Major General John Bankhead Magruder Chapter 258 - Military Order of the Stars and Bars
Fredericksburg, Virginia – Volume 1, Number 13 – April 2005
Welcome to the The Prince’s Dispatch, quarterly newsletter of the
Major General John Bankhead Magruder Chapter of the Virginia Society of
The Military Order of the Stars and Bars.
The Magruder Chapter was chartered as Chapter #258 of the Virginia Society on 9 August 2000. Chapter meetings are held quarterly at a time and place announced in advance. The Chapter also gathers the second Wednesday of each month concurrently with the Matthew Fontaine Maury Camp #1722, Sons of Confederate Veterans at the Salem Library in Fredericksburg.
SERGEANT ROBERT OSCAR PERRY
Co. M. 55th VIRGINIA
Robert O.
Perry born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on October 8, 1844 enlisted into the 55th
Virginia, Company M as a private at the age of 17. Robert served until
the close of the war, being engaged in many principal battles, including the
battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania, the Wilderness and
Richmond. He was wounded at the battle of Chancellorsville shortly after
General “Stonewall Jackson was fatally shot. Robert carried a rifle ball
in his cheek until his death. Robert was honorably mentioned for his part
in the Seven Days’ Battle and promoted to sergeant, December 18, 1862.
He was captured at Falling Waters, on July 14, 1863, and sent to Point Lookout as a prisoner. Robert was released on February 13, 1865, as a constituent of a prisoner exchange, only to be recaptured in Prince Edward County on April 6, 1865. Robert was sent back to Point Lookout again where he served until the end of the War. He was released on June 16, 1865.
Robert returned to Fredericksburg after the War, where he lived a quiet life as a tailor. He was a member of the Odd Fellows and the Maury Camp, Confederate Veterans, at the time of his death on September 27, 1926. Robert O. Perry, “a man of quiet disposition and habits, courteous in manner and conducted himself with a simple dignity that won for the respect and admiration of a large circle of friends, He was a man of high ideals and principles and enjoyed the full confidence and respect of the entire community.”
Source:
Free-Lance Star; September, 1926
In memory of Sergeant Robert O. Perry
My Great, Great, Grandfather
Roy Perry Jr.
(Printed with permission of Roy Perry Jr. Thanks Roy for a great article)
The United Daughters of the Confederacy
Fredericksburg Chapter
The placing of a marker on the grave of their founder,
Nannie Seddon Barney took place on
Sunday, April 10th at 2:00 pm.
At the Confederate Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Va.
Mrs. Raymond W. Snead (UDC real daughter) is escorted by
John Bankhead Magruder Chapter 258 mosb Commander, Charles A. Embrey
Sr. (left) and Lt. Commander Raymond Gill Jr, Virginia Society,
mosb. Mrs. Snead assisted Mrs. David J. Bailey in the
Dedication of the marker placed on the grave of Nanny Seddon Barney.
The event was also attended by a few families from outside the
area. One family was from Florida,
Billy Moorehead and his family. Billy Moorehead is a member of the Col. John Marshall
Martin Camp # 730 in Weirsdale, Fla. As always, we give Thanks and Pray for guidance as seen
in the picture on the left. We also recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the American
Flag and Salute the Confederate and State Flags.
Roy B. Perry Jr. playing taps as he always
does. I was talking to some people
from Florida and explaining what was happening when Roy stated playing. The group I was talking to stopped and looked around,
looking for the origin of the sound.
I pointed to Roy, who was behind some bushes from where we
were. I started toward him to take
pictures and was followed by several others.
2nd Annual Dixie
Days
May 6 – 8
Pole Green Park, Mechanicsville, Virginia. Hosted by the Cold Harbor Guards SCV Camp #1764. Living history, Infantry and artillery demonstrations and featuring the Battle of Bethesda Church. For info and registration forms, call 804-512-7210 or 804 901-4970 or you can visit http://www.coldharborguards.com/
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Hunter’s Retreat
The Battle at Liberty
July 22 – 24
Bedford
Life in the 1860s
On the weekend of July 22 – 24, Centertown Bedford will come alive with the sights and sounds of the 1860s. Then called Liberty, Bedford was the site of much activity during the War between the States, both military and civilian. All activities during the weekend will be held at historic sites at Centertown, and will feature music, a military encampment, guided lantern tours (which will be meeting costumed characters along the way), a ladies tea and fashion show, speakers and displays, book signings, a period wedding and much more.
Some
of these events require registration and fee.
For
more info check the website at http://centertownbedford.com/events/livingliberty/index.htm
MOS&B National Web Address
Virginia Society Web Address
Magruder Chapter Web Address
http://www.jtdonnelly.com/mosb
Pledge of the Military Order of the
Stars and Bars
“We the posterity of the Officer Corps and civil officials of the Confederacy do pledge ourselves to commemorate and honor the service of leadership these men rendered in the cause of the fundamental American principles of self-determination and states rights and to perpetuate the true history of their deeds for the edification of ourselves, our society, and for generations yet unborn.”