“South Carolina is henceforth not only our Mother but our only Sovereign, who has sole right to our allegiance. The whole, undivided loyalty of our heart and conscience (we speak not only as a Carolinian, but as a Catholic theologian) must be hers and hers alone. May the God of Peace guide her counsels and bless her with ever growing prosperity! May the Lord of Hosts shield her, if need be, and bless with victory her arms, if they must use them to maintain her honor and her independence as a sovereign commonwealth.”

– Bishop Patrick Neeson Lynch, Dec 22nd 1860.

Stone Mountain is one of the Appalachian Mountains and one of the largest monoliths in North America. It is located in the USA, in the state of Georgia. The summit is at an elevation of 512 meters above sea level, or approximately 250 meters above the surrounding plain. The mountain is more than 8 km in circumference. The most famous attraction of this mountain is the world's largest carved bas-relief, the "Confederate Memorial," all work on which was completed by March 3, 1972.

Deo Vindice

Private Edwin Francis Jemison

In the spring of 1861, as the South rose to defend its independence and homes from Northern invasion, sixteen-year-old Edwin Francis Jemison answered the call. he enlisted in Company C (Pelican Grays), 2nd Louisiana Infantry.

Edwin served in the Peninsula Campaign. On July 1, 1862, at the Battle of Malvern Hill during Lee’s successful defense of Richmond, the seventeen-year-old fell in a gallant charge. Accounts describe him struck down by artillery while advancing in the front rank — one of many young Confederates who gave everything for Dixie.

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