The ''Confederate Veteran'' was a magazine about veterans of the

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during the

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of 1861–1865, propagating the myth of the

Lost Cause of the Confederacy The Lost Cause of the Confederacy (or simply Lost Cause) is an American pseudohistorical negationist mythology that claims the cause of the Confederate States during the American Civil War was just, heroic, and not centered on slavery. Fir ...

. It was instrumental in popularizing the legend of Sam Davis. A subsequent magazine of the same title is still in print, and is an official publication of the

Sons of Confederate Veterans The Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) is an American neo-Confederate nonprofit organization of male descendants of Confederate soldiers that commemorates these ancestors, funds and dedicates monuments to them, and promotes the pseudohis ...

organization.

History

The ''Confederate Veteran'' was founded by S. A. Cunningham in

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in 1893. Initially, it began as a fundraising newsletter for the construction of a monument in honor of

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, the

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, in

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. Its first issue included several articles about Jefferson Davis written by Cunningham,

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's poem entitled, ''

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'', and an article about the town of

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written by

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, a Southern Baptist minister. The magazine became "the official organ first of the United Confederate Veterans and later of the

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, the

, and the Confederate Southern Memorial Society." Over the years, the magazine became "one of the

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's most influential monthlies." Through it, Cunningham became a leader of the

Lost Cause The Lost Cause of the Confederacy (or simply Lost Cause) is an American pseudohistorical negationist mythology that claims the cause of the Confederate States during the American Civil War was just, heroic, and not centered on slavery. Firs ...

movement. It had a readership of over 20,000 by 1900. After Cunningham's death in 1913, the second editor was Edith D. Pope. The magazine ceased publication in 1932. The magazine came back into publication in 1984. Another magazine of the same name is still currently in print by the Sons of Confederate Veterans. This current incarnation of Confederate Veteran Magazine is printed 6 times per year, and is mailed to members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. An online digital version is also available. Subscriptions to the magazine can be purchased by non-members.

References

External links

* ''Confederate Veteran'' at

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– 40 volumes under construction
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