Rules Regulations And Principles Of The K G C

Author : Knights of the Golden Circle
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1535176393

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Rules, Regulations and Principles of the K. G. C. by Knights of the Golden Circle Pdf

The Knights of the Golden Circle (K. G. C.) was a secret society founded by George W. L. Bickley on July 4, 1854 with the expansionist goal of forming a slave-holding empire that operated like the East India Company by annexing Mexico, the Caribbean Islands, and Central America into the United States. They called this region the Golden Circle. This pamphlet was written in 1859 by the highest level of the K. G. C. known as the Knights of the Columbian Star (K. C. S.) and includes sections: - Proclamation - Laws of the American Legion, K. G. C. - Federal Constitution - Articles of War - Organizing and Working Castles - The American Colonization and Steamship Company of "1" - Armament of the K. G. C. - Military Maxims - Social, Moral, and Civil Maxims - Political Maxims 18 illustrations have been added, such as the K. G. C.'s legion and brigade flag designs, a K. G. C. commission, and items carried by George Bickley when he was arrested on July 17, 1863. Also included in the appendices are the K. G. C.'s ritual obligations, secret signs (hand gestures), grips (handshakes), tokens (emblems) and passwords of the three degrees: Knights of the Iron Hand, Knights of the True Faith, and the Knights of the Columbian Star.

Author : Knights of the Golden Circle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1950*
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:9505508

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Rules, Regulations and Principles of the K.G.C. by Knights of the Golden Circle Pdf

Author : Warren Getler,Bob Brewer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2008-06-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439108949

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Rebel Gold by Warren Getler,Bob Brewer Pdf

As a boy growing up in rural Arkansas, Bob Brewer often heard from his uncle and his great-uncle about a particular tree in the woods, the "Bible Tree," filled with strange carvings. Years later he would learn that this tree was carved with symbols associated with the Knights of the Golden Circle, a Civil War­era secret society that had buried gold coins and other treasure in various remote locations across the South and Southwest in hopes of someday funding a second War Between the States. These secret caches were guarded by sentinels, men whose responsibility it was to watch and protect these sites. To his astonishment, Bob discovered that both his uncle and his great-uncle had been twentieth-century sentinels, and that he had grown up near an important KGC treasure site. In Shadow of the Sentinel, Bob Brewer and investigative journalist Warren Getler tell the fascinating story of the Knights of the Golden Circle and the hidden caches the KGC established across the country. Brewer reveals how, with agonizing effort, he eventually deciphered the fiendishly complicated KGC codes and ciphers, which drew heavily on images associated with Freemasonry. (Many of the key KGC post­Civil War leaders were Scottish Rite Masons, who used the cover of that secret fraternity to conduct their activities.) Using his knowledge of KGC symbolism to crack coded maps, Brewer has located several KGC caches and has recovered gold coins, guns, and other treasure from some of them. Shadow of the Sentinel is the most comprehensive account yet of the activities of the KGC after the Civil War and, indeed, into the 1900s. Getler and Brewer suggest that the clandestine network of KGC operatives was far wider than previously thought, and that it included Jesse James, the former Confederate guerrilla whose stage and bank robberies helped to fill KGC treasure chests. This is a rousing and provocative adventure that weaves together one man's personal quest with an intriguing, little-known chapter in America's hidden history.

Author : Warren Getler,Bob Brewer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Confederate States of America
ISBN : 9780743219686

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Shadow of the Sentinel by Warren Getler,Bob Brewer Pdf

Explores the legacy of a Civil War-era secret society, the Knights of the Golden Circle, and describes efforts to crack the society's system of codes and symbols to identify hidden treasure sites across the American south and west.

Author : Mark A. Lause
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780252093593

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A Secret Society History of the Civil War by Mark A. Lause Pdf

This unique history of the Civil War considers the impact of nineteenth-century American secret societies on the path to as well as the course of the war. Beginning with the European secret societies that laid the groundwork for Freemasonry in the United States, Mark A. Lause analyzes how the Old World's traditions influenced various underground groups and movements in America, particularly George Lippard's Brotherhood of the Union, an American attempt to replicate the political secret societies that influenced the European revolutions of 1848. Lause traces the Brotherhood's various manifestations, the most conspicuous being the Knights of the Golden Circle (out of which developed the Ku Klux Klan), and the Confederate secret groups through which John Wilkes Booth and others attempted to undermine the Union. Lause profiles the key leaders of these organizations, with special focus on George Lippard, Hugh Forbes, and George Washington Lafayette Bickley. Antebellum secret societies ranged politically from those with progressive or even revolutionary agendas to those that pursued conservative or oppressive goals. This book shows how, in the years leading up to the Civil War, these clandestine organizations exacerbated existing sectional tensions in the United States. Lause's research indicates that the pervasive influence of secret societies may have played a part in key events such as the Freesoil movement, the beginning of the Republican party, John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, Lincoln's election, and the Southern secession process of 1860-1861. This exceptional study encompasses both white and African American secret society involvement, revealing the black fraternal experience in antebellum America as well as the clandestine operations that provided assistance to escaped slaves via the Underground Railroad. Unraveling these pervasive and extensive networks of power and influence, A Secret Society History of the Civil War demonstrates that antebellum secret societies played a greater role in affecting Civil War-era politics than has been previously acknowledged.

