Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp #16

Up Coming Events

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NEXT MEETING INFORMATION

The SCV General Robert E. Lee Camp

will meet for the

2016 Lee/Jackson Banquet

on

Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 6:30 PM
at the
Kitchen 3810 Restaurant
3810 Pepperell Parkway
Opelika, AL

Commander Jerry Purcell will present
"Lee; The Man and What Set Him Apart"

Following the meal, the program will include honoring Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. Confederate

generals Lee and Thomas Jonathan (Stonewall) Jackson have received recognition from many notable historians, both in America

and Europe, as great military leaders. Their battle tactics are still studied today at military colleges and training centers.

Over the years since 1865, numerous books have been written detailing the lives and military histories of the two generals. Among

the notable individuals who praised Lee are U.S. Presidents Teddy Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower.

Roosevelt declared that Lee was the “greatest of all the great captains that the English-speaking peoples have brought forth.”

Eisenhower said that a nation of men of Lee’s caliber would be “unconquerable in spirit and soul” and that today’s American youth

should “emulate his rare qualities and by doing so our love of freedom would be sustained.”

 

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Mike Williams
Alabama Division Adjutant
Alabama Division Webmaster
From Montgomery Al

Mike Williams is the Key Note speaker for the Sons of the Confederate Veterans Auburn General Robert E. Lee Camp #16 on May 21, 2015 at Restaurant Kitchen 3810 Opelika AL 6:30 pm.

Mike is an 8 yr member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and has held the offices of the Alabama Division Webmaster for the past 7 years and Division Adjutant for the last 4 years.

Mike is a member of the Cradle of the Confederacy Camp 692 in Montgomery.  During Mike’s tenure with the SCV, Mike was the past year’s Compatriot of the year, runner up the year before and received the Joseph Wheeler Award.

Mike has been awarded the National Distinguished Service Medal twice and the National Meritorious Service Medal twice in his 8 years.

Mike has been to married his wife for 35 years and they have three grown Children with the youngest a Junior at the University of Alabama.

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Brion McClanahan

Brion is the guest speaker for The Son’s of the Confederate Veterans, General Robert E. Lee Camp #16 on
March 19, 2015.
The meeting will be held at
Kitchen 3810
3810 Pepperell Parkway
Opelika AL.

The meeting will begin at 6:30 pm

Brion McClanahan received a B.A. in History from Salisbury University in 1997 and an M.A. in History from the University of South Carolina in 1999. He finished his Ph.D. in History at the University of South Carolina in 2006, and had the privilege of being Clyde Wilson’s last doctoral student.  He is a board member of the Abbeville Institute and the editor of the Abbeville Review.

He is the author or co-author of four books: The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Founding Fathers, (Regnery, 2009), The Founding Fathers Guide to the Constitution (Regnery History, 2012), Forgotten Conservatives in American History (Pelican, 2012), and The Politically Incorrect Guide to Real American Heroes, (Regnery, 2012).  He is currently writing a book for Regnery on the eight worst and four best presidents in American History according to the Constitution as ratified by the founding generation. 

He has written for TheDailyCaller.com, LewRockwell.com, TheTenthAmendmentCenter.com, TheAmericanConservative.com, Townhall.com, and HumanEvents.com. McClanahan is a faculty member at Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom, has appeared on dozens of radio talk shows, and has spoken across the Southeast on the Founding Fathers and the founding principles of the United States, most importantly the Jeffersonian tradition.

 

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Lee/Jackson Banquet 

Thursday, January 23   

Guest speaker will be Kelly Barrow the Lt. Commander-in-Chief of the National SCV. 

Time 6:30 P.M.

Where:
Kitchen 3810
3810 Opelika Road, Across from the Farmers Market

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Our September 19 meeting will be held at the 3810 Kitchen (address) 6:30 pm

Our guest speaker is Linda Thornton:       

Linda Thornton joined the Auburn University Libraries in 1989 as the Interlibrary Loan Librarian. She served in that capacity until she became the Head of the Access Service Department. She currently is a technology librarian in the Special Collections & Archives Department of the Auburn University Libraries where one of her primary responsibilities is the ongoing digitization and transcription of the Libraries’ Civil War diaries and letters.

