As you can see from details on the "Who and What..." page, the Camp is involved in a number of activities, all of which are interesting and enjoyable.
Michael Rodgers
Who and What is Camp 635?
Membership:
Camp
635 currently has about 180 members making it one of the largest camps in the
entire SCV Confederation.
Meetings:
Camp
meetings are held monthly on the fourth Tuesday evening. Beginning at 5:00 pm
with a fellowship and refreshments hour, attendees formally assemble at 6:00 pm
for discussion of camp business and presentation of a program, usually by a
guest presenter. Programs are historical in nature and are focused on the
1861-1865 period. Specific topics within this focus are diverse, including
social history, military leaders, battles, political issues and civilian life.
Current Camp Officers:
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Michael Rodgers |
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*1st
Lt. Commander |
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Sandy Jackson |
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*2nd
Lt. Commander |
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Phil Kelly |
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*3rd
Lt. Commander |
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<Vacant> |
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*Adjutant |
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Ron Stowers |
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Judge
Advocate |
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Dan Duggan |
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Publications
Officer |
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Wayne Anderson |
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Chaplain |
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Hubert Miazza |
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Historian |
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Kevin Davis |
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Medical
Officer |
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Dr. Bill Howard |
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Quartermasters |
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Tom
Lord & Chris Boothe with assistance by Robert Murphree |
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Camp
Musicians |
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Rick Richardson Murry Stewart Joe Tubb Jerry Brooks Wayne Anderson |
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Bugler |
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Bob Davidson |
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Color
Sergeants |
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Ricky
Haynes & Chris Boothe |
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Executive
Committee |
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Dan
Duggan Wayne
Anderson Grady
Howell Peter
Miazza Bill
Lee Ted
Hartley Joe
Tubb George
Smith Bert
Green Emmett
Eaton Randy Rogers *Plus
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Activities:
Both
short- and long-term activities are undertaken by the camp, including:
contributing
funds for conservation of deteriorated Confederate battleflags held in the
artifacts collection of the State Dept. of Archives and History (this effort
began in 1998 as a camp-only project but was expanded to become a division
project);
Shown above is the conserved 2nd Mississippi
battleflag on display at Beauvoir.
joining
with other area historical groups, such as the United Daughters of the
Confederacy (UDC), to organize the annual Confederate Memorial Day observance
at Jackson’s Greenwood Cemetery;
Shown above is the "walk of
remembrance" at Greenwood Cemetery, Confederate Section, Jackson,
Mississippi
participation
in the annual Division convention;
The 1894 design flag which was chosen by
popular vote of the people of Mississippi on April 17, 2001, to be the official
and legal State Flag of Mississippi.
and carrying
the true history of the Confederacy and its cause to non-members via member
proselytizing.
Other
features: Camp
635 is fortunate to have members which are notable individuals:
Grady
Howell is the author of two regimental histories, a collection of letters from a
physician in the Mexican War, several booklets, and a four-volume roster of
Mississippi Confederate soldiers. Compatriot Howell has reindexed,
re-edited and added to newly published edition of the Military History of
Mississippi.
Ron Stowers
is Camp Adjutant (Treasurer), is a member of the Beauvoir Board, and has worked
tirelessly in the fund-raising campaigns to save the battleflags in storage at
the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Dan Duggan
is a past Camp Commander who is well versed in a number of WBTS battles and
presents programs frequently to Camp 635 and others. He brings a regular
feature of "this day in the WBTS" to camp meetings.
Wallace
McMillan is a past Camp Commander and has worked diligently with the 11th
Mississippi Memorial Foundation to get a new "high water mark" stone
marker placed near Bryan's Barn on the field at Gettysburg to mark the advance
of the 11th Mississippi on the third day's Pickett/Pettigrew charge. A
memorial statue was also placed.
Peter
Miazza was Camp Commander for the 1999-2000 year. He also works with the
Greenwood Cemetery Association, providing a liaison on matters affecting
the Confederate section of the cemetery. Peter also puts in a lot of
hours helping maintain the cemetery, especially the Confederate Section.
