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Our Confederate Ancestors sacrificed All But Their Honor Charge to the Sons of Confederate Veterans: "To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we submit the vindication of the Cause for which we fought; to your strength will be given the defense of the Confederate soldier's good name, the guardianship of his history, the emulation of his virtues, the perpetuation of those principles he loved and which made him glorious and which you also cherish. Remember, it is your duty to see that the true history of the South is presented to future generations." Lt Gen Stephen D. Lee, CSA, 1906. The citizen-soldiers who fought for the Confederacy personified the best qualities of America. The preservation of liberty and freedom was the motivating factor in the South's decision to fight the second American Revolution. The tenacity with which Confederate soldiers, seaman, and marines fought underscored their belief in the rights guaranteed by the Constitution. These attributes are the underpinning of our democratic society and represent the foundation on which this nation was built. Today, the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) is preserving the history and legacy of these heroes, so future generations can understand the motives that animated the Southern Cause. Membership in the SCV is open to all male descendants of any soldier, seaman or marine who served honorably in the Confederate armed forces. The SCV has ongoing programs at the local, state, and national levels which offer members a wide range of activities. Preservation work, marking Confederate soldier's graves, historical re-enactments, scholarly publications, and regular meetings to discuss the military and political history of the War Between the States are only a few of the activities sponsored by local camps. SCV Camp 3002 is named to honor Captain James Walker, CO of Company D, 2nd Texas Mounted Rifles of the Confederate Army of NM that consisted of elements of the 2nd Texas Mounted Rifles and the 4th, 5th, & 7th Texas Mounted Volunteers that invaded the-then in an attempt to expand the Confederacy to the Pacific and to influence the northern states of the Republic of Mexico to grant Confederate access to Mexican Pacific sea ports. The campaign failed and accordingly Confederate western influence retreated to far west Texas and remained there from about April 1862 to the end of the War. The Federals did attempt to invade Texas from the west in 1864 -- but failed -- to learn more about this failed attempt -- click here. To learn more regarding the War Between the States in New Mexico -- click here. Camp 3002 is one of many SCV camps distributed throughout the USA and is one of several camps located in New Mexico -- the others being General William R. Scurry-Camp 1385, Major John Shropshire-Camp 2033 & Brigadier General Henry Hopkins Sibley-Camp 2075 all located in Albuquerque, NM area. Also, Rebels on the Rio Grande-Camp 1826 located in the Las Cruces, NM area and Henry Ward Harris-Camp 2037 located in the Hobbs, NM area. The links to your upper left provide access to NM SCV member's Confederate ancestors & camps located in NM, as well as to the SCV National HQ, Museum of the Confederacy and some Confederate reenacting units, etc. All Camp 3002 members are invited to forward to Pappy information regarding your Confederate ancestor and he will post it on the web for all to see -- to access info of NM SCV member's ancestors -- click here or on the obvious link in the upper left link menu. | ||
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A major project of the NM SCV Division, NM SCV Camps 1826, 1385, 2033, 2037, 2075, 3002 and Texas SCV Camp 1441 is to build a database of gravesites of Confederate military veterans buried in New Mexico & west Texas. If you have information of such a gravesite, please complete this form. To view a table of Confederate soldiers killed/died during Sibley's NM campaign click here. To view a table of Confederate soldiers buried in New Mexico or west Texas after the end of the War Between the States click here. | ||||
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Any male descendent, living in the Alamogordo NM area, of a Confederate military serviceman who served honorably and who wishes to become a member of SCV Camp 3002, please e-mail Larry Pope. Annual membership fee is $20 plus a one-time registration fee of $5. Annual membership includes a subscription to bi-monthly Confederate Veteran. To research your ancestor's Confederate military service -- click here -- its a free service from the National Park Service. If you know you have a Confederate ancestor but you're not certain how he is related to you -- click here to view a pdf-formatted webpage that will help you to determine the relationship. If you cannot establish yourself as a descendent of a Confederate military veteran -- associate membership is available with an annual fee of $20 which includes a subscription to bi-monthly Confederate Veteran. Camp 3002 Commander: Larry Pope e-mail: generalpope@beyondbb.com To access many songs of the WBTS -- click here To view & learn about some Texas Confederate flags -- click here To learn more regarding our Confederate heritage -- click here This website made possible by the generosity of the New Mexico Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans | ||
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By April 1865 the ANV was a thin shadow of it's former self. | ||
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Updated: 12/31/2007. Background image is Company C, 4th Texas Volunteers at Fort Davis, TX -- Oct 2004. Several Company C members are also members of one of the NMSCV camps including Camp 3002. | ||
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