May 26, 2025 MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE AT HUGUENOT SPRINGS CEMETERY- POWHATAN, VA Today we attended the J.E.B Stuart Camp 1343 Memorial Day ceremony at Huguenot Springs Cemetery in Powhatan, VA. We presented our camp wreath. Many area camps were there with us and it was a very nice event.
May 24, 2025 LEE JACKSON PARK MEMORIAL DAY EVENT-We took a road trip and attended the Memorial Day event at Lee Jackson Park, Fairfield, VA. We presented our camp wreath, ate some good food, and met some great people. Kudos to Stonewall Brigade Camp 1296. Every year this project keeps getting bigger and better.
May 18, 2025 HISTORICAL MARKER MOVE COMPLETED-We are happy to report the relocation and restoration of the damaged Confederate Marker (Freeman Marker 29) on Mechanicsville Tnpk (Rt 360) is completed. The cap was installed on top today. Only cosmetic work is left to do.
May 10, 2025 YELLOW TAVERN CEREMONY-Today our camp assisted the Stonewall Jackson Chapter UDC 1705 with their annual Yellow Tavern ceremony commemorating the May 11th anniversary of the mortal wounding of General J.E.B. Stuart. Guest speaker Historian/Author Tom Perry did a terrific talk about The Battle of Yellow Tavern on location where it happened. We had a great audience with many SCV camps and support organizations present. It was a beautiful day and ceremony.
MAY 4, 2025 HEADSTONE/IRON CROSS CEREMONY– Today our camp and Hanover Chapter 1399, UDC held a joint Headstone/Iron cross dedication service to honor Confederate Corp John L Blunt. This Confederate veteran Is no longer forgotten.
MAY 3, 2025 YELLOW TAVERN WORK PARTY DAY: Today we performed maintenance at the Historic Yellow Tavern site. We cut the grass, trimmed, and did a overall general clean up. Before leaving we replaced the worn flag and put a fresh coat of paint on the wall.
APRIL 27, 2025 FREEMAN MARKER PROJECT PROGRESS UPDATE: We are making progress on the relocation and restoration of the damaged Confederate Marker (Freeman Marker 29) on Mechanicsville Tnpk. The entire base has now been moved and rebuilt and we are getting close to putting the cap on top. With Hanover County approval, we have been relocating, repairing, and restoring this marker. Thanks to the General W.C. Wickham SCV Camp 2250, the A.P. Hill Memorial Association, and our friend Neal Williams for working with us to make this happen. We believe in preserving historic markers.
April 26, 2025 ADOPT A HIGHWAY CLEAN UP Today our camp performed some community service. We participated in VDOT’s Adopt a Highway program cleaning up our stretch of highway.
APRIL 12, 2025 SCV VIRGINIA DIVISION CONVENTION Our camp attended the SCV Virginia Division Convention in Winchester, VA. We received an Outstanding Camp Award.
MARCH 30, 2025 HOWLETT LINE EARTHWORKS CLEAN UP We assisted 3 other camps in a cleanup that removed vegetation to expose the original earthworks from the Howlett Line of the Bermuda Hundred Campaign. In attendance were the Chester Station Camp, A.P. Hill Camp #167, Hanover Dragoons Camp #827, and the Mechanized Cavalry,
MARCH 29, 2025 OAKWOOD CEMETERY HEADSTONE INSTALLATIONS We assisted the SCV Virginia Division in installing 5 new headstones.
MARCH 28, 2025 YELLOW TAVERN HISTORICAL SITE TREE DAMAGE CLEANED UP Recent storms caused a lot of tree damage. We sent a team out and cleaned the area up. Here is a photo of the debris pile.
MARCH 28, 2025 APRIL IS CONFEDERATE HISTORY AND HERITAGE MONTH YARD SIGN INSTALLED. Today we installed a yard sign at Yellow Tavern, the site where General J.E.B. Stuart was mortally wounded.
MARCH 27, 2025 ADOPT A HIGHWAY RECOGNITION A recently installed Adopt a Highway sign recognizes us for our community service work.
MARCH 22, 2025 APRIL IS CONFEDERATE HISTORY AND HERITAGE MONTH BANNER INSTALLED Our camp purchased a 3ft x 8ft banner, mounted it on a board to keep it looking nice and installed it at the RT 33/Ashland Rd intersection in Hanover County.
MARCH 14, 2025 GROUNDBREAKING DAY!
This damaged Confederate Marker (Freeman Marker 29) on Mechanicsville Tnpk needed to be relocated due to road widening. With Hanover County approval, we will repair and restore this marker in a new location just 24ft away. Our camp is working with General W.C. Wickham SCV Camp 2250, the A.P. Hill Memorial Association, and some private individuals to make this happen. We believe in preserving historic markers.
March 2, 2025 New Headstone Installation
Members of our camp installed a new VA headstone for Corp John L Blunt. It was placed at the Fork Episcopal Church cemetery in Doswell, VA (Hanover County). His grave was previously unmarked.
March 2, 2025 Shockoe Cemetery Cleanup
We worked with other SCV compatriots at Historic Shockoe Cemetery’s Cleanup Day on March 2nd.
March 1, 2025 Confederate Flag Day
We attended the VA Division’s Confederate Flag Day celebration on March 1st at Oakwood Cemetery in Richmond, VA. 90 headstones were installed over the past year. At the ceremony they were dedicated and flagged.
February 19, 2025 Camp Meeting rescheduled.
We had to reschedule our monthly meeting a day earlier due to a snow storm. Despite the weather forecast, we had a full house. Our guest speakers are shown here with our new April yard signs.
February 2, 2025 Oakwood Cemetery New headstones
A SCV member from Missouri was in town. We assisted him in installing two headstones for two Missouri soldiers. Our new friend then added some Missouri soil around them. A nice touch. Later that day we installed six more for a total of 8 new headstones at Oakwood Cemetery in Richmond, VA. These soldiers deserve to be remembered.
January 26, 2025 Oakwood Cemetery Damage
Somebody thought it would be a good idea to go four wheeling over the Confederate gravestones at Oakwood Cemetery in Richmond, VA. SCV volunteers from our camp went out there and put the grave markers back in place.
January 18, 2025 ANNUAL CAMP LEE JACKSON BANQUET
We had a great turnout at our annual camp banquet. Our guest speaker gave an excellent talk. The topic was “Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson: His life and legacy, then and today”. Our commander recapped our 2024 activity in his comments. Everyone enjoyed a nice meal and had a great time.
