SCV Private Charles Frederick Harget Camp 706

06/17/2026

06/17/2026

06/17/2026

Spotted on Hatteras Island!

06/17/2026

162 Years Ago Today... The Battle of Lynchburg, Day 1

On the morning of June 17, Union forces under Gen. William Averell, Gen. George Crook, and Gen. Alfred Duffié advanced toward Lynchburg. Delays postponed the Union attack until after 4:00 p.m., giving Confederate reinforcements under Gen. Jubal Early time to arrive and strengthen the city’s defenses.

Near the Quaker Meetinghouse, Averell’s cavalry attacked entrenched Confederate cavalry commanded by Gen. John Imboden, despite the disadvantage of crossing open ground under artillery fire. After initial setbacks, Averell received support from Crook’s infantry brigades led by Col. Carr White, Col. Rutherford Hayes, and Col. Jacob Campbell, eventually pushing Imboden’s forces back toward Lynchburg’s fortifications.

In response, Early deployed infantry divisions commanded by Gen. Stephen Ramseur and Gen. John Gordon, turning the battle into a stalemate by evening. Although Crook, Averell, and some subordinate commanders favored a night attack, no further assault was launched that day.

06/15/2026

163 Years Ago Today... The Second Battle of Wi******er, Day 2

On the second day, the fighting intensified as Confederate forces under Gen. Richard Ewell pressed their advantage. Gen. Jubal Early’s division launched a determined assault on the Union’s western defenses, capturing the critical West Fort.

Outnumbered and under heavy pressure, the Union troops commanded by Gen. Robert Milroy struggled to hold their lines. By evening, Confederate attacks had broken through the defenses, forcing Milroy to order a retreat from the town under cover of darkness.

06/07/2026

D2 applied by the Pvt Charles Frederick Harget Camp 706 Sons of Confederate Veterans in May of 2024. After several follow up applications, this is what the markers looked like in October 2025.

Allen Oden was a member of CO H 36th United States Colored Troops. He is buried in New Bern's Greenwood Cemetery.