At his own expense, he produces a well-designed printed meeting program for
each camp meeting.
Bill Lee,
Camp Commander for the 2000-2001 year, is also very interested in WBTS battles,
especially those of the Vicksburg Campaign.
Ted
Hartley, 1st Lt. Commander for the 2000-2001 year, is in advertising and helped
provide the SCV with video and audio media spots in the campaign to keep the
1894 design state flag.
Quite a
number of camp members have musical talents which they bring to meetings.
Joe Phil Tubb, Murry Stewart, and Rick Richardson (from left in thumbnails
above) perform most frequently and have been dubbed "the Dixie
Hummingbirds" by Past Commander Lee. Jerry "Banjo" Brooks
(right) joins in occasionally.
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Camp Calendar for 2012 ·
January
24 -- Regular camp
meeting at Jackson Municipal Art Gallery, N. State Street (parking is
accessed from President Street, for map click here).
The program will be presentation by WBTS
historian Parker Hills. The
subject of the presentation is not known at this time. ·
February 28
-- Regular camp meeting at Jackson Municipal Art Gallery, N. State Street
(parking is accessed from President Street, for map click here). The program is not yet determined. · March 27 -- Regular camp meeting at Jackson Municipal Art Gallery, N. State Street (parking is accessed from President Street, for map click here). The program is not yet determined. · April 24 -- Regular camp meeting at Jackson Municipal Art Gallery, N. State Street (parking is accessed from President Street, for map click here). The program is not yet determined. · April 29? -- Confederate Memorial Day Observance at Greenwood Cemetery, Confederate Section, Jackson, MS. · May 22 -- Regular camp meeting at Jackson Municipal Art Gallery, N. State Street (parking is accessed from President Street, for map click here). The program is not yet determined. · June 26 -- Regular camp meeting at Jackson Municipal Art Gallery, N. State Street (parking is accessed from President Street, for map click here). The program is not yet determined. ·
July
24 -- Regular camp
meeting at Jackson Municipal Art Gallery, N. State Street (parking is accessed
from President Street, for map click here).
The program is not yet determined. · August 28 -- Regular camp meeting at Jackson Municipal Art Gallery, N. State Street (parking is accessed from President Street, for map click here). The program is not yet determined. · September 25 -- Regular camp meeting at Jackson Municipal Art Gallery, N. State Street (parking is accessed from President Street, for map click here). The program is not yet determined. · October 23 – Regular camp meeting at Jackson Municipal Art Gallery, N. State Street (parking is accessed from President Street, for map click here). The program is not yet determined. · November 27 -- Regular camp meeting at Jackson Municipal Art Gallery, N. State Street (parking is accessed from President Street, for map click here). The program is not yet determined. · December 11?-- Camp Christmas party at Jackson Municipal Art Gallery, N. State Street (parking is accessed from President Street, for map click here). No formal program is anticipated. Bring your favorite finger foods. There will music in the meeting room for those that tire of eating and talking. |
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Membership information
In short, it is at the camp level that the individual members perform those acts which are the basis for the organization:
the remembrance and veneration of those who fought for the Confederacy.
Do you qualify?
Membership in the
Sons of Confederate Veterans is open to all male descendants of any veteran who
served honorably in the Confederate armed forces. Membership can be obtained
through either direct or collateral family lines and kinship to a veteran must
be documented genealogically. The minimum age for membership is 12.
How do you find out if
you qualify?
Proof of kinship to
a Confederate soldier can take many forms. The easiest method is to contact the
archives of the state from which the soldier joined the Confederate military or
in which he lived at the time of the war and obtain a copy of the veteran's
military service record. All Southern states' archives have microfilm records of
the soldiers who fought from that state, and a copy of the information can
usually be obtained for a nominal fee. In some cases, you may need to
visit the archives to search out the service record information yourself.
In addition to individual service records, archives will also likely have
records on the pensions the former Confederate states awarded to veterans and
their widows. All of these records contain a wealth of information that can be
used to document military service.
