From Andy Hall's April 15th Dead Confederate Blog.
A December 1912 issue of the United Confederate Veterans' Confederate Veteran magazine listed eleven members of the Joe Johnston UCV Camp 94 of Mexia, Texas, who had died between July 1911 and July 1912.
One was of particular interest. It read: "Risien, Samuel-- Born in England; went down on the steamer Titanic April 4, 1912. Engineer on Confederate steamer Alabama under Admiral Rafael Semmes."
This is of particular interest as we observe the centennial of the Titanic's sinking this month. In 1912, there were a lot of Confederates still alive, so it is possible Samuel Riesen might have been aboard the doomed ship.
However, the Confederate Veteran did have the date wrong. The Titanic sank April 15th after hitting the iceberg on the night of the 14th.
Was there a Confederate on the Titanic?
More to Come. --Old B-R'er
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