Princess Anne Camp 484

Princess Anne County in the War of Northern Aggression

In 1861 when Virginia seceded from the Union, three companies, the Seaboard Rifles, Atlantic Guards and the Princess Anne Cavalry, were promptly mustered into service.  Later, other Infantry Companies were organized, as was a company of artillery.  In all, nine companies of men would be formed, march off and leave Princess Anne County to fight and repel Virginia’s invaders.  Many of these brave souls would never return.

Princess Anne County during Reconstruction

Those who did return in 1865 were the heroes and survivors of four of the most brutal years of combat this nation has ever endured.  Those who could, tried to take up where they had left off.  The survivors of the War Between the States would be the major players in what would become a United States.  Our Ex-Confederate Patriots would suffer through the indignities of reconstruction to build a new South.  That new South is right here in Virginia Beach.  In some respects, they did their job too well, for 137 years later, they are all but forgotten.  However, if you look really close, you can see their names on our streets, subdivisions and cemeteries.  Names like Bonney, Davis, Fentress, Kellam, Land, Munden, Murden, Whitehouse and Whitehurst just to name a few.

United Confederate Veterans Camp #96

On October 9, 1900 fifteen Confederate Veterans gathered at the office of county treasurer John Woodhouse to form the Princess Anne Camp #96, United Confederate Veterans.  Mr. Woodhouse was elected their first Commander, and School Superintendent O. B. Mears was the first Adjutant.

Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp #484 (original)

 

Organized at Princess Anne Court House, Virginia on July 20, 1904 and chartered on August 8, 1904, 10 Sons chartered Camp 484. The First Commander was J.P. Woodhouse (John Woodhouse's son) and the first Adjutant was George T. Snead. In the 1907 officer elections Mr. Snead took over as Commander, while Fred Burroughs (father of current member Joe Burroughs) took over as Adjutant. The Camp recorded 10 members each of the years, 05, 06,07 until 1908 when the Camp grew to 16 men. Unfortunately, we have been unable to find any other records of the Camp.

Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp #1993

Over 100 years later on April 24th 2002, fifteen residents of Virginia Beach met and formed the Princess Anne Camp Sons of Confederate Veterans.  On May 7th 2002, the Princess Anne Camp #1993 was chartered.

Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp #484

While going through records pertaining to the Princess Anne Confederate Heroes Monument, it was discovered that there had been a previous SCV Camp in the area, unbeknownst to the members of Camp 1993. On May 25, 2009, the members of Camp 1993 voted Unanimously to revert back to the original Camp number in honor of those men that came before us.

 

The Camp is now officially Princess Anne Camp #484.