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are the key to success: Sincerity, personal integrity, humility, courtesy,
wisdom, charity. - William Menninger
General Lafayette McLaws #79
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Charge to Confederate Veterans "To you, sons of confederate veterans, we will commit the
vindication of the cause of which we fought. To you strength will be given
the defense of the confederate soldiers good name guardianship of his
history, the emulation of his virtues, the perpetuation of those
principles which he loved and which you love also, and those ideals which
made him glorious and which you also cherish." -
Lt. General Stephen Dill, Commander General United Confederate
Veterans New Orleans, Louisiana April 25, 1906
Contact Information
Camp
Commander-Scott Gilbert
770-716-5344 skgbama@bellsouth.net
1st. Lt. Commander-Glen Allen
770-487-7551
"Any people, anywhere, being inclined and having the power,
have the right to rise up and shake off the existing government, and form
a new one that suits them better. This is a most valuable and most sacred
right - a right which we hope and believe is to liberate the world. Nor is
this right confined to cases in which the whole people of an existing
government may choose to exercise it. Any portion of such people, that can
may revolutionize and make their own of so many of the territory as they
inhabit." - Abraham Lincoln, January 12, 1848
4/6/08 (Blogpost) Old Fashioned Southern Social, Saturday, April 26,
2:00 pm till 4:00 pm.
Gazebo area of Heritage Park, Fayetteville, SCV families will have on display a collection of War Between the
States related photos, and mementos and will be on duty to speak with
the public about their own family connection to the period including
tips and sources on how to get started in doing genealogical research.
Free ice cream and drinks for visitors. In conjunction...
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About General Lafayette McLaws #79 The Living History Team from the McLaws Camp presents programs
to Fayette and surrounding area schools, both public and private. We have also
presented programs for local Home School groups. Our programs are geared for
5th, and 8th grade students.
Elementary school programs are presented indoors and feature
sketches, and stories of soldier life during the War Between the States.
Students participate in portraying Fayette County Confederate soldiers as they
go from volunteers (and draftees) to training to combat. They experience and
hear the stories of disease, hunger, supply problems, homesickness, and the
other adventures and experiences that all soldiers of the period
struggled with.
We compare and contrast each situation with the experiences
of Union soldiers as we go through the program which concludes with an
emphasis on the physical cost of the war and the involvement of both young
boys, and old men.
Finally they see their "company" reduced to a small handful
of men as the surrender of Southern forces take place. Middle school programs
are held outside from January through March and feature a full scale military
Camp complete with tents, a wagon, an occasional full scale artillery piece
when available, drums, and much more. The highlight of these shows are the
company and battalion drills.
Students learn to function as Captains and NCO's and lead
their fellow students on marches, and then combat maneuvers.
Over the past 6 years we have presented these programs to
approximately 11,000 students. If you are an educator and are interested in
having us at your school, please contact us at 770-716-5344, or email us at
Skgbama@bellsouth.net.
3/25/08 (6:55 p.m.) On Saturday,
April 12, at 2:00 pm, the McLaws Camp #79 will sponsor a Confederate and War
of 1812 gravemarker dedication for soldiers buried in the historic Tyrone
Cemetery next to Tyrone Town Hall. Henry Drayton Stewart, War...
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Tyrone St. Patrick's Day Parade, 2007
The citizen-soldiers who fought for the Confederacy
personified the best qualities of America. The preservation of liberty and
freedom was the motivating factor in the South's decision to fight the
Second American Revolution. The tenacity with which Confederate soldiers
fought underscored their belief in the rights guaranteed by the
Constitution. These attributes are the underpinning of our democratic
society and represent the foundation on which this nation was built.
Today, the Sons of Confederate Veterans is
preserving the history and legacy of these heroes, so future generations can
understand the motives that animated the Southern Cause.
The SCV is the direct heir of the United Confederate
Veterans, and the oldest hereditary organization for male descendents of
Confederate soldiers. Organized at Richmond, Virginia in 1896, the SCV
continues to serve as a historical, patriotic, and non-political
organization dedicated to ensuring that a true history of the 1861-1865
period is preserved.
Membership in the Sons of Confederate Veterans is
open to all male descendants of any veteran who served honorably in the
Confederate armed forces.
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General Lafayette McLaws #79 
