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Revision as of 07:13, 15 November 2005 by Grazon (talk | contribs) (sorry)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) is a historical and patriotic honor society and non-political fraternal organization dedicated to preserving the history of the American Civil War and the 1861-1865 era. SCV membership is open to male descendants (lineal and collateral) of soldiers who fought and served honorably for the Confederate States of America during the Civil War; the minimum age of membership is 12. The SCV’s membership is comprised of individuals from all walks of life and professions, and the SCV has ongoing programs at the local, state, and national levels to offer its members a wide range of activities. The SCV’s membership is organized into local units, called "camps." Local SCV camps typically conduct monthly meetings and sponsor other activities which promote, examine, and/or discuss military and political history pertaining to the War Between the States.
The SCV works in conjunction with other historical groups to preserve Confederate history, historic sites, and other artifacts. The SCV also publishes scholarly books and other media, including the magazine Confederate Veteran .
History and Home Office
The SCV is the direct heir of the United Confederate Veterans and is the oldest hereditary organization for male descendants of Confederate soldiers, having been organized at Richmond, Virginia in 1896. The SCV's home office remained at Richmond for many years, but was in recent times relocated to Columbia, Tennessee, where it is housed in an historic antebellum mansion, Elm Springs. The same building also serves as the home office for a similar organization for the descendants of commissioned Confederate officers, the Military Order of the Stars and Bars (MOSB).
Issues regarding James M. McPherson
During a 1999 radio interview the Civil War historian James M. McPherson offended many southern heritage organizations when he associated the SCV with the neo-confederate movement and described board members of the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia as "undoubtedly neo-Confederate." He further said that the SCV and their equivalent for female descendants, the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC), have "white supremacy" as their "thinly veiled agendas." The incident made McPherson a controversial figure among Confederate geneology groups and prompted a UDC boycott call and letter-writing campaign against him.