History of the Colonel Sherod Hunter Camp 1525, 2000-2001

CAMP HISTORY

August 31, 2000 to July 31, 2001

FALL FESTIVAL, 4 NOVEMBER 2000

HERITAGE SQUARE PARK, PHOENIX, ARIZONA

On November 4, 2000, the Colonel Sherod Hunter Camp 1525 took part in the annual Fall Festival held at Historic Heritage Square Park in Phoenix, Arizona. The Camp set up a recruitment and display table, distributing literature about the S.C.V., Arizona Confederate history, Black Confederates and Hispanics in Gray.

THE CAMP DISPLAY

Manning the Camp's table were Camp Secretary Robert Perkins (at left in picture above) and Camp Commander Tom Tatum (at right). Also there in a support role, but not pictured, was Donna Waldo, fiancé of Camp Secretary Perkins.

VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION, NOVEMBER 2000

PIONEER ARIZONA LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM, NEW RIVER, ARIZONA

Over the weekend of 11-12 November the Colonel Sherod Hunter Camp 1525 took part in the Veterans Day Celebration hosted by Pioneer Living History Museum, just north of Phoenix on Interstate Highway 17. Several members of the Camp took part in War Between the States battle reenactments held as part of the event, and the Camp held it's November meeting at the Museum's on-site restaurant, the "Whisky Road to Ruin Saloon."

AT THE CAMP MEETING

Pictured with the new Camp Flag, which was unveiled at the meeting, are (from left to right) Camp Adjutant Larry Billar, Camp Commander Tom Tatum, and Camp Secretary Robert Perkins.

LEE AND JACKSON DAY CELEBRATION, JANUARY 2001

BEEF EATER'S RESTAURANT, PHOENIX, ARIZONA

On Saturday, 20 January 2001, the Colonel Sherod Hunter Camp 1525 held its annual birthday celebration in honour of the Confederacy's two greatest heroes, General Robert E. Lee and Lt. General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson. At the Arizona Division Convention held last year, Camp 1525's celebration was designated the permanent official Lee and Jackson Day celebration of the Arizona Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, and this was the first year in which the celebration was held under the auspices of the Division. In addition, this was the second year in which it was jointly held with the Arizona Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy. A large crowd of nearly 40 attended the celebration. Members of all Arizona U.D.C. Chapters, four of the five Arizona S.C.V. Camps, as well as the Sons of Union Veterans and Arizona Civil War Council, turned out for the event.

S.C.V. MEMBERS AT THE 2001 LEE AND JACKSON DAY CELEBRATION

Pictured above are some of the members of four Arizona S.C.V. Camps attending the celebration. Front Row, left to right...Compatriot Ivy Griffin, Confederate Secret Service Camp 1710 (Sierra Vista, Arizona); Commander Tom Tatum, Colonel Sherod Hunter Camp 1525 (Phoenix, Arizona); Compatriot Kent Gallamore, Camp 1710. Rear Row, left to right...Lt. Commander Silas Griffin, Camp 1710; Lt. Commander Dan Huskisson, Camp 1525; Commander Ron Fox, Captain Granville H. Oury Camp 1708 (Scottsdale, Arizona); Commander Bobby Morris, Captain Hunter's Arizona Rangers Camp 1202 (Tucson, Arizona); and Robert Perkins, Secretary, Camp 1525.

CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY 2001

The Colonel Sherod Hunter Camp 1525 attended 2 Confederate Memorial Day ceremonies here in Phoenix in April 2001. The links below will take you to pages devoted to pictures of these ceremonies.

Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Arizona

Wesley Bolen Park, Phoenix, Arizona

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