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First Brigade ~ Virginia Division ~ Department of the Army of Northern Virginia |
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The Avengers
Camp is now offering its 7th annual scholarships
for June, 2018 graduating high school seniors.
For full details, please view SCHOLARSHIPS
The Isle
of Wight Avengers is a proud Camp in the Sons of Confederate Veterans. We meet
on the 1st Tuesday of
"He
who forgets his ancestors is unworthy
Our purpose
is to fulfill the "To
you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we submit the vindication of the
Cause
for which we fought; Lt. General
Stephen Dill Lee, Commander General |
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Confederate
Monument ~ IOW Courthouse
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March
6, 2018
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Mrs.
Katheryne Hamilton spoke to the Camp about the "Maroons of the
Dismal Swamp" where people lived from the 1600s until after the
War. .
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February
6, 2018
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Commander
Tony Griffin used our meeting time to conduct a business meeting. He
discussed all current issues, and answered all quesions, concerns, and
suggestions from the Camp membership
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There was no Camp meeting on January 2, 2018 because of the extreme cold and no heat in the club house.
December
8, 2017
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Mrs.
Billie Earnest, famous for her UDC and Confederate activities, gave
a presentation to us about Christmas from the perspective |
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November
14, 2017
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Retired Park Ranger, Randy Watkins spoke to the Avenger Camp about General John Bankhead Magruder. |
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Commander Tony Griffin presented John Brendan Cleary's son, Hunter Brendan Cleary, a Last Roll certificate in honor of his father who recently passed away. |
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Past 1st Brigade Commander Tommy Thomas brought two friends to tonight's meeting: Kimmie Harrison and Roni Swiderski. |
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October
3, 2017
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Susan
Carraway, President of the Suffolk Chapter of the UDC, spoke to the
Avengers about Sarah
Rice Pryor who was married to Confederate
Gen. Roger Pryor. After the War, the couple moved to NYC where she wrote 2 books arguing that TWBTS not not fought over the preservation of slavery. |
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Past
Commander Keith Morris presented a "Last Roll" plaque to honor
and remember those Avengers who have passed on. May they never be forgotten.
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Myrna Sharon and Sandy Cleary were present to view the plaque. |
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Commander Griffin received the plaque on behalf of the Camp. |
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During
the business session of the meeting, Commander Griffin spoke about the
Confederate monuments in Virginia and upcoming SCV events.
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Pictures from earlier in 2017can be found at http://www.iowavengers.com/2017
or go to PICTURES in the gray Navigation Bar (at the top of this page) and choose any year you wish to review.
This
post card is by courtesy of Commander John A. Sharrett, III of the Stonewall
Camp #380.
The post mark on the back is dated June 21, 1907. |
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New Virginia Division officers for the 2016 - 2018 term | BRIGADE COMMANDERS |
Commander - Tony Griffin | 1st Brigade - |
1st Lt. Cmdr. - Edwin Ray | 2nd Brigade - |
2nd Lt. Cmdr. - Johnny Neville | 3rd Brigade - |
Inspector - Bob Shirley, Jr. | 4th Brigade - |
Adjutant - Greg Mays | 5th Brigade - |
Treasurer - Bill Graham | 6th Brigade - |
Quartermaster - Ron Moore | 7th Brigade - |
Chaplain - Fred Chiesa | |
Archivist - Russ Edwards | |
Heritage Defense Coordinator - B. Frank Earnest | |
Past Division Commander - L. Tracy Clary | |
Past Division Commander - J. Michael Pullen |
Avengers
Camp Calendar of Future Events
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Our
monthly meetings are usually on the 1st Tuesday of each month,
but meeting dates may change due to holidays, extreme weather conditions,
or if the club house is being used as a polling place in November. We
also do not meet in July or August because so many of our members like
to take summer vacations. The Virginia Division web site is now at https://www.scvvirginia.org/
SCV Telegraph
mailing list
For a more
complete listing of events in Isle of Wight County, see: |
SALUTE
TO THE FLAG OF VIRGINIA:
I salute the
Flag of Virginia with reverence
and patriotic devotion to the "Mother of
States and Statesmen" which it represents -
the "Old Dominion" where Liberty and
Independence were born.
-- Written by Mrs. Cassye Gravely, UDC
SALUTE TO THE CONFEDERATE FLAG:
I salute the Confederate flag with affection,
reverence and undying devotion to the
cause for which it stands. Amen.
COMMANDERS
of the ISLE OF WIGHT AVENGERS CAMP #14:
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UNTIL:
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Anthony M. Griffin | December 3, 2008 | present |
M. Keith Morris, Jr. | September 27, 2006 | December 2, 2008 |
Site created on Sept. 1, 2006