meets the 2nd Thursday of each Month, 7:00 p.m.
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MEETINGS and EVENTS
July
11th, Friday
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Note: Change of date, Camp Meeting at UCB Meeting Room, HWY
515, 7:00 p.m.
August
16th
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Meeting,
Place and Time T.B.A.
Meet
President and Mrs. Jefferson Davis!
As
always our meetings and events are open to the public
and you are invited!
The
question continually comes up as to whether or not
Confederate Soldiers, Sailors and Marines are officially
recognized by U.S. Statute as American Veterans.
This
is covered by U.S. Code. 38 which is the code dealing with
Veteran Benefits and states that the definition
“Civil War Veteran” will include those who
served in the military and naval forces of the
Confederate
States of America.
It was enacted by the Veteran’s Benefit Act of 1957.
TITLE
38 > PART II > CHAPTER 15 >
SUBCHAPTER I > § 1501: § 1501. Definitions
For the purposes of this
chapter—
(3) The
term ‘Civil War veteran’ includes a person who
served in the military or naval forces of the Confederate
States of America during the Civil War, and the term
‘active military or naval service’ includes
active service in those forces.
To see the Code, go to the U.S.
Code collection at the Cornell Law School web site:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/38/usc_sec_38_00001501----000-.html
This U.S.
code section is current and law at this time.
OFFICERS
Camp Commander -
Harold
levi
Lt. Commander
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Adjutant - Joe
Adams
Treasurer -Peter
White
Chaplain - Ed
Massengale
Historian/Editor/Webmaster - David Friedly
HISTORY
The Private
David W. Payne Camp is part of the 2nd Brigade, "The Blue
Ridge Brigade," Georgia Division, Army of Tennessee, Sons
of Confederate Veterans. Camp #1633 was chartered in 1993.
The ceremony was held at Pleasant Hill Church in Union
County, Georgia where David Payne is buried. David is
buried next to his brother and fellow soldier John Payne
and their wives in Pleasant Hill's cemetery.
PROJECTS
Our activities
have included but not limited to the following:
1. Participation in the construction of the Union County
War Memorial honoring all Union County war deaths. More
Confederate War Dead are listed on the monument than all
the dead of all the other wars added together.
2. Annual Confederate Memorial Day Services.
3. Grave Markers installations and Memorial Services
4. Almost 400 Confederate Battle Flags are placed on the
individual graves of local Confederate Veterans each
Confederate Memorial Day.
5. The camp in conjunction with the local government flies
the 1956 Georgia State Flag of at the Union County Court
House each April as part of Confederate History Month.
6. Participation in all local parades including the Sorghum
Festival Parade and the Memorial Day Parade.
7. The camp worked to save, move and restore the cabin of
John Payne, David’s Brother. this cabin was given to
the Union County Historical Society where it forms a focal
point for their Heritage Center.
8. The camp participates with the Union County Historical
Society to present Special Lectures, Living Histories and
W.B.T.S. information.
9. The camp coordinates and cooperates with other
community, reenacting and living history groups.
10. Blue Star: At each monthly camp meeting in conjunction
with local veteran organization, we recognize a “Blue
Star” family.
11. A monthly newsletter, the “Mountain
Muster.”
12. A camp Web Site with local W.B.T.S.content.
13. Monthly meetings with guest lecturers. Camp #1633 holds
our meetings the second Thursday of each month at the Union
County Library in Blairsville.
Of course, we remember
as Sons of Confederate Veterans that it is our “duty
to see that the true history of the South
is presented to future
generations.”