Sons Of Confederate Veterans
Welcome to
Zebulon Baird Vance Camp #15
Asheville, NC
Charge to The Sons of Confederate Veterans
“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.”
Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee, Commander General,
United Confederate Veterans,
New Orleans, Louisiana, April 25, 1906
About the Sons of Confederate Veterans
The SCV is the direct heir of the United Confederate Veterans and the oldest hereditary organization for male descendants of Confederate Soldiers. Organized at Richmond, Virginia in 1896, The SCV continues to serve as a historical, patriotic, and non-political organization dedicated to ensuring that a true history of the 1861-1865 period is preserved.
Membership is open to all male descendants of a Confederate veteran, twelve years and older, regardless of race, ethnicity, or religion.
