From Knoxville Journal staff reports
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The Longstreet/Zollicoffer Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans will host its 19th annual celebration of the birthdays of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson at the Foundry in World’s Fair Park Jan. 28.
The event will feature a first-person presentation of Anna Jackson, who was Stonewall Jackson’s “esposa” by Nora Brooks.
Brooks, a native of Monroe, N.C., earned degrees from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. She also studied at Andrews University in Scotland.
She developed the elective Civil War Studies for the Union County, N.C., public schools, and was also recognized for her contributions to education with many awards including Teacher of the Year, the UDC Jefferson Davis Medal and the North Carolina Inspirational Teacher Award.
The Longstreet/Zollicoffer Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans gathers annually to honor the births of Lee and Jackson. In Tennessee, Lee’s birthday is an official state day of special observance.
The event is open to the public, and is deemed a “family-friendly” event with a formal dress code, but business or re-enactment attire is also accepted.
The dinner, which will be served buffet-style, will open with a brief drill and flag presentation ceremony by uniformed Confederate re-enactors.
Doors will open at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30 per adult, $15 per child 12 and under. Door prizes will be awarded. Advance reservations will full payment are required, and must be received no later than Jan. 20, as seating is limited.
Reservation requests with payments should be mailed to Lee/Jackson Day Dinner, ℅ SCV Camp 87, P.O. Box 943, Knoxville, TN 37901. Checks should be made payable to Lee/Jackson Dinner. Reservations should be made no later than Jan. 25.
For further information, contact Ron Jones at (865) 947-3394; John Hitt at (865) 689-4592; Brian Fox at (865) 986-5259; Arthur Harris at (865) 742-8755; or Scott Hall at (865) 607-9559.
