VIRGINIA DIVISION
RECRUITING COORDINATOR
If you do not live in Virginia, please contact : SCV Headquarters at 1-800-MY SOUTH for assistance.
Benefits of membership include participation in local, state, and national events, a membership certificate, and a subscription to Confederate Veteran magazine, published 6 times a year. Join us in honoring the memory of the Confederate soldier, sailor, marine, chaplain, surgeon, diplomat, teamster, cooks and musicians. Good luck, and we look forward to your compatriot-ship!
Genealogy Resources
Contact the following if you have an ancestor's name and regiment:
Sons of Confederate Veterans Genealogy Network
https://scv.org/genealogy-assistance-2/
Genealogy Resources on the Internet -- Virginia
Library of Virginia: http://www.lva.lib.va.us
• Confederate Disability Applications and Receipts - Applications to the Board of Commissioners on Artificial Limbs from injured soldiers.
• Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows - Searchable database of pension applications and amended applications filed by resident Virginia Confederate veterans and their widows.
• Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows Electronic Card Index - Index to pension applications and amended applications filed by resident Virginia Confederate veterans and their widows.
• Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldiers' Home Applications for Admission
VA Historical Society - http://www.vahistorical.org/
United Daughters of the Confederacy - http://www.hqudc.org/
Memorial Building/Libraries - H.W. Brewer Library - Research available
Index of Regimental Histories - http://www.tarleton.edu/~kjones/CSva-wv.html#VA-Gen'l
Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry and other Virginia Units
Free Headstone for Confederate Soldiers - www.cem.va.gov/cem/hmm/pre_WWI_era.asp
If you want to hire a researcher, write to the following address for a list of qualified individuals:
Board for Certification of Genealogists
1307 New Hampshire Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036