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CAMP DENSON
VETERANS ORGANIZED HERE JULY 4, 1895
Chartered under the authority of Commander in Chief, and by George Mooreman,
Adjutant General and Chief of Staff, of the United Confederate Veterans, at New Orleans,
La., July 10th 1895, pursuant to an organization of Veterans held in the Court House in
Warren, Arkansas, July 4th, 1895, the record of which meeting being recorded, as follows,
viz:
Pursuant to a call by Rev. N. C. Denson and J. B. Watson a number of Confederate
veterans of Bradley County assembled at the court house at 10 o'clock A. M. July 4th, 1895.
The meeting was called to order by a motion made, that Rev. N. C. Denson act as
chairman. Motion carried.
On motion J. B. Watson was chosen secretary of the meeting, after which the chairman
stated very appropriately the object of the meeting was to organize a United Confederate
Veterans Camp.
Upon the motion of E. N. Wilson, the veterans present were requested to enroll their
names with the Secretary. The response was that they following enrolled viz:
J. C. Bratton, Capt;, J. B. Watson, Lieut; A. B. Reaves, 2nd Lieut; J. T. Dummons,
3rd Lieut; W. H. Blankinship, Adjutant; J. W. Pierce, Sergeant; C. C. Gannaway, Surgeon;
C. C. Grose, Asst. Surgeon; N. C. Denson, Chaplain.
T. G. Anderson, J. M. Bailey, A. N. Bond, N. Braswell, Jacob Braswell, J. R. Barnett,
S. N. Colly, H. M. Ederington, R. R. Ferguson, M. B. Garrison, M. T. Gill, J. H. Abernathy,
S. Blythe, Hugh Bradley, J. R. Broughton, H. F. Clark, J. H. Creed, J. T. Ederington,
W. S. Finch, B. F. Gilbert, T. M. Goodwin, J. C. R. Howard, W. L. Higgason, Green Johnson,
J. A. Joyce, R. N. Koonce, D. W. Leslie, W. L. Mann, J. M. McDowell.
E. D. Peek, J. R. Rice, T. J. Ritchey, G. S. Sanders, G. Stephens, J. L. Taylor,
J. A. Thornton, J. J. Walker, S. L. Weeks, T. J. Word, S. M. Jones, J. W. Johnston,
John Kenmore, B. F. Langston, W. F. Mack, J. C. Miller, Mack Pagan, R. A. Pollard,
J. Ritchey, D. S. Roddey, D. T. Spraggins, S. H. Stuard, A. R. Turner, J. D. Wardlaw,
N. H. Webb, E. N. Wilson, S. W. Wheless.
The chairman appointed W. R. Watson chairman of committee of arrangement for dinner.
On motion the meeting was adjourned until 1 o'clock p.m.
At 1 o'clock the meeting was called to order by the chairman. Comrade B. F. Langston
asked permission of the Camp, to pay for the charter of the Camp, the fee being two dollars.
The request of officers for the Camp, with the following results:
J. C. Bratton, Captain
J. B. Watson, 1st. Lieut.
A. B. Reaves, 2nd Lieut.
J. T. Dummond, 3rd Lieut.
W. H. Blankenship, Adj.
J. W. Pierce, Orderly Sarj.
C. C. Gannaway, Surgeon
C. C. Grose, Asst. Surgeon
N. C. Denson, Chaplin.
A motion being made by J. B. Watson "That Denson" be the name of this Camp. The motion
was unanimously carried. Chairman Denson turned the organization over to the Capt. J. C. Bratton.
Thereupon the Camp was addressed by the following comrades: W. H. Blankenship, W. F. Mack,
J. C. Miller, who displayed the old "Battle Flag" of the 9th, Arkansas Regiment creating a
sensation and causing strong men to shed tears.
On motion the Adjutant and Secretary of the meeting were authorized to send the roll of
Veterans to Adjutant General, George Mooreman, together with fees and dues to obtain a Charter
for Denson Camp.
On motion the annual meeting of the Camp will be held in Warren, Bradley County, Arkansas,
on the first Thursday in April of each succeeding year. On motion the Camp adjourned, subject to
call of the Commander.
J. C. Bratton, Capt:
Attest- J. B. Watson, Secy.
The record showing the following list of veterans enlisted as members of the Camp under
date of July 4th 1895, together with the Company, Regiment and Rank as follows:
