The Fayetteville Arsenal Camp meets the first Tuesday of each month at the Cumberland County Wildlife Club. The building is located on Mellwood Drive, (which is located off East Mountain/Owen Drive approx. 1/2 mile east of the Crown Complex, 1 road down from the National Guard Armory, look for the white building with green roof at bottom of the hill on Mellwood. Meetings begin at 7PM with a supper ($5) followed by a program and business meeting. Visitors and guests are welcome.

The Fayetteville Arsenal Camp 168 announces the availability of a $1,000 scholarship to qualified Cumberland County high school seniors.  To be eligible scholarship applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Must be a high school senior and a resident of Cumberland County.
•  Must be a student in “good standing” and eligible for graduation.
•  Must be a direct descendent of a Confederate Army, Navy or Marine veteran.
•  Must use the scholarship for post-secondary education at an accredited North Carolina  school, college or university.
•  Must submit a complete application to the Fayetteville Arsenal Camp, Scholarship Committee Chairman not later than April 25, 2010.
•  Must be available to participate in a special awards ceremony May 10, 2010 as part of the Confederate Memorial Day activities.

Fayetteville Arsenal Camp 168, Adjutant, Dwayne Aaron presents a  $1,000 scholarship to South View High School Senior.

      The Fayetteville Arsenal Camp 168 observed Confederate Memorial Day, (May 10, 2009), at a joint service with the J.E. B. Stuart Chapter 483, United Daughters of the Confederacy on May 10th.  The service was held in the Confederate Section of the historic Cross Creek Cemetery in Fayetteville.  This picture was taken in front of the oldest Confederate Monument in North Carolina, which was erected by the ladies of Fayetteville in 1868 to "Our Confederate Heroes". 

Bradshaw Gravesite Dedication 09 The Fayetteville Arsenal Camp #168 members of the Arsenal Camp Honor Guard attended a dedication ceremony for Thomas Bradshaw, Jr., Co. A, 61st Regiment, NC Infantry.  Members fired a 21-gun salute after the unveiling of a new Confederate monument.

Confederate Memorial Day Wreath 09 On the morning of May 10, members of the Arsenal Camp laid a wreath at the Confederate Soldier’s monument located in the Haymount section of Fayetteville, NC. Pictured (L-R), Danny Stanley, and Paul Monroe

Harmony Hall Plantation Heritage Day 2009 The Fayetteville Arsenal Camp #168 members participated in the annual Harmony Hall Plantation Heritage Day celebration on April 25, 2009. Harmony Hall Plantation is located near White Oak, NC in Bladen County. The Arsenal camp provided a recruiting booth, camp store, artifact displays, confederate encampment, mortar and rifle demonstrations. Members present were Ted Dalton, J. C. Pankey, Robert Schaber, Tommy Taylor, Charles Waddell, James Raynor, Cody Ake, Terry Downs, David Mann (SAR) and special guest Graham Gallagher who provide his mortar for firing.

Placing of Confederate Headstones April 30, 2009 The Fayetteville Arsenal Camp #168 members and Fort Bragg's Cultural Resource Center placed new headstones for Confederate Privates Duncan J. Durdan and Malcom N. Monroe in the Sandy Grove and Newton Cemeteries on Fort Bragg, NC. Pictured (L-R) Front: Linda Carnes-McNaughton, Ph.D., Ted Dalton.  Rear: Dan McLeod, Waverley McLeod, John Pankey and Charles Heath

Special Needs Children Contribution 09 The Fayetteville Arsenal Camp gave a contribution to Special Needs Children at Jack Britt High School in Fayetteville.  Camp member Paul Monroe presented the check for $100.00 to the schools personnel. Money will be used for supplies.  Pictured - (L-R) Ms Denise Garison, Asst. Principal, Ms Jennifer  Garison,,Special Needs Teacher and Paul Monroe

Azalea Festival 2009 Press Release: Cape Fear Historical Institute 6 April 2009 "This past weekend's annual Azalea Festival in Wilmington featured a Cape Fear Historical Institute (CFHI) information booth manned by volunteers who spoke with and handed out informational brochures to the estimated 300,000 visitors on historic Water Street. On hand and using the booth as a "Festival base" were uniformed members of the Fayetteville Arsenal Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans; several ladies in period "Belle" clothing; as well as Generals' Robert E. Lee, Robert F. Hoke, and famed blockade runner Captain John Newland Maffitt. All walked the crowd and posed for many, many photographs with visitors and media. The booth was located on the same waterfront that witnessed the arrivals and departures of Captain Maffitt; and the same soil tread by Generals Lee, Hoke, Beauregard, Whiting, Samuel French, Johnson Hagood, and Alfred Colquitt, to name just a few. A very special thanks goes out to the ladies who devoted so much time and effort to their fine period costumes, the members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans who performed such positive and valuable "Confederate public relations" by relating the importance of our history to the visitors, and to Neal Brantley (General R.E. Lee) and Robert Maffitt (great-grandson of Captain John Newland Maffitt) for their portrayals. The core mission of the CFHI is to promote the history of the Cape Fear region from a regional perspective, and highlighting the people and events of the 18th and 19th centuries. Many historical essays on area history are available on www.cfhi.net."

