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.:
A Southern Saint Patrick’s Day Remembrance
March 15, 2014
Patrick Ronayne Cleburne: Stonewall Jackson of the West
The Georgia SCV Tag is about Heritage
February 27, 2014
The Georgia Division Sons of Confederate Veterans joins the nation in remembering the Sesquicentennial, 150th Anniversary, of the War Between the States
Goodbye Shirley Temple “The Littlest Rebel”
February 23, 2014
Shirley Temple was an actor, a diplomat, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and wife for fifty-five years to the late Charles Alden Black
A Southern Black History Month tribute
February 15, 2014
Did you know that Black units were segregated in the Union army but Black soldiers were integrated in the Confederate Army?
Robert E. Lee: American Patriot and Southern Hero
January 19, 2014
Who was Robert E. Lee?
A Southern Soldier’s Christmas Gift
December 17, 2013
Christmas is about love, forgiveness, old friends, family and the Child who became a savior
74th Anniversary of ‘Gone with the Wind’ premiere
December 15, 2013
Gone with the Wind had its grand premiere during the Christmas Season of 1939
67th Anniversary of Disney’s ‘Song of the South’
November 12, 2013
The Walt Disney motion picture ‘Song of the South’ premiered on Tuesday, November 12, 1946, in Atlanta, Georgia
Last Farewell to Robert E. Lee
October 11, 2013
"Strike the Tent"
60th Anniversary Premiere of “The Robe”
September 12, 2013
What happened to the Roman soldier who won Jesus' robe through a dice game?
Football, Confederate flag and The Band Played Dixie
August 10, 2013
Let the Southern flag fly and let the band play Dixie!
Waiting for the Robert E. Lee
July 27, 2013
You all come back now, you here!
1913 Gettysburg Reunion of Blue and Gray
June 29, 2013
Let’s not forget!
Jefferson Davis still remembered in Dixie
June 1, 2013
God bless America’s Heroes of yesterday and today!
Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson
April 26th is Confederate Memorial Day in Georgia
April 23, 2013
April is Confederate History and Heritage Month throughout the Southern USA
Remembering the Great Locomotive Chase
April 11, 2013
April 12, 1862: Confederate History and Heritage Month
April is Confederate History and Heritage Month
Confederate History and Heritage Month
April 1, 2013
Confederate History Month commemorates the men and women of the Confederate States of America who came from all races and religions
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day from Dixie!
March 16, 2013
Who was Patrick R. Cleburne?
Remember the Alamo
February 27, 2013
Freedom, Republic of Texas
181st Birthday tribute to General Gordon
February 5, 2013
"A more gallant, generous, and fearless gentlemen and soldier has not been seen in this country"
Remembering Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson
January 19, 2013
War Between the States Sesquicentennial, 150th Anniversary, continues through 2015
73rd Anniversary of “Gone with the Wind” premiere
December 14, 2012
Civilization gone with the wind
When Love Me Tender premiered in New York
November 15, 2012
Elvis Presley attended a private screening of the movie on November 20th at the Loews State Theater in Memphis, Tennessee, prior to its nationwide release on November 21st
Wirz Memorial
November 4, 2012
Andersonville Prison where Captain Henry Wirz served as Commandant
A Hispanic Month tribute to Moses Ezekiel
October 25, 2012
"Christ Bound for the Cross", "The Martyr", and "David Singing his Song of Glory."
142nd Anniversary of Gen. Lee’s death
October 12, 2012
“Duty, then is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more; you should never wish to do less”
A Walton’s 40th Anniversary tribute
September 13, 2012
Life on Walton's Mountain
Lost in the ‘60s of Drive-in movies, catfish and Dixie
August 26, 2012
Wherever you call home, memories with family and friends last forever. Ya’ll come back now, you hear!