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William Clarke Quantrill was a soldier, a leader for a just and honorable cause. He was a hero to the South and a man feared by his enemies. Fellow Ohioian and an enemy of the Confederacy, William Tecumseh Sherman said, "War is Hell". He ought to know considering the ruthless, destructive nature of his campaign against unprotected Southern families in his infamous "March to the sea".
The border war between Kansas and Missouri was wild, savage, ruthless and vindictive - by Federal and Confederate forces alike. This happens in war. The many contributions of William Quantrill and his men made in defense of the citizens of Missouri and the Confederate States of America are numerous. Ohio has many native heroes and Col. William Clarke Quantrill is one.
Following the bitter years of 1861 to 1865, the surviving Confederates came together to form a Confederate veterans organization, which became known as the United Confederate Veterans (UCV).
The UCV held its first convention at New Orleans on June 10, 1889. The first reunion was held at Chattanooga during July 3 to July 5, 1890. To this reunion invitations were extended "to veterans of both armies and citizens of the Republic". It's purpose was to cherish the memories and recall the past, to strengthen character, and to endeavor to unite in a general federation of all associations of the Confederate veterans, now alive and hereafter formed.
The Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) was born from the United Confederate Veterans (UCV). The SCV was organized at Richmond in 1896 at the Convention of the UCV. Initially the SCV were charged with two duties. These were (1) assisting the UCV and its elderly members at their conventions and other activities and (2) ensuring that the true history of the Confederacy and its struggles be accurately documented.
Each member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans is a decendent of a Confederate patriot (soldier, sailor, marine or civilian) of the War for Southern Independence. If you have a Confederate ancestor and are interested in becoming a member, we invite you to go to our "Join Us!" webpage. Let us help you get started.
The SCV continues to exist and grow as a historical, patriotic, and non-political organization dedicated to insuring that a true history of the 1861-1865 period is preserved. The SCV is driven by the Charge given to the Sons by Lt. General Stephen D. Lee, CSA. The Charge is as relevant today as it was 110 years ago.
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.
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