April
26,
Confederate
Memorial Day in Georgia
April
29,
Saturday
Confederate Memorial Day Service:
War
Memorial, Blairsville, Georgia
Ceremony
and Artillery Salute
David and John Payne
Graveside Service:
Pleasant
Hill Church, Union County, Georgia
Ceremony
and Artillery Salute
Photos of the Memorial services, Click here!
May
6,
Saturday 4:00 p.m., Regular May Meeting:
Union County
Library, Blairsville, Georgia
Cassie
Barrow will give her talk on Stonewall Jackson's marriages
and their effect upon him as a man and a
soldier.
As always the Public is
cordially invited to attend!
OFFICERS
Commander: Jimbo Richeson
Lt.
Commander: David
Friedly
Adjutant: Joseph Adams,
Sr.
Chaplain:
Frank Sharon
Historian:
David Friedly
Editor:
David
Friedly
Web Master: 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.”