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During the Civil War, few men had seen camels on the battlefield. But one Mississippi infantry marched into battle with Old Douglas, who served with the Bloody 43rd and died in the Siege of Vicksburg. The regiment became known as the Camel Regiment, and its soldiers carried memories of Old Douglas through the end of the war and until the end of their own lives. They went on to fight in fourteen battles, including Corinth, Vicksburg, Chickamauga, Atlanta, Franklin, Nashville and Bentonville before they surrendered at war's end. Author W. Scott Bell's fascination with the Camel Regiment began because his great-great-grandfather fought with them. -
NEW TO THE STORE! We now have Richardson 112 Trucker Hats in stock! Comes with the SCV 1896 logo embroidered front and center. Available in gray with light gray embroidery, gray with black brim and black embroidery and Mossy Oak camo with fluorescent orange embroidery. The camo hat is a Richardson 112PFP. All are adjustable with mesh backing. -
Officer medals from camp all the way up to division. Each SCV logo is 1" square - these are also the size of the large member medals. IN ORDER TO PURCHASE AN OFFICER MEDAL, YOU MUST BE SHOWING AS HOLDING THAT POSITION IN OUR SYSTEM. IF YOU ARE NOT, YOUR ORDER WILL BE REFUNDED UNTIL YOU CAN PROVIDE AN OFFICER CHANGE FORM TO MEMBERSHIP.
