Sons of Confederate Veterans
Our speaker will be historian and author Thomas D. “Tom” Perry who will bring Gen JEB Stuart to life as he does so well. He started Laurel Hill Publishing LLC to publish his and friends books on regional history.
Autographed copies of his titles may be purchased at.
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.
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.
ObituaryOur Speaker will be William Connery, a long time friend of the camp. He will speak on the brave Confederate women who served behind the Union lines as under cover agents.
Special Guest to speak on his ancestor at the Crater and Sailor’s Creek.
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.
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.
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.
Henry Kidd will speak on the Confederate Medal of Honor for Confederate History Month. The yankees had a Medal but they gave it our like candy. Our boys earned the real medal. Henry is a talented artist, author and speaker. He is formerly the Virginia Division SCV commander and has served our organization well.
Our speaker is John Quarstein formerly a director at the Virginia Mariners Museum in NewPort News. His talks are excellent and he will cover the CSS Arkansas, a river gunboat on the Mississippi River. In previous talks he took us to Mobile Bay, Chesapeake Bay , and across the Atlantic Ocean.
The winter has broken and we have more evening light. Doors open at 6:00 for social period and dinner to follow. This month is fried chicken, potato salad and our favorite dish Hoppin John with pie for dessert. Ice and bottled water is provided. Meal and meeting is $15.00 or w/o dinner is $5.00.