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February 2010
13-14 February All day Olustee Reenactment, Lake City and Olustee, FL The Florida Society MOS&B will be present in the opening parade in Lake City on Saturday 13
February at 1000 as well as having a display in the reenactment area on both days. Come on by and say hello if you can make
it out to the Olustee Battlefield.
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May 2010 Governor Perry 1814-1865
Madison Starke Perry was the only
Governor to come from Alachua County and played a critical roll in building Florida's militia prior to the war. When Florida
seceded on 11 January 1861 he called for the evacuation of all Federal troops from Florida. The plan was to replace them with
the recently formed Militia. His term as Governor ended on 7 October 1861 at which time he served as Colonel of the 7th Florida
Infantry Regiment. He was forced to resign on 30 April 1963 due to poor health, dying at his plantation in Rochelle in March
1865. There are three Florida towns named for him: Madison, Starke and Perry. His grave has been prominently marked for many
years, but Mrs. Perry and daughter Sallie have both reposed in unmarked graves until now.
The
Col. David Lang Chapter 289 purchased and erected grave markers for Mrs. Madison Starke Perry and Daughter Sallie in the Oak
Ridge Cemetery in Rochelle on 6 May 2010.
Their son, Madison Starke Perry, Jr. is also buried
in an unmarked grave. The COL David Lang Chapter is currently ordering a VA marker for him as he was a veteran of the 7th
Florida Infantry and the 2nd Florida Cavalry. When this marker is obtained an appropriate dedication ceremony will be scheduled.
Submitted by:
Archie Matthews
Commander
Col. David Lang
Chapter #289
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| Grave marker for Mrs. Perry and daughter Sallie |
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April 2010
29 April - 1 May 2010 the
2010 MOS&B Convention will be held in Oklahoma, OK. The General Executive Council will meet at 3:00 p.m. on 29 April.
For further information go to www.mosbihq.org and click on the Convention link. We hope as many Florida members as possible will attend.
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September 2010 The annual Olustee Expo will be on Saturday, 11 SEP starting at 1000. The Florida Society
will have an information stand with war artifacs. Plan to join us for this event and help us to recruit some potential members.
November 2010 On Thursday evening, 11 November 2010, the CAPT J. J. Dickison Chapter #29 will be
hosting it's annual Dinning In at the Florida Yacht Club in Jacksonville. All MOS&B members are invited and those interested
in attending should make their interest known to the Society Adjutant at adjutant@mosbfl.org. The event will feature period attire, military dress uniforms or equivalent civilian attire.Cocktails
1830, Dinner 1930. The cost is $30 per person or $60 per couple.
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