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        • Hardy, O.
        • Holley, W. J.
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      • Cheatham, T. A.
      • Clapp, H. H.
      • Crawley, W. J.
      • Hatcher, R.
      • Hollenshead, C. R.
      • Hoss, W. A.
      • Hundley, W. B.
      • McCorkle, H.
      • McCorkle, J.
      • Morris, E. P.
      • Pottle, E. H.
      • Singley, J. L.
      • Skeen, Jessee
      • Slaughter, W. M.
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Who, What, When and Where:

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Delegates of the Thomson Guards receiving the Georgia Division Camp of the Year Award
​ June 1, 2024, at the Georgia Division Reunion in Perry, GA.
L to R:  Lewis Smith, GA Division Commander Tim Pilgrim, Tom Holley,
Tommy Miller, Dobbie Lambert, Michael Lacefield and Jimmy Crawley
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Camp Officers

Commander.......................................... Jimmy Crawley
Lt. Commander.....................................Lewis Smith

Adjutant & Treasurer...........................David Butler
Cemetery Liaison..................................David Moore
Chaplain................................................. Jimmy McDaniel  
Color Sergeant.......................................Mike Lacefield
Historian.................................................Lewis Smith

Public Relations:  Newsletters, Website &                                                          Agendas...................Tom Holley
Surgeon...................................................Dr. Gary Wilkes
​Event Coordinators
          --  Jimmy Crawley, David Butler & Tom Holley
Speaker Coordinators.........Tom Holley & David Moore

Official Greeters 
          --  Jimmy Crawley, Lewis Smith & Tom Holley
5th Brigade Commander........................Tom Holley


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​Thomson Guards meet the 4th Tuesday of each month, except April & December. 

Thomson, GA  30824

  • 5:30 pm   --  Dinner and fellowship at Fernanda’s Grill and Pizzeria, 127 Main St., Thomson, GA
    • Parking behind building or across the street in Knox Shopping Center.
  • 7:00 pm  --  Meeting at Thomson-McDuffie County Library, 338 Main St.
    • Parking is behind the building off Greenway St.
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Monthly Meeting Schedule

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...........Chip Hardin..................................Francis Marion, The Swamp Fox
December.................No Meeting..................................Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
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2026 Guest Speakers
January 27...........Julie Hardaway............................I Am Proud to Be a Southerner  (President General, United Daughters of the Confederacy)
February 24...........Nancy Holt..................................North Carolina Ancestor and His Letters Home

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Community Events for 2025

  • Confederate Graves Flag Marking..........Sat., April 19............9:30 am.........Thomson Memorial Cemetery
  • Confederate Memorial Day Service........Sat., April 19......... 10:30 am.......Thomson Memorial Cemetery  ​
  • Memorial Day................................................May  12 - 26..........Thomson Memorial Cemetery  --  Military service flags flown.
  • Thomson Memorial Cemetery Inaugural Gala.....................Fri., May 23.....Thomson Depot, 5:00 - 8:00 pm......50/50 Cash Raffle & Door Prizes
  • Independence Day...................................... July 1-13.................Thomson Memorial Cemetery  --  Military service flags flown.
  • Harlem's Oliver Hardy Festival................October 4
  • Thomson's Camelia City Festival.............October 25
  • Warrenton Sportsman's Festival.............November 8
  • Wrens Festival..............................................TBA
  • ​US Veterans Day Flag Marking.................Sat., Nov. 8-17      --  Thomson Memorial Cemetery  --  Military service flags flown.​
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​​SCV Conferences for 2025

  • Lee-Jackson Banquet.........................Millen, GA  --   Fri., Jan. 24, 6:00 p.m.
  • ​Stone Mountain SCV Confederate Memorial Day Service  --  Sat., April 19
  • ​Georgia Division SCV Reunion​.........Georgia National Fairgrounds Heritage Hall, Perry, GA...............Sat.,  June 7
  • ​​130th SCV National Reunion............Houston, Texas..............July 16-20
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    • Introduction to Our Heroes
    • Camp Members' Confederate Ancestors
    • Cross of Honor
    • Analysis of Local Companies
    • Thomson Guards >
      • Thomson Guards Biographies >
        • Binion, J. T.
        • Blanchard, J. H.
        • Blanchard, Jeremiah
        • Cleveland, T. P.
        • Hatcher, A. H.
        • Johnston, W.
        • Jordan, J.
        • Lassiter, R. A.
        • Morris, S. D.
        • Reeves, S. G.
        • Stone, N. W.
        • Stovall, J. T.
        • Wilson, W. T.
        • Worrill, I. G.
    • Hamilton Rangers >
      • Hamilton Rangers Biographies >
        • Baker, B. C.
        • Fullbright, G. L.
        • Lassiter, T. C.
        • Magahee, W. H.
        • Watson, W. M.
    • Ramsey Volunteers >
      • Ramsey Volunteers Biographies >
        • Arrington, G. W.
        • Benton, N. E.
        • Boyd, R. J.
        • Hardy, O.
        • Holley, W. J.
    • Miscellaneous Biographies >
      • Cheatham, T. A.
      • Clapp, H. H.
      • Crawley, W. J.
      • Hatcher, R.
      • Hollenshead, C. R.
      • Hoss, W. A.
      • Hundley, W. B.
      • McCorkle, H.
      • McCorkle, J.
      • Morris, E. P.
      • Pottle, E. H.
      • Singley, J. L.
      • Skeen, Jessee
      • Slaughter, W. M.
      • Stephenson, A. C.
      • Williams, T. C.
  • Local History
    • Map of McDuffie Co. 1870
    • Col. William Candler
    • Founding Fathers
    • James M. Barr
    • Jimmy Carter Family in Wrightsboro
    • Clary USMC Crate
    • Thaddeus Collins
    • Relic of the Month
    • Nancy Hart
    • Thomas Carr
    • Tree of Liberty
    • Revolutionary War Patriots
  • Community
    • Confederate Memorials
    • Activities 2024-2025
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    • Confederate Cemetery
    • Cemetery Status Reports
    • Cemetery Guides
    • UDC Cemetery Records
  • Editorials
    • Tom Holley >
      • Voter Participation
      • US Immigration & Education
      • Two Americas
      • Why Grandpa Carries a Gun
      • Slavery, the Left & Truth
      • What Did We Expect?
      • Nine Ways to Communism
      • Media's Influence...Lies
      • 1984 by George Orwell
      • Buchanan to Obama, 2013
      • Letter to SCV Members
      • Removing Monuments, etc.
      • Reparations
    • Lewis Smith >
      • Miracle of Valley Forge
      • On the Jews by Mark Twain
      • Fighting Decent People
      • Can World Recover...Present?
      • Essay for Patriots
      • Flags as Terror Symbols
      • GA Voting Laws 2021
      • Emperor's New Clothes
      • Police...Violence
      • "Good German"
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