The Virginia Division Speakers Bureau is intended to provide a list of program resources for your SCV camp meeting or other gathering. If you wish to make use of the services of someone on this list please contact the speaker directly for information on availablity, topics, travel compensation, etc.

If you know of someone who would be willing to speak at SCV events please email the Virginia Division Rebmaster and provide contact information. We will get in touch with the individual and obtain permission to list them on this page.

Harry J. Boyd -- Harry is Past Commander of the General James Longstreet Camp #1247 in Richmond, past Judge Advocate of the Virginia Division and a former adjunct professor at Virginia Commonwealth University and John Tyler Community College. His contact info is: phone: 804-741-2060 and email: ThrdVaCav@comcast.net. His presentations are:

• Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis; Partners in the Cause
• Specters at the Inn; The Civil War Ghosts of Cashtown, Pennsylvania

Arthur Candenquist -- Arthur has been a serious scholar and researcher of the WBTS for over 50 years. His research focus is on the more unusual and lesser-known aspects of the War. Arthur is a Life Member of the SCV and a Life Member of the Virginia Division. He is a member of the Turner Ashby Camp #1567 in Winchester and a Life Member of the Summers-Koontz Camp #490 in Luray. His contact info is: phone: 540-937-7444, FAX: 540-937-7443, and email: AC9725@cs.com. His slide presentations are 45 minutes long and include the following:

• The War Between the Sheets (the seamier side of the War);
• Relieve & Befriend Every Brother (Freemasonry during the War);
• Jeff Davis Must Be Killed! (the Kilpatrick-Dahlgren Raid on Richmond in 1864);
• If We Build It, Supplies Will Come (the world's first military RR, between Manassas & Centreville in 1861);
• Did Anyone REALLY Know Waht Time It Was? (keeping time during the War, before Standard Time was established);
• The Great Train Robbery (Stonewall Jackson's "appropriation" of the B&O RR equipment in 1861).

William Connery-- William has spoken in the past 2 years to SCV Camps in Annapolis, MD; Fairfax, VA; and Richmond, VA. He will be speaking in Annapolis and Richmond on ‘The CSS Shenandoah and the Last Shot of the Civil War.’ He has also spoken on ‘John Tyler and the Confederacy’ and ‘Following the Footsteps of JEB Stuart.’ Please feel free to contact the Commanders of the Camps concerning his talks. Click here for a list of his lecture topics. He can travel within a reasonable distance of my home in Alexandria, for a small fee and gasoline money. His contact info is: William Connery, 5777 Westchester Street, Alexandria, VA 22310, 703-719-6639, william.connery@verizon.net.

Russell Darden -- Russell is a prolific and accomplished speaker on Confederate topics. Russell may be reached at r.e.darden@juno.com. Russel has two favorite programs:

• His number one program is Point Lookout Prison Camp, Maryland. He uses slides, a visual portfolo of pictures, and the playing of his Great-great uncle talking about how it was inside the Prison Camp in April, 1865. His voice is clear and very distinct.
• Russell's second program is about Confederate widow Ms. Alberta S. Martin. He made a two DVD set of her and Mr. Martin's life, with pictures of her and video from the 8 years we knew her. It is great SCV history. Includes her convention attendance with us, the 100th SCV convention in Richmond, her birthdays and an interview in her own words about marrying Mr. William Jasper Martin her Confederate husband. The second dvd is the complete indoor funeral service and the Southern Funeral Procession we gave her June the 12th, 2004.

H. K. Edgerton -- H.K.'s specialty is the role of black soldiers in the WBTS and of blacks and whites together in today's heritage struggle. Call Allison Schaum for information at 864-476-0656.

John Fox -- John is the author of Red Clay to Richmond: Trail of the 35th Georgia Infantry Regiment, CSA . He is a member of Turner Ashby Camp #1567 in Winchester. He has given numerous talks to historical/civic groups about the Confederacy. Most recently he gave the keynote address for the 139th annual Confederate Memorial Day in Winchester. His current talk is titled "The Brutal Realities of War." He uses previously unpublished letters and diaries to detail in graphic fashion the difficult transition for Georgia soldiers coming to Virginia from the Deep South in 1861-1862. He has an 18 minute, 28 minute or 45 minute version depending on a camp's needs. More info is available at http://www.anglevalleypress.com. John's phone is 540-665-8567 and his email address is anglevalleypress@yahoo.com. John's bio may be found here.

Dana Jackson -- Dana speaks on "Confederates who served in the subsequent Indian Wars and in the Spanish-American War" and a "History of the Confederate Veterans Home in Richmond." His contact information is: 7506 Pepper's Ferry Blvd., Fairlawn, Va. 24141-8860, danac_jackson@hotmail.com

Kirk D. Lyons -- As the Southern Legal Resource Center's Chief Trial Counsel, Kirk addresses the Constitutional issues of today's fight for Confederate Southern American rights. Call Allison Schaum for information at 864-476-0656.

Timothy D. Manning Sr. -- Tim is the Executive Director of the Virginia Heritage Foundation. Tim's interests are wide ranging -- enough so that he has his own speaker's bio page! His contact info is 336-420-5355 and TManning1@triad.rr.com

Jack Marlar -- Jack is the SCV Field Representative. He can put on a variety of programs designed to assist in recruiting new members and helping your camp become more active. 2161 Greenpond Road, Fountain SC 29644, Cell 864-616-0042, Home 864-862-3946.

Roger W. McCredie -- The SLRC's Executive Director examines the heritage conflict itself, who our enemies are and why, and what every Southerner can do to help. Call Allison Schaum for information at 864-476-0656.

Thomas D. Perry -- Thomas has three talks, see list below. He may be contacted at 4443 Ararat Hwy., P. O. Box 50, Ararat, VA 24053, tdperry@sitestar.net, 276.692.5300, www.freestateofpatrick.com

• Jeb Stuart's Last Ride: The Battle of Yellow Tavern, a slide program about Stuart's life and death at Yellow Tavern.
• George Stoneman's 1865 Raid.
• A Tale of Two Great-Grandfathers: Jeb Stuart Ancestors in the American Revolution.

Mary Schaller -- Mary is the author of PAPA WAS A BOY IN GRAY (Thomas Publications of Gettysburg, PA), a member of the UDC, and an accomplished speaker. She has spoken to school groups, CWRTS, SCV camps, UDC chapters and was the featured speaker April 30th at the Confederate Memorial Day ceremony at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick MD. Mary may be contacted at mnschaller@earthlink.net

Fred D. Taylor -- Fred's contact info is: 2700 N. Nansemond Drive, Suffolk, Virginia 23435-1522, H- 757-484-0970, Mobile/Voice Mail- 757-537-7495, E-Mail – FDTaylor04@yahoo.com. Fred's topics are as follows:

Southern Heritage in the 21st Century” – A look at the history of the movement to eradicate Southern symbolism, and how we must counter it.

"Sam Davis Youth Camp” – A promotional-type program outlining and explaining the SCV’s Sam Davis Youth Camp, what it entails, and why it is important for the future of our organization and our Southland.

The Last Battles at Appomattox – The historical account of North Carolina’s claim of being “Last at Appomattox,” with an in-depth look at the final hours of the Army of Northern Virginia.