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Charge to the
Sons of Confederate Veterans: "To
you,
Sons of Confederate Veterans, we submit the vindication of the Cause
for which we fought; to your strength will be given the defense of the
Confederate soldier's good name, the guardianship of his history, the
emulation of his virtues, the perpetuation of those principles he loved
and which made him glorious and which you also cherish. Remember, it is
your duty to see that the true history of the South is presented to
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by The JavaScript Source
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Sergeant Adam Washington Ballenger, Camp 68
South Carolina Division, Army of Northern Virginia
Spartanburg , South Carolina
Serving Spartanburg and the Upstate of South Carolina. Camp meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month, at the Blue Bay Restaurant on John B. White, Sr. Boulevard, beginning at 6:30 PM. Bring family, friends, and new members.
New Online: "Truth of the War Conspiracy of 1861" Part 1 2 3 4 5 6
Or get it as a well-done pdf (9 Mb)
2007 Marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Gen. Robert E. Lee -- please read this tribute.
*** New: Spartanburg's Own stupendous period painting of the Battle of Gettysburg, updated ***
Current Camp Officers
Bill Geen, Sr., Commander
Cibby Krell, Lieutenant Commander
Bruce Johnson, Adjutant
C. W. 'Bill' Rogers, Sergeant At Arms
John Messer, Chaplain
Scott Edge, Historian
Mark Anthony, Graves Registrar
Past Camp Commanders
Travis Bright
Scott Edge
Bob Kinard
Bill Geen, Sr.
Rob Chumley
Wright Sullivan
Membership
If
you live in
the Upstate of
South Carolina and have a Confederate military ancestor or an interest in
the cause for which our Confederate ancestors served, please contact
the Camp Commander via phone at 864.433.9333 or email
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Sergeant Adam W. Ballenger's biography is found on the 13th Regiment's Web Site
Adam
W.
Ballenger was
born in
northern Spartanburg District on January 17, 1844.
His
parents were Edward B. and Cassia Ann Hempley Ballenger. He was raised
on his
father's farm, and soon after the beginning of the war, he enlisted at
the
Spartanburg Courthouse in Company C of the 13th Regiment. Ballenger was
a
sergeant in Co. C until 1863 when he was promoted for distinguished
gallant service on the battlefield at the 2nd Battle of Cold Harbor.
This
promotion came from none other than General Robert E. Lee.
For a
description of the
events leading up to
Sergeant Adam W.
Ballenger's Promotion
to Lieutenant
On the left is the Confederate Monument, located at the American Legion Hall in Duncan Park in Spartanburg, SC. This monument was constructed under the direction of the ladies of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and used a marble column from the South Carolina State House that had to be replaced due to damage by Gen. Sherman's artillery. Below is Past Camp Commander Bob Kinard, naming his CSA ancestors during a Memorial Service sponsored by the ladies of the local UDC Chapter at the foot of the monument on Confederate Memorial Day, 2002.
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