Maryland Division
C.S.A.

1/19/08 Lee-Jackson Birthday Celebration Annual ceremony sponsored by the Col. Harry Gilmor Camp # 1388, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy at the Lee-Jackson Monument in Baltimore. Color Guard members are asked to arrive by 10:30 A.M. for formation for the 11:00 ceremony.

1/19/08 Lee Jackson Birthday celebration sponsored by the Major Isaac Ridgeway Trimble Camp on Confederate Hill. This infomal gathering immediately follows the Wyman park ceremony (Approx 1:00 - 1:30 P.M.).

February 2, 2008 -Col. Harry W. Gilmor Birthday Bull and Oyster Roast: HERITAGE PARKVILLE GARDENS, 7 PM Contact basilduke@comcast.net for ticket info. Tickets are only $29! Not a Color Guard event but let's all go and have a great time!

2/9/08 Maryland Division Mid-Year meeting at the Broadneck Library in Annapolis. Officers and members meet to discuss Maryland Division SCV business. Not a Color Guard event.

3/8/08 Confederate Navy- Marine Corps Day: Annual ceremony to honor the Confederate States Naval and Marine Corps at Old St. Anne's Cemetery in Annapolis, Md. Color Guard members are asked to arrive by 10:30 A.M. for formation for the 11:00 ceremony. A very nice reception follows in St. Anne's hall.

3/29/08 Head Stone Dedication for USCT Private George Brown. The Maryland Division Color Guard has been invited to participate in this head stone dedication for the Black Union Soldier of the 19th Regiment. This will be well attended by local media and it is important that we have a good showing. This will be a great public relations opportunity to show we are a History Based organization. Formation at 9:00 A.M. at Saint Catherine's Church.Take 301 South into LaPlata and make a right on route 6 (Port Tobacco Rd.) and follow for 4.6 miles to the White Wooden St. Catherine's Chruch on the left. 4/5/08 Georgetown Iron Cross Dedication for Captain Tucker at Oak Hill Cemetery

4/5/08 Georgetown Iron Cross Dedication for Captain Tucker at Oak Hill Cemetery Georgetown D.C.. The Maryland Division Color Guard has been invited to attend a cross dedication by UDC Vice President Diane Moore requesting the Color Guard attend this 10 A.M. Ceremony. This important event could help our ties with this organization. Formation will be at 9:30 A.M. Directions to follow.

CANCELLED 4/06/08 Confederate Heritage Parade Richmond: A parade down Monument Ave ending in a ceremony and burial in historic Hollywood Cemetery. I hope we get enough volunteers as we are well known in Richmond and much is expected of us by the SCV and UDC. Please bring your small battle flags to decorate the graves of your ancestor or another Confederate hero of your liking. We can make this a special day. Formation details to follow. Parade time is 2:00 so I expect formation to be 1:00.

4/12/08 Maryland Division Convention: This year's convention will be sponsored by the Col. Robert Archer Camp Camp and will be held at the at the Havre De Grace American Legion. What a perfect way to commemorate the firing on Fort Sumter 147 years earlier. None other than President Jefferson Davis himself will be on hand to articulate for the Convention attendees the noble Cause for which our ancestors fought. Further information will be coming in the near future.

Be there no later than 8:30 for a prompt start! Don't forget to bring your camp flag for the procession.This is an election year so it should be exciting.

4/19/08 President's Street Station: Let's Save it! More details to follow on an organized march to support the hisotric station and show Baltimore City it's history lesson.Formation at 9:30 A.M. for the march to the Station! We'll meet at the base of Broadway at Fells Point. This is a red letter event!

4/26/08 Decoration Day (Frederick): Annual ceremony sponsored by the E.V. White UDC chapter, U.D.C. . A ceremony in old Mt. Olivet to honor the Confederates buried there, sand this year will include the dedication of a new grave marker. Color Guard members are asked to arrive at 2:30 P.M. P.M. for formation for the 3:00 ceremony.

4/27/08 Massing of the Colors: This will be the 21st celebration of the Massing of the Colors, which is sponsored by the Military Order of World Wars. Our nation is at war and public ceremonies like this are a fine way to display our patriotism for all to see. This ceremony will be held at Meade High School and please arrive at 1:45 PM for formation

5/10/08 Pennsylvania Division Confederate Memorial Day: Pennsylvania Division Commander Jim Palmisano has extended an invitation to participate in the Pa. celebration of Confederate Memorial Day. The ceremonies will take place at 11:00 A.M. the Virginia memorial. Formation will take place there at 10:30 A.M. Maryland members may also attend the Pennsylvania Division lunch which follows. Let support our Friends in Pennsylvania!

5/17/08 Annual Dinner to honor Major General Isaac Ridgaway Trimble: The Dinner is a wonderful event held annually at Kings Contrivance Restaurant in Columbia. Bring a candle with you to light in memoriam for your ancestor. This year the dinner is on the actual date of General Trimble's birth! You will then be served an excellent dinner and desert. The spirit of camaraderie flows here and all are encouraged to attend. Please let me know if you would like to attend. Bring your lady!

5/17/08 Captain Wirz Ceremony (Washington D.C.): Annual ceremony to honor Capt. Heinz Wirz, killed by the Yankees unjustly and honored in this ceremony for his courage. Formation is at 10:30 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Washington D.C. on Bladensburg Rd.

