Southern Historical Society Papers/Volume 20/The Confederate Veterans of Virginia
THE CONFEDERATE VETERANS OF VIRGINIA.
ROSTER OF THE ORGANIZATION.
Camps, Grand Camps and United Confederate Veterans.
The objects of the Confederate Veterans command the noblest instincts of humanity. What they have done and may accomplish is to some extent set forth in preceding pages of this volume. To R. E. Lee Camp, No. 1, is due the honor of the establishment of that noble institution and beneficent Soldiers' Home.
The following is the roster of the Grand Camp of Virginia, as constituted for one year by annual meeting held at Roanoke, Virginia, June 23, 1892:
Grand Commander, Colonel Thomas A. Brander, Richmond, Virginia.
First-Lieutenant Grand Commander, Colonel W. Gordon McCabe, Petersburg, Virginia.
Second-Lieutenant Grand Commander, Colonel Daniel M. Lee, Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Third-Lieutenant Grand Commander, Colonel Thomas Lewis, Roanoke, Virginia.
Quartermaster-General, Major Washington Taylor, Norfolk, Virginia.
Inspector-General, Colonel Charles Syer, Portsmouth, Virginia.
Chaplain-General, Rev. Beverley D. Tucker, Norfolk, Virginia.
Surgeon-General, Dr. R. B. Stover, Richmond, Virginia.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE GRAND COMMANDER.
Adjutant-General, Captain Thomas Ellett, Richmond, Virginia.
AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Comrade James N. Stubbs, Wood's Cross Roads, John R. Cooke Camp, Gloucester county, Virginia.
Comrade J. E. Rockwell, A. P. Hill Camp, Petersburg, Virginia.
Camps Composing the Grand Camp, their Location, Commanders,
with Post-Office Address, are as follows:
No. 1. R. E. Lee, No. 1, Richmond, Virginia, T.P. Pollard.
No. 2. D.H. Maury, No. 2, Fredericksburg, Virginia, Thomas F. Procter,
No. 3. Pickett-Buchanan, Norfolk, Virginia, Walter F. Irvine.
No. 4. Stonewall, Portsmouth, Virginia, R.C. Marshall.
No. 5. R.E. Lee, No. 2, Alexandria, Virginia, William A. Smoot.
No. 6. A.P. Hill, No. 6, Petersburg, Virginia, W. Gordon McCabe.
No. 7. Clinton-Hatcher, Leesburg, Virginia, E.V. White.
No. 8. Sam. Garland, Lynchburg, Virginia, Kirk Otey.
No. 9. George E. Pickett, Richmond Virginia, R.N. Northen.
No. 10. R.E. Lee, No. 3, Hampton, Virginia, A.S. Segar.
No. 11. Urquhart-Gillette, Courtland, Virginia, L.R. Edwards, Franklin, Virginia.
No. 12. John R. Cooke, West Point, Virginia, H.M. Miller.
No. 13. William Watts, Roanoke, Virginia, S.S. Brooke.
No. 14. John Bowie Strange, Charlottesville, Virginia, J.M. Garnett.
No. 15. Pierre Gibson, No. 15, Culpeper, Virginia, D.A. Grimsley.
No. 16. Callcote-Wrenn, Isle of Wight Courthouse, Virginia, N. F. Young.
No. 17. Ewell, Prince William county, Virginia, H.F. Lynn, Catharpin, Virginia.
No. 18. J.E.B. Stuart, Reams' Station, Virginia, M.A. Moncure.
No. 19. Thornton-Pickett, Farmville, Virginia, S.W. Paulett. No. 20. Stover, Strasburg, Virginia, Mason Bly, Lebanon, Virginia.
No. 21. J.A. Early, Rocky Mount, Virginia, G.W. Helms.
No. 22. Turner Ashby, Winchester, Virginia, Charles W. McVicar.
No. 23. Magruder-Ewell, Williamsburg, Virginia, T.J. Stubbs.
No. 24. J.E.B. Stuart, Berryville, Clarke county, Virginia, Samuel J.C. Moore.
No. 25. Stonewall Jackson, Staunton, Virginia, Frank B. Berkeley.
No. 26. L. A. Armistead, Boydton, Virginia, Charles Alexander.
No. 27. Louisa, Louisa Courthouse, Virginia, William Kean, Thompson's Cross Roads, Virginia.
A convention of delegates from the camps of the several Southern States assembled in New Orleans, Louisiana, June 10, 1889, and effected a general organization known as the "United Confederate Veterans" the first article of which Association declares:
"The object and purpose of this organization will be strictly social, literary, historical and benevolent.
It will endeavor to unite in a general federation all associations of Confederate veterans, soldiers and sailors, now in existence or hereafter to be formed; to gather authentic data for an impartial history of the war between the States; to preserve the relics or mementos of the same; to cherish the ties of friendship that should exist among the men who have shared common dangers, common sufferings and privations; to care for the disabled and extend a helping hand to the needy; to protect the widow and orphan and to make and preserve the record of the services of every member, and as far as possible, of those of our comrades who have preceded us in eternity."
The last article provides that neither discussion of political or religious subjects nor any political action shall be permitted in the organization, and any association violating that provision shall forfeit its membership. General John B. Gordon, Atlanta, Georgia, was elected the Commanding-General, and General George Moorman, New Orleans, the Adjutant-General and Chief of Staff of the organization, which offices they still hold.
It is believed that department organizations now exist in nearly, if not every Southern State; that of Virginia has been announced as follows: HEADQUARTERS UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS,
DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA, October 20, 1892.
CIRCULAR-LETTER, No. 1 :
Major-General Thomas A. Brander having been appointed Commander of the Virginia Division, as per General Order, No. 65, Headquarters United Confederate Veterans, July 25, 1892, assumes command, and has appointed the following staff, confirmed by the General Commanding:
Joseph V. Bidgood, Adjutant-General.
Charles C. Wertenbaker, Inspector- General.
Charles P. Bigger, Quartermaster-General.
Lewis Ginter, Commissary-General.
Dr. James D. Moncure, Surgeon-General.
George L. Christian, Judge-Advocate-General.
H. W. Flournoy, Assistant Judge-Advocate-General.
Aids.—R. O. Marshall, S. W. Paulett, William Kean, Joseph Bryan, W. B. Goolrick, David B. Moore.
Brigadier-Generals.—Theodore S. Garnett, Micajah Woods.
They will be obeyed and respected accordingly.
THOMAS A. BRANDER,
Major-General Department of Virginia.
JOSEPH V. BIDGOOD,
- Adjutant-General.