About the Sons of Confederate Veterans

Greetings, and thank you for visiting this page. The SCV (Sons of Confederate Veterans) is a non-political, non-sectarian organization comprised of male descendants of men that served honorably in the armed forces of The Confederate States of America.. The primary purpose of the SCV is to honor the men that served in the Confederate military, and preserve our memory of them. This is done in many ways, including appropriate memorial services, ceremonies, educational programs, re-enactments, and other activities.

We find that a strong belief in self determination, independence, respect for home and family, Christian virtues, among other desirable qualities, were possessed by the typical Confederate Soldier. The SCV in general, and the Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton Camp in particular, believes that the Confederate Soldier is appropriately honored by drawing attention to and promoting these virtues. For more information, visit www.scv.org.

A careful examination of the facts will reveal many causes for the War Between the States. The SCV holds that, when the facts are consulted, the primary motivations of the Confederacy are found to be the right to self-determination, state's rights, and strict adherance to the Constitution as interpreted by the men who authored it. As the war progressed, protection of home and family from harm became a primary motivation for the individual Confederate Soldier. Likewise, we hold that when the facts are consulted, it becomes clear that preservation of the institution of slavery was not the primary motivation for the Confederate government, military, or individual soldier.

Thanks again for visiting our page, and learning more about the SCV. We invite you to come out and enjoy one of our excellent educational programs; great for the entire family.

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Constitution of the Sons of Confederate Veterans

PREAMBLE
In the name of a reunited country, the Sons of Confederate Veterans declare the following purposes: Allegiance to the Constitution of the United States of America, largely written and expounded by Southern men, the very Magna Carta of our liberties; a strict construction of all sections conferring power upon the Federal Government and the implied and understood reservations to the States arising therefrom and a general attitude of opposition to further amendment thereof. We adhere to the principles of the Great Charter of England granted at Runnymede, A.D.1215 , and the Anglo-Saxon rights and personal liberties transmitted to us thereunder; to associate in one united, compact body all men of Confederate ancestry and to cultivate, perpetuate and sanctify the ties of fraternity and friendship entailed thereby; to aid and encourage the recording and teaching with impartiality of all Southern history and achievement from Jamestown to this present era, seeing to it especially that the events of the War for Southern Independence are authentically and clearly written and that all documents, relics and mementos produced and handed down by the active participants therein are properly treasured and preserved for posterity; to comfort, succor and assist needy sons of Confederate veterans, their wives, widows and orphans; to urge, aid and assist in the erection of suitable and enduring monuments and memorials to all Southern valor, military and civil, wherever done and wherever found, particularly stressing that of our heroic Confederate ancestors who, by their sacrifice, perpetuated unto us and our descendants that glorious heritage of valor, chivalry and honor which we now hold and venerate; and to instill in our descendants a devotion to and reverence for the principles represented by the Confederate States of America, to the glory of God and the honorable memory of our fathers who fought in that Cause.
Therefore, we, the representatives of the Camps, in Convention, do adopt, ordain and establish this Constitution which was first adopted, ordained and established in Richmond, Virginia on the first day of July, 1896:

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.