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 family lines (You are a blood descendant of the veteran who was also your grandfather, great grandfather, great great grandfather, etc.) OR collateral family lines (You are not a direct descendant of the veteran, but you share a common ancestor, so the veteran is your great uncle, great great uncle, 3rd cousin, etc.)  Kinship to a veteran must be documented genealogically.  The minimum age for full membership is 12, but there is no minimum for Cadet membership.

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, for example).  You must use accepted standards of genealogical research to demonstrate that the two men are, in fact, the same.

NOTE: The SCV has a network of genealogists to assist you in tracing your Confederate ancestor.  This is a free service.  To join an Oklahoma Camp, please contact Allen Harrison at apharrison45@gmail.com or call (918) 470-7450.