our mission
Our main mission way out here in the Pacific Northwest is honoring our Confederate ancestors and of course that means actively preserving our Southern history and heritage. We do this in many ways: By preserving historical artifacts, creating fitting memorials, documenting our ancestor's stories, educating the public, and most importantly by locating Confederate veterans buried in Oregon and ensuring that they are properly recognized for their noble service.
If you are descended from a Confederate soldier, sailor, or marine and wish to honor and strengthen these noble American traditions, then join with us in the Sons of Confederate Veterans! Together we will defend the Confederate soldier's good name, his cause and his symbols, and see that future generations are taught the true history of the South.
The Sons of Confederate Veterans does not condone, allow, or accept racism in any form, nor are we aligned or allied with any hate groups of any kind. The Confederate Army and Navy included members of all races and ethnicities, including thousands of African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and even some Asians. To better understand the purpose and objectives of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and Camp 458, please examine this website, review our official Camp Constitution and By-Laws here, attend our meetings, or drop us a line.
Join US
Camp 458 has a genealogist that can help track down your ancestor and the camp pays for access to database record services.
One way to get started is to contact the archives of the State from which the soldier fought 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 that information can be obtained for a nominal fee. In addition, the former Confederate States awarded pensions to veterans and their widows. All of these records contain a wealth of information that can be used to document military service.