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1997 Commander BILLY ALFORD Holds one of two 
citations where the Georgia House of Rep-resentatives 
is recognizing the camps accomplishments.
(BLR) EDDIE LANHAM,  ADJUTANT RONNY NORTH, BECK, 
ADC THOMAS CALDWELL, Jr., TREASURER JIM GOODRUM, (FLR) 
CMDR BILLY ALFORD, PAST CMDR DAVID CORLEY, CHAPLAIN BILL 
POE, LT CMDR BRAD MADDOX



"1997 Georgia Division Distinguished 
Camp of the Year"

"1997 Honorable Mention for IN SCV 
Tabor Award"

"1997 "Lt. Commanders Award"

"1997 Dixie Club Award"

"1998 Dixie Club Award"

"Certificate of Appreciation from Army 
of Tennessee Department"

"1998 Georgia Division Distinguished Camp"

"1998 Distinguished Confederate"

"1998 Northwest Brigade Distinguished 
Camp of the Year"

"1998 Georgia Division Grave Marking Award"*

"1999 Georgia Division Grave Marking Award"*

"1999 Distinguished Confederate"
  
"1999 Northwest Brigade Distinguished 
Camp of the Year"

"2000 Georgia Division Grave Marking Award"*

"2000 Georgia Division Commanders Award"

"2000 Northwest Brigade Distinguished 
Camp of the Year"

Georgia Division Superior Camp of 2002

Georgia Division Superior Camp  of 2006

Georgia Division Distinguished Camp of the Year 2008



Accomplishments
*"In 1997/98/99/2000 the Sharpshooters ordered 
and placed over 1500 Confederate Grave Markers and
awared Georgia Division's Grave Marking Award each."

In 2009 The Camp accepted on behalf of William Thomas 
Overby a plaque from The Georgia 48th Infantry Brigade 
Combat Team inducting him into The 48th Brigade Hall 
of Fame for his service with Co. A 7th Georgia Infantry 
and Mosby's Rangers of The Confederate States Army.



H.R. No.599
"A Resolution Commending the Sharpsburh 
Sharpshooters Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 
#1729 for it's efforts to preserve the South's 
glorious hertitage. H.R. No.599 by Representives 
Westmorsland of the 104th, Smith of the 103rd, Brown 
of the 130th and Yates of the 106 Districts. Read and 
adopted in the house of Representatives 
March 25,1997"



House Resolution 1079



SENATE RESOLUTION 260
"A Resolution designating the William Thomas 
Overby Memorial Parkway; 
and for other purposes.
	WHEREAS, he was the only Georgian who 
received the Confederate Medal of Honor. NOW, 
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
that members of this body designate that portion 
of Georgia Highway 154 from Sharpsburg to the 
intersection  of Georgia Highway 29 {Jefferson 
Davis Highway} as the William Thomas Overby 
Memorial Parkway, in honor of William Thomas Overby, 
courageous and distinguished Confederate soldier.
Presented July 1998 to the Sharpsburg 
Sharpshooters SCV camp #1729 
creators and masters of the project.
By: Senator Rick Price of District 28
Signed by, Pierre Howard-President of the Senate, 
Thomas Murphy-Speaker of the House, Secretary of 
the Senate, Cleark of the House.
Lt. CMDR Brad Maddox was instrumental in 
achieving this project.



1996 AN AMAZING YEAR 
FOR CAMP 1729
With World Wide coverage in December 1996 
the Sharpshooters brought back home the remains 
of Confederate Soldier and Confederate Medal of 
Honor reciepten, Pvt. William Thomas Overby form 
Markham Va. to Coweta County, Georgia. On January 
5, 1997  Overby was reentered at Oak Hill Cemetery 
in Newnan, Georgia. Overby was escourted from the 
Rotunda of the Coweta County Court House a mile 
away by over 3000 re-enactors, SCV, UDC, OREL and 
spectators.



Jefferson Davis Highway Signs
 
On Saturday, June 22, 1996 the Sharpshooters 
orginized and sponsored a ceremony to dedadacate 
a Jefferson Davis Highway Sign at the Georgia-
Alabama state line, West Point, Georgia and Lanett, 
Alabama. The ceremony assembled SCV Camps from 
three Georgia Divisions, SCV Camps for the Alabama 
Division, members of the UDC from both states and 
members of the Georgia Order of Robert E. Lee were 
present as was members of 1st Battn. Co.D. Re-
enactors and the Lt. Gen. Hardee and Lt. Col. Robert 
P. Taylor Military Order of the Stars and Bars were 
among the participants



Lee's Order No.83
 
August 21 has been declared a day of 
"fasting, humiliation and prayer" for the 
Confederate States of America by General Lee's 
Order No. 83 and CIC Orlebeke's General Order 
No. 1. This Order was issued by the request of 
Cmdr/Chaplain Bill Poe of the Sharpsburg 
Sharpshooters/ William Thomas Overby Memorial 
Camp # 1729 August 1997.




The Sharpshooters are proud to of had 
as a member Real Son James W. Preston. James's 
father was Chaplain Archibald G. Preston 3rd 
Reg. Ala. Rev. James died in March of 1997 
shortly after receiving his first Confederate 
Veteran Mag. His sister Real Daughter Edith 
Preston Britten was a Sharpshooter OREL member.
{James and Edith were PCMDR Corley's cousin}

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