Who, What, When and Where:
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
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 OfficersCommander.......................................... 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.
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
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
February 24...........Nancy Holt..................................North Carolina Ancestor and His Letters Home
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.
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