Previous Camp Historical Programs
We are a history, heritage and honor society.
The history we learn must be completely accurate.
Each month we enjoy an historically correct and fact-based speaker.
The history we learn must be completely accurate.
Each month we enjoy an historically correct and fact-based speaker.
2025 Guest Speakers
January 28................Rev. Dr. Paul Noe........................Leadership Qualities among the Confederate Leaders
February 25..............Hu Daughtry...............................48 Stars in the Trunk: Biography of Walter Howard Daughtry,
who was killed in action in North Korea on June 3, 1951.
March 25....................Chase Beggs.............................Thomson and McDuffie County in 2025, by Chairman of McDuffie County Commissioners
April 19 (Sat.)................................................................Confederate Memorial Day -- Saturday -- 10:30 a.m. -- Thomson Memorial Cemetery
May 27.......................Business Meeting......................Election of Officers and Goals for the upcoming year
June 24.......................Dr. John Derden.........................George Washington's Travels through Georgia
July 22.......................Hickory Hill...................................Tour of Tom Watson's Home -- 6:00 p.m. -- Free of Charge & No Dinner
August 26.................Steve Burke..................................WBTS Sharpshooters
September 23..........Robert C. Jones............................The Ten Most Critical Moments of the War
October 28................Melanie Boatwright....................Alexander H. Stephens, Vice President of the Confederacy
November 25...........Lewis Smith..................................Who Was John Birch?
December.................No Meeting..................................Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
January 28................Rev. Dr. Paul Noe........................Leadership Qualities among the Confederate Leaders
February 25..............Hu Daughtry...............................48 Stars in the Trunk: Biography of Walter Howard Daughtry,
who was killed in action in North Korea on June 3, 1951.
March 25....................Chase Beggs.............................Thomson and McDuffie County in 2025, by Chairman of McDuffie County Commissioners
April 19 (Sat.)................................................................Confederate Memorial Day -- Saturday -- 10:30 a.m. -- Thomson Memorial Cemetery
May 27.......................Business Meeting......................Election of Officers and Goals for the upcoming year
June 24.......................Dr. John Derden.........................George Washington's Travels through Georgia
July 22.......................Hickory Hill...................................Tour of Tom Watson's Home -- 6:00 p.m. -- Free of Charge & No Dinner
August 26.................Steve Burke..................................WBTS Sharpshooters
September 23..........Robert C. Jones............................The Ten Most Critical Moments of the War
October 28................Melanie Boatwright....................Alexander H. Stephens, Vice President of the Confederacy
November 25...........Lewis Smith..................................Who Was John Birch?
December.................No Meeting..................................Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
2024 Guest Speakers
January 23 -- David Butler -- South Mountain and Sharpsburg
February 27 -- Skeet Willingham -- Jefferson Davis, Washington Georgia and the Last Official Acts of the Confederate Government
March 26 -- Steve Burke and Bernard Martin -- Artillery and Gun Powder
April 20 (Sat.) -- Dr. David Hollingsworth -- Confederate Memorial Day -- Saturday -- 10:30 a.m. -- Thomson Memorial Cemetery
May 28 -- John H. Barnett -- Salute to the Fallen: A Tribute to McDuffie Countians Who Paid the Ultimate Price
June 25 -- No Speaker -- Annual Camp Business Meeting
July 23 -- Lee Herron -- Captain Jack Jouett, the Paul Revere of the South
August 27 -- Julie N. Hardaway -- Nancy Hart Militia, the All-Female Militia Unit of LaGrange, Troup County, Georgia
September 24 -- Tom Elmore -- The Burning of Columbia, February 17, 1865
October 22 -- Lewis Smith -- My Confederates: Michael Barr -- Family Man, Farmer & Fifth SC Cavalry
November 26 -- Phil Turner -- The Gray Poet
December -- No Meeting -- Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
January 23 -- David Butler -- South Mountain and Sharpsburg
February 27 -- Skeet Willingham -- Jefferson Davis, Washington Georgia and the Last Official Acts of the Confederate Government
March 26 -- Steve Burke and Bernard Martin -- Artillery and Gun Powder
April 20 (Sat.) -- Dr. David Hollingsworth -- Confederate Memorial Day -- Saturday -- 10:30 a.m. -- Thomson Memorial Cemetery
May 28 -- John H. Barnett -- Salute to the Fallen: A Tribute to McDuffie Countians Who Paid the Ultimate Price
June 25 -- No Speaker -- Annual Camp Business Meeting
July 23 -- Lee Herron -- Captain Jack Jouett, the Paul Revere of the South
August 27 -- Julie N. Hardaway -- Nancy Hart Militia, the All-Female Militia Unit of LaGrange, Troup County, Georgia
September 24 -- Tom Elmore -- The Burning of Columbia, February 17, 1865
October 22 -- Lewis Smith -- My Confederates: Michael Barr -- Family Man, Farmer & Fifth SC Cavalry
November 26 -- Phil Turner -- The Gray Poet
December -- No Meeting -- Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
2023 Guest Speakers
January 24 -- Steve Rathbun -- Confederate Submarines
February 28 -- Rev. Alan Smith -- The Most Famous Man in Georgia of Which No One Knows Anything About: Tom Loyless
March 28 -- David Donehoo -- History of Appalachian Music
April 15 (Sat.) -- Dr. David Hollingsworth -- Respecting Qualities of the Confederate Soldier -- Confederate Memorial Day Service -- 10:30 a.m.