Dedication ceremony at the Old  Shiloh Church Cemetery 2008 On October 18, 2008, camp members provided the honor guard for The Hoke-McLauchlin Camp # 1947 dedication ceremony at the Old Shiloh Church Cemetery. A new bronze plaque, honoring Confederate Veteran Private David Scott Baker, Co. I, 2 NC Calvary, was dedicated. Robert Schaber led the rifle squad during the ceremony and also provided training in the proper way to load and fire rifles, and marching. Arsenal Camp members participating were John Pankey, Robert Downing, Terry Downs, Cody Ake, Charles Waddell, Ted Dalton, Tommy Taylor, Robert Schaber and Danny Stanley.

CONFEDERATE FLAG DAY 2008 Saturday, March 8, 2008 fulfilled the old saying that March comes in like a lion. The wind was really howling when Dwayne Aaron, Ted Dalton and Commander Tyson stepped upon the roof of the state capitol building. The three members of the Arsenal Camp had the honor of raising the First National Confederate Flag over the capitol. The task was completed without incident and the wind insured the Colors would be stretched out over Raleigh for the afternoon. A fine meal and good fellowship followed at Rhonda Selph Watkins Grill. The service was a meaningful observance of our flag and Confederate heritage. Such a service has become the norm for Dr. Boyd Cathey, North Carolina Division Chief of Staff. Division Chaplain Rev. Herman White delivered his usual inspired invocation. Ellis Selph and Sharon Ingram entertained us with music and song. Tom Moore, chairman of The Southern National Caucus and a dynamic speaker and writer, was the keynote speaker. Mr. Moore enjoys the highest recommendation of Dr. Clyde Wilson and other defenders of our heritage. His topic was “The Unconquered Banner”. Arsenal Camp members attending were: Bruce Tyson, Dwayne Aaron, Ted Dalton, Charles Waddell, Paul Monroe and Jack Alexander. Accompanying Paul was his wife Frances and Fran Kelly helped Jack find his way to the Old House of Representatives chamber.

Christmas Party 2008 By all accounts the camp Christmas Party was a great success. The building was full, the food table was full and afterward everyone attending was full. Thanks go out to Tommy Tyson for making the overall arrangements, Ricky Pate for cooking the pig, Ted Dalton for securing the door prizes also to Paul & Frances Monroe for making the building look so festive. Frances also secured the entertainment and served as hostess for the evening.

Guests were able to enjoy a brief social period while the 11th North Carolina Regimental Band provided musical entertainment. Afterward, the camp’s Color Guard, Danny Stanley, Paul Monroe and Cody Ake posted the Colors. Commander Tyson welcomed the guests, made a few announcements and encouraged everyone to place their ticket stubs in the appropriate container for the door prize they wished to win. The door prizes were a floral arrangement from Floral Arts, an 1851 Confederate Naval black powder pistol and two statuettes provided by Robert Schaber.

Toasts were offered to the Confederacy, to General Lee, to General Jackson, to President Davis and to our ladies. The blessing was offered by Tommy Tyson and everyone followed the band through the serving line. The Hope Mills Shriners served us well once again and provided a fine meal of steak, green beans, baked potatoes, salad, bread and a variety of desserts. 

 Commander Tyson introduced Ms. Stormy Sutter to direct the  dancing. We had the best participation ever with dance floor being filled to capacity at every dance. Some of the revelers are becoming familiar with the traditional dances and are reasonably proficient, considering they only dance once a year. The band concluded the music with its traditional arrangement of Dixie and Ted ended the evening by announcing the  winners of the door prizes.

 We had 120 members and guests attend this year.  We adopted a ticket policy and presold many tickets. 

The 12th Lee/Jackson Ball will be held at the Hope Mills Shrine Club on January 30, 2010. 

The Arsenal Camp participated in the Fayetteville, NC 2008 Veteran’s Day Parade. Our lead element consisted of Commander Bruce Tyson and 1Lt Danny Stanley carrying the camp banner. The Honor Guard consisted of  Cody Ake (Battle Flag), Ted Dalton (NC Flag), Terry Downs (3d National), Ronnie Goldman  (Commander Of Troops),  Tim Lane, Jack Gray and Tommy Taylor (Riflemen), Doug Stephens IV and Taylor Brantley.
     The 11th NC Troop  Regimental  Band followed in their trailer, playing period music. The camp had two (2) trailers this year. The camp trailer was decorated with white lattice and a red background, flying the First National, Third National and  Christian Flags. The camp reenactment trailer consisted of soldiers setting around a campfire, flying the Battle, Bonnie Blue and  North Carolina State flags, with a large Naval Jack on the rear of the trailer. All the participants  enjoyed their ride or walk down Hay Street and the audience enjoyed our being there.  We had 26 participants (20 camp members) in the parade. Camp members participating with other organizations were: Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry, Paul Monroe and Waverley McLeod; Sons of the American Revolution, David Mann.