Membership in the Sons of Confederate Veterans is open to all male descendants of any veteran who served honorably in the
Confederate armed forces. Membership can be obtained through either lineal
or collateral family lines and kinship to a veteran
must be documented genealogically. The minimum age for membership is 12.
Applicants should submit an application form, along with a
detailed genealogy describing your relationship to the veteran, and
proof of his service.
To obtain proof of his service, contact the archives of the state from which the soldier fought and obtain a copy of the veteran's military
service record. All Southern state's archives have microfilm
records of the soldiers who fought from that state, and a copy of the information can be obtained for a nominal fee. In addition, the former
Confederate states awarded pensions to veterans and their widows. All of these records contain a wealth of information that can be used
to document military service.
Please note that finding someone listed in the Broadfoot Roster with the same name as your ancestor does not constitute
proof (John Jones from Tennessee). You must use accepted standards of genealogical research to demonstrate that the two
men are, in fact, the same.
The SCV has a network of genealogists to assist you in tracing you ancestor's Confederate service.
Order Form 80 (Request for Military Records) from the National Archives.
Contact Broadfoot Publishing for commercial help with military records.
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