Welcome to the General Felix H. Robertson Camp #129, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Waco, Texas.
Membership is restricted to male descendants of Confederate Veterans, but all visitors who are interested in the "War for Southern Independece" are welcomed at camp meetings and events.
Our camp's namesake is BRIGADIER GENERAL FELIX H. ROBERTSON (1839-1928). Felix Huston Robertson, the only Texas-born general officer to serve the Confederacy, was born on 9 March 1839, at Washington-on-the-Brazos, the son of Mary Cummins and Jerome Bonaparte Robertson. His father also rose to the rank of brigadier general and commanded Hood's brigade at Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and Chickamauga. Felix attended Baylor University and was appointed to West Point in 1857. He resigned shortly before graduation in order to offer his services to the Confederacy. Robertson rose rapidly in the army. He was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant of artillery and participated in the reduction of Fort Sumter before joining the staff of Gen. A. H. Gladden at Pensacola, Florida. Considered by many of his superiors to be "an able and accomplished artillery officer," Robertson, who had been named captain in charge of an Alabama battery, fought with workmanlike efficiency at Shiloh. At Murfreesboro his controversial but nonetheless courageous performance under fire was noticed by Gen. Braxton Bragg, then commanding the Army of Tennessee. As a reward for his services, Robertson was promoted to the rank of major and given command of the artillery reserves. After leading a battalion at Chickamauga, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and given charge of Gen. Joseph Wheeler's cavalry-corps artillery, which he led during the 1864 Atlanta campaign. On July 26, 1864, Robertson was appointed brigadier general. After serving as General Wheeler's chief of staff, he commanded a brigade and then a small division. A severe wound inflicted on November 29, 1864, at Buckhead Creek near Augusta, Georgia, ended Robertson's active service. His military career, despite his rapid advancement, was not without controversy. He was often an unwilling subordinate, and his loyalty to General Bragg sometimes caused friction with other officers. Robertson was also a strict disciplinarian whose punishments and Indian-like features earned him the nickname "Comanche Robertson." After the war Robertson returned to Texas and made his permanent residence in Waco. He read law and soon became a member of the State Bar of Texas. With his father he invested in railroads and real estate. Robertson was an enthusiastic member of the United Confederate Veterans and served as the commander of the Texas Division in 1911. He was married twice; his first wife was Sarah Davis, whom he wed in 1864. After she died, he married Elizabeth Dwyer, in 1892. At the time of his death in Waco on April 20, 1928, Robertson was the last surviving general of the Confederacy. He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco.
Meeting Location and Times
Poppa Rollo’s Pizza (Backroom through safe door)
703 North Valley Mills Drive
Waco, TX 76710-4848
(254) 772-9348
3rd Tuesday of every month
Dinner and Social Hour: 6:00 pm
Meeting: 7:00 pm
Officers
Commander: Charles Oliver - 254.772.1676
Lt. Comanders: Robert Chapman - 254.715.5269 / Lynn Simpson - 254.562.3848
Camp Adjutant: Darrell Barnes - 254.753.6342
Camp Chaplain: Hayden Moody - 254.836.4178
Newsletter Editor: Cary Bogan - 254.857.4462
The Sons of Confederate Veterans is a genealogical-historical organization dedicated to preserving the history and honoring the
memory of our Confederate ancestors. 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 insuring that a true history
of the 1861-65 period is preserved.
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United States Declaration of Independence
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