HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-04-1995 Proclamation - Confederate History Month - April PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, April is the month in which the Confederate States of
America began and ended their four year struggle for a
sovereign and independent nation; and
WHEREAS, our state constitution sets aside April 26 as a day to
observe and honor the memory of those who lost their
lives in the Civil War; and
WHEREAS, in proportion to its population, Florida contributed more
soldiers and sailors to the Confederate services than any
other state; and
WHEREAS, all Floridians should be knowledgeable about the history
of the Civil War battles fought here; and
WHEREAS, we study the war between the blue and the grey for the
same reason we study all wars, with a view to
understanding the historical events that compelled them,
so that we may continue to learn to live together and seek
to avoid further conflicts; and
WHEREAS, Governor Lawton Chiles has declared April as
Confederate History Month in Florida; and
WHEREAS, Confederate Captain Bluford M. Sims was among the
early settlers of Ocoee; and
WHEREAS, much of the history of Ocoee is tied to the movement of
settlers to Florida after the Civil War; and
WHEREAS, the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Capt. Bluford M. Sims
Camp #1630, strive to educate others in the heritage and
history of the confederacy and are involved in other
community affairs;
THEREFORE, I, S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor of the City of Ocoee,
Florida, do hereby proclaim April as
CONFEDERATE HISTORY MONTH
in Ocoee, and call upon all residents to engage in study of the historical
events of 1861 to 1865, and to solemnly reflect on them.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto have set my hand and caused the Seal
of the City of Ocoee, Florida to be affixed this fourth day of April, 1995.
S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor