Camp Mission
Skyline of New Bern, North Caolina
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To protect, preserve and honor the good name of our Confederate Veterans
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To clean, preserve and install VA Style Headstones on Confederate Veterans graves
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To clean, preserve and protect monuments and memorials to Confederate Veterans
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To educate and preserve the history of the Confederate States of America
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To honor our Confederate Veterans through an annual Confederate Memorial Day Service
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To work with other historical groups to protect, restore and preserve the grounds of New Bern's Historic Cedar Grove Cemetery
VA Style Headstone Installation
Camp 706 members purchase and installed a VA Confederate Style Headstone for Capt. William J Hay of the 16th North Carolina Militia. Capt. Hay's grave was originally marked with a UDC marker that had been damaged. Since the 16th North Carolina Militia was not pressed into "Confederate service" and was under the control of the Governor of North Carolina, the VA refused to provide a new headstone.
VA Headstone Installations
Camp 706 has installed over 50 VA provided headstones for Confederate Veterans who were either in unmarked graves or their headstones were damage/illegible.
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The VA provided a granite upright headstone for Pvt James Smith of CO I 22nd North Carolina Infantry. Pvt Smith was killed at Gettysburg, PA
Cedar Grove Confederate Memorial
Camp 706 members used the biological agent, D2, to clean the Confederate Memorial in Cedar Grove Cemetery. The Memorial sits atop the Confederate Burial Vault which the plot was deeded by the City of New Bern to the Ladies Memorial Association in 1866. Work on the Confederate Burial Vault began in 1867, but the Confederate Memorial was not installed until 1885. The Confederate Memorial was dedicated on May 10, 1885, Confederate Memorial Day
Education
The Pvt Charles Frederick Harget Camp 706 has members available to speak to your school class, civic group, business or organization about the Sons of Confederate Veterans or the War Between the States. Contact the Camp at scvcamp706@gmail.com
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Confederate Memorial Day
Confederate Memorial Day in North Carolina is celebrated on May 10th. May 10th is the date of the death of Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, and was originally named by the members of the Ladies' Memorial Association as the day of remembrance.
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