You qualify, so how do you
get an application?
We recommend that
prospective members attend a meeting at which time an application can be
obtained. Attending a meeting provides the opportunity to meet
face-to-face and resolve any questions about the organization that may remain.
Alternatively, an application can be sent to you by postal mail
if you will provide your address to this site's webmaster either by e-mail or letter. If you
wish to talk directly to a member before applying but cannot attend a
meeting, contact this site's webmaster at (601) 573-6534.
What does membership
cost?
Dues are $55.00
per year. New members receive a suitable-for-framing membership
certificate issued by IHQ. Renewing members and transfers may obtain such
a certificate by special order through the adjutant for an additional $5.00
charge.
always under construction -- please report broken
links via e-mail
To mute music, click "stop" on the player.
Feel free to link to URLs which are provided.
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Beauvoir -- the Jefferson Davis Shrine and site of the Jefferson
Davis Presidential Library |
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Sam
Davis Camp 596, Biloxi, MS |
Gen. William Barksdale Camp 1220,
Columbus, MS |
General Nathan Bedford Forest Camp 1649,
Meridian, MS |
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Lt. Gen. John C.
Pemberton Camp 1354, Vicksburg |
BG Benjamin Humphreys Camp 1625,
Indianola, MS |
Lowry Rifles Camp 1740,
Pearl/Brandon, MS |
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University
Greys Camp 1803, Oxford |
Jefferson Davis Camp
1862, Newton |
Col. William P. Rogers Camp 321,
Corinth, MS |
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Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton Camp 1354,
Vicksburg, MS |
Holt Collier Camp
2018, West Point, MS |
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Sterling
Price Camp 145, St. Louis, MO |
Os Confederados Camp 1653, Brazil, SA |
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Tod Carter Camp 854,
Franklin, TN |
Savage-Goodner Camp 1513 (Tennessee) -- has SCV & WBTS clipart available for
download |
Sam Davis Camp 1293,
Brentwood, TN -- owns a memorial park at Franklin, TN |
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Since web sites are changed, deleted, or created too often for this webmaster to keep this page totally current, visit the IHQ site and use the web site links there if these don't work or you don't see the one you want. Thanks. |
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MOS&B related sites |
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Historic Preservation |
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Confederate Unit related sites |
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33rd Mississippi Infantry
Regiment (by Hall) |
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33rd Mississippi Infantry
Regiment (by Godbold) |
33rd Mississippi Infantry
Regiment (History) |
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38th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
(Mounted) -- site no longer operative, reserving this slot for new home page
link if one becomes available |
19th Alabama (Reenactor site with
history on Hood's Tennessee Campaign) |
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Battle related sites |
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Carter House Museum (Franklin, TN) |
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Battle of Shiloh (offering of
video of the 140th anniversary reenactment) |
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State Message Boards (Visit history-sites.com for links to state boards sponsored by others) |
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Special Interest Message Boards (Visit history-sites.com for links to boards sponsored by others) |
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Indian Territory
in the Civil War (and Native-Americans in the Civil War) Message Board |
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Other WBTS related sites |
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Bobby Howery's Confederate
Site -- Howery Family Ancestors in Confederate Service |
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The Papers of Jefferson Davis
(Rice University)
Not working as of 14 August 2003, will leave until determine whether new URL is being used. |
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Civil War Album --
Contains photos of Franklin, TN area including battlefield. |
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Mississippi sites |
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State
of Mississippi (main state site) |
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Southern sites |
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(Internet link-to-news site with items primarily related to Southern heritage and culture) |
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Web site of K. Steven Monk |
Chickasaw Press -- Grady Howell's web site which includes info on all his books and their availability. |
Personal web site of Jack Taylor, II, Adjutant, Sam R. Watkins Camp, Columbia, TN |
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Southern by the Grace of
God (Web group for Southerners) |
by SCV Life Member Robert Howery |
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This page was last edited on 9 January 2012