Any PB'ers Members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans?

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Backwoods Presbyterian

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I am currently a member-at-large but I recently discovered a camp here in Pittsburgh that I am going to soon join.

Sons of Confederate Veterans

While I have family members that fought with several units (including the 25th Virginia Infantry, 60th Virginia Infantry, 9th Battalion Virginia Infantry, and the 62nd Virginia Mounted Infantry).

My SCV application was through my Great-Great-Grandfather Pvt. John Alfred Preston of the 14th Virginia Cavalry, Co. E. His survived the war and was later the Prosecuting Attorney for Greenbrier County, WV and a member of the WV State House of Delegates and the WV State Senate.


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I had thought of joining it about 12 years ago when someone I knew was active. I have Confederate Veterans on both sides, and the history on both sides would probably be easily verifiable.
 
I submitted a request for information about my ancestor, John Keeling, who fought at the Battle of Pea Ridge. Yes, I am a son of a Confederate Veteran.
 
Backwoods Presbyterian said:
Good Providence with that Ivan!!!
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Thank you, Sir! I have always wanted to learn more about my great, great grandfather, John Keeling. A son of the South. I've always had an affinity toward the South, although I've never actually lived there. Of course, I did live in the Republic of Texas for almost four years. My wife and I lived in Ft. Worth. I love it. My wife tolerated it, poor Yankee girl.
 
That is simply AWESOME! I read a bit of it and it's very interesting. He apparently knew Custer or at least was around him.
 
One may join the SCV based on direct or collateral ancestors. An uncle or distant cousin will qualify one for membership. Having Union Army ancestors does not disqualify you. Based on this, most white Americans and a good percentage of African-Americans may join the SCV. Muhammad Ali would qualify, having an ancestor (white), who won the equivalent of the CSA Congressional Metal of Honor. A good number of blacks did serve the SCV and some of their descendants are proud members.

I once served as chaplain to a local SCV camp in Kentucky. This is a good opportunity for evangelistic contacts.

I have several great-great grandfathers who served with Virginia and Kentucky CSA units.
 
I don't know my Family tree past my Grandfather or Grandmother on my Dad's side and my great Grandparents on my Mothers side. And I would have no idea how to do a search .

I'm ignorant of how to do such a search or make a family tree. I do know I am German and Dutch mostly. With a splash of English and Swedish.
 
When my mother did her research for membership in the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, we found out that my great-great great-grand father was a Colonel in the CSA and his three sons also fought. He was also one of the original founders and Trustees of Baylor at Independence, TX. before they moved the campus to Waco. My mother's side of the family are a bunch of Baptists! :eek: ;)
 
Sorry, my great great great uncle was in the Pennsylvania Cavalry trying to preserve the Union.

His two slaves fought with him and then they share-cropped together after the war, settling in Shannon County Missouri, in the Ozarks.
 
wsw201 said:
When my mother did her research for membership in the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, we found out that my great-great great-grand father was a Colonel in the CSA and his three sons also fought. He was also one of the original founders and Trustees of Baylor at Independence, TX. before they moved the campus to Waco. My mother's side of the family are a bunch of Baptists! :eek: ;)
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Praise God!!
 
Pergamum said:
Sorry, my great great great uncle was in the Pennsylvania Cavalry trying to preserve the Union.

His two slaves fought with him and then they share-cropped together after the war, settling in Shannon County Missouri, in the Ozarks.
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No need to say you're sorry, brother, we still love ya! :p
 
BJClark said:
reformedcop;

No, but my great great grandfather, James Madison Page who was a 2nd LT in the Union Army wrote this in defense of a Confederate:The True Story of Andersonville ... - Google Book Search
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I have a collateral ancestor who died at Andersonville, as a POW.

I've considered joining the DAR, as the documents for that are already on file with them re: my ancestors on both sides of my family, it's just so expensive.
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I have two relatives who died at Elmira Prison Camp in New York State. Froze to death in the winter of 64-65...
 
I am. I grew up in California, but my Virginian ancestors were in the CSA. Another close collateral ancestor was commissioned in the CSA and held up stage coaches in California to send the gold back East to fight the invasion of the South; California was strongly secesh at the time and Lincoln sent 15,000 troops to pacify the natives. (There is also a funny story about another CSA officer in California who held up a stage and left a receipt with the driver so he wouldn't be accused of the theft.) But another close relative of those same vets wrote "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms."
 
My great-great-grandfather was Capt. Andrew Jackson Axtell of Co. A, 97th regiment of the Indiana Volunteers... I have a book that tells a bit about him and his service... He was a surgeon.

Uh, I'll just run for the high country now... :lol:

Margaret
 
My Great, Great, Great, Great, Grandad was an immigrant from Germany whose name was Johann Jacob Ostertag. He came to the states in 1854 and served as a wagoneer in the Confederate Army in Tennessee.

KC
 
Admiral Semmes Camp # 11

All of my GGGrandfaters served in the Confederate Army. My membership is based upon my named GGGrandfather,James Russel Underwood, Pvt. in the 11th Georgia Artillery.
 
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