Sons of Confederate VeteransThese Southwest Florida SCV camps listed below meet at these times and places each month
( get in touch with us if you need more info on one of these..Thanks!)
Capt.F.A.Hendry; # 1284; Sebring
2nd Tuesday each month at 6:30 PM At the Southern Gun Shop US 17 S, in Sebring,Fl
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1st Lt.F.C.M.Boggess # 2150; Everglades City,Fl
2nd Thursday each month at 7:00 PM
At the Seafood Depot in Everglades City
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Gen. David E. Twiggs # 1462, Wauchula
4th Tuesday each month at 6:30 PM
At the Pavilion Bldg.Pioneer Park, Zolfo Spgs,Fl
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Maj.Wm. Footman # 1950; Ft.Myers,Fl
4th Saturday each month at 12:00 Noon
At the Smoke n Pit Barbeque Resturaunt ,US 41 n; N.Ft. Myers
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Recent & Upcoming Events
Important Notice!!!!!!!!
Please mark your calendars for Saturday APRIL 12th.
The Lt. Francis Calvin Morgan Boggess Camp #2150 will be receiving their
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Important note!!!
Saturday April 26th, is
Confederate Memorial Day
The City Of Wauchula has given us permission to hold a memorial service in the city cemetery( this is the one right on US 17 in Wauchula)
We need a great showing! So everyone mark your calendars and start preparing for that day, we need as many as possible in period dress, if you do not have period dress ,That’s ok Still come and there will be a part for you!
We will honor all of the CSA Veterans buried in Hardee County( Manatee County, during the war) we will be sending out announcements to all the camps in our area, Hopefully we’ll have some help from others, for which we are always grateful
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We are still planning to start a camp in the Englewood-Pt.Charlotte area, so if you live in that area and are interested in Information; Please ,Contact the Gen. David E. Twiggs Camp for info on these
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January 4, 5, 6, 2008. Immokalee, Fl. (in the Everglades). The second annual Battle of Gopher Ridge at Roberts Ranch. This year, it is to be held in conjunction with Vaquero/Cattlemen’s Days at The Roberts Ranch. School Day on Friday is for demos of camp life, both Confederate and
The Confederate Commander is Col.
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Cracker Trail Museum Zolfo Springs,Hardee CO.FL Inside the museum Cane Press Blacksmiths shop This event in Cape Coral was great, if you weren't able to attend this year, then mark you calendar for next year ;) November 3, ( Saturday), 2007 Third Annual Cape Coral Civil War Days sponsored by the Historical Society and the Maj. W. M. footman SCV Camp 1950. Troops will pitch tents behind the museum and live on the grounds Military maneuvers will take place and the men will talk about Florida's role in the war. The United Daughters of the Confederacy will talk about "Women in the War". Spectators are invited to walk through the camps and talk to the reenactors. Craftsmen and women will demonstrate typical crafts. Admission is free. The museum is located at 344 Cultural Park Blvd., Cape Coral, FL. SCV NIGHT AT THE RACES !! WE HAD LOTS OF THE FUN AT SATURDAY NIGHT - MAY 26TH THANKS TO THE MAJ. WM. FOOTMAN CAMP # 1950 AND THE GEN. DAVID TWIGGS CAMP #1462 FOR A GREAT NITE, WE ALL WORKED TOGETHER AND HANDED OUT SEVERAL HUNDRED BATTLE FLAGS, FL DIV ADJ. JOHN ADAMS BROUGHT HIS FAMILY, AND LOTS OF EXTRA BATTLE FLAGS SO WE WOULDN'T RUN OUT. AS USUAL, THE FOOTMAN CAMP ARTILLERY TEAM OUTDID THEMSELVES AND WERE A GREAT CROWD PLEASER. AND ITS ALWAYS EXCITING, TO WATCH ERIC SMITH IN HIS SCV RACE CAR IN COMPETITION WITH THE OTHER SUPER STOCKS. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME AND SHOPPED AT THE CAMP STORE. YOU FOLKS ARE ALWAYS APPRECIATED. GOD BLESS DIXIE !!! Lt. Francis Calvin Morgan Boggess, and Pvt. William A. Johnson; Who served in ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Some of Our Iron Cross Recipients William M. Goff, William M. Goff was born in on the 4th of October 1845. He was the son of James Steeley Goff and Eliza Woodward. He died the 22nd of June 1919, and was buried here in After the War of Northern Aggression started in 1861; William enlisted at the age of 16, in March 1862 in He served as a Private in Co.B, 10th Battalion, “The Worth County Rebels” Georgia Volunteers, C.S.A. until he was discharged. After the war, William, his wife and other family members moved to the About 1878, he moved his wife and children to what would later be know as During his life, he was married several times, and raised a very large family, (20 children). With the help of family members, they built a one room schoolhouse, and thereby started the formal education process of all the children in the area. During his life in He regularly would sail to Private William M. Goff made a very big impact on this area, and we all should be proud of that. Compiled by; E.L. Arthur ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` William Thomas Collier William Thomas Collier or was born March 12, 1815 in Franklin Co. Tennessee, the son of Moses & Jinny Collier. He died in Marco Island, Fla. October 30, 1902. He married Barbara Elizabeth Hedick in 1849. They settled in the Clearwater area of Florida, Where most of their children were born. When the war broke out, W.T. loaded up his wife and children and took them to stay with her parents. The 14th of May 1862, he enlisted as a private in Company K, 7th Florida Infantry of the Confederate States Army. He was promoted to Sergeant 5th class August 8, 1862. He was discharged November 12, 1862 in Tennessee. His record states that he was 5’10" Tall with blue eyes and dark hair. During the time he was in the Army, his particular unit fought many battles mainly in the State of Kentucky. In 1870, W.T. Collier brought his wife and children to Marco Island in a schooner; named "Robert E. Lee". It is believed that they were the first permanent settlers in Marco Island. This family contributed much in establishing a community here in Marco, and we are proud to Honor this Confederate Soldier buried in this cemetery, one hundred and four years ago this month. ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Benjamin Alderman Benjamin was born December 1847 in He died 1914 in He was the son of Matthew Alderman and his 1st wife, Caroline Sloan. Benjamin's grandfather, James Alderman is recognized to be the first person to settle in the area just south of the On November 24, 1860, people from Hillsborough County, met at Alafia and recommended that the State of James Alderman, Benjamin's grandfather was among those who signed the petition. Benjamin married Dorinda Payne in 1869. She was the daughter of Joseph Payne and Martha Smith. Their descendants Cover a lot of territory from the State of Benjamin served the Confederacy in Col. C.J. Munnerlyn's Battalion. He enlisted at Tampa in Captain John Lesley's Company B. and later was transferred to Captain John Parson's company and remained there till the end of the war. At that time he returned home, married and raised a family. On his pension affidavit, he stated that he owned 70 acres in So we have a pretty good idea of what he did to make a living in civilian life. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John R. Gill John R. Gill was born February 1842 in He died in March 1922 in He was the son of Richard Gill and Sarah Plummer. John Gill married his 1st wife Caroline Moye about 1880. She was the mother of his children. Caroline passed away in 1903. In 1916 at the age of Seventy-four, He married Nellie Benham. Her name appears as his widow on his pension papers. His descendants are scattered all over the State of Florida and probably even farther away. John served the Confederacy in Col. C.J. Munnerlyn’s Battalion. (The Company’s in the Battalion were known as John enlisted in Captain John Lesley’s Company B, and served until the end of the war. In the ‘Biographical Rosters of Confederate and Union Soldiers’ It is stated that he was 5’6’ tall, blue eyes, light hair and that he had a gunshot wound that had broke his right leg. After the war, John married and raised his family here in The road nearby the cemetery here is called ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ William Alexander Johnson William was born in Key West, Monroe County, Florida, August 19, 1838. He died, November 11, 1911 in Desoto County, Florida. His Parents were, William Henry Johnson and Frances Lewis Johnson. Both of his parents were born in the Bahamas, and were married November 1, 1834 in Nassau, Bahamas. William Johnson married Mary Brewer, July 26, 1864 in Polk Co Florida. They raised a large family; many of their children became very prominent citizens of the area of South Florida. A number of their descendants still reside in the area. During William Johnson From there, He went to Palmetto and became a tax collector for Manatee County. Then they moved to Fort Ogden. William Alexander Johnson joined Captain Francis A. Hendry This unit was attached to Colonel C.J. Munnerlyn Independent Battalion. He was in service in Brooksville, Florida at the wars end And was discharged there. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Francis Calvin Morgan Boggess Calvin was born November 21, 1833 in Huntsville, Alabama. He died June 22, 1903 in Desoto County, Florida His Parents were Bennett Boggess Jr. and Delilah Harland Boggess. His Grandfather Bennett Boggess came to America from France. Calvin was married twice, first to Margaret Hall, after her death, He married Pauline Seabrook. He had children with both wives, and his descendants have Contributed much to all areas of South Florida. During his civilian life, he worked as a School Teacher, a cow hunter, Legislator, Postmaster and Author. In later years, he wrote a book detailing his life, titled " He served in the Mexican, Indian, and Spanish Wars. During the War of Northern Aggression, Calvin served as First Lieutenant and Quartermaster, in Captain F.A. Hendry This unit was attached to Colonel C.J. Munnerlyn Independent Battalion. 1st Lt. Boggess served in this Capacity until the end of the War, When he returned to Fort Ogden and resumed his civilian duties. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Levi Skipper John Levi Skipper was born 23 Nov 1826 in Camden Co., GA, And died 24 Jul 1907 in Zolfo Springs Desoto (now Hardee) Co.,FL. John L. Skipper enlisted as a private in 1863 Co. A, Munnerlyn Serving under Capt. F.A.Hendry in what is known as Major C. J. Munneryln, from Brooksville on December 10, 1864, Wrote to Brig. Gen. Miller, Commander of the Dept. of Florida: "Capt. F. A. Hendry It has done active scouting & has so punished the enemy on several occasions that Cattle stealing from Fort Myers have been stopped. Capt. F. A. Hendry's Company A, Florida Special Cavalry, C. S. A., which was attached to Col. Charles J. Munnerlyn
Open daily 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Closed Sundays
$1.00 donation requested.
A Florida Pioneer Museum. Tours avaliable for schools, other groups.
Includes visits to the Museum, Bryant Blacksmith Shop,
Cracker Trail Post Office and the Hart Cabin. Please call in advance for Tours.
Post Office Hart Cabin
2822 Museum Drive Zolfo Springs, Fl 33890
863 735-0119