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History of our camp...
On the night of April 17, 1990, Garry Puckett, Rick Garner, Ken Sumner, and Pat Cates met at Tippens Elementary School in Canton, Georgia, to charter a Cherokee County Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Under the direction of the late Ralph Palmer, the charter was completed with the following persons also being included as chartered members: Dwayne Sumner, W.L. English, Bill English, Michael Cates, Larry Flegle, and Karl Haun. Garry Puckett, who had organized the first meeting of the Camp, was elected Commander. Pat Cates was elected Adjutant. One of the first projects was the donation of subscriptions of the Confederate Veteran to the Canton and Woodstock libraries.
The Cherokee Legion has remained active since its chartering. The current membership is 26. Members of the Cherokee Legion have consistently attended the annual Georgia Division Conventions and the International Conventions. In December, 1990, members of the Cherokee Legion, along with compatriots from the St. Clair County Camp 308 dedicated the headstone for Private Wesley Puckett, great-great-grandfather of Garry Puckett. Maxine Turner, author of Confederate Gray has been a featured speaker at a Cherokee Legion meeting.
The Cherokee Legion has awarded current members Karl Haun, Michael Richey, and Al Sims the SCVÂ’'s War Service Medal for their service in Vietnam. The late Roland Smith was given this award for his service in World War II.
Several members of the group are active re-enactors and with members of the Camp have participated in Confederate Memorial Day services at local cemeteries. Also each year during April, the Cherokee Legion sponsors programs at local libraries. Virgil WhitesÂ’ Index to Georgia Civil War Confederate Pension Files, and the microfilm from the compiled service records of the Cherokee Legion, have been donated to the R.T. Jones library, and subscriptions of the Confederate Veteran have been donated to area libraries.
The Cherokee Legion continues to make contributions towards the preservation of Southern Heritage. Members have participated in reenactments and living history events while others conduct research and then publish their findings in local and national publications. Members have traveled to distant battlefields and have marked graves of their relatives. The Cherokee Legion meets at 8:30 a.m. on the third Saturday of every month under the leadership of Commander Karl Haun. Interested persons are encouraged to contact Pat Cates at adjutant@CherokeeLegion.com for further information.
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