Sons of Confederate Veterans (L to R)
Eric Williams, Pat McNeil, Bill Fletcher, Larry Kilby, Elisha Ralston,
Gary Hendren, Bill Transeau, Gyeral May, Archie Triplett, Jack Roche
Diane Triplett and Todd Craig present Elisha Ralston with a scholarship.
Ken Welborn shares stories about
Edmund Ruffin, the man who fired the first shot in the Civil War.
Coincidently this historic figure looks a lot like Ken!
Marker Dedication
A cemetery headstone was placed to mark the gravesite, of Thomas Andrews,
located at Old Elk Valley Baptist Church
pictured (L to R) Todd Craig, Luna Widner, Diane Triplett, and Archie Triplett
Archie Triplett places a Confederate flag at the gravesite of Elisha Cox.
Elisha is Archie Triplett's, great-great-grandpa from his mother's side of the family.
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 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 is preserving the history and legacy of these heroes so that future generations can understand the motives that animated the Southern Cause.
The SCV is the direct heir of the United Confederate Veterans and the oldest hereditary organization for male descendants of Confederate soldiers. Organized in Richmond, Virginia in 1896, the SCV continues to serve as a historical, patriotic, and non-political organization dedicated to ensuring that a true history of the 1861-1865 period is preserved.
Membership in the Sons of Confederate Veterans is open to all male descendants of any veteran who served honorably in the Confederate armed forces.