Charge to the Sons Of Confederate Veterans
" To you Sons of Confederate Veterans, we submit the vindication
of the cause for which we fought; to your strength will be given the defense of the Confederate soldiers' good name,
the guardianship of his history, the emulation of his virtues, the perpetuation of those principles he loved and
which made him glorious and which you also cherish."
Remember, it is your duty to see that the true history of the
south is presented to future generations.
---Lt. General
Stephen Dill Lee, Commander General, United Confederate Veterans,
New Orleans, Louisiana, 1906
Pledge
to the flag of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS,
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE*, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
Pledge to the GEORGIA Flag

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE GEORGIA STATE FLAG
AND TO PRINCIPLES FOR WHICH IT STANDS,
WISDOM, JUSTICE AND MODERATION.
Salute to the CONFEDERATE Flag

I SALUTE THE CONFEDERATE FLAG WITH AFFECTION, REVERENCE AND
UNDYING DEVOTION TO THE CAUSE* FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
*That Cause is resistance to nationlist tyrrany and the preservation of states' rights and individual liberty.
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The Following is a list of Notable Members past and present of the SCV
The following is a list of notable past and present Members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
- Trace Adkins (born 1962), American country singer-songwriter[1]
- Ellis Arnall (1907–1992), Georgia governor[2]
- Gresham Barrett (born 1961), U.S. representative from South Carolina[citation needed]
- Bear Bryant (1913–1983), an American college football coach[citation needed]
- Phil Bryant (born 1954), Mississippi governor[3]
- Pat Buchanan (born 1938), American journalist, writer, media consultant, and U.S. presidential candidate[2]
- Gregg Cherry (1891–1957), North Carolina governor[2]
- John Courson (born 1944), South Carolina state senator[4]
- Charlie Daniels (born 1936), American country singer-songwriter[citation needed]
- Hugh Dorsey (1871–1948), Georgia governor[citation needed]
- Clint Eastwood (born 1930), American film actor, director, producer, composer, pianist, and politician[5]
- Charles Farnsley (1907–1990), U.S. representative from Kentucky[2]
- Orval Faubus (1910–1994), Arkansas governor[2]
- Murphy Foster (born 1930), Louisiana governor
- MacDonald Gallion (1913–2007), Alabama attorney general[2]
- Virgil Goode (born 1946), Representative from Virginia and U.S. presidential candidate[citation needed]
- Marvin Griffin (1907–1982), Georgia governor[citation needed]
- Dorsey Hardeman (1902–1992), Texas state senator[6]
- Oliver Hardy (1892-1957), actor
- Harry Hawes (1869–1947), U.S. senator from Missouri[2]
- Johnson Hagood (1873–1948), American general
- Jesse Helms (1921–2008), Senator from North Carolina and U.S. presidential candidate[7]
- James Hylton (born 1934), American race car driver[8]
- John Lejeune (1867–1942), American general
- Trent Lott (born 1941), U.S. senator from Mississippi[2]
- Lester Maddox (1915–2003), Georgia governor[citation needed]
- William McCain (1907–1993), American archivist and college president[9]
- Charley Reese (1937–2013), American newspaper columnist[5]
- Absalom Robertson (1887–1971), U.S. senator from Virginia[2]
- Richard Russell (1897–1971), Governor and U.S. senator from Georgia[citation needed]
- John Slaton (1866–1955), Georgia governor[citation needed]
- Floyd Spence (1928–2001), U.S. representative from South Carolina,[2]
- Herman Talmadge (1913–2002), Governor and U.S. senator from Georgia[citation needed]
- Strom Thurmond (1902–2003), Governor, U.S. senator from South Carolina, and U.S. presidential candidate[7]
- William Tuck (1902–2003), Governor and U.S. representative from Virginia[2]
- Harry Truman (1884–1972), American president[5]
- Ernest Vandiver (1918–2005), Georgia governor[citation needed]
- Danny Verdin (born 1964), South Carolina state senator[10]
- Alexander Weddell (1876–1948), American diplomat[2]
- Guinn Williams (1871–1948), U.S. representative from Texas[2]
- Hank Williams, Jr. (born 1949), American country singer-songwriter[citation needed]
- Joe Wilson (born 1947), U.S. representative from South Carolina[11]
- Nelson W. Winbush, African American educator[12]
I would also like to add our very own Chief of Heritage Operations:
Ben "Cooter" Jones, for those of you that do not know, Ben Jones Played "Cooter" the mechanic on the original "Dukes of Hazzard" tv series.
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