The Sandlick Cemetery , Whitesburg, KY

05/10/2026

04/18/2026

The Col. Ben Caudill Camp would like to announce that they are in the planning stages of a Memorial Day ceremony to be held in the Sandlick Cemetery.

Please watch this page & the page for the Col. Ben Caudill Camp #1629 for further details over the next few weeks.

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11/02/2025

09/08/2025

The Ben Caudill Camp is proud and pleased to announce our latest project, "To Fight The Good Fight".

This book is very special to us and so much hard work has been put into it.

"To Fight The Good Fight" explores the life of Ben Caudill, his family and his faith.

This book details his childhood, his call to preach, his military career, his time as a dragoon, prisoner of war and his life after the War Between the States.

This book is now available to purchase on Amazon.

05/26/2025

Several members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans Ben Caudill Camp No. 1629 gathered in Sandlick today to honor Memorial Day.

Richard Brown is pictured here, playing "Taps". A very solemn occasion.

04/28/2025

The pedestal has been painted a beautiful shade of gray!!!

04/21/2025

General Lee has a fresh coat of paint!

04/19/2025

The Col. Ben Caudill Camp is proud to unveil the new pedestal for the Gen. Lee statue that was set. The statue now stands around 10 feet in the air.

This could not have been accomplished without the hard work & talent of Jason Back. The entire Ben Caudill Camp wishes to acknowledge & thank Jason.

There is more work to be done & we will document that along the way!!

Here are some facts & figures :

The bottom slab weighs 1,370 lbs.
The pedestal weighs 900 lbs.
The top tier weighs 380 lbs.
And finally, General Lee weighs 450 lbs.