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H.K.


Dear Brother Chad,

I believe everything is possible in this re-union since we will
be only
marching at 5 mile intervals. It will all depend upon securing resources
for
Terry Lee and I to move about and secure lodging. We may have to
back track
to some places to facilitate the four day interval of coming into
Logansport. I think it would be great to come into Logansport in
their
parade on the 8th of December.

I had hoped to speak to the State
Commanders
of the sons in Mobile to solicit their support for our Re-Union
. However,
Terry Lee and I did not arrive until Saturday in time for the burial.
I
shall also pass this email along to Commander Sullivan in hopes
that he will
help us solicit support from the State Commanders of South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. So far only Texas and Louisiana
have
weighed in.

These are the cities we hope to revisit so far that
will take us
on the same route we initially made our way through, again it will
all
depend on the support we can garner :

In North Carolina: Hendersonville
(stopping at the old courthouse on main)

In South Carolina: Travelers
Rest (stopping at Dixie Outpost), Easley (stopping at Dixie Lumber
Company), Clemson Hwy 123, Walhalla (stopping at the Confederate Cannon/Monument),

In
Georgia: Toccoa Hwy 123 (stopping at the City Building where we received
the
key to the City), Gainesville, Cummings (stopping downtown),
Roswell (stopping at the Roosevelt Home and train station), Atlanta (stopping
at the Capitol grounds), Newnan (stopping at the train station where
the
first Confederate flag was flown), LaGrange (stopping for a radio
interview),

In Alabama: Stopping in Opelika for a newspaper interview
and on
into downtown Auburn, Tuskegee (stopping for a television and a variety
of
interviews; finally stopping at the Church and schoolhouse of Booker
T. Washington), Montgomery, (stopping at the Capitol, Ebenezer Baptist
Church
and finally at the Southern Poverty Law Center), Selma (crossing the
Edmund
Petus Bridge, Demopolis (stopping at downtown on Hwy. 80), The John
Essex
School on Hwy 80 near the Alabama line near Cuba,

In Mississippi:
(stopping
in Meridian at the home site of Dixie Oil magnate, seventh Street,
and
various other locations), Vicksburg (stopping at the War Between
the States
Battlefield),

In Louisiana: Brief stops at the border of Louisiana
and
Mississippi hoping to cross the bridge, brief stops in Tallulah,
Waverly,
Delhi, Dunn, and downtown Rayville for the singing of Dixie, onto
Monroe,
stopping at downtown Ruston, on down Highway 80 and White Road parallel
to
Grambling , on December 1 stop for a March in the Coushatta Christmas
Parade, on December 3, stop in downtown Minden, December 4th stop
in Bossier
City, December 5 stop in Shreveport on Elvis Presley Blvd., December
6th
Gloster, December 7th in Mansfield, and on December 8th March in
the
Logansport Christmas Parade now on Highway 84 where we will stop
for a
Memorial to Reverend Greer at the Waterwheel Business near Joaquin
and
Tenaha on December 10, stop in Rusk December 11th, onto Palestine
downtown
on December 12th, onto the Courthouse in Corsicana on December
13th, onto
Hearne on December 14th, have at it other places and then return
to Elgin
and on in to Austin after that.

Any engagements on these routes
can be
planned. I would hope that we could began raising funds to pin all
this
down. The Van donated by Pat Baughman could now use about $800.00
in
servicing to ready for the journey, the cost of gas and other expenses
have
not yet been determined. I have already began preparing my body
for the
journey home to Austin. Thanks for all the help.
Your Brother,
HK

—–Original Message—–
From: Chad Weldon [mailto:crweldon@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007
To: hk@csaweb.org
Subject: FW: H. K.

Its up to you my friend. I have a possible hit for Historic Tyler
Tx. Come
of Camp Ford, and A Civil War Arsenal.

Chad

From: Tommyjoeholmes@wmconnect.com
To: crweldon@hotmail.com
Subject: H. K. Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007

Chad,
I was at the Logansport, LA camp meeting tonight. Members were
enthused
about H. K.’s arrival. They may have a conflict of interest on
Dec. 1.

A Christmas parade in Coushatta, LA is always the first Saturday
in
Dec. They suggested that maybe H. K. could march in the parade
with
them. The second Saturday in December will be the Christmas parade
in
Logansport. The Commander of the Beard camp in Logansport is Porter
Dowling. He said he would be glad to meet with you when you came
down.

His phone number is 318-697-4514. Also, there were representatives
from
the Richard Taylor camp in Shreveport. I believe the response
will be
good. Anyway I can help, let me know.
Tommy Holmes