Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV), originally the United Sons of Confederate Veterans, is an American national heritage organization with members in all fifty states and in almost a dozen countries in Europe, Australia and South America. SCV membership is open to all male descendants age 12 and over (lineal and collateral) of soldiers or sailors who served the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War The SCV has a network of genealogists to assist applicants in tracing their ancestors' Confederate service. The SCV has programs at the local, state, and national levels for its members, such as marking and restoring Confederate graves and monuments, performing memorial ceremonies, conducting or supporting historical re-enactments, and holding regular meetings to discuss the military and political history, causes and consequences of the American Civil War. Local units of the SCV are called "camps". The SCV publishes books and other media, including the magazine Confederate Veteran. It also provides scholarships to undergraduate students, supports medical research and conducts a national youth camp.
In recent years, the SCV has been active in "heritage defense" in response to what it considers unjust criticism of the Confederacy and its symbols and of the South in U.S. history.
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