The AU Libraries Civil War diaries and letters are part of the Libraries’ Digital Collections and are located at http://diglib.auburn.edu/collections/civilwardiaries/

Topic: The Civil War in Letters:
Selections from the Auburn University’s Manuscript Collections.

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Billy Clark, speaking on the topic of the Battle of Fort Tyler
(the last "Fort" to fall in the War Between the States)

The third Thursday, July the 18 th, 2013
6:30 pm CDST

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Thursday, May 30
6:30  P.M.
Kitchen 3810
3810 Pepperell Parkway

Our speaker will be Gary Carlyle, Alabama Division Commander of the SCV.

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The SCV General Robert E. Lee Camp #16

 invites members, friends and supporters

 to the Annual Christmas Banquet

To be held at the Cock of the Walk

Opelika Alabama

On December 20, 2012  6:30 pm

Our visiting speaker this year at the Annual Christmas Banquet will be the president of "Southern Heritage 411" H.K. Edgerton, a black Confederate activist who works tirelessly to bring the real truth of our Southern heritage to people of all races, exposing the many myths of Yankee history and setting the record straight regarding the role of blacks in the history of the War Between the States.

The Christmas banquet also serves to raise funds in order to support organizations and projects that our Camp feels led to participate in, such as donations to the Lee County DHR, constructing the Historical sign of President-Elect Jefferson Davis with the UDC at the Auburn Depot and the on-going project at the Dadeville Confederate Cemetery.

Instead of a silent auction, we will ask for a generous contribution at the banquet from each person who will then receive a ticket enabling them to participate in the drawing for door prizes that will include cakes and articles donated by friends and Camp members. Dress optional/period clothing ok.

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Commander Purcell and Jay Hinton, Esquire

The President of "Southern Heritage 411" is H.K. Edgerton, a black Confederate activist who works tirelessly to bring the real truth of our heritage to people of all races. HK was the Key Note Speaker at the SCV General Robert E. Lee Camp #16 Christmas Banquet in Opelika AL December 20, 2012.

 H.K. Edgerton has walked thousands of miles carrying his large Confederate Battle Flag through cities and towns and down country roads. He speaks at venues all over the South exposing the many myths of Yankee history and setting the record straight regarding blacks role in the history of the South.

H.K. Edgerton and Southern Heritage 411 strive to illuminate the truth as it pertains to the relationships and experiences of blacks and whites in the South as they have struggled together to maintain the principles of a limited, democratic and representative government as espoused by America's founding fathers.

HK’s speech was enjoyed by all and he received a standing ovation at the end.

Pictures attached: Top Picture from left to right.

Jerry Purcell and Jay Hinton, Esquire

Terry Edgerton, Guest speaker – Dave Crosslin, Adjutant/Chaplain 
Jerry Purcell Commander – Jay Hinton and H K Edgerton Key note Speaker.

 

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NEWS FLASH

Historic marker commemorating the site
where Jefferson Davis stopped
at the Auburn Train Depot

The Sons of Confederate Veterans Robert E. Lee Camp #16 led the effort to erect a historic marker in Auburn, Alabama, commemorating the site where Jefferson Davis stopped at the Auburn Train Depot on February 16, 1861, to review the Auburn

Guards. President-Elect Davis was en route by train to Montgomery, Alabama, where he would be inaugurated President of the Confederate States of America.

At the outbreak of the War Between the States, many faculty and students at East Alabama Male College (now Auburn University) left college to join the Confederate Army.

Robert E. Lee Camp, the Auburn Heritage Association and the Auburn Guards Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy raised the money to place a permanent historic marker at the Auburn train depot.

A ceremony to unveil the historic marker and celebrate the event was held on Sunday, January 29, 2012. Dr. Ann Pearson of the Historic Chattahoochee Commission remarked on their participation in this project and how proud they were to be involved.

Recognized at the unveiling were Commander Jerry Purcell of the SCV Robert E. Lee Camp, Auburn Heritage Association President Mary Norman and Vice-President Kitt Conner, along with Auburn Guards Chapter UDC President Dorothy Lee. Sheila Eckman, of the Auburn City Council, accepted the marker on behalf of the City of Auburn. SCV Camp Adjutant and Chaplain Dave Crosslin opened the ceremony with an invocation. Also among the distinguished guests was best-selling author Madison Jones.

