With shouts above the battle's roar They join the legions gone before; They bravely fought, they bravely fell, They wore the Gray and wore it well. (Confederate Monument Inscription, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, VA)
Tom Smith Camp # 1702 Post Office Box 1861 Suffolk, VA 23439-1861 First Brigade - Virginia Division - Dept. of the Army of Northern Virginia Meetings are held on the 4th Monday of every month at the Elk's Lodge , with possible exceptions in November and December due to holidays. We are now at 97 members.

Meeting: Monday, April 28th at 6:30. Have an old fashion Southern meal of Spiral Sliced Ham, Baked Sweet Potato, Mixed vegetables, Tossed salad, rolls and Dessert.

Dr. Bruce Venter, Historian and Consultant. Will speak on one of the most controversial episodes of the War which unfolded in central Virginia in February and March 1864. Two Union cavalry officers, Brigadier General Judson Kilpatrick and Colonel Ulric Dahlgren, led 3,500 troopers from their winter camps in Culpeper County toward Richmond, This raid was allegedly planned to free some 15,000 Yankee prisoners held in Richmond’s prisons, but it soon developed into something much more sinister.  Come to the meeting and learn the rest of the story. .

Recent News

 Dave Tatum opens the dedication at his ancestors buriel site in Holleywood Cemetary.

July 25, 2005: The back window of Compatriot Dave Tatum's car!

The picture below was graciously provided by Kermit Hobbs.It appears in his book, Suffolk: A Pictorial History, and is posted here with his permission.The picture shows the Tom Smith Camp of the United Confederate Veterans (Camp No. 44). No exact date is known except that it is around the turn of the century. The same picture in full size & resolution can be viewed at: tomsmithucv (about 1.5 MB--a huge file!). You can even read the banner in the background and the Camp insignia on their hats!

James Harrison Butler (identified by the book's author, Kermit Hobbs, since it was published) is the first man on the left in the 2nd row.

With the induction of Bobby Carr (far right), this family now has 3 generations in the Tom Smith Camp! Phil and Ben Carr are Bobby's sons, and "B. J." (Ben, Jr.) is Bobby's Grandson. All 4 are Life members in the SCV!

Sons of Confederate Veterans International Headquarters Historic "Elm Springs" Located in Columbia, Tennessee April 7, 2003

	Virginia state flag adopted 30 April 1861 by Devereaux D. Cannon, Jr., 05 February 2000. (Used by permission.)

SALUTE TO THE FLAG OF VIRGINIA: Flag of Virginia, I salute thee. To thee I pledge my loyalty,
my service and my life.

SALUTE TO THE CONFEDERATE FLAG: I salute the Confederate flag with affection, reverence
and undying devotion to the cause for which it stands. Amen.

Charge to the Sons of Confederate Veterans: "To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we submit the vindication of the Cause for which we fought; to your strength will be given the defense of the Confederate soldier's good name, the guardianship of his history, the emulation of his virtues, the perpetuation of those principles he loved and which made him glorious and which you also cherish. Remember, it is your duty to see that the true history of the South is presented to future generations." Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee, Commander General United Confederate Veterans New Orleans, Louisiana 1906

"Everyone should do all in his power to collect and disseminate the truth, in the hope that it may find a place in history and descend to posterity. History is not the relation of campaigns and battles and generals or other individuals, but that which shows the principles for which the South contended and which justified her struggle for those principles. "

Robert E. Lee

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Confederate Monument, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, VA	�

Today, the Sons of Confederate Veterans is preserving the history and legacy of these heroes,
so future generations can understand the motives that animated the Southern Cause. The SCV
is the direct heir of the United Confederate Veterans, and the oldest hereditary organization
for male descendants of Confederate soldiers. Organized at Richmond, Virginia in 1896, the SCV
	continues to serve as a historical, patriotic,
	and non-political organization dedicated
	to insuring that a true history
	of the 1861 - 1865 period is preserved.
	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.