The Round Mountain Report The Monthly Newsletter of

Col. Daniel N. McIntosh, Camp No. 1378 Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV)

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Volume 33, No. 2 “… to continue the battle for the Soul of the South; tell the truth; keep the unbroken Spirit February 2017 of the South alive for generations to come.”

Confederate Flag Day – March 4th

Oklahoma Division Commander Ken Cook administering the oath of office to Camp McIntosh 2017 officers – (l to r) Adjutant Robert Woodall, Jr. and Commander Bruce Bishop

Good News

Compatriot Seth Page was late with his dues, but finally made it. Not only did he pay his 2017 dues, he made a nice donation to the Camp. His reinstatement brings our member-ship to thirty-five. We also have one associate member.

No February Camp Meeting

Camp McIntosh will not have a meeting in February. The second Tuesday, the 14th, is Valentine’s Day. In the past, when the meeting date has fallen on Valentine’s Day, we had very low attendance, so Camp members in attendance at the Janu-ary meeting decided to cancel the February meeting.

Camp McIntosh’s next regular monthly meeting will be on March 14. In the meantime, please remember the Division Flag Rally on March 4 at Shawnee (See page four for details.) This is an extremely important event. We urge all members, who are able, to attend and show your support.

Commander Bishop Retains Staff

Judge Advocate – Bryce Hill Chaplain – Bernie Cooper Color Sergeant – Don Izett, Jr. Surgeon – Johnny Manley Quartermaster – Bruce Bishop Historian – Ken Cook Newsletter Editor – Ken Cook

Calendar of Events

March 2 – Texas Independence Day March 4 – Confederate Flag Day Rally – Shawnee March 14 – Camp McIntosh monthly meeting February 17-19 – Battle of Round Mountain Reenactment – Yale April 22 – Oklahoma Division Convention – Shawnee July 18-23 – SCV National Reunion – Memphis, Tennessee

Report of January Camp Meeting

Camp McIntosh met for its monthly meeting on January 10 at Hardesty Regional Library. Eleven members and one guest were present. The two principal business items were the in-duction of our newest member, John Killon, and the swearing-in of the 2017 officers – Commander Bruce Bishop and Adju-tant Bob Woodall, Jr. Oklahoma Division Commander, Ken Cook, administered the oath of office. We are still looking for someone to fill the Lt. Commander position.

As stated above, Camp members decided to cancel the Feb-ruary meeting. Commander Bishop announced upcoming SCV events in Oklahoma: the DEC meeting at Midwest City on Feb-ruary 4, the Battle of Round Mountain reenactment on Febru-ary 17-19, the Oklahoma Division convention at Shawnee on April 22 and the National SCV Reunion at Memphis on July 18-23.

Adjutant Woodall presented the calendar year 2016 Finan-cial Report which was approved by the members. We are pleased to report that Camp McIntosh is financially healthy.

Commander Bishop presenting Compatriot John Killon with his SCV Membership Certificate. We heartily welcome Compatriot Killon to the SCV and Camp McIntosh. Hs wife was the guest at the meeting.

A Lost Son of the South By Brandon Porter

In my spare time, when not bothered by the stressful things in life, I like to immerse myself in local history. I really love find-ing out what was here before me. It was during one of these immersions into the past that I came across a simple obituary from a small local newspaper. In the obituary, it spoke of a vet-eran who served in the War Between the States. At first, living in Oregon I automatically thought that this man was a North-erner; however, I was in for a surprise. Upon researching the veteran, I discovered that not only did he serve the South, but his brother, who is also buried in Oregon, served as well, and both in the same unit. The most surprising thing however was that this Confederate veteran rested in an unmarked grave. There, he lay next to his wife and a son for a hundred years without any sign of his existence. I felt it my duty as a son of the South to see this man's life be recognized and remem-bered. The cemetery where they rest, Mountain View Ceme-tery, is in the middle of the tiny southern Oregon college town of Ashland. Within a few weeks, with the permission of the cemetery staff, I had made three flat headstones for our veter-an, his wife and son. After placing the headstone at their rest-ing place, I felt that I needed to have at least a small part of their life be known, if only a few paragraphs.

After the War Between the States had ended, many south-ern soldiers attempted to return to the life they once had. But, the war and then reconstruction changed everything they ever knew. There properties were gone, jobs lost or taken, family members dead or missing. Many veterans looked to the West for redemption, a fresh start at a new life. One man, Angus William Atterbury looked to the West for that very reason.

Angus was born in 1846 to John and Theodocia Atterbury. The Atterburys made their home in Randolph County, Missouri. It was in Randolph County where Angus grew up. At the out-break of war, while still a teenager, he decided to join the Con-federacy and along with his older brother, Norman, enlisted in the 8th Missouri Infantry Regiment. The brothers would serve in Company H together. This regiment saw action in numerous battles including Cane Hill, Prairie Grove and Helena (Ed. – all in Arkansas). At war’s end, Angus and Norman surrendered along with the rest of their depleted regiment on May 26, 1865, in Alexandria, Louisiana. This was over a month after the surren-der of General Lee at Appomattox Courthouse.

