A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE
SAM DAVIS CAMP 596
Camp #596 was organized in 1906 in Gulfport, Mississippi. It had become inactive until the evening of November 30, 1992. On this date a historical meeting took place on the grounds of Beauvoir. Eight Sons of the South gathered together to discuss plans for the purpose of starting a new SCV Camp. It was at that time these gentlemen decided to re-instate the old Gulfport camp - Sam Davis Camp, #596. A new charter was issued and the first meeting was held on January 23, 1993 in the Jefferson Davis Memorial Library at Beauvoir. The charter was signed by 46 charter members during a banquet in Biloxi, Mississippi on June 29, 1993.
The Sam Davis camp has the honor of meeting regularly at Beauvoir, The Jefferson Davis Shrine - a hallowed ground of the Confederacy which is owned and operated by the Mississippi Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Our camp is the envy of many, many SCV camps who would like to be able to gather at such a historic place. With this honor, the Sam Davis Camp also feels an obligation to be at the forefront in developing and implementing fund raising activities for the benefit of Beauvoir. We encourage all other camps in the Mississippi Division to be diligent in their support of Beauvoir through their respective fundraisers as well.
