Sons of Confederate Veterans
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| Abbreviation | SCV |
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| Predecessor | United Confederate Veterans |
| Established | July 1, 1896 |
| Founded at | Richmond, Virginia |
| Type | Nonprofit organization |
| Legal status | State chartered corporation |
| Purpose | Historical, benevolent |
| Headquarters |
Elm Springs, Columbia, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35°35′05″N 87°01′50″W / 35.584722°N 87.030556°W |
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Membership (2015)
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98,000 |
| Thomas V. Strain, Jr. | |
| Paul C. Gramling, Jr. | |
| Douglas W. Nash, Jr. | |
| General Executive Council | |
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Key people
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Executive Director Michael Landree |
| Publication | Confederate Veteran |
| Website | scv |
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Formerly called
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United Sons of Confederate Veterans |
The Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc., is an association of male descendants of Confederate veterans established on July 1, 1896, at Richmond, Virginia.
The objects and purpose of the organization are "to encourage the preservation of history, perpetuate the hallowed memories of brave men, to assist in the observance of Memorial Day, to aid and support all members, widows and orphans, and to perpetuate the record of the services of every Southern soldier."
All male descendants of those who served in the Confederate States Army, Navy, Marines, and militia to the end of the war, died in prison or while in actual service, were killed in battle, or were honorably retired or discharged shall be eligible for membership. Membership can be obtained through either lineal or collateral family lines and kinship to a veteran must be documented genealogically. The minimum age for full membership is 12, but there is no minimum for Cadet membership.
On July 1, 1896, twenty-four delegates assembled in Richmond, Virginia for the purpose of forming a ″national organization, adopting a constitution similar in every respect to that governing the United Confederate Veterans, and permanently organized under the name United Sons of Confederate Veterans″ (USCV). The preamble to the USCV Constitution read in part: ″To encourage the preservation of history, perpetuate the hallowed memories of brave men, to assist in the observance of Memorial Day, and to perpetuate the record of the services of every Southern Soldier″. Its aims, objects, and purposes were ″not to create or foster, in any manner, any feeling against the North, but to hand down to posterity the story of the glory of the men who wore the gray″.
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