Brothers, Compatriots and Friends It is a custom throughout our culture to wish everyone a “Happy New Year” on January 1st each year. While I am one who embraces the phrase and passes it along, I am reminded of what my Jewish friends say during Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year). The common greeting at this time is [...]
Georgia Benton Honors her Confederate Heritage SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The weather may have been gloomy in Savannah on Dec. 14, but Georgia Benton was all smiles as she was inducted into the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Not only is Benton the first African-American member in the Savannah Chapter, but she's also the [...]
The South Carolina Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas May the Christmas Spirit Bless your Family
Merry Christmas to all of our Southern and Confederate Brothers and Sisters. Many of the Camps in the South Carolina Division share our Confederate Heritage with the public in Christmas parades all over the state of South Carolina. On the 21st of December 2013 members of the Brigadier General Micah Jenkins Camp #1569 in Rock Hill, [...]
Rare crate of Civil War rifles yields picture of daring Civil War blockade runners The carefully constructed box of British-made rifles was intended for the hands of Confederate soldiers. A century and a half later, after a failed blockade run, a fire and years resting in the sandy bottom of Charleston Harbor, the weathered [...]
*** EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE - DECEMBER 31st*** As we approach the end of the year and get ready for Christmas it is time to make plans for the 2014 year and the events that are coming in the South Carolina Division. After we all gathered and honored our great heroes General Lee and General Jackson [...]
South Carolina Division 2014 Leadership Conference It is time to make plans to attend the 2014 Leadership Conference on the 1st of February. The SC Division Leadership Conference is an event that the current and future leaders of the Sons of Confederate Veterans can come together and learn or hone the skills needed to lead [...]
Confederate isn't an just idea from our Ancestors of what was before, Confederate is today. Some New additions have been added to the South Carolina Division Website. From this section Confederate Past and Present You can now find links to an Archive of past Confederate Veterans spanning from 1893 -1923 and 1932. This page will allow [...]
Magnolia Cemetery to Mark Gettysburg Anniversary Monday, July 1, 2013 News Release/Media Coverage is Invited: Gettysburg- one of the War Between the States (Civil War's) biggest, bloodiest and most significant battle- will mark its 150th anniversary on July 1-3. Charleston's Magnolia Cemetery, which has one of the South's largest Confederate burial grounds, will mark [...]
We're running full steam ahead.... As you can see, our new Division Web page is up and running with new features and new content. With this new website, I want everyone to start thinking differently than what we used to of the Division page. No longer will the Division website be just a place [...]
