SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS
THE BEAUFORT PLOW BOYS
CAMP #2128
CHARGE TO THE SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS
"To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we will commit 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 which he loved and which you love also, and those ideals which made him glorious and which you also cherish."
Lt. General Stephen D. Lee, Commander General, United Confederate Veterans, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 25, 1906.
The company known as the Beaufort Plow Boys was raised in Beaufort County, North Carolina in October, 1861, as Captain Henry Harding's Independent Company, North Carolina Troops. It was mustered into Confederate service at Washington, North Carolina on November 9, 1861 for twelve months. On an unknown date subsequent to April 15, 1862, its term of service was extended to three years or the duration of the War. On or about September 5, 1862, the Company was assigned to the newly organized 59th Regiment N.C. Troops. That unit was redesignated the 61st Regiment N.C. Troops on an unknown date between October 30 and November 22, 1862. The company was then designated as Company B, 61st Regiment North Carolina Troops.
For more information about this company, including a roster, please visit The Beaufort Plow Boys
Captain Henry Harding
Original Flag of the Beaufort Plow Boys
Courtesy of the NC State Department of Archives
The Beaufort Plow Boys Camp #2128 meets every 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:30 P.M. at Cliff's Seafood Restaurant, located on Highway 17 South between Washington and Chocowinity, N.C. As a relatively new Camp, we currently have approximately 20 members and encourage all those who are interested in their Confederate Heritage to visit with us and join.
We have had excellent programs and are also involved in different projects such as the Graves Registration Program to locate the burial sites of soldiers who served from Beaufort County.
Please contact our Camp Commander or Camp Adjutant if you are interested in joining.
COMMANDER
Bo Lewis
(252) 946-3097
ADJUTANT
Charlie Williams
(252) 923-0710
If assistance is needed to obtain information on your ancestor, a member of our Camp is a past member of the SCV National Genealogy Committee. He will gladly help you get the necessary information to complete your SCV Application for Membership.
Edward Harding
(252) 946-0009
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
The SCV is the direct heir of the United Confederate Veterans, and the oldest hereditary organization for male descendants of Confederate Soldiers. Organized at Richmond, Virginia in 1896, the SCV continues to serve as a historical, patriotic, and non-political organization dedicated to ensuring that the true history of the 1861 - 1865 period is preserved. Our organization is strictly patriotic, historical, educational, fraternal, benevolent, non-political, non-racial, and non-sectarian. The Sons of Confederate Veterans neither embraces, nor espouses acts or ideologies of racial and religious bigotry, and condemns the misuse of its sacred symbols and flags. Each member is expected to perform his full duty as a citizen according to his own conscience and understanding.
Membership in the Sons of Confederate Veterans is open to male descendants, lineal or collateral, of those men who served honorably and whose service terminated honorably in the armed forces of the Confederate States of America or one of the States thereof. Applicants for membership must be men of good character, who emulate the best qualities of the Confederate soldier. No individual shall be admitted into membership who has not attained at least twelve (12) years of age.
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This page was last updated: December 20, 2009
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Charlie Williams and Bo Lewis
Confederate Memorial Day 2008
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Wreath at Confederate Monument - May 2008
