1st Lieutenant Commander
Peter Marsh
2nd Lieutenant Commander
Division Adjutant
Ron Hudson
Division Treasurer
Division Quartermaster
E-Mail Division Quartermaster
James R. Shirley, Jr. (Bob)
Division Inspector
E-Mail Division Inspector
Born in Portsmouth, Virginia. and raised in Norfolk County. Bob attended the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary and the VPI School of Engineering. He worked 3 years in the civil engineering dept. during construction of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. He joined the U. S. Air Force and served from 1964-1968 during Viet Nam, first in Ground Communications and then in Airborne Communications with the Tactical Air Command. After the A.F. tour of duty, Bob spent 30 years with the DOD, U.S. Navy as a aviation electronics technician. After retiring from the Department of Defense He worked as a civilian contractor in Avionics at Oceana NAS. Now retired, Bob is a "Gentleman Farmer" with a farm, Walnut Grove Farm, in Halifax County Va. Bob is Currently Commander of the Norfolk County Grays Camp 1549 in Chesapeake Va. and is a member of the Princess Anne County Partisan Rangers Honor Guard, associate member of the Stonewall Camp 380 in Portsmouth, Va. and Life Member of the Virginia Division. He has been married to his wife Diane for 34 years and has 2 daughters: Kim, Oak Hill Florida and Kristy, Virginia Beach., Va.
Division Chaplain
Edwin Ray
Division Archivist
B. Frank Earnest
Division Chief Heritage Coordinator
Born in Norfolk, Virginia and currently residing in Virginia Beach with his wife Billie, who is a UDC member and strong supporter of our Southern Heritage. A Navy Veteran with over 20 years of service during conflicts from Vietnam to Desert Storm. He has been recognized by the UDC for his service and also awarded one of their highest honors, the President Jefferson Davis Medal. Beginning as the Charter Chaplain of the Norfolk County Grays Camp of Chesapeake, Virginia, he has held office continuously for 25 years at the Camp, Division, and Army levels. In 2001, he and his wife organized the 50th Anniversary of the Last Confederate Veteran Reunion. He has attended all major events including, the Flag Rally in Columbia, S.C., the funeral of Mrs. Alberta Martin (The Last Confederate Widow), the burial of the CSS Hunley Crew, and several 200th birthday celebrations honoring General Robert E. Lee. Served in the position of Virginia Division Commander during 2006-2008 and was then elected to the position of the Army of Northern Virginia Commander for a four year term. He brings his experience as International Chief of Heritage Defense to this position as Virginia Division Heritage Defense Coordinator.
Anthony M. Griffin (Tony)
Past Division Commander
Tony is a native Floridian. He has lived in Virginia since he was stationed here in 1983 in the US Navy. He joined the Stonewall Camp #380 in Portsmouth in 1993 and helped charter the Tom Smith Camp #1702 in Suffolk in 1995. He has been a member of the Isle of Wight Avengers Camp #14 in Smithfield since 2007. He is a Life Member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Life Member of the Virginia Division, Past Division Adjutant and Past Division Lt. Commander. He is currently in his fourth two year term as Commander of Camp #14. Tony is married to Annette and has three sons that are also members of Camp #14.
John T. Neville (Johnny)
Past Division Commander
2018 - 2022
Sergeant Samuel Britton Blair of Pittsylvania County, Virginia enlisted August 28, 1861 with the 53rd Virginia Infantry Company G He was promoted to sergeant on May 6, 1862.
Johnny is a born and bred native Virginian with Virginia Gentlemen ideologies. He graduated from Dinwiddie High School in 1979. He originally joined the Old Brunswick Camp #512. After numerous conversations/dialog and meetings it was decided with all the rich and abundant history, Dinwiddie County needed a SCV Camp, thus in 2012 The Dinwiddie Grays Camp #2220 was chartered, where Johnny has served as Commander since their inception. He is a life member of the Virginia Division and a life member of the National Sons of Confederate Veterans. Johnny and his wife Mercedees have five daughters between them, five grand-boys, five granddaughters, and are also a devout Christian family and members of Hawkins Memorial Presbyterian Church of which Johnny is an Elder of the Church.
I Love the South and I am proud to be a Southerner. I am proud of the culture, grace and elegance of the Old South, of our heritage of courage, honor, chivalry, respect for womanhood, patriotism, and of duty to God and country. I love the Confederate Flag and "Dixie" as stirring symbols of my heritage. I take pride in the earlier leading role the Old South played in the Revolutionary War, the drafting of the Constitution and the founding of the United States. I love the "Star Spangled Banner" and the Flag of the United States!
I intend to defend my family's honor and remember the sacrifice of my Great Great Grandfather, Samuel Britain Blair, Sargent in the Confederate Army, and many others because most of our school books, movies, television programs and press falsely portray Southerners as rebels and traitors who fought to preserve slavery, misleading our children and millions of Americans ignorant of history. Since my family fought for the Confederacy, they thereby falsely malign my family and me. I belong to the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a respected, non-partisan, patriotic organization dedicated to preserving our Southern Heritage for ourselves, our children, and our children's children, and to seeing that the history of the Confederate States of America and the war fought in its defense, is truthfully recorded.
I should also add that my membership is a pleasure because through the programs at SCV meetings I have become much better informed about the most fascinating War in our history, and through SCV social activities I have made many warm friendships, both locally and abroad. Sergeant Samuel Britton Blair of Pittsylvania County, Benjamin Barrett (Ben)
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