Preservation --
Efforts and Accomplishments:
Dedication
of Memorial Plaque to
General William Mackall, CSA.
On January 17, 2009, we
participated with the Laura Ratcliffe Chapter, #2639, of the United Daughters of the Confederacy
for the dedication of a memorial plaque to Gen. William Mackall, CSA.
This was at Lewinsville
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 1724 Chain Bridge Rd., McLean, VA (entrance on
Great Falls St.).... Click to read more and
view plaque
First Confederate Battle Flag
Historical Marker
On April 12, 2008, Frank Stringfellow
Camp # 822 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans joined with the City of
Fairfax to dedicate a highway marker commemorating approval of the first
Confederate Battle Flag.... Click to read more
145th anniversary of the first 12-star Battle Flag
On September 30, 2006, the Frank Stringfellow
Camp commemorated the 145th anniversary of the approval of the first 12-star
Battle Flag of the Army of the Potomac....
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Fairfax Blvd preserved as Lee Highway
The roadway from Kamp
Washington to Fairfax Circle in the City of Fairfax VA,
designated jointly as US Routes 29 and 50, has
always been known and marked as "Lee Highway."
On May 25 2005, the
Fairfax City Council voted unanimously to re-designate that stretch of US
Routes 29/50
as "Fairfax Boulevard"....
Efforts of the Frank Stringfellow Camp resulted in a "compromise"....
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Grave of
Henry Wirz CSA.
On April 12, 2008, Frank Stringfellow
Camp # 822 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans joined with the City of
Fairfax to dedicate a highway marker commemorating approval of the first
Confederate Battle Flag.... Click to read more
Remembering a productive member and
past Commander
Tragically, our camps second commander and the original
designer of
this web site, Robert 'Bob' Brown, departed this life on March 25, 2010.
Click to view a tribute to him
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