A decade later, in Randolph County in 1874, Angus would marry Miss Martha Jane Lambert. Within a few years, they added a child to their small family, and in 1978, Angus, Martha and their young daughter, Florence, would move to Portland, Oregon. In Oregon, they had more children, and their family grew. In 1898, Angus was appointed postmaster of Oretown, a small community in Tillamook County. The Atterbury family would stay in the area for several years until relocating to Ash-land. The Atterburys would live out their retirement years at 349 Sherman Street. One of Angus and Martha's sons, Clar-ence, would go on to become Chief of Police in Ashland. Tragi-cally, in 1914, their youngest son, Lewis, would die at the age of eighteen and today is buried next to his mother and father.

Angus William Atterbury passed away on January 29, 1917. Martha would pass seven years later. Today, Angus, Martha and Lewis lie side by side and finally have their headstones. On February 14, 2017, I and other members of the Cascade Civil War Society conducted a small ceremony to dedicate the head-stones of our veteran and his family.

Compatriot Brandon Porter at the grave of Pvt. Angus Atterbury

Brandon is a member of Camp McIntosh, who lives in White City, Oregon. He is a collateral descendent of Col. Daniel N. McIntosh. Congratulations to Brandon for his determination and diligence. We find them one at a time.

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Ambrose Powell Hill Ken Cook, Camp Historian

Ambrose Powell Hill was born near Petersburg in Culpepper County, Virginia, on November 9, 1825, the son of a locally prominent merchant and politician, Major Thomas Hill. Hill graduated from West Point in 1847. He was immediately as-signed to General Winfield Scott’s army in Mexico as an officer in the 1st Artillery. He later saw service in the Fourth Seminole War (1849-50). In November 1855, Hill was given an assign-ment in the coast survey and stationed in Washington, where he remained until shortly before the outbreak of the War for Southern Independence. He resigned his commission on March 1, 1861, even before Virginia seceded. After secession, he was commissioned a colonel and given command of the 13th Virgin-ia Infantry, then part of the Confederate Army of the Shenan-doah. Hill’s first combat in the war came at First Manassas, when the Army of the Shenandoah arrived on the scene to support General P. G. T. Beauregard’s forces already engaged in the heat of battle. After First Manassas, he was promoted to brigadier general. He was promoted to major general after the Battle of Williamsburg during the Union army’s Peninsula Cam-paign. His division occupied a position in the center of Lee’s army as he drove McClelland from the Peninsula. Hill’s next action was at Second Manassas. Hill’s division was part of Stonewall Jackson’s corps. During the 1862 Maryland Campaign that culminated in the Battle of Sharpsburg, Hill was assigned to capture the large Union arse-nal and garrison at Harper’s Ferry. It was Hill’s timely arrival on the Sharpsburg battlefield after a forced march from Harper’s Ferry that saved the Army of Northern Virginia. At Chancellors-ville the following spring, still part of Stonewall Jackson’s corps, his division was instrumental in the flanking movement and attack on the Union right that resulted in the brilliant Confed-erate victory. Hill was critically wounded during the battle. After Stonewall Jackson’s death, General Lee reorganized his army into three corps. He gave Hill, who had been promoted to lieutenant general, command of the new 3rd Corps. Hill re-covered from his Chancellorsville wound in time to participate in the Gettysburg Campaign, where he was generally ineffec-tive. In June 1864, Hill fell seriously ill and had to leave active duty for several months, returning to duty toward the end of the war. In the dark, early morning hours of Sunday, April 2, 1865, General Hill and his aide, Sgt. George W. Tucker, were making their way through the confusion of the withdrawal from Pe-tersburg and accidentally came upon a group of Pennsylvania stragglers. Hill was shot through the heart and fell dead from his saddle, one week before General Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia. He was first buried at Chesterfield Ceme-tery, but his body was later moved to Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond.

CONFEDERATE FLAG DAY AND RALLY HISTORICAL CELEBRATION WOODLAND PARK, SHAWNEE SATURDAY, MARCH 4TH, NOON

HONORING THE BRAVERY AND COURAGE OF THE CONFED-ERATE SOLDIER AND THE FLAGS THAT REPRESENTED THAT

BRAVERY AND COURAGE RALLY THEME – “IT’S PERSONAL WITH US, HERE’S WHY!!”

SPONSORED BY OKLAHOMA DIVISION, SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS

COLOR GUARD TO POST COLORS AND FIRING PARTY TO PROVIDE RIFLE SALUTE

EXCELLENT SPEAKERS

PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN CHAIRS FOR SEATING

EVENT WILL LAST 1 1/2 HOURS

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