Author: Ann Graham

Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub

Published: 2012-11-28

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13: 9781468179897

This book is a history of the Robert E. Lee Camp, No. 726, of the Sons of Confederate Veterans in Alexandria, Virginia. The period covered is 1927 to 1977, the first fifty years of this camp's existence. Necessarily, the period from 1890 to 1926 is covered also, as there were repeated efforts made to organize a camp during those years. The book is organized into eight chapters. The first chapter is the history of Lee and M. D. Corse Camps (1890-1926), to the extent such details can still be found, including snippets of local history and current events. The second chapter provides the early history of Robert E. Lee Camp, No. 726, chronologically by year, both in narrative style when sufficient detail could be found, as well as enumeration of dates and meeting locations when only that information was available. Special events and ceremonies merit focused coverage by chapter; e.g., both Confederate Memorial Day observances and Lee Birthday Banquets are covered in more detail, as they are the cultural backbone of camp events over the years. Finally, there are separate chapters on Camp Commanders, Meeting Locations, Membership and Finance, and Projects and Special Events. Depending on the subject matter and the sources used, this history is written partly conversationally, partly journalistically, and partly as if it were the minutes of a meeting.