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The Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) is an American neo-Confederate [1] nonprofit organization historical hereditary association for male descendants of Confederate Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines [2] that commemorates these ancestors, funds and dedicates monuments to them, and promotes the Lost Cause ideology.
This category refers to organizations formed of veterans of the American Civil War; their descendants created auxiliary organizations to honor the memories of those who served. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
This is a topic category for the topic Sons of Confederate Veterans The main article for this category is Sons of Confederate Veterans . Please do not include biographical articles with a passing reference to membership or local leadership in the organization unless there is substantial related content.
As a descendant of Nelson, Winbush qualified for membership in the Sons of Confederate Veterans. [1] He notes that his grandfather received a state pension from Tennessee for Confederate veterans beginning in 1921 according to his pension records. [24] 1921 was the first year that black cooks and servants were allowed to file. [25]
Nathan Bedford Forrest II (1871–1931), businessman and activist who served as the 19th Commander-in-Chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans [12] MacDonald Gallion (1913–2007), Alabama attorney general [2] R. Michael Givens (born 1958), film director and cinematographer [13] Gordon Gunter (1909–1998), marine biologist and fisheries ...
The Congressional Naming Commission recommended to Congress that hundreds of Confederate-honoring names on U.S. military assets have their monikers changed, The post Naming Commission report ...
Sons of Veterans was a general term used in the United States at the turn of the 20th century for fraternal organizations of men whose fathers fought in the United States Civil War. It may refer to: Sons of Confederate Veterans
This is a list of notable hereditary and lineage organizations, and is informed by the database of the Hereditary Society Community of the United States of America.It includes societies that limit their membership to those who meet group inclusion criteria, such as descendants of a particular person or group of people of historical importance.