After the end of The War Between the States, Confederate Veterans all across the South, and the entire United States, formed into independent groups. These groups addressed common goals of rehabilitation, pension applications, civic ceremonies, grave marking, cemetery care, preservation of the virtues of their cause, and historic preservation. These groups came together to form the United Confederate Veterans, each location was called a Camp. Veterans of all races, Black, Hispanic, Native Americans and white shared membership in individual Camps. Reunions were held each year into the 1930's many in conjunction with the Grand Army of the Republic, the Union veteran's organization. In the 1890's, it became obvious to UCV leadership that their members were becoming older, and unable to carry on the struggle for their own vindication. In 1896, the UCV established a new organization to take over the support and advocacy of Confederate soldiers, the Sons of Confederate Veterans


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