Upcoming Events for Confederate Compatriots
Dragoons Camp Meeting – at Prattville Masonic Lodge on Thursday
May 8th at 6:45pm
Division Reunion – Friday and Saturday, June 6-7th
- Athens, AL
Prattville Independence Day Parade – Friday July 4th, downtown
Prattville
Prattville Cityfest –Saturday, July 19th, fairgrounds
National Reunion - July 16-20th, Houston, TX
(For more information: https://scv130.com)
Dragoons Dixie Butt Fundraiser –Saturday, August 16th
Members of the Prattville Dragoons SCV Camp 1524 attended the Alabama Division Confederate Memorial Day program at the state capital on Saturday April 26th. Members in attendance included camp Commander Grooms, Brigade Commander Waldo, 1st Lt Spears, Quartermaster Myrick, Comms Officer Davis, Adjutant Butler, Chaplain Brantley and compatriots Tyrone Crowley and Louis Turner. The rpgram started at 10am with Commander Barrett opening the program with greetings followed by introductions of those in attendance representing other heritage organizations including the UDC, Order of Confederate Rose, Order of the Stars and Bars, and the Mechanized Cavalry. H.K. Edgerton donned his Confederate uniform and carrying the Battle flag called out those groups that hate our Southern heritage and brave Confederate ancestors including those with offices nearby in downtown Montgomery. Div 1st Lt Hill led everyone in the pledge to the US flag and salute to the Confederate Battle flag. Former SCV Commander in Chief Paul Gramling presented the keynote address, a challenge to everyone to support SCV functions and events to honor our ancestors and meet the challenge of those who would wish our organization and the Charge to fail. A commemorative callout of everyone's Confederate ancesotrs with a bell ringing followed and the program wrapped with a great singing of Dixie by everyone on the steps of the state capital building. There was firing of cannons down Dexter Avenue to punctuate the rousing celebration of our Confederate history and heritage. Beautiful day and wonderful program for Confederate Memorial Day 2025 in Montgomery Alabama.
Three men from SCV Camp 1524 cleaned the Indian Hill Cemetery in Prattville on Saturday April 19th as part of the SCV Guardian Program to care for the final resting place of Confederate veterans. Among thos buried at Indian Hill is Lt. Alfred Y. Smith who was an original Dragoon and was presented with the company flag by the ladies of Prattville before carrying it into the western theatre of Lincoln's War. Camp 1524 Commander Grooms, Comms Ofc Davis and Treasurer Dennis pur forth the effort this Saturday to ready the cemetery for Easter Sunday.
Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 1524 placed two advertisements on billboards in Prattville and Clanton to run throughout the month of April which is Confederate History and Heritage Month.
Members and friends of the Dragoons SCV Camp 1524 enjoyed a beautiful spring day for their annual spring picnic held at Confederate Memorial Park in Marbury on Saturday April 12th. There was a program including music to greet everyone arriving and then after an introduction, new officers were sworn in and a flag retirement cermeony was conducted to burn old flags removed from Confederate veterans graves during recent flag setting efforts at local cemeteries for Confederate History and Heritage month. A certificate of appreciation was prsented to the Walker sisters who attended as special guests; these ladies maintained the Robinson Springs cemetery for yars before Camp 1524 took it over as part of the SCV Guardian program to care for the final resting places of Confederate veterans. Brigade certificates of appredciation were also presented to a few of the men of Camp 1524 for their lomg faithful service in advancing the Charge. The camp provided a couple smoked Dixie pork butts and attendees brought sides to share including Conecuh sausage, camp stew, beans and desserts. The new I-65 flag site banner recently created was also posted on the wall of the pavilion prior to it being hung on the fence at the flag site by a few of the guys after the picnic wrapped on the way back to Prattville.
On Saturday April 5th (two showings) and Sunday April 6th, "Gone with the WInd" hit the big screen with showings at the historic Mount Vernon theater in Tallassee, Alabama. This was part of a Talisi Historical Preservation Society fundraiser as proceeds from the ticket sales benefitted the organizations work. Members of local SCV and UDC and other historical organizations attended including Tyrone and Carol Crowley from Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 1524. Tyrone donned his period dress and served as President Jefferson Davis to draw the winning ticket for the afghan raffled again as part of the fundraising effort. Wonderful opportunity to help an historical organization while viewing one of teh all-time great movies.
Members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 1524 Dragoons placed flags on the graves of the Confederate veterans at Oak Hill Cemetery in Prattville on Saturday March 29th. Former camp Adjutant Wayne Sutherland led the effort providing maps of the veterans' graves in the historic cemetery and purchasing the Confederate Battle flags set out. It was a rainy morning but in addition to Wayne, Brigade Commander Waldo camp Treasurer John Dennis and compatriots Billy Leverette, Darell Haywood, Louis Turner (not pictured) and Todd Rogers participated in this great annual camp event which ushers in Confederate History and Heritage month. Many flags were still there from last year's flag setting and these were removed and will be retired in a ceremony at the camp's spring picnic upcoming in April.
