Welcome to Texas Fifth Brigade
Sons of Confederate Veterans
The Texas Division is divided into twelve sperate Brigades of command, each Brigade is commanded by a Brigade Commander under the direct command of the Texas Division Commander.
The Texas Division 5th Brigade covers Northeast Texas consisting of Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Rains, Red River, Titus, Upshur, Wood, Part of Smith and VanZandt Counties and has a total of seven Sons of Confederate Veterans Camps in the Brigade. Of the seven Camps there are approxiately 156 active members.
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Charge to the Sons of Confederate Veterans
"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."
Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee, Commander General,
United Confederate Veterans,
New Orleans, Louisiana April 25, 1906
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