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Join the SCV Renew Your Membership Donate to the Cause Become a Friend of the SCV Search for: Menu Home 2024 SCV National Reunion What is the SCV? General Headquarters Join the SCV Genealogy Assistance Eligibility Contact a Recruiter Why I Am a Member Heritage Defense State Heritage Chairmen Heritage Defense Fund About Directories General Executive Council Headquarters Staff General Staff Commander-in-Chief Army of Northern Virginia Army Of Tennessee Army of Trans-Mississippi National Committees Awards Committee Amendments and Resolutions Committee Brooks Medical Research Cadet Program Chaplain’s Corp Confederate Medal of Honor Convention Planning Committee National Committees Discipline Committee Fund Raising Genealogy Committee General Headquarters/Elm Springs Committee Graves & Monuments Committee Heritage Operations Committee Internet Services Committee National Committees Investment Committee Media/Public Relations Committee Relief Committee Forrest Boyhood Home Committee Stand Watie Scholarship Southern Heritage Legal Defense Committee Membership Join the SCV Over Seas Dues Member Login Activate Member Login Resources SCV Constitution GEC Meeting Minutes Forms and Documents Camp IRS E-File Instructions Regaining Tax Exemption Confederate Veteran Magazine Confederate States of America Constitution Commanders-in-Chief Sons of Confederate Veterans – 1896 to 2018 Education Committee Papers SCV Change of Officers Report Confederate Photo Memorial Submit Confederate Photo Contributed Works Julius Howell Confederate Catechism Programs Graves Registry S. D. Lee Institute Contact Contribute to the Cause Update Camp Information Contact a Recruiter Genealogy Assistance Frequently Asked Questions Shop Confederate Books Orders Checkout Home admin 2024-04-01T08:40:46-06:00 To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we will commit the vindication of the cause for which we fought. To your strength will be given the defense of the Confederate soldier’s good name, the guardianship of his history, the emulation of his virtues, the perpetuation of those principles which he loved and which you love also, and those ideals which made him glorious and which you also cherish.” Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee, Commander General, United Confederate Veterans, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 25, 1906 The Sons of Confederate Veterans, in furtherance of the Charge of Lieutenant General Stephen D. Lee, shall be strictly patriotic, historical, educational, fraternal, benevolent, non-political, non-racial and non-sectarian. The Sons of Confederate Veterans neither embraces, nor espouses acts or ideologies of racial and religious bigotry, and further, condemns the misuse of its sacred symbols and flags in the conduct of same. Each member is expected to perform his full duty as a citizen according to his own conscience and understanding. The citizen-soldiers who fought for the Confederacy personified the best qualities of America. The preservation of liberty and freedom was the motivating factor in the South’s decision to fight the Second American Revolution. The tenacity with which Confederate soldiers fought underscored their belief in the rights guaranteed by the Constitution. These attributes are the underpinning of our democratic society and represent the foundation on which this nation was built. Today, the Sons of Confederate Veterans is preserving the history and legacy of these heroes so that future generations can understand the motives that animated the Southern Cause. The SCV is the direct heir of the United Confederate Veterans, and the oldest hereditary organization for male descendants of Confederate soldiers. Organized at Richmond, Virginia in 1896, the SCV continues to serve as a historical, patriotic, and non-political organization dedicated to ensuring that a true history of the 1861-1865 period is preserved. Membership in the Sons of Confederate Veterans is open to all male descendants of any veteran who served honorably in the Confederate armed forces. Close product quick view × Title Admin Login Copyright © Sons of Confederate Veterans - All Rights Reserved Page load...