves in the South where they had no authority, meanwhile Union slave states like Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware were allowed to maintain slavery and some didn't fully abolish the institution til the 1880's. So to demonize the Confederate cause as strictly slave related is incredibly incorrect.

Here, Here! I agree with everything this man has said. And it IS Truth.

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Confederates / Re: 58th Alabama, Company G "Saint Clair Grey's"

« on: July 09, 2015, 10:32:36 pm »

Thanks guys!

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Events / Re: Dixieland Army Saturday Night 8est Event Hosted by : Hardee's Brigade

« on: July 08, 2015, 05:09:20 am »

Regiment Commander: Thomas Jackson
Regiment Name: 58th Alabama "St. Clair Greys"
Expected Attendance: 5-6
Detachments Role (Allowed Multiple Detachments) : Line Infantry, and Skirmishers
Preferred Role: Skirmishers
Can you abide by the rules above? Yes

~Coleonel Thomas J. Jackson

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Confederates / Re: 11th Alabama Infantry Regiment [NA]

« on: July 07, 2015, 08:51:31 pm »

Good Luck to the 11th Alabama! Hurrah!

~Colonel Thomas J. Jackson

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Confederates / Re: List of Confederate Regiments

« on: July 04, 2015, 06:18:27 am »

Regiment's Name: 58th Alabama "Saint Clair Sharps"
Leader's Steam: https://steamcommunity.com/id/therestandsjacksonlikeastonewall/
Thread: https://www.fsegames.eu/forum/index.php?topic=24778.0
Class: Skirms/Line/Sharps
Website (If there is one): None

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Confederates / 1st Tennessee Infantry Regiment

« on: July 04, 2015, 06:16:30 am »

Reserved!

1st Tennessee Infantry Regiment:

In April 1861, in response to the growing secession crisis in the South, the Nashville, Tennessee militia -the Rock City Guards- was expanded from one company to three. Company B consisted of 104 men, under the command of Captain James B. Craighead. They drilled in Edgefield, across the Cumberland River from Hashville and on Nashville's square from April 15th to May 10th, 1861. On that day, the three companies that made up the Rock City Guards were joined by seven other companies and mustered into service as the 1st Tennessee Infantry Regiment. The other Militia Units that were consolidated into the regiment included the "Willianson Grays" (Company D), the "Tennessee Riflemen" (Company E), the Railroad Boys" (Company F), the Brown Guards" (Company G), the "Maury Grays" (Company H), the "Rutherford Rifles" (Company I), and the "Martin Guards" (Company K). George E. Maney, a 34-year-old lawyer from Nashville and Mexican War veteran, was elected Colonel of the new Regiment.

The 1st Tennessee was engaged in fighting on the right flank of General Braxton Bragg's army at Perryville, Kentucky. During the battle, the 1st Tennessee attacked a Federal Artillery Battery. In the process, the regiment lost its second flag. All 16 members of the regiments color guard were killed in the fierce fighting. Company B lost "20 out of 26 men assigned.". They saw action at the Battle of Chickamagua (September 19-20, 1863) and the subsequent siege of Chattanooga. At the battles of Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain, the 1st Formed a portion of the rearguard and the Army of Tenneesee retreated into Northern Georgia.

General Johnson surrendered what remained of the Army of Tennessee on April 26th, 1865. Only 65 men of the Original 1st Tennessee Infantry Regiment were present for the surrender. On May 1st, the regiment was paroled in Greensboro, North Carolina, and on May 3rd, they left High Point to return home. The Regiment arrived back in Nashville on May 21st, 1865.

Hello and welcome to the 1st Tennessee Infantry Regiment page! We were founded on June 28th, 2015 as Colonel Jackson and some of his friends who are now ranking officers in the 1st, brought up the gesture of making a North and South regiment. We've gone through some regiment changes, we were previously the 58th Alabama "Saint Clair Sharps".

If you have thought about it, and would like to join the 51st Tennessee Infantry, Just go to one of the links below, and send one of us an invite! We are eager to hear from new recruits, and we will accept anyone who is willing to join our ranks.

There are a few rules, however. And that's mainly just don't be disrespectful to your commanding officers, or your fellow teammates. Don't talk crap to other people in different regiments, and We do NOT tolerate Racism at ALL.[/font]

     

Our Steam Group: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/TheVolunteerState

If anyone has any questions on anything that might not have been added in the above information, please contact one of us three, we can answer any questions you may have.

 "And when you Charge...YELL LIKE FURIES!"

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