Welcome to the North Carolina Division!

Following the War Between the States, the surviving Southern soldiers came together to form a veterans organization known as the United Confederate Veterans [UCV]. The Sons of Confederate Veterans [SCV] is the heir to this legacy.

Formed in Richmond, Virginia in 1896, the Sons of Confederate Veterans continues to serve as an historical, patriotic and cultural organization dedicated to insuring that a true history of the 1861-1865 period and our Confederate American heritage and culture are preserved and transmitted intact to future generations.

Today, in the Old North State, as in all the states of the former Confederate States of America, we find ourselves in a war for our Confederate and Southern culture and traditions. Not only is the honor of the Confederate soldier being impugned and his memory denigrated, but the principles for which he fought are maligned and defamed. For many years the Sons of Confederate Veterans concentrated on commemorations and quiet observances. While never neglecting this important part of our mission, in the 21st century we find ourselves at the forefront of another and more critical battle - a battle for our very identity and for our very beliefs.

Ask yourself these questions: "If we do not defend the principles entrusted to us by our ancestors, who will? If we do not advance the colors, who will?" Will you join us?

Thank you for visiting our site. We hope that you will find much of interest on these pages. The North Carolina Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans is here to serve the Tar Heel State and make a real difference. Through a variety of programs - educational initiatives, historical commemorations, to legislative initiatives to insure that our monuments are protected and legal action to protect the rights of our citizens to express publicly their heritage - we are advancing the colors. If you are a male aged twelve or older, we ask you to consider membership in the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Our heritage is still living, but under serious attack - join us and help keep it alive and vibrant!

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. Are you also ready to die for your country? Is your life worthy to be remembered along with theirs? Do you choose for yourself this greatness of soul? Not in the clamor of the crowded street. Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng. But in ourselves are triumph and defeat."

Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee, Commanding General
United Confederate Veterans
New Orleans, Louisiana
April 25, 1906