Activities:  Both short- and long-term activities are undertaken by the camp, including:

contributing funds for conservation of deteriorated Confederate battleflags held in the artifacts collection of the State Dept. of Archives and History (this effort began in 1998 as a camp-only project but was expanded to become a division project);  

Shown above is the conserved 2nd Mississippi battleflag on display at Beauvoir.

joining with other area historical groups, such as the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC), to organize the annual Confederate Memorial Day observance at Jackson’s Greenwood Cemetery;  

Shown above is the "walk of remembrance" at Greenwood Cemetery, Confederate Section, Jackson, Mississippi

participation in the annual Division convention;

supporting the Defend the Flag fund to defray costs associated with protecting the 1894 design State Flag of Mississippi; 

The 1894 design flag which was chosen by popular vote of the people of Mississippi on April 17, 2001, to be the official and legal State Flag of Mississippi.

and carrying the true history of the Confederacy and its cause to non-members via member proselytizing.  

Membership information

Individual membership in the Sons of Confederate Veterans is at the Camp level. The only exceptions are members who join by application to IHQ from areas where no camps exist; these members are classified as members of the "IHQ Camp." Each camp operates under its own by-laws which may be as definitive as the camp desires as long as no provisions conflict with rules established by the Division or IHQ. Generally camps meet once a month to conduct business and present programs on topics of the WBTS era. Camps also perform services such as marking graves of Confederate soldiers/veterans, cleaning neglected burial sites, presenting historical programs to schools and other groups, presenting living histories about both military and civilian life of the mid-1800s, conducting memorial ceremonies at Confederate burial sites, and conducting (sometimes jointly with unaffiliated organizations such as the United Daughters of the Confederacy) historical and/or memorial workshops, conferences, and banquets.

In short, it is at the camp level that the individual members perform those acts which are the basis for the organization:

the remembrance and veneration of those who fought for the Confederacy.

Do you qualify?
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 direct or collateral family lines and kinship to a veteran must be documented genealogically. The minimum age for membership is 12.

How do you find out if you qualify?
Proof of kinship to a Confederate soldier can take many forms. The easiest method is to contact the archives of the state from which the soldier joined the Confederate military or in which he lived at the time of the war and obtain a copy of the veteran's military service record. All Southern states' archives have microfilm records of the soldiers who fought from that state, and a copy of the information can usually be obtained for a nominal fee.  In some cases, you may need to visit the archives to search out the service record information yourself.  In addition to individual service records, archives will also likely have records on the pensions the former Confederate states awarded to veterans and their widows. All of these records contain a wealth of information that can be used to document military service.

You qualify, so how do you get an application?
We recommend that prospective members attend a meeting at which time an application can be obtained.  Attending a meeting provides the opportunity to meet face-to-face and resolve any questions about the organization that may remain.   Alternatively, an application can be sent to you by postal mail if you will provide your address to this site's webmaster either by e-mail or letter.  If you wish to talk directly to a member before applying but cannot attend a meeting, contact this site's webmaster at (601) 857-8272.

What does membership cost?
Dues are $45.00 per year.  New members receive a suitable-for-framing membership certificate issued by IHQ. renewing members and transfers may obtain such a certificate by special order through the adjutant for an additional $5.00 charge.