Name Company Regiment Rank
T. G. Anderson H Wright's Private
J. H. Abernathy C 8th ARK Private
R. W. Anders A Flippin's Private
J. M. Anders C Hardie's Private
J. C. Bratton 9th ARK Major
W. H. Blankenship A 1st MISS Adjt
J. M. Bailey C 5th ARK Private
Samuel Blythe A 27th GA Private
Dr. A. N. Bond O'Neill's Private
Hugh Bradle D 9th ARK Private
Nathan Braswell I 2nd ARK Private
J. R. Broughton B Monroe's Private
J. R. Barnett B Monroe's Private
William Burkett D 33rd ALA Private
Jacob Braswell F 2nd ARK Private
J. M. Bell I 23rd ALA Private
S. C. Baskin G 9th ARK Private
T. M. Baxter E 17th SC Private
James Baker E 9th ARK Private
Jno. Brumley K 4th ARK Private
J. T. Beard 36th ARK Private
H. F. Clark I 18th MISS Private
S. N. Colley B 13th GA Private
J. H. Creed D 9th ARK Private
T. B. Craig H 14th TN Private
T. M. Crawford 7th SC BAT
J. T. Dummond Newton's Private
N. C. Denson K 3rd ARK Chaplin
J. H. Davis C 19th ARK Private
S. M. Davis Owen's BAT Private
J. L. Durham A 16th MISS Private
H. M. Ederington B Monroe's Private
J. T. Ederington D 9th ARK Private
W. J. Ederington D 9th ARK Serg.
W. H. Ernest G Monroe's Private
R. R. Ferguson F 25th ARK Private
W. S. Finch River Quarter Master Ser.
J. L. Fortner E 43rd ALA Private
W. B. Fike G 19th ARK Private
C. C. Gannaway C 9th ARK Surgeon
C. C. Grose D 9th ARK Surgeon
M. B. Garrison K 5th SC Private
B. T. Gilbert Coast Guard Service
M. T. Gill E 16th TN Private
T. M. Goodwin B Monroe's Private
M. W. Green E 9th ARK Captain
P. P. Garrison E 17th SC Private
J. J. Garrison E 5th SC Private
S. W. Godfrey H 2nd ARK Private
W. L. Higgason H 20th ARK Private
J. M. Hankins McNally's BAT Private
J. C. R. Howard C Whittington's Private
Green Johnson C 9th ARK Private
S. M. Jones I 34th ALA Private
J. A. Joyce D 44th Private
J. W. Johnston D 37th VA Private
J. F. Johnson McNary's BRIG Private
R. N. Koonce B 1st ARK Private
Jno. Kenmore C 5th ARK Private
B. F. Langston C 5th ARK Private
D. W. Leslie C 19th ARK Private
John Lynn C Hardy's Private
W. F. Mack C 11th ARK GM
W. L. Mann I 3rd ARK Private
J. C. Miller G 9th GA Private
W. A. Morgan C 24th ARK Private
J. R. S. Meek I 2nd ARK Private
W. W. Martin I 2nd ARK Private
Dr. M. S. Moore H 20th ARK Private
J. M. McDowell H 1st SC Private
R. P. McElwrath L 2nd ARK Private
J. F. Neely C 5th ARK Private
R. D. Norman B 12th TN Private
J. S. O'Neil G 11th TX Serg.
J. Mc Pagan I 2nd ARK Private
E. D. Peek E 28th GA Private
R. A. Pollard C 19th ARK Private
J. W. Pierce B 5th SC Serg.
R. E. Pugh A 3rd ARK Private
A. B. Reaves C 19th ARK 2nd Lieut
J. R. Rice Wright's Private
Joe Ritchey C 5th ARK Private
D. S. Roddy I 2nd ARK Private
G. S. Sanders A 26th ARK Private
D. T. Spraggins C 9th ARK Private
G. Stephens A 26th ARK Private
H. S. Stuard C 2nd ARK Private
A. G. Stedman Hardy's Private
W. A. Seay C 24th ARK Private
T. H. Stanfield F 31st TN Private
A. R. Turner C 9th ARK Private
J. A. Thornton McNally's BAT Private
A. B. Turner B Monroe's Private
W. D. Trotter 17th ARK Private
W. H. Thompson G 9th ARK Private
J. B. Watson I 6th ARK 1st Lieut.
J. D. Wardlaw C 19th ARK Private
N. H. Webb H 20th ARK Private
S. L. Weeks K 2nd LA Private
E. N. Wilson C 3rd ARK Private
T. J. Word C 5th ARK Private
S. W. Wheless B 1st ARK Private
J. J. Walker F 46th NC 1st Lieut.
R. B. Wooley G 9th ARK Private
R. J. Withers Marine GM Service
T. C. Wooldridge E 9th ARK Private
J. T. Whitesides E 5th ARK Private
The purpose for organizing the Camp of Confederate Veterans, is stated on the records,
as follows:
"To perpetuate the deeds of valor of the Southern armies and navy during the four years
of Civil Conflict and to keep in social touch the remaining few who represent the many able men,
who comprised the Southern forces, and to care for and succor any comrade in the hour of need."
The record of all subsequent meetings of the Camp are recorded, likewise the names of
other veterans joining the Camp from time to time and record made of the death of members.
Only one of the 111 charter members of Camp Denson Post is now living, namely T. B. Craig,
of Johnsville.
There are at present only twenty members of the Camp living, namely, T. B. Craig,
J. T. Adams, J. H. Beard, J. N. Brown, J. L. Carr, J. L. Ederington, G. W. Harcrow,
J. F. John, Jas. W. Lyons, Jack Primm, R. S. Powell, Dixon Sloan, N. Y. Wadsworth,
Z. C. Tucker, J. A. Beard, A. M. McClendon, L. H. Adcock, W. P. Ferguson, C. W. Hargis,
W. B. Jackson and W. S. Reaves.
Extracted from The Homecoming and Historical Edition of Eagle Democrat, Warren, Arkansas.
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