SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS JOHN B. INGRAM BIVOUAC 5 CAMP #219 JACKSON, TENNESSEE   History: The camp or bivouac as they were originally designated had its beginning April 10, 1888 in the old Association of Confederate Veterans, Tennessee Division with 24 chartered members. CHARTER MEMBERS OF JOHN B. INGRAM CAMP #219 E.B. McNeil                                                                                                                John W. Buford Chester G. Bond                                                                             &nbs p;                  Stoddert Caruthers William Leonidas Utley                                                                            &nb sp;                 Joe D. Tidwell Richard Alexander Sneed                                                                            &n bsp;      David Thavis Pope W.A. Myers                                                                              &nb sp;                                 E.S. Mallery J.T. McCuthen                                                                                                   Henry W. McCorry Robert Gates                                                                        John W. Gates {Recording Secretary} George T. Fortune                                                                             &n bsp;                    Henry Clay Irby William Holland                                                                         William Franklin Henry {President} F.B. Hamilton                                                                                                        Robert A. Allison William Franklin Alexander                                                                                             Jay Guy Cisco Benjamin Alexander Person   There original applications are in Tennessee State Archives, but we have copies. On the original applications a space was provided for war injuries. Among the injuries were, an eye shot out, lost arm, lost leg, for a total of 88 serious wounds. Members original homes ranged from Ireland, England, New York and Ohio besides the Jackson Tn. area. There military travels took them to Brownsville, Texas, Gettysburg, 7 pines, Perryville and Shiloh to mention a few. Many were imprisoned in places like Point Lookout, Alton, Illinois and Fort Delaware Pa. there occupations ranged from farmer, lawyer, bricklayer, Episcopal Priest, doctor, newspaper editor and superintendent of schools. With this type of heritage in our history we feel honored to be associated with such fine people. With this base our camp's goal is to preserve our heritage through on going projects. In recent past we took a run down cemetery used by drunks and drug dealers and turned it into a W.B.T.S. tour stop because Forrest had a skirmish there. It's on your Tennessee "A path divided, Tennessee's Civil War  Years" brochure as tour stop 11, Salem Cemetery Battlefield. We put on annual Riverside Cemetery Walk each May. In this we tell the Southern Story mixed in with local anecdotes. This site is the resting place for 140 unknown Confederate Soldiers and over 40 known Confederate Soldiers. As a camp we are compelled to oversee such a legacy. It is tour stop 12 on the "Tennessee Heritage Trail" In September 1990 the John B.Ingrams Camp was reorganized with 29 members The picture at the beginning of the WEB page is the SHILOH FLAG We meet the first Tuesday of each month at RYANS STEAK HOUSE, Jackson Tennessee COME VISIT US! Check out some of our projects   Drop us a E-Mail