Sons of Confederate Veterans
Seal of the Sons of Confederate Veterans

1896

Objectives:
The Sons of Confederate Veterans is preserving the history and legacy of these heroes, so future generations can understand the motives that animated the Southern Cause. SCV serves as a historical, patriotic, and non-political organization dedicated to insuring that a true history of the 1861-1865 period is preserved.

Requirements:
Membership in the Sons of Confederate Veterans is open to all male descendants of any veteran who served honorably in the Confederate armed forces. 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.

Leader and Membership Contacts:

Sons of Confederate Veterans
P.O. Box 59
Columbia, TN 38402
1-800-MY-DIXIE
 

Connecticut Web Site:
not yet

National Web Site:
http://www.scv.org/index.php