The Sons of Confederate Veterans, established in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1906, emerged as the successor to the United Confederate Veterans. As the aging veterans recognized that they would soon be unable to continue their objective  of preserving and promoting the true history of the South for future generations, they turned to their sons, entrusting them with the responsibility of carrying on their legacy.

The mission of the Sons of Confederate Veterans was eloquently defined in the Charge, delivered to the membership by Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee “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.”

As the oldest male hereditary organization for male descendants of Confederate soldiers,  the SCV  is  strictly patriotic, historical, educational, fraternal, benevolent, non-political, non-racial, and non-sectarian.

Membership is open to all male descendants of a Confederate veteran, twelve

years and older, regardless of race, ethnicity, or religion.