5/24/08 Sharpsburg Parade and ceremony in the National Cemetery: A parade through historic Sharpsburg and into the National Cemetery for the Antietam Battlefield NPS Memorial Day Service. We have been requested to be the Color Guard and more details and this is a great opportunity to strengthen our relationship with the Antietam NPS. This is also an excellent opportunity to strengthen our relationship with the rangers at Antietam. Let's all meet at the Antietam Battlefield HQ at 12:30 P.M. Parade formation is at 1:00 for a 1:30 start. We can then car pool to the Sharpsburg Elementary School on Main Street. We will march through the historic town and into the National Cemetery, where we will be the official Color Guard.

5/26/08 Annapolis Memorial Day Parade: Color Guard "step off" at 10:00 am on Monday May 29th .Formation will be right off West Street just like last year. Please arrive by 9:15, and let's give the capital a good showing. See you there.

5/31/2008 Centennial Re-Dedication of the Confederate Monument in Leesburg (Virginia). The local Leesburg UDC has requested the Maryland Division Color Guard be the Color Guard for the ceremony surrounding the re-dedication of the Confederate Monument. "May 28th marks the 100th anniversary of the unveiling of the life size Confederate statue on the court house lawn in Leesburg. To mark this great day in Leesburg's history, she is trying to pull together a service at the monument. There is much left to do to make it happen, but I thought I would put the cart before the horse and ask you if you and the Md. Div. Honor Guard might be available on Saturday May 31st".

6/7/08 Confederate Memorial Day: Annual ceremony sponsored by the Maryland Dvision UDC and the Col. Harry Gilmor Camp. Formation at the 9:30 on Confederate Hill in historic Loundon Park Cemetery.

6/28/08 Corbit's Charge Westminster: Formation at 12:30 PM at the Courthouse area in Westminster for an annual ceremony to honor those fallen in the balltle here in 1863. The Pipe Creek CWRT extended an invitation to us, as they will honor a Lieutenant killed in the skirmish from Stuart's Cavalry. He is buried in the church yard. Let us pay him his deserved remembrance and let him know his service is not forgotten.

7/4/08 Severna Park Parade: Annual parade where we spread SCV good will to the public. Formation at 9:00 A.M. at St. Martin's Church on Benfield Rd. in Severna Park. We will meet in the parking lot on Ritchie Hwy (where Ledos is located and the parade finish of the past. Come one come all to defend our 2004 First Place showing!

8/23/08 Annual Potomac River Crossing: Cross the Potomac at Historic White's Ford. We will step off at 12:00 P.M. in Dickerson Park for this Military Order of the Stars and Bars event. Non-Period event!

Directions: From Poolesville and points South; follow Whites Ferry Road, MD RT 107, west out of Poolesville, 3.4 miles to Martinsburg Road, Turn right, a church is at the intersection. Go 2 plus miles to sign on left to Dickerson Regional Park. Turn left to parking lot less than a mile down the road, just short of the Canal. From Frederick and points North; take MD RT 85 to MD RT 28, go through Dickerson, bare right on to Martinsburg Road at flashing light by the power plant. Go about 1-1/2 miles turn right to parking lot less than a mile down the road, just short of the Canal.

9/1/08 Labor Day Parade: in Gaithersburg, Md., Sept. 3, 2007. A public parade so let's all turn out!

Take 95 to 495 to 270 North. Take the MD-117 / CLOPPER RD / W DIAMOND AVE exit- EXIT 10- toward MD-124 W / QUINCE ORCHARD RD.

Turn LEFT onto MD-117 / W DIAMOND AVE. Continue to follow MD-117

Turn LEFT onto S SUMMIT AVE.

Turn Right on East Diamond Ave. to intersection of Girard Street.

9/06/2008 Point Lookout Ceremony: Annual Ceremony sponsored by the Camalier Camp at Point Lookout the final resting place of thousands of Confederates. All were incarcerated by the Federal Government. The Point Lookout Organization will also dedicate the new Confederate Memorial Park, so this is one not to be missed. Let's make this the first of many special Point Lookout Ceremonies in the new Confederate Memorial Park. Formation at 9:30 A.M. for the 10:00 A.M. Ceremony for this Inaugural event of Confederate Memorial Park.

9/14/2008 Sharpsburg Heritage Celebration: The Sharpsburg Historical Society. This is a ceremony to celebrate the 145th Anniversary of the Battle of Sharpsburg. We were recruited the historical society so let's show them the Confederates. Formation is at 11:00 at the NPS Visitor parking lot to car pool.

9/20/08 Howard County Monument Ceremony: Annual Ceremony to honor Howard County's Confederate soldiers and sponsored by the Major General Isaac Ridgeway Trimble Camp #1836. Formation is at 10:30 for the 11:00 ceremony.

10/11/08 Maryland Division Mid-Year meeting at the Broadneck Library in Annapolis. Officers and members meet to discuss Maryland Division SCV business. Not a Color Guard event.

11/16/08 Massing of the Colors Annapolis: 82nd Annual ceremony at the Naval Academy sponsored by the Military Order of the World Wars. Formation is at 1:30 P.M. in front of the Naval Academy Chapel. We are at war so let's show them our patriotic support!

11/22/08 Remembrance Day Parade: Annual parade in Gettysburg sponsored by the Sons of Union Veterans. The Color Guard will meet at 12:00 for formation on Lefever Street (by the school off Baltimore Street).

12/6/08 Christmas Parade: Parade in Northeast Maryland. Color Guard formation is at 12:00 PM. A great parade that is a nice ending to our 2008.