Who, What, When and Where:

Delegates of the Thomson Guards receiving the Georgia Division Camp of the Year Award
​on 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

Camp Officers

Commander  --  Tom Holley
Lt. Commander  --  Jimmy Crawley
Adjutant  --  David Butler
Cemetery Liaison  --  David Moore
Chaplain  --  Jimmy McDaniel  
Color Sergeant  --  Mike Lacefield
Historian  --   Lewis Smith
Newsletter & Website  --  Tom Holley
Official Greeter  --  Dr. Gary Wilkes

​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.
    • 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
June 24
July 22
August 26
September 23     --  Robert C. Jones
October 28
November 25
December             --  No Meeting                              --  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
​

Community Events for 2025

  • Confederate Graves Flag Marking     --   Sat., April 19      --   9:30 am    --   Thomson Memorial Cemetery
  • Confederate Memorial Day Service   --   Sat., April 26   --   10:30 am   --   Thomson Memorial Cemetery   --   Lunch will follow at Fernanda's.​
  • Memorial Day                                          --   May  12 - 26    --  Thomson Memorial Cemetery  --  Military service flags flown.
  • Independence Day                                  --   July 1-13         --   Thomson Memorial Cemetery  --  Military service flags flown.
  • Community Festivals                             --   Oct. - Nov.      --    Harlem, Thomson, Warrenton, Wrens  --  TBD​
  • 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 26
  • ​Georgia Division SCV Reunion​  --   Georgia National Fairgrounds Heritage Hall, Perry, GA   --  Sat.,  June 7 ?
  • ​​130th SCV National Reunion  --  Houston, Texas  --  July 16-20

    Inquiries to Thomson Guards