Calvin E. Johnson Jr.
A native of Georgia, Calvin Johnson, Chairman of the National and Georgia Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Confederate Veterans Confederate History and Heritage Month Program
He is the author of the book “When America Stood for God, Family and Country.”
Most Recent Articles by Calvin E. Johnson Jr.:
Save the Arlington Confederate Monument
February 20, 2023
Ezekiel was buried at the base of the Confederate monument. Also buried around the monument are 450 Confederate soldiers, wives and civilians
The Spirit of John B. Gordon
February 5, 2023
Orator, Lawyer, Statesman, Soldier, Publisher and Governor of the State of Georgia. He is best known as one of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s generals
Happy birthday Robert E. Lee
January 19, 2023
Robert E. Lee, a man whose military tactics have been studied worldwide, was an American soldier, Educator, Christian gentlemen, husband and father
Happy Birthday Robert E. Lee
January 19, 2021
Robert E. Lee was a great American who should not be forgotten
Happy Birthday Robert E. Lee
January 18, 2020
January 19th is the 213th birthday of General Robert E. Lee
80th Anniversary of the movie “Gone with the Wind”
December 14, 2019
'Gone with the Wind’ ` won 8 Oscars for 1939, including Best Picture
Remembering Gen. John B. Gordon
February 6, 2019
Woodson and Gordon are still with us---in spirit and, if you listen, they are saying: "Teach your children the whole and true story about America."
Happy birthday Robert E. Lee
January 17, 2019
Sir Winston Churchill: “Lee was the noblest American who had ever lived and one of the greatest commanders known to the annals of war.”
Happy Birthday General Robert E. Lee
January 18, 2018
On this his 211th birthday let us ponder the words he wrote to Annette Carter in 1868: 'I grieve for posterity, for American Principles and American liberty.'
78th Anniversary of ‘Gone with the Wind’ premiere
December 13, 2017
The Old South rose again!
Jefferson Davis ‘Memorial Day’ Funeral Train
May 30, 2017
Lest We Forget!
Remembering Mary Surratt; Marylander and Southerner
July 7, 2016
The home to the Surratts would be named Surrattsville and today is Clinton
The Jefferson Davis ‘Memorial Day’ Funeral Train
June 5, 2016
Six state governors acted as pallbearers. An estimated 75,000 people attended this final salute to President Davis. The ceremony concluded with a 21-gun salute and "Taps."
Confederate Memorial Day in Dixie
April 18, 2016
Confederate History Month and Confederate Memorial Day
Happy birthday Robert E. Lee
January 16, 2016
Let’s not forget our American Heritage!
76th Anniversary of “Gone With The Wind”
December 14, 2015
December 15th marks the 76th anniversary of America’s long cherished and favorite movie Gone With The Wind
The Jefferson Davis ‘Memorial Day’ Funeral Train
May 23, 2015
In truth, they came to remember a hope and a dream. And all across the South hundreds of thousands heard that train
Confederate Memorial Day in the South
April 22, 2015
Confederate History and Heritage Month
The Great Locomotive Chase in Georgia
April 11, 2015
April is Confederate History and Heritage Month
Old Times are not forgotten in the South
April 1, 2015
Confederate History Month
Remembering Robert E. Lee: American Patriot and Southern Hero
January 17, 2015
Robert E. Lee was a great American who should not be forgotten: "I grieve for posterity, for American Principles and American liberty"
Sixty-Eighth Anniversary of Disney’s ‘Song of the South’
November 12, 2014
Is the movie 'Song of the South' racist...of course not!...Have a Zippy Doo Dah Day!
Hispanic Heritage Month tribute to Moses Ezekiel
October 12, 2014
"Not for fame or reward, not for place or for rank, Not lured by ambition, or goaded by necessity, But in simple obedience to duty, as they understood it, These men sacrificed all, dared all....and died"
Are you ready for some Football: ‘Southern Style?’
September 26, 2014
Let the Band Play Dixie!
The Cyclorama, Battle of Atlanta and Gone with the Wind
August 25, 2014
Remembering the War Between the States Sesquicentennial
Mildred Lewis Rutherford’s writings are not politically correct but are historically accurate
Remembering Jefferson Davis: A True American Hero
June 3, 2014
June 3rd is the 206th birthday of Jefferson Davis
Two Memorial Day Wreathes at Arlington
May 23, 2014
Lest We Forget!
Confederate Memorial Day of Southern memories
April 22, 2014
April 26th is Confederate Memorial Day
Old times not forgotten during Confederate History Month
April 7, 2014
Confederate History and Heritage Month