Prattville Dragoons June 2014 Camp Meeting Report - Dragoons Revived!

The Dragoons held their monthly camp meeting on Thursday June 12th at the Shoney's on Cobbs Ford Road in Prattville.  1st Lt Harold Grooms led the meeting in the absence of the camp commander and provided the SCV Charge, welcome and announcements including the upcoming Prattville July 4th parade and introduced the guest speaker for the evening.  Larry Spears and Allen Herrod spoke about the first Indian Hills Cemetery cleanup day, the first of a series as part of the restoration efforts there headed by Benny Harris. Chaplain Tom Snowden opened the meeting with an invocation  and closed another outstanding camp meeting, sending everyone home with a closing benediction.  Chaplain Snowden was also presented with a Meritorious Service Certificate from incoming SWC Brigade Commander David Brantley.  Pledges to the flags were led by Color Sgt Brent Jenks.

The Prattville Dragoons Camp 1524 Sons of Confederate Veterans experienced a true religions revival at our monthly meeting June 12^th!  Reverend Michael Howell, Associate Pastor Trinity Presbyterian Church in Montgomery gave an outstanding presentation on the effects of the religious revivals that swept the South and particularly the Army of Northern Virginia in 1863.  Led by none other than Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, Confederate soldiers renewed their spiritual commitments in mass, following the examples of their leaders who often prayed and worshiped with their men.  The true spiritual revivals verified the old adage:  there are no atheists in foxholes!

 

1st Lt Harold Grooms Leading the Dragoons June Camp Meeting

Brigade Commander Brantley Make Presentation of Certificate to Chaplain Snowden

Larry Spears Speaks of the Indian Hills Cemetery Renovation

Allen Herrod Shares his Experiences from the First Day of the Indian Hills Cemetery Cleanup

Reverend Michael Howell Speaks on The Great Revival in the Army of Northern Virginia

Prattville Dragoons Camp Meeting for June 2014

Presbyterian Minister Will Speak at June Meeting

            Pastor Michael Howell of Montgomery will be our speaker for June and will speak on the "Great Revival" of 1863 and the Army of Northern Virginia.  Pastor Howell was born and raised in Hartselle, Alabama, and educated at Jacksonville State University and the Reformed Theological Seminary.  He has pastored churches in Mississippi and Alabama.  In 2004, he and his family moved to Montgomery, where he is the assistant pastor at Trinity Presbyterian Church.  He and his wife Frosty have four children and (currently) six grandchildren.  Their three sons have all served in the Marine Corps, with eight deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan among them. The Dragoons camp meeting will again be held on the second Thursday of the months, June 12th at 7pm at the Shoney's in Prattville on Cobbs Ford Rd.  Come early at 6pm if you would like to get yourself a delicious Shoney's buffet dinner and fellowship awhile with compatriots of the Prattville Dragoons.

Upcoming Events for Confederate Compatriots

From the Prattville Dragoons Camp Dispatch for June 2014:

Upcoming Events

Work Day at Indian Hills Cemetery.  Saturday 7 June 2014, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.  All Dragoons and Prattville community volunteers encouraged to come and help. 

Fourth of July Parade in Prattville.  Dragoons will have an entry. Veterans of Operations

Desert Shield and Desert Storm will be honored during the Prattville July Fourth Parade.  If you know a veteran of either one of these operations invite him to ride with our entry in the Parade and send his name to Commander Stuart Waldo. 

N B Forrest Birthday at Ft Dixie - 12 July 2014, starting at 3 p.m.  Great Southern gathering featuring fried catfish and all the fixins.  Takes place at “Fort Dixie” (Home of Butch & Pat Godwin), 10800 Dallas County Road 30, Selma, Alabama  36701.  Phone 334-875-1690 or cell: 334-419-4566 or e-mail - oldsouthrebel@zebra.net

SCV National Reunion - Charleston, South Carolina, 16-19 July 2014. For further information as it becomes available, go to http://www.scv.org

Dixie Butt Distribution, 16 August 2014 - Dixie Butts will be exchanged for ticket stubs from 7-9 a.m. at Fatman's BBQ, Main Street and Memorial Drive in Prattville.  Tickets will be distributed beginning with our July meeting, and each member of the Dragoons will be asked to “Buy One and Sell One”.  This is our only fund-raiser of the year, and the proceeds allow us to continue successfully to answer the SCV Charge.