Captain James W. Bryan Camp 1390: February 2012

Charge of Gen. Stephen Dill Lee to the Sons of Confederate Veterans (Our Mission Statement)

To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we will commit 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 which he loved and which you love also, and those ideals 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 Dill Lee
Commander-General
United Confederate Veterans
New Orleans, Louisiana
April 25, 1906.

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