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Last reunion at Camp Ben McCulloch
On this day in 1946, the last Confederate reunion was held at Camp Ben
McCulloch. This Golden Jubilee included a memorial service for the
camp's last two members, who had died the previous year. The camp, near
Driftwood in Hays County, was organized in the summer of 1896 as a
reunion camp for Confederate veterans and named for Confederate general
Benjamin McCulloch. Annual three-day reunions were held at the camp,
often with 5,000 to 6,000 persons attending. In 1930 Ben McCulloch was
said to be the largest Confederate camp in existence. Subsequently, the
camp became the location of the annual meetings of the Sons and
Daughters of the Confederacy, with various activities and services
spanning a week in early June. The campsite, on a branch of Onion Creek,
also remains a popular picnic area for residents of northern Hays County.
- Links to Related Handbook of Texas Online Articles
- CAMP BEN MCCULLOCH
- MCCULLOCH, BENJAMIN
- CIVIL WAR
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