A win for the SCV but, another loss for Southern Heritage

The Confederate Battle Flag, at the Elmwood Cemetery, in Charlotte, has been removed.

While the Sons of Confederate Veterans has been busy, fighting among themselves, they allowed their attention to be re-directed away from important heritage issues like the Flag battle in Charlotte and, once again, Southern Heritage suffered a loss.

I have been a proud member of the SCV. But, this is the kind of “stuff” that must be stopped. The infighting must be stopped. Else the investment of my time is not worth the continued losses we suffer when we fail to pay attention to our number one task. Our sole reason for existing as a Southern Heritage Organization is to preserve the good name of the Confederate Soldier and preserve Southern Heritage for the generations to come.

We’re not doing that when we spend our time in courtrooms fighting with each other.
There is a simple solution to the infighting. One faction, or the other, must go. The SCV has no reason to exist if we cannot take seriously our oath and General Dill’s Charge to the SCV.

As an active member of the SCV, I’m ready to hear some suggestions. Maybe a new organization dedicated to the preservation of all things Southern including the true history of the Confederacy, the Confederate Soldier, and our precious Southern Heritage. I mean, it should have an agenda. It should be active politically… when it is found to be necessary.

Something has to be done to stop the slide into oblivion our opponents have planned for us. We can go down fighting the opponents of Southern Heritage, or we can bow our heads and do dishonor to our ancestors who put everything they had, including their lives, on the line for you, and for me, and for the precious Southland.

Decisions have to be made. They have to be made quickly. Our opponents are taking advantage of our inability to focus. I was not surprised the Flag at Elmwood came down when it did. It was an opportune time because the SCV was looking elsewhere.

Let us quickly get these problems out of the way and be about our business. We have to reassess our organization. What changes must be made to allow us to fight more effectively? What steps must be taken to see that the infighting is done, is over with, and will nor recur. Do we need to become, or create, a Political Action Committee?

I don’t know the answers. I think I know SOME of them. The fact is we cannot continue to exist as two factions within one organization.

I call upon Commander in Chief Denne Sweeney to immediately call a Convention and let us begin the work rebuilding the SCV as a fighting organization ready to man the barricades in the heritage war. We owe it to our Confederate Ancestors and we owe it to ourselves.

Your Obedient Servant,

“Longstreet”