CONFEDERATE
HISTORY & HERITAGE MONTH
WHEREAS, April is the month in which the people of the Confederate States of
America began and ended a four-year heroic struggle for states' rights,
individual freedom, local government control and determined struggle for deeply
held beliefs; and
WHEREAS,
Putnam County and the Upper Cumberland supplied many citizen soldiers and
officers who fought for their beliefs in this great struggle; and
WHEREAS, Putnam County, Tennessee has long recognized her Confederate history, the officers and enlisted men of the Confederate States Army and the Navy and those at home who made sacrifices on behalf of their families, homes, communities, and country; and that it is just and right to do so; and
WHEREAS,
the noble spirit and inspiring leadership of these great officers, leaders, and
the ordinary men and women, free and not free, of the Confederate States is an
integral part of the history of all of America; and
WHEREAS,
it is important for all citizens of Putnam County to reflect upon our past and
to respect the devotion of her Confederate leaders, soldiers, and citizens to
the cause of Southern liberty; and
WHEREAS,
Putnam County, Tennessee is proud to recognize and celebrate the devotion of
her Confederate soldiers and all those from Putnam County and the Upper
Cumberland who fought and sacrificed in this great struggle that divided
families, the nation, and our State; and
WHEREAS,
the knowledge of the role of the Confederate States of America in the history
of our nation and our State is vital to understanding who we are and what we
are; and
WHEREAS,
we honor our past and from it draw the courage, strength and wisdom to
reconcile ourselves, and go forward into the future together as citizens of
Putnam County, Tennesseans and Americans;
NOW,
THEREFORE, I the Honorable Kim Blaylock, County Executive of Putnam County, do
hereby recognize April 2002 as Confederate History and Heritage Month in PUTNAM
COUNTY, TENNESSEE and urge all citizens of the county to engage in a historical
study of the events of the years 1861 to 1865, inclusive, and to solemnly
contemplate that time in our history and I call this observance to the
attention of all our citizens.
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