Commander
Mike Herring

Camp Commander

  Adjutant
  William Calary
 

Adjutant

Charles William Crispens Calary, Jr. was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.   His roots are deep in the Piedmont of the Virginia-North Carolina border. To date he has identified over 60 lineal and collateral veteran ancestors that fought for the South's independence primarily in Virginia and North Carolina regiments and he can name his ancestors back to Jamestown and Williamsburg.
 
Adjutant Calary is a graduate of North Carolina State University and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in History. Being a life-long student of history, Adjutant Calary understands why The South seceded from the United States and created their own country.  He understands that it cannot be summed up in one word, as many want to do, but that it was a long and multi-faceted conflict that caused the separation and that it was that separation which caused the North to invade the South and cause the war, not the original conflicts.
 
Adjutant Calary is a member of several hereditary societies in addition to the Sons of Confederate Veterans. He is the State Secretary for the General Society of the War of 1812; a member of the Sons of the Revolution; the Military Order of the Stars and Bars; and the General Society of the War of 1812 in the State of Maryland. He also has application he is working on for several other societies.

1nd Lt. Cmdr.
Wayne Sweat

1st Lt. Commander

Wayne Sweat was born in 1943 in Dade City, Florida.  Graduated Pasco High School in 1961.  4 years of service with the US Coast Guard, 6 years with Zephyrhills News and recently retired after 33 years with Verizon. 

Wayne entered the SCV in 1987 in the EM Law Camp on the merits of Corporal John David Spivey, Co. E, 26th GA Inf.  Was a charter member of the Early Camp, and founding quartermaster of the Camp.  He previously served as 1st Lt. Commander, and currently serves as Memorial Committee Chairman.

Wayne has numerous Confederate ancestors including GGG father Jacob Wells homestead Pasco County under armed occupation in 1842.  Wayne is proud that he can visit the cemeteries where 3 of his great grandfathers that served the Confederacy are interred, within a 15 minute drive of his house.

Wayne is a charter member of the prestigious Early Camp Colour Guard, and is Colour Captain in parades.

Wayne is married to Ann, and has one son Troy, who is also a member of the Colour Guard.

Judge Advocate

David McCallister was born in Miami, Dec 9, 1952, of mixed Yankee/Floridian heritage. He attended St. Mark's School, MA, Winchester College, England, and Emory Univ.  He graduated from Stetson Law School in 1987, and practices law in Zephyrhills. 

He is currently appointed as Judge Advocate for the Florida Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Dave entered the SCV in 2008 on the service of Hugh McCallister of Wakulla County, FL who served in the 31st GA.  Other ancestors include men from the 31st ME and MA regiments.  

A lifelong Episcopalian, he attends Grace Church in New Tampa. A member of Clans Donald and MacAlister, he also plays tenor drum with the Tampa Bay Pipes & Drums. David was a legionnaire and fighter for the Cause prior to finding his ancestor, and was inspired by participation in the Confederate Memorial Park project.
 

Quartermaster
Jeff Cotton

Quartermaster
 

Quartermaster Jeff Cotton was born and raised in False River (Baton Rouge area), Louisiana.  Moved to Valrico, Florida in 1989 and graduated from Durant High School in Plant City, Florida in 1997.   He served in the US Marine Corps for one year and has been employed in the HVAC Controls industry for 15 years.
 

Jeff joined the Leslie Camp of the SCV in 1999 under the service of his GGGGrandfather, 5th Sgt. Thomas Cotton, Co. A, 7th MS Vol. Inf. (Franklyn Rifles) and Cpt. of CSS Cottenmill which operated in the Mississippi delta.

Jeff transferred to the Early Camp of the SCV in 2006 and has been with the prestigious Early Camp Colour Guard since 2006.

Chaplain
Calvin Martin

   Assistant Adjutant
 Thomas Tisdale

Deputy Adjutant

Thomas A. Tisdale  was born November 11, 1934 in Kingstree, (Williamsburg County) South Carolina.  He has ancestry from every war we have ever been in.  He is a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam conflicts.  First Sergeant Thomas A. Tisdale started his military career in the South Carolina National Guard in November, 1952.  He entered active duty after high school (1953).  Tom served in Kentucky, Massachusetts, California, Germany, Italy, Vietnam, and temporary duty in a number of other countries. He is a life member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a Life Member of the Non-commissioned Officers Association (NCOA), serving on the International Board of Directors from 1974 to 1977.

After retiring from the army in 1974, Tom earned a BS degree in Industrial Arts from the University of Tampa in April 1975. Tom taught school for six years and then changed to the Real Estate Appraisal profession.

He has held Real Estate Broker and Appraisal licenses for the State of Florida. He also has held the Senior Residential Appraiser (SRA) designation form the Appraisal Institute.  He is married to Clara Elizabeth Richardson (Betty) Tisdale, associate member of the Augusta Jane Evans Wilson Chapter UDC.  They have three sons: Nev, Gregory (Greg), William (Bill) and two grandchildren:  Thomas James (TJ) and Haley Tisdale.  Bill's wife is Linda D. Richmond Tisdale,  Tom presently serves as the Assistant Adjutant facilitating important Camp business.