| Date |
Project |
Description |
| May
2019 |
Headstones
(two
locations)
|
May 19, 2019
installed one headstone in Oakwood
Cemetery and three in Magnolia
Cemetery in Spartanburg. These
headstones were placed on the graves
of unmarked Confederate Veterans.
|
| 2018 |
Bishop
Cemetery Cleanup |
|
| 2017 |
Abner
Creek Baptist Church Graveyard |
Worked with the P.
D. Gilreath Camp to mark
Abner Creek Baptist Church. |
| 2017 |
|
|
| June
2016 |
Inman
First Baptist Graveyard |
Installed 13 new
Confederate Service grave markers,
replaced 2, installed one US Veterans
Administration CS headstone (for
William H. West, 4th SC Cavalry).
Dedicated in a ceremony held on
12-June. Total number of marked graves
is now 17. |
| Nov
2013 |
Headstone |
Procured and
placed a US Veterans Administration CS
headstone for Archibald Peurifoy, who
served in Buist's Company of the 17th
SC Militia. He was born in 1837,
died in 1869, and was interred in the
Magnolia Cemetery in Spartanburg, SC |
| 2013 |
SCV
War Service Medals |
The camp gathered
details necessary to submit the
service records of several of our
members to obtain SCV War Service
Medals for these heroes.
|
| 2013 |
SC
Division Reunion |
Our camp was
honored to host the 2013 SC Division
Reunion and Convention on 23-March.
|
| 2014 |
Gramling
Methodist Church Graveyard |
Completed the
marking of six Confederate soldier
graves. Two are already marked,
one family procured a marker some time
ago but has not yet installed it, and
the other three will require the
purchase of new markers.
|
| 10-Nov-2012 |
Oak
Grove Baptist Church Graveyard |
A Compatriot and
his wife "adopted" the cemetery and
took on a massive undertaking to
record the grave of veterans from all
American wars. This included
marking several Confederate Graves and
a dedication ceremony was held
10-Nov-12
|
| 18-May-2013 |
Magnolia
Cemetery |
A massive clean
up and marking of known Confederate
graves at this city owned cemetery
on Howard Street in
Spartanburg. A joint project
with the States Rights Gist Camp in
Union, SC.
|
| 12-Nov-2011 |
Campobello
United Methodist Church Graveyard
|
A clean up and
marking of 12 known Confederate graves
at this graveyard in Campobello
Assisted by BSA Troop and the
congregation. Dedication conducted
on 11-Dec-2011. |
| 10-Sept-2011 |
Campobello
First Baptist Cemetery |
A clean up and
marking of 8 known Confederate graves
at this cemetery on Monroe Bruce Road
off Hwy 11. Supported by the
congregation. |
| March
- June 2011 |
Church
of the Advent Graveyard |
A thorough
restoration of existing Confederate
Service grave markers and the
placement of and additional markers on
31 CS Veteran graves! This
project culminated in a Dedication
Ceremony in June 2011. Headed by camp
member and Advent parishioner Cibby
Krell. |
| 7-May-2011 |
Confederate
Memorial Day - Columbia, SC |
Nine camp members
and family attended this annual event
in Columbia, SC. The event
consists of a ceremony at Elmwood
Cemetery, including placement of a
wreath on the CS Unknown Soldier, a
parade through town, and a program at
the Statehouse. |
| TBD |
CS
Soldier Display - American Legion Post
28 War Museum |
|
| Since
2009 |
JROTC CS Hunley
Award |
Our camp has
presented at least one of these awards
to local JROTC units since 2009.
|
| 10-May-2012 |
Camp Colors |
Despite having
been in existence for over 20 years,
our camp lacked proper colors (a flag
unique to our camp to be used at all
official functions). Several
members and camp leaders came together
to design the flag and it was
officially unveiled to the public for
the first time on Confederate Memorial
Day, 2012. |
| |
CS
Medal of Honor - Adam W Ballenger |
One of the first
tasks when the camp was reformed was
to pursue the Medal of Honor for our
camp's namesake, Adam
Washington Ballenger.
|
