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Interested
in Joining the SCV?
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Denny's
Restaurant
7820 Burnet Rd. (at Anderson La) Austin, Tx. 78757 512-459-8276 |
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Camp
59's own Eric Patterson has several well researched educational papers.
One is "Slavery and the American Union" To read it online, click here To download the Word document, click here |
The Original Major George
Washington Littlefield camp was formed in 1898, two years after the founding
of the National Sons of Confederate Veterans. 
On
December 4th, 1977 compatriots from Austin, Texas met and rechartered the camp
under the name Maj. George W. Littlefield Camp #59. Since then, the camp has
hosted four division conventions, 1980, 1984, 1996 and 2001. The camp has continued
to grow and now has over 85 members. The camp is very active in re-enactments,
living history demonstrations, parades, and most importantly, grave marker dedications
at Confederate soldiers' burial sites. Members have participated in the major
125th anniversary re-enactments at Shiloh, Franklin, Gettysburg and Pleasant
Hill. Members were responsible for headstone cleaning and confederate documentation
at Oakwood Cemetery in Austin. The camp is involved in the adopt-a-highway program,
and is responsible for a 2-mile stretch of Camp Ben McCullough road in Travis/Hays
county.
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The Maj. George W. Littlefield Camp #59 meets the second Thursday of every month except December. The meetings start at 6:30 pm and are held at Denny's Restaurant, 7820 Burnet Rd., Austin, 78757. Following good food and great fellowship, there is a short historical program followed by the business session. Everyone is welcome to attend including interested guests, prospective members and especially family members. Membership is open to all males over 12 who are descendants of confederate veterans or confederate government officials. So "Ya'll come in and set a spell".
For information on joining Camp #59 and the Sons of Confederate Veterans contact:
Public Information Officer Marshall Davis
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2008 Camp Officers |
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Commander |
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1st Lieutenant Commander |
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2d Lieutenant Commander |
Mark McMillan |
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Adjutant |
Kevin Miller |
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Treasurer |
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Judge / Advocate |
Charles Watts |
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Chaplain |
Dan Galloway |
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Color Sergeant |
Wayne Herrin |
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Quartermaster |
Mark McMillan |
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Historian |
Vic Alpher |
| Webmaster / Public Information Officer | Marshall Davis |
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Surgeon |
Lance Beversdorff |
Biography Of Major George W. Littlefield
George Washington Littlefield
was born June 21,1842 on a plantation near Como, Panola County, Mississippi.
At eight years of age, his family moved to Gonzales, Texas. He enlisted
in the Confederate Army as a second sergeant under Captain Isham G.
Jones, 8th Texas Cavalry, Terry's Texas Rangers. He was later promoted
to Captain. On December 26, 1863 a shell fragment struck his cartridge
box on his left hip and was serverly wounded. He was promoted to Major
as he lay on the ground. He was not expected to live and was unconscious
for almost three weeks, being kept alive by morphine and brandy. His
body servant, Nathan Stokes, nursed him back to health. After healing
well enough to ride, he and Nathan returned to Gonzales. He started
civilian life as a farmer but began driving cattle to market in Kansas.
He made huge sums of money and began buying ranches; the LIT, the
LFD, and the Plum Creek near Kyle, Texas. He moved to Austin and organized
the American National Bank and built the Littlefield Building at 6th
and Congress, which boasted the first elevator in Austin. He was a
member of the University of Texas Board of Regents and the single
largest donor to the University. He donated the Littlefield Collection
for Southern History and on the south mall he erected statues of his
heroes; Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Albert Sydney Johnston, John
H. Reagan and Gov. James S. Hogg. He died November 10, 1920. The University
suspended classes for the day in observance of his funeral. He is
buried in the family plot in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin with his wife
Alice Payne, a nurse of Mrs. Littlefield's and his devoted servant,
Nathan Stokes. His headstone reads: Major George W. Littlefield CSA
1842-1920, "A Great Man Has Fallen"
photo courtesy of the Austin History
Center
Links:
Confederate Hero's
Day
Order of Confederate Rose
Supreme
Court Plaque
photos and information
For More Information:
Marshall Davis,
Public Information Officer
Biography Of Major George W. Littlefield |
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George Washington Littlefield was born June 21,1842 on a plantation near Como, Panola County, Mississippi. At eight years of age, his family moved to Gonzales, Texas. He enlisted in the Confederate Army as a second sergeant under Captain Isham G. Jones, 8th Texas Cavalry, Terry's Texas Rangers. He was later promoted to Captain. On December 26, 1863 a shell fragment struck his cartridge box on his left hip and was serverly wounded. He was promoted to Major as he lay on the ground. He was not expected to live and was unconscious for almost three weeks, being kept alive by morphine and brandy. His body servant, Nathan Stokes, nursed him back to health. After healing well enough to ride, he and Nathan returned to Gonzales. He started civilian life as a farmer but began driving cattle to market in Kansas. He made huge sums of money and began buying ranches; the LIT, the LFD, and the Plum Creek near Kyle, Texas. He moved to Austin and organized the American National Bank and built the Littlefield Building at 6th and Congress, which boasted the first elevator in Austin. He was a member of the University of Texas Board of Regents and the single largest donor to the University. He donated the Littlefield Collection for Southern History and on the south mall he erected statues of his heroes; Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Albert Sydney Johnston, John H. Reagan and Gov. James S. Hogg. He died November 10, 1920. The University suspended classes for the day in observance of his funeral. He is buried in the family plot in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin with his wife Alice Payne, a nurse of Mrs. Littlefield's and his devoted servant, Nathan Stokes. His headstone reads: Major George W. Littlefield CSA 1842-1920, "A Great Man Has Fallen" |
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