Author : H. Leon Greene
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476647951

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Northern Duty, Southern Heart by H. Leon Greene Pdf

Before the Civil War, George Proctor Kane had been a businessman, thespian, political appointee, philanthropist and militiaman. During the war, as Baltimore's chief of police, he harbored the divided loyalties familiar to the border states--Southern in his sentiments yet Northern in his allegiances. As the city's top lawman, he sought to reform Baltimore's "Mobtown" image. He ensured that President-elect Lincoln, passing through on the way to his inauguration, was not assassinated. He protected Union troops marching to defend Washington, D.C. He was eventually imprisoned as a Southern sympathizer, denied habeas corpus as his captors transferred him from prison to prison. This book recounts Kane's enigmatic public life before and during the Civil War, his Confederate activities after prison and his return to serve as mayor of Baltimore.

Author : Kenneth Wayne Howell
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9781574412598

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The Seventh Star of the Confederacy by Kenneth Wayne Howell Pdf

On February 1, 1861, delegates at the Texas Secession Convention elected to leave the Union. The people of Texas supported the actions of the convention in a statewide referendum, paving the way for the state to secede and to officially become the seventh state in the Confederacy. Soon the Texans found themselves engaged in a bloody and prolonged civil war against their northern brethren. During the curse of this war, the lives of thousands of Texans, both young and old, were changed forever. This new anthology, edited by Kenneth W. Howell, incorporates the latest scholarly research on how Texans experienced the war. Eighteen contributors take us from the battlefront to the home front, ranging from inside the walls of a Confederate prison to inside the homes of women and children left to fend for themselves while their husbands and fathers were away on distant battlefields, and from the halls of the governor’s mansion to the halls of the county commissioner’s court in Colorado County. Also explored are well-known battles that took place in or near Texas, such as the Battle of Galveston, the Battle of Nueces, the Battle of Sabine Pass, and the Red River Campaign. Finally, the social and cultural aspects of the war receive new analysis, including the experiences of women, African Americans, Union prisoners of war, and noncombatants.

Author : Randolph W Farmer
Publisher : Histria Books
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781592112296

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The Knights of the Golden Circle in Texas by Randolph W Farmer Pdf

The United States today is a divided nation and some say the country may be heading toward breakup, or possibly civil war. That has happened before and the result was disastrous. As many as 750,000 Americans perished during the Civil War. A study of the causes of our last Civil War may help to prevent another.The Knights of the Golden Circle (KGC) played a major role in starting the Civil War in the United States. Although intended to remain a secret organization of conspirators, it is perhaps the most well-documented conspiracy in United States history. The goal of the KGC was the creation of a new society separate from the United States dedicated to the preservation and expansion of slavery into Latin America.The KGC existed in almost every state in the Union, but nowhere was it as powerful and successful as it was in Texas. Several governors, many senators and military leaders were members, having taken an oath to support the organization and their fellow members. Most of the documents generated by the KGC were destroyed after the war ended as its members feared execution for treason. Not everything was destroyed, though. This book relies on documents created by the organization and its members that have not previously been used by researchers. Many members of this organization remained in positions of authority in state affairs after the abolition of slavery. This book goes far beyond previous published work in establishing the identities of the members of this organization who promoted and encouraged the most disastrous war in American history.Randolph W. Farmer is a native Texan from a family whose ancestors first came to Texas as early as 1817 when it was still a Spanish possession. He is the author of two previously published books on Texas history.

Author : Aaron P. Mahr Yáñez
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Mexican War, 1846-1848
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173002101820

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Proceedings of the First Annual Palo Alto Conference by Aaron P. Mahr Yáñez Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Mexican War, 1846-1848
ISBN : WISC:89062194683

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Proceedings of the ... Annual Palo Alto Conference by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Archives
ISBN : OSU:32435077359529

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Prologue by Anonim Pdf

Author : Donald Shaw Frazier
Publisher : MacMillan Reference Library
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021934125

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The United States and Mexico at War by Donald Shaw Frazier Pdf

The war between these two nations, from 1846 to 1848, radically altered the course of U.S. and Mexican history.

Author : Robert J. Williams,Robert T. Wood,Jonathan Parke
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136708121

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Routledge International Handbook of Internet Gambling by Robert J. Williams,Robert T. Wood,Jonathan Parke Pdf

Internet gambling is a rapidly growing phenomenon, which has profound social, psychological, economic, political, and policy implications. Until recently, Internet gambling has been understudied by the research community, but now a growing body of literature is emerging, on all aspects of Internet gambling and its attendant implications. As jurisdictions around the world grapple to understand the best way to respond to Internet gambling from a commercial, regulatory, and social perspective, scholarly studies of Internet gambling are becoming an ever more crucial resource. The Handbook of Internet Gambling consolidates this emerging body of literature into a single reference volume. Its twenty chapters comprise groundbreaking contributions from the world’s leading authorities in the commercial, clinical, political and social aspects of Internet gambling. It is sure to be a foundational resource for academics, students, regulators, politicians, policy makers, commercial providers, and health care professionals who have an interest in understanding the history, dynamics, and impacts of Internet gambling in a global context.

Author : Donald Shaw Frazier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015033974422

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Blood & Treasure by Donald Shaw Frazier Pdf

Tells the story of the Confederacy's ambitious attempt to conquer the Southwestern territories of New Mexico and Arizona, with Texas troops led by Lieutenant Colonel (and later Arizona governor) John R. Baylor, and General H.H. Sibley.

Author : Kevin R. Young
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publishing
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : WISC:89062343223

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To the Tyrants Never Yield by Kevin R. Young Pdf

Author Kevin R.Young explores the Texas involvement from the very beginning of the gathering storm through the final days of the war when the last shots were fired during a Confederate victory in Texas.