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If you do not live in Virginia, please contact :   SCV Headquarters at 1-800-MY SOUTH for assistance.

 

Benefits of membership include participation in local, state, and national events, a membership certificate, and a subscription to Confederate Veteran magazine, published 6 times a year. Join us in honoring the memory of the Confederate soldier, sailor, marine, chaplain, surgeon, diplomat, teamster, cooks and musicians. Good luck, and we look forward to your compatriot-ship!

 

Genealogy Resources

 

Contact the following if you have an ancestor's name and regiment:

Sons of Confederate Veterans Genealogy Network
            https://scv.org/genealogy-assistance-2/

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Genealogy Resources on the Internet -- Virginia
Library of Virginia: http://www.lva.lib.va.us

 

              •    Confederate Disability Applications and Receipts - Applications to the Board of Commissioners on Artificial Limbs                         from injured soldiers.

              •    Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows - Searchable database of pension applications and amended                             applications filed by resident Virginia Confederate veterans and their widows.

              •    Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows Electronic Card Index - Index to pension applications and                                   amended applications filed by resident Virginia Confederate veterans and their widows.

              •    Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldiers' Home Applications for Admission 

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VA Historical Society - http://www.vahistorical.org/

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United Daughters of the Confederacy -           http://www.hqudc.org/

Memorial Building/Libraries - H.W. Brewer Library - Research available

 

Index of Regimental Histories - http://www.tarleton.edu/~kjones/CSva-wv.html#VA-Gen'l

Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry and other Virginia Units

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Free Headstone for Confederate Soldiers -           www.cem.va.gov/cem/hmm/pre_WWI_era.asp

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If you want to hire a researcher, write to the following address for a list of qualified individuals:

 

Board for Certification of Genealogists

1307 New Hampshire Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036