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RANKIN ROUGH AND READY'S SCV CAMP #265 BRANDON, MISSISSIPPI
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Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp #265
The Camp's Namesake, "The Rankin Rough and Ready's," was chosen to honor the original Company A of the 6th Mississippi Volunteer Infantry Regiment, C.S.A., organized in Brandon in Central Mississippi. 

Additionally, the original Confederate veterans of Rankin County formed United Confederate Veterans camps postwar and organized United Confederate Veterans Camp 265 in Brandon, MS. 


Company A was raised in Brandon, MS., in Rankin County in 1861, one of ten Companies in the Regiment comprised of men from Rankin, Leake, Smith, Scott, Copiah, and Simpson Counties.  


-Click here for a Regimental History of the 6th Mississippi Volunteer Infantry Regiment, CSA


-  Regimental History of the "Bloody Sixth" at right by  H. Grady Howell, Jr., author/historian, 6th MS descendant fellow SCV member


Our camp meets on the first SATURDAY of EVERY month at The Back Porch of  Brandon/Flowood-  starting at 7:00pm. The ladies OCR Chapter meeting starts at 6:00pm.
~ Everyone is Welcome ~ Family Friendly Event
~ Address: 2146 Hwy. 471, Brandon, MS 39047

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Our Camp has a sister chapter of women who assist us and the Mississippi Division Sons of Confederate Veterans in historical, educational, benevolent, and social functions, especially the preservation of Confederate symbols.
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Formed in 2016, the MARY ANN FORREST ORDER OF THE CONFEDERATE ROSE chapter aids and helps further the cause of the Sons of Confederate Veterans as well as support all endeavors sponsored by the SCV.  
           Go to:   www.maryannforrestocr.com   for more information.


~ 2017 - 2018  Camp  Officers ~

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CAMP COMMANDER 
TIM CUPIT

timcupit@comcast.net

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2nd Lieutenant Commander
Tom Lilly

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Lieutenant Commander
Larry Eubanks


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Chaplain
Rabbi Tom Fortenberry
mikhaelfortenb@aol.com


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Color Guard
Craig Haden

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Historian
Robert Myers
ms39inf@comcast.net

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Parliamentarian
Ralph Smitherman
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redbird26@bellsouth.net

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Camp Artist  
Robert Williams (LM)
*(LM)  Life Member  Sons of Confederate Veterans

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Adjutant
Charles Lewis
roda_127@yahoo.com

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Ways to SUPPORT Our SCV Camp


MAKE A DONATION


PURCHASE a SHIRT


Donation Proceeds go to help fund the Camp's Annual Civil War Relic & Militaria Show.
Available at Monthly Camp Meetings as well as by contacting Cmdr. Tim Cupit at: timcupit@comcast.net

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WHEN YOU SHOP AT KROGER

Do you shop at Kroger?  You can now give a percentage of what you spend on groceries directly to SCV265 when you use your Kroger Plus Card.  No cost to you.  Big benefit for the Camp and our activities. Please email timcupit@comcast.net for detailed instructions on how to sign up.
 (This doesn’t interfere in any way with your gas points, etc.)

Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 265 ~ Rankin County, MS