New Monument Dedication for 157 Confederate Heroes in Cuthbert, Georgia Sunday, May 16, at 2:30 pm Gentlemen, The Calhoun Rifles Camp #1855 Sons of Confederate Veterans is hosting a new Monument Dedication Service to honor 157 unknown Confederate Heroes at the Historic Greenwood Cemetery in Cuthbert, Georgia on Sunday, May 16, at 2:30 pm. These wounded Soldiers were brought in [...]
"Urgent Call to Action" SMMA Meeting Date Changed to Monday, May 24th Gentlemen, Got word today that the SMMA meeting has been changed to May 24th. The Sons of Confederate Veterans is scheduled to give their presentation on Heritage Tourism to the SMMA Board. We need a good showing of SCV members to be present to show support. Also, please [...]
The Georgia Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, and the Gen. Clement A. Evans Camp #64 file a Lawsuit Against the City of Waycross and the City Commissioners individually for violation of Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 50-3-1. Press Release: On April 1, 2021, three (3) members of the City Commission of the City of Waycross, Georgia ( Norman E. [...]
"Urgent Call to Action" Gentlemen, The Sons of Confederate Veterans made a good showing at the SMMA meeting on April 26th. Both Martin O'Toole and I were able to speak and we passed out the SCV proposal for Heritage Tourism to the SMMA Board Members. The proposed changes the SMMA CEO Bill Stephens made to the SMMA Board was at [...]
Gentlemen, Many of you may have heard that Governor Brian Kemp appointed Rev. Abraham Mosley, a well-known community advocate from Athens as chairman of the Stone Mountain Memorial Association (SMMA). The below AJC article quotes Kemp telling Mosley "to follow his moral compass while considering such changes" which could be put on the table as soon as next week at [...]
Gentlemen, Below are the proposed By-Law Amendments we will be voting on this year and a listing of declared Brigade Commander Candidates. Proposed Amendment #01 This amendment, if passed, will be numbered “8” in the Bylaws Preamble. Submitted by: Scott K. Gilbert, Jr., Commander, Sharpsburg Sharpshooters Camp #1729 8. To commit and insure that the impartial history of the South [...]
NEWTON COUNTY CONFEDERATE MONUMENT FIGHT GOES BEFORE THE GEORGIA COURT OF APPEALS on Tuesday, APRIL 13TH, 2021 at 10:30am Gentlemen, The Sons of Confederate Veterans case in Newton County is moving into the oral argument stage at the Georgia Court of Appeals. Then the sister case of T. Davis Humphries v. Newton County will be heard thereafter. The hearing will [...]
April GCYC Newsketter Please consider sending a young person to the 2021 Georgia Confederates Youth Camp. Duty calls us. One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. Psalm 145:4
STONE MOUNTAIN MEMORIAL SERVICED CANCELED Gentlemen, See the below letter we received today from the Stone Mountain Memorial Association (SMMA) canceling our 19th Annual Confederate Memorial Service. After meeting with the SMMA in October 2020 to start discussing the annual Memorial Service, the SMMA confirmed the date of April 17th on January 5, 2021, and stated we [...]
PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR The Antebellum Festival of Dublin Georgia Saturday, April 24 at 12:00 noon