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The United Confederate Veterans (UCV, or simply Confederate Veterans) was an American Civil War veterans' organization headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The Confederate Veteran was a magazine about veterans of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War of 1861–1865, propagating the myth of the Lost Cause of the Confederacy. It was instrumental in popularizing the legend of Sam Davis. [1]
United Confederate Veterans. Adjutant General's Office (1907). Minutes of the United Confederate Veterans. Vol. II. New Orleans}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ; United Confederate Veterans. Adjutant General's Office (1909). Minutes of the United Confederate Veterans. Vol. III. New Orleans
[4] [5] An extensively researched book [6] by Frank L. Gryzb, The Last Civil War Veterans: The Lives of the Final Survivors State by State, published March 29, 2016, supports the conclusion by Hoar, Marvel, Serrano and others that Pleasant Crump was the last confirmed and verified surviving veteran of the Confederate States Army. [7] [8]
As a result the ex-Confederate states set up their own pension systems. With their base in an impoverished region, they could provide only a small fraction of the money accorded Union pensioners. [105] The GAR practised friendly cooperation with Confederate veterans' organizations, especially the United Confederate Veterans. They each played a ...
This category includes personnel of both the Union and Confederate sides of the war. ... American Civil War veterans and descendants organizations (4 C, 13 P)
The Confederate Medal of Honor is a posthumous award created by the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) in 1977 to recognize Confederate veterans who "distinguished themselves conspicuously by gallantry, bravery, and intrepidity at the risk of life, above and beyond the call of duty" during the American Civil War.
This is a topic category for the topic United Confederate Veterans The main article for this category is United Confederate Veterans . Please do not include biographical articles with a passing reference to membership or local leadership in the organization unless there is substantial related content.