Camp Officers

Commander                  Steve Poteat
1st Lt. Commander        Tom Kesler
2nd Lt. Commander       Jerry Wiles
Adjutant/Treasurer        Dennis Harrison
Judge Advocate            Grady Holshouser
Quartermaster               Vince Silvestro
Surgeon                        Ro King
Chaplain                       Perry Miller
Color Sgt.                     Beryl Simpson
Historian                       Derrick Van Pelt
Heritage Officer/Web Master   Monte Bringle
Rowan Rifles Camp # 405
Sons of Confederate Veterans
                                           Mission Statement


Dedicated to preserve the true history of the South, and to honor and defend the Confederate
soldiers good name.

The Rowan Rifles is a dedicated camp of the North Carolina Division of the Sons of
Confederate Veterans.  Formed in Salisbury in 1989, the camp was named after the famous
Rowan Rifle Guard which became Co. K, 4th North Carolina State Troops during the War
Between the States.

The camp represents the true S.C.V. , its ideals, goals and purposes.

The camp rejects any organization that seeks to undermine the true history of the South or to
dishonor our ancestors in any way.  We know that the War Between the States was not
fought over slavery and that the currently taught, New England version of the war is in fact a
lie.

The camp also works actively against Southern Heritage violations that so often occur
against our precious honor and emblems.

The camp does not accept political correctness as an option and will present its views from
the Southern perspective.

The camp meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month in the Stanback
Auditorium at the Rowan Public Library.

If you are a male of Southern descent, and if you are interested in your Southern culture and
history, and if you are proud to be Southern, please feel free to visit and join our
organization.

Deo Vindici