Wiregrass, a string band, entertained the crowd with traditional southern music including several railroad songs.

 

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The next meeting will be the third Thursday night,
20th of September 2012. 6:30 pm
at the cock of the Walk Opelika AL.
SCV member Jay Hinton will be the speaker.

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It is confirmed with Ed Patton that he will be our speaker on
July 19, 2012. 
The subject of his talk is
“Nathan Bedford Forest”. 

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May 17, 2012

Speaker: Jimmy Hill, Editor of the Alabama Confederate Magazine

Topic: “Alabama Guardian Program”

Location: Cock of the Walk Opelika, AL 6:30 pm

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ALSO

Annoucement from UDC

The Auburn Guards Chapter, #2677, UDC will hold a service for Confederate Memorial Day on Sunday, April 15 at 2:00 at the Auburn Train Depot. The speaker will be Wallace Whatley who will speak on "Local stories about the War". The Tallassee String Band will perform. The public is invited. Refreshments will be served.

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Next Community Project

The Robert E. Lee Camp is currently researching the next project which we will undertake.  While we currently provide upkeep of the Brown Family cemetery in Dadeville, AL (where a Confederate veteran is interred), we are looking into the repair of the grave marker of the veteran which is broken and in disrepair.  (See more on the story in the Brown Family Cemetery Project).

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March 22, 2012

Speaker: John Sophecleus

Topic: "Sesquicentennial" First Blood

Next Community Project

The Robert E. Lee Camp is currently researching the next project which we will undertake. While we currently provide upkeep of the Brown Family cemetery in Dadeville, AL (where a Confederate veteran is interred), we are looking into the repair of the grave marker of the veteran which is broken and in disrepair. (See more on the story in the Brown Family Cemetery Project).

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Brown Family Cemetery

On February 18, 2012, the upgrade of the Brown Family Cemetery included the painting of the rails and flagpoles, the installation of new rigging, and new flags. (See complete story in the Brown Family Cemetery Project Link)

Jerry Purcell standing at the Brown Family Cemetery on Hwy 280.

Historical Marker Project

On January 29, 2012, the city of Auburn, Robert E. Lee Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, the Auburn Historical Society, and the Auburn Guards Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy held a ceremony at the Auburn Train Depot to unveil a historic marker commemorating the site where Jefferson Davis stopped on his way to Montgomery to review the Auburn Guards.  (See complete story in the “News Flash” on our Home Page).

Commander Purcell reviewing the Auburn Guard Monument located near the Auburn Depot.

Lee/Jackson Banquet

On January 12, 2012, the Robert E. Lee Camp held our annual Lee/Jackson Banquet at the Cock of the Walk restaurant in Opelika.  Our featured speaker was Dr. Harry Reeder, Senior Pastor at Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham.  Dr. Reeder spoke on the lives and Christian character of Generals Lee and Jackson.

Adjutant/Chaplain Dave Crosslin, Guest Speaker Harry Reeder of Birmingham AL and Commander Jerry Purcell at the Lee/Jackson Dinner hosted by the General Robert E. Lee SCV Camp # 16 at the Cock of the walk in Opelika AL.

Commander Purcell tries to get their attention as Rev Harry Reeded and Pastor Sandy Crosslin is in deep discussion.

Christmas Party

On December 8, 2011, the Robert E. Lee Camp held our annual Old South Christmas party at the Cock of the Walk restaurant in Opelika.  Southern Belles, Confederate soldiers, and other Southern gentlemen in period attire made grand appearances for the festive party.  A silent auction featuring Confederate items and delicious homemade cakes were sold to raise money for our Auburn Guard historic marker project.

Donna Purcell, Linda Stafford and Sandy Crosslin enjoying the Christmas Banquet at the Oak Bowery Plantation	Phil Adcock and Sandy Crosslin having a good time at the Christmas Banguet at the Oak Bowery Plantation
Commander Purcell and Donna enjoying the Christmas Banquet at Oak Bowery Plantation	Donna Purcell and Sandy Crosslin at the General Robert E. Lee Annual Christmas banquet
The silent auction table was a big hit, the cake table created quite a stir. The Ladies outdid them selves in preparing the beautiful delicious cakes.