FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
By
DAVID C. DANIELS – Special to the Herald-Citizen
On
April 21, at the recent Tennessee Division Reunion of the Sons of Confederate
Veterans (SCV), held in Murfreesboro the local Dillard-Judd Camp 1828 Sons of
Confederate Veterans was the recipient of the Sam Davis Award for outstanding
Tennessee Camp of the Year.
The
Sam Davis Award is based on the camps past year’s activities, programs,
membership growth and retention. All
of the camp activities are strictly historical, educational, benevolent,
fraternal, non-political and non-sectarian.
The
SCV is the direct heir of the United Confederate Veterans, and the oldest
hereditary organization for male descendants of Confederate soldiers. Organized
at Richmond, Virginia in 1896, the SCV continues to serve as a historical,
patriotic, and non-political organization dedicated to insuring that a true
history of the 1861-1865 period is preserved.
The
SCV has ongoing programs at the local, state, and national levels, which offer
members a wide range of activities. Preservation work, marking Confederate
soldier's graves, historical re-enactments, scholarly publications, and regular
meetings to discuss the military and political history of the War Between the
States are only a few of the activities sponsored by local units, called camps.
In
addition to the privilege of belonging to an organization devoted exclusively
to commemorating and honoring Confederate soldiers, members are eligible for
other benefits. The programs of the SCV range from assistance to undergraduate
students through the General Stand Watie Scholarship to medical research grants
given through the Brooks Fund. National historical symposiums, reprinting of
rare books, and the erection of monuments are just a few of the other projects
endorsed by the SCV.
The
SCV works in conjunction with other historical groups to preserve Confederate
history. However, it is not affiliated with any other group other than the
Military Order of the Stars and Bars, composed of male descendants of the
Southern Officers Corps. The SCV rejects any group whose actions tarnish or
distort the image of the Confederate soldier or his reasons for fighting.
Attending
this year’s reunion from the Dillard-Judd Camp were David E. Curtis, Ed Butler,
Ken Tyler, Walter Anderson, Jim Heard, Gail Parker, Jonathan Stewart and David
Daniels.
The
members of the Dillard-Judd Camp would like to thank the citizens, educators,
government officials and businesses of the Upper Cumberland that have partnered
with us this past year so as to further the impartial history of the War
Between the States.
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If you are interested
in information or membership in the SCV, please contact David E. Curtis,
commander of the Dillard-Judd Camp, at (931) 372-8660 or by writing to P.O. Box
205, Cookeville, TN 38503-0205.
David Daniels holds the
office of adjutant and is editor of the newsletter for Dillard-Judd Camp 1828
of the SCV in Cookeville.
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