About Us
Membership in the Theophilus West Camp and the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) is open to all male descendants of any veteran who served honorably in the Confederate armed forces. Membership is obtained through either direct or collateral lines. Kinship to a veteran must be documented genealogically. The minimum age for membership is 12.
Individuals unable to find a Confederate ancestor may support the Sons of
Confederate Veterans by becoming a member of the "Friends of the SCV".
If you would like more information about Theophilus West, M.D., Camp 1346, or the Sons of Confederate Veterans, please contact Commander
Robert Daffin or
Adjutant Larry Clere.
Down Load "Friends of the SCV" Application
Finding Your Ancestor
If you would like to join the Theophilus West, M.D., Camp 1346, but you
do not know who your ancestor was or which unit he was in, let me help you.
Contact Ashley Pollette at P.O. Box 810 Sneads, Florida, 32460, or e-mail me at
apollette@hotmail.com. Please
place Confederate Ancestor in the subject line of your e-mail.
We will need the following information (if known):
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Ancestor's name
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State served
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Company and Regiment
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Date and place born
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Date and place died
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Place of burial
Members of any anti-American or hate group such as the KKK, neo-Nazi, or other White supremacy organization or group are not welcome.
A Note From History
"Jubilation"
When Brigadier General Alexander Asboth, a former Hungarian freedom fighter
then serving in the Union army, decided to attack Marianna in September of
1864, one of his stated objectives was to secure black recruits. As a
demonstration of what this meant, he included two companies of men from the
82nd and 86th U.S. Colored Infantries in his force. These men had been
liberated from slavery in Mississippi and Louisiana by the Union army.
The Union troops left Pensacola on September 18, 1864, arriving in Jackson
County eight days later. As they advanced, first to Campbellton and then to
Marianna, they stopped at the plantations and farms, confiscating livestock,
destroying supplies and informing the laborers living in slavery that they
were free to leave with them if they so desired.
As the soldiers pushed forward, hundreds of African American men, women and
children fell in behind them. Carrying their possessions in small bundles,
they walked along behind the Union troops. General Asboth later wrote that
they were filled with “utmost jubilation.”
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From: "The Day of Jubilation" By Dale Cox
Ten who died defending Marianna, Florida.
Battle of Marianna
September 27, 1864
Marianna Militia
a.k.a.
Norwood's Militia or Cradle to Grave Militia
Sons of Confederate Veterans National -
Army of Tennessee
Florida Division
