7th Mississippi Infantry
Brev. Brig. Gen'l
- Joined
- Sep 28, 2013
- Location
- Southwest Mississippi
Representatives from the Limestone County NAACP spoke out during the Limestone County Commission meeting Monday, demanding the removal of a small Confederate flag from the base of a Civil War memorial on the eastern side of the courthouse lawn.
The flag, which was about the size of a piece of notebook paper, according to Limestone County Commission Chairman Mark Yarbrough, was more than likely placed at the monument — a large block of limestone commemorating the spot where Union Col. Wallace Campbell formally surrendered to Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest — in recognition of Confederate Memorial Day on April 27 and forgotten.
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http://www.enewscourier.com/news/sl...cle_a97afc38-fdb3-11e4-a2bb-5f3a28f9e2c1.html
The flag, which was about the size of a piece of notebook paper, according to Limestone County Commission Chairman Mark Yarbrough, was more than likely placed at the monument — a large block of limestone commemorating the spot where Union Col. Wallace Campbell formally surrendered to Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest — in recognition of Confederate Memorial Day on April 27 and forgotten.
Read more at:
http://www.enewscourier.com/news/sl...cle_a97afc38-fdb3-11e4-a2bb-5f3a28f9e2c1.html
Bringing the