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| Join Our Camp |
Becoming a Member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, NC Division is easier than ever! Application for membership in the Sons of Confederate Veterans is based upon identification and establishment of your relationship to your Confederate ancestor. You will need his name, unit, state of service, and information as to… |
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| Camp Meetings |
Monthly (with the exception of July) meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month at the North Wilkesboro Elk’s Lodge at 100 Finley Ave., North Wilkesboro [map] Visitors are welcome. Meetings start at 7pm. |
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| About the Sons of Confederate Veterans |
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.… |
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| Contact |
We can be reached by mail: Sons of Confederate Veterans James B. Gordon Camp PO Box 608 Wilkesboro NC 28697-0608 |
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| William R. Heath, Pvt. Co. B, 37th NC Troops CSA |
Photo supplied by Pete Eller, Jefferson, NC (Ashe County) Resided in Ashe County and enlisted in Iredell County at age 29, August 15th, 1862. |
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| Frederick Severt, Pvt. Co. C, McRae’s NC Cavalry Battn |
Photo supplied by Pete Eller, Jefferson, NC (Ashe County) |
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| Madison Mullis, Pvt, Co. A, 37th NC Troops CSA |
Photo supplied by Pete Eller, Jefferson, NC (Ashe County) Enlisted 8/27/1861 in Ashe County NC at age 22. Killed at Fredericksburg VA on 12/13/1862. |
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| Calvin Eller, Captain, 58th NC Troops CSA |
Photo supplied by Pete Eller, Jefferson, NC (Ashe County) |
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| Calvin Childers, Corporal Co. A, 37th NC Troops CSA |
Photo supplied by Pete Eller, Jefferson, NC (Ashe County) Son of James Franklin Childers. Killed at Spotsylvania Court House on May 12, 1864. Memorial stone in the Jackson Testerman cemetery in Ashe County, NC. |
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| John V. Miller, Pvt. Co. A, 37th NC Troops CSA |
Photo supplied by Pete Eller, Jefferson, NC (Ashe County) Born in Ashe County where he resided as a farmer prior to enlisting at age 19, August 27, 1861. |
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| John Childers, Pvt. Co. A, 37th NC Troops CSA |
John Childers enlisted at Liberty Mills, VA on March 11, 1864. He was present until surrendering at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. Private Childers is buried in the Jackson Testerman cemetery in Ashe County NC. He is the son of James Franklin Childers, brother to Calvin. Photo supplied… |
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| Calvin Eller |
Son of Peter & Nancy Brooks Eller. 1844-1920 Photo supplied by Pete Eller, Jefferson, NC (Ashe County) |
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| Fredrick “Fed” Severt and Julia Faw Severt |
Parents of Wiley Severt and grandparents of Gord Severt Photo supplied by Pete Eller, Jefferson, NC (Ashe County) |
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| John V. Miller and Nancy Lyles Miller |
Photo supplied by Pete Eller, Jefferson, NC (Ashe County) |
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| William “Billy” Heath and Mary Heath |
Photo supplied by Pete Eller, Jefferson, NC (Ashe County) |
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