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INDEPENDENT CONSERVATIVE VOICE OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA

First Published in 1994

INDEPENDENT CONSERVATIVE VOICE OF
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA

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Jack Marlar from the Ft. Inn History Museum was the guest speaker at the annual Confederate Colonel’s Club banquet honoring General Robert Edward Lee, CSA. The event was held at the Hejaz Shrine Center in Mauldin, Saturday, January 17th. General Lee’s birthday is January 19 and he was born in 1807.

General Lee to this day is considered by military scholars to be one of the greatest military leaders in history. He graduated second in his class at West Point and served the United States honorably until his home, the sovereign state of Virginia, seceded from the Union. Lee declined the opportunity to command Union forces and instead made the agonizing decision to utilize his skills and energy to serve and defend the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Confederacy.

The purpose of the Confederate Colonel’s Club is to “further the high ideals of the honor, integrity, and courage that were shown by the leadership of the Confederate High Command during the War Between the States. The principles of these men have stood the test of time and emerge brighter and clearer as time goes forward. Nowhere are these conditions more exemplified than in the life of General Robert Edward Lee, CSA.”

Several new members were commissioned by the club during the event.

 

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