Linda Lashley and Judy Ward members of the Daughters of 1812 Commissioner Charles Gause Chapter participated in the Azalea Parade. After the parade, they attended the VIP Brunch at the Wilson Center. Crowds stretched up and down Third Street in downtown Wilmington to catch a glimpse of the 2023 North Carolina Azalea Festival Parade held on April 15, 2023 in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Commissioner Charles Gause No. 433 Chapter of the National Society of the United States Daughters 1812 met at the Indian Trail Meeting Hall in Southport, NC for their February 4th meeting. The speaker was Charen Fink and the program was titled "Spies of the War of 1812." Charen gave a very informative slide show of many of the spies for the Confederate and Union armies.
Not sure if anyone reading this post ever gave much thought to women dressing as men and buying spies in the Civil War. Belle Boyd seems to be one of the most talked about spies. Below are a few slides from Charen's presentation.
Sallie Pollock was born in Cumberland, Maryland and raised on the family farm along the west bend of the Potomac River. On June 8, 1861 the City of Cumberland was occupied by Union troops. It was about that time, at the age of 14, that Sallie began her activities as a Confederate spy during the Civil War.
Rose O'Neal Greenhow was a renowned Confederate spy during the American Civil War. A socialite in Washington, D.C., during the period before the war, she moved in important political circles and cultivated.
Isabella Maria Boyd (1844-1900) was one of the most famous and notorious female Confederate spies at work during the American Civil War. Best known as ‘Belle’.
Even their clothes seemed designed for smuggling secrets across enemy lines. In Virginia, famed Confederate spy Belle Boyd brazenly snuck into Union camps at night, picked up lonely sabers and pistols, and hid them in the woods, where other girls would come along and tie the stolen goods onto their crinolines (stiff or structured petticoat.)
There were also Union spies as well. If you would like to find out more information about these unbelievable women be sure to visit your library or buy the book, Women of the Civil War Battlefront by Robert H. Hall.
Kathy Miller was sworn in as chaplain of the 1812 chapter by the former chaplain, Diane Price for 2022-2024.
Some of the information provided came from researching the names of the spies on the internet
The 2-for-1 Sale is Over. I just received a letter about the cost of a Wreath will be $17.00 instead of $15. So, let's buy some wreaths before February 1, 2023. Best to buy by credit card. However, if you only want to buy by check contact me. My e-mail address is below.
Wreaths Across America is offering a 2 for 1 Sale. This is a great deal. Even if you already bought wreaths last year this is this year and if you buy them now you will get double your order. Then maybe we can put a wreath on every grave this December 16th. The goal here is to put a wreath on every grave in 2023. If you do this now you won't need to order a wreath in September. Hope you will decide to order a wreath.
If you are reading this then you are in our 1812 chapter blog. So, just click on the Tab for Wreaths Across America and follow the directions. If you have any questions email and ask Phyllis for help.
Phyllis Wilson
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Commissioner Charles Gause No.433 Chapter of the National Society of the United States Daughters of 1812 has been participating in the Wreaths Across America program for over twelve years. This year the chapter sponsored 130 wreaths which were placed on 5,126 graves at Wilmington National Cemetery. There were 5,312 wreaths sponsored and was exceeded by 140 wreaths.
L to R: Carol Jutte, President, Kathy Miller, Chaplain, Susan DeGroote, Recording/Corresponding Secretary, Phyllis Wilson, WAA co-chair, publicity and blog manager, missing from photo, but in attendance, Judy Caison
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On October 3, 1863, with this victory in mind, as well as its cost, President Lincoln issued a proclamation: I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, …to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving.
Let’s Order Some Wreaths For Wreaths Across America – Put a wreath on every Veterans Grave at Wilmington National Cemetery on December 17th, 2022
E-mail Phyllis Wilson at par4wilson@gmail.com, who will send you a form to fill out to order wreaths. You can mail the form and check yourself. The address is at the top of the page. Be sure to put out group number NC0025P on the memo line of your check. Also be sure to e-mail Phyllis your check number so she can keep track of wreath orders on our electronic Dashboard. You can also click on the website on the tab of this blog to get information on how to order by phone or electronically. So, you have three ways to order a wreath. If you find yourself on the main WAA website don't click sponsor a wreath, but instead, go up to the top of the screen and click on groups. You will need to scroll through a list of groups to find our group. Then follow the directions. Good luck and I hope you will order some wreaths on Veterans Day. 1812 has 69 wreaths purchased.
