Author: Branch

Remove the NDAA Strickland Amendments

Will you defend our Confederate ancestors? They fought for us, now it is our turn to fight for them and our future.

Currently the Strickland Amendment is working its way through Congress. This amendment to the NDAA 2026 military appropriations bill is totally anti-Confederate. We need to let our congressmen know that this anti-Confederate language must be removed from the bill.

This can be done by asking our congressmen to vote YES on any amendment that will remove anti-Confederate language from this bill.

Use this Link to tell your congressman to vote YES on any amendment that would remove the Strickland amendment from the NDAA 2026 bill.

UDC Takes Action

The ladies at the Richmond UDC Headquarters have taken action to bring the vandals who wrecked their building several years ago to justice. It seems that these hatemongers were allowed to reek havoc on the property and the police were told to stand down.  The ladies have in their possession video tapes from that night and have filed charges against “persons unknown” to bring them to justice.

Danny Campbell

Sadly, we have learned that Compatriot “Squire” Campbell has passed. He was a camp member for a number of years. We send out condolences to his son, Compatriot Danny Campbell and family.  Also Brother Compatriot Alvah and the Campbell Clan.

Be certain to the read his extensive  obituary. He was a resident of Gloucester, VA for many years. He had not been able to visit with us for some time.

Obituary

Meeting: Tuesday May 20

LtCol Eric Buckland, USA ret  will speak on Mosby’s Men when they fought the 2nd Mass Calvary. Eric is an outstanding author of the exploits of Mosby’s Men. This battle with the 2nd Mass Calvary will show the heroism and valor of the Mosby Virginia Calvary against the Mass invaders.

His first book was Mosby’s Keydet Rangers and he has gone from the doors open at 6. Dinner fried chicken, Baked beans and Mrs Holmes blend of Southern garden delights. Southern pie. BYOB/mixer. $15.00 dinner/$5.00 w/o meal or bring own.    

Memorial Day Services – May 26

May 26th Memorial Day at the Confederate War Memorial Chapel. We will again this year look back on the ending of the Vietnam War. Compatriot Capt Bobby Lamb, USMC spoke last year.  Compatriot LTC Carter Gill USAF Retired and also retired captain from United Airlines will discuss his thoughts on this period of belligerence. LTC Gill piloted a C-141 in the Vietnam theater and previous to that he had participated in the search for the USS Pueblo and the commander Capt Lloyd Bucher and crew which were determined to have been seized by North Koreans.

The Chapel service is at 10:00 am.

Mosby Bus Tour – May 10

REMINDER: you don’t want to miss this exciting bus tour visiting Ranger sites during  late 1864 and early 1865!

44th Annual Spring Civil War Mosby Bus Tour,  “Mosby and the End of the War.” Saturday, May 10, 2025 Sponsored by the Stuart – Mosby Historical Society. Tour Leaders will be Kevin Pawlak and Rob Orrison.

We will follow Mosby’s Rangers during the closing acts of the Civil War, from the final fights to the disbandment at Salem. Save the date now and join us in 2025 to be a part of the longest-running Mosby tour in the United States.

The 2025 Mosby Bus Tour will be visiting sites associated with Mosby and his Rangers at the end of the Civil War in late 1864 and the early months of 1865.

To purchase your tickets, you can send a check made out to “Rob Orrison” to 102 Melody Lane, Stafford, VA 22554 or email us at mosbytours@gmail.com/  We can take electronic payment as well, just email us and we can send you a link. If you have any questions, send us an email or call Rob at 703-431-2869.