May 23 -- Lewis Smith -- Sam Davis -- The Southern Nathan Hale
June 27 -- Robert Jones -- Griswoldville
July 25 -- Bernard Martin -- The Bible and the Constitution
August 22 -- Theresa Pittman -- Berry Benson
September 26 -- No Speaker -- Camp Business and Work Session
October 24 -- Bob Young -- Veterans Day & Proposed Georgia National Veterans Cemetery
November 28 -- Kelli Spearman -- Enterprise Mill, Augusta Canal and Civil War Boat Tours
December 14 -- Jimmy Crawley -- SCV Marker Dedication and Soldier Memorial honoring Lt. Colonel William Judson Crawley
December -- No Meeting -- Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
January 24 -- Steve Rathbun -- Confederate Submarines
February 28 -- Rev. Alan Smith -- The Most Famous Man in Georgia of Which No One Knows Anything About: Tom Loyless
March 28 -- David Donehoo -- History of Appalachian Music
April 15 (Sat.) -- Dr. David Hollingsworth -- Respecting Qualities of the Confederate Soldier -- Confederate Memorial Day Service -- 10:30 a.m.
May 23 -- Lewis Smith -- Sam Davis -- The Southern Nathan Hale
June 27 -- Robert Jones -- Griswoldville
July 25 -- Bernard Martin -- The Bible and the Constitution
August 22 -- Theresa Pittman -- Berry Benson
September 26 -- No Speaker -- Camp Business and Work Session
October 24 -- Bob Young -- Veterans Day & Proposed Georgia National Veterans Cemetery
November 28 -- Kelli Spearman -- Enterprise Mill, Augusta Canal and Civil War Boat Tours
December 14 -- Jimmy Crawley -- SCV Marker Dedication and Soldier Memorial honoring Lt. Colonel William Judson Crawley
December -- No Meeting -- Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
2022 Guest Speakers
January 25 -- Bob Young -- The Confederate Gold
February 22 -- Adam Bazemore -- John Brown and the Radical Six: Dissenters Then and Now
March 22 -- John Derden, PhD -- The World's Largest Prison: The Story of Fort Lawton
April 26 -- Rev. Alan Smith -- Pilgrims
May 24 -- Ed DeVos -- The Last 100 Yards
June 28 -- Matt Davis -- The Old Governor's Mansion, Milledgeville, Georgia
July 26 -- Steve Burke -- Wilderness Survival Skills
August 23 -- David Moncus -- Georgia State Flag History
September 27 -- No Speaker -- Camp Business Work Session
October 25 -- Brad Quinlan -- Confederate Surgeon, American Hero: Dr. Samuel Hollingsworth Stout
November 22 -- Phil Turner -- Poetry and Music During the WBTS
December -- No Meeting -- Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
January 25 -- Bob Young -- The Confederate Gold
February 22 -- Adam Bazemore -- John Brown and the Radical Six: Dissenters Then and Now
March 22 -- John Derden, PhD -- The World's Largest Prison: The Story of Fort Lawton
April 26 -- Rev. Alan Smith -- Pilgrims
May 24 -- Ed DeVos -- The Last 100 Yards
June 28 -- Matt Davis -- The Old Governor's Mansion, Milledgeville, Georgia
July 26 -- Steve Burke -- Wilderness Survival Skills
August 23 -- David Moncus -- Georgia State Flag History
September 27 -- No Speaker -- Camp Business Work Session
October 25 -- Brad Quinlan -- Confederate Surgeon, American Hero: Dr. Samuel Hollingsworth Stout
November 22 -- Phil Turner -- Poetry and Music During the WBTS
December -- No Meeting -- Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
2021 Guest Speakers:
- Lewis Smith -- Celebrating 150 Years McDuffie County
- Tom Holley -- Reparations
- Mike Mull -- Jack Hinson, Confederate Sniper
- David Butler -- Columbia County Confederates at Gettysburg
- Steve Rathbun -- Sergeant Avrett, 48th Georgia
- Maxwell Scott -- Confederate Accoutrements and Weapons
- Hu Daughtry -- Confederate Tales of the Georgia Flatwoods
- Skip Skinner -- Slaves and Slavers on the High Seas
- John Hall -- Above the High Water Mark
- Donna Faulkner Barron -- The Man Who Carved Stone Mountain: Roy Faulkner