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Post Civil War Reb Brotherhoods

Post Civil War Reb Brotherhoods

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 11:28AM GMT
Classification: Query
The obituary of Frederick Stith Washington (great-great-great-nephew of President George Washington) states that he was past president of "Louisiana Division A. N. V. Camp No. 1, U. C. V."
What do those initials stand for, please?
He died in New Orleans on 19 July 1893.

Re: Post Civil War Reb Brotherhoods

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 12:26AM GMT
Classification: Query
U.C.V. stood for United Confederate Veterans, a very large organisation. When most of them were gone, the name was changed to Sons of Confederate Veterans, but the Camp numbers remained the same.

The same is true for northern veterans. The G.A.R. -- Grand Army of the Republic was a very large organisation of Union veterans, it was later changed to Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Both the S.C.V. and S.U.V.C.W.still exist and are active.

Re: Post Civil War Reb Brotherhoods

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 1:22AM GMT
Classification: Query
Good. Thanks.
Any idea about A.N.V. ?

Re: Post Civil War Reb Brotherhoods

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 1:37PM GMT
Classification: Query
Army of Northern Virginia. Camp number 1 would show that this is a very early chapter of the UCV, if not the first. I used to belong to a SCV camp number in the 90s, and dated from the 1890s. Nowadays newer camps are numbered in the thousands, such as "Camp 2031" or whatever.

Re: Post Civil War Reb Brotherhoods

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 9:02PM GMT
Classification: Query
Thanks - it turned out that Frederick Stith Washington is buried in the Tomb of The Army of Northern Virginia in Metairie Cemetery, N.O., LA.

New Question:
Frederick's brother-in-law, John Wheeler Fairfax, died in New Orleans on 18 May 1924. His obit says: "During the war Colonel Fairfax served with the famous Chasseurs au Pied under General St. Paul, and he was the last survivor of that command." Googling does not give good results on that military unit. Do you know anything about that unit?

Re: Post Civil War Reb Brotherhoods

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 8:26PM GMT
Classification: Query
The Chasseurs-a-Pied was originally a branch of the French army. Louisiana, owing to its French heritage took this name for a certain Confederate volunteer militia. There were many different units and companies. Toward the end of the war most had disolved into other outfits, such as the Sumpter Regiment became the 30th Louisiana Infantry. You might look into other regiments. the names you mentioned were not in the database of soldiers and sailors, but that doesnt mean much. The database is incomplete. I havent heard of a General St. Paul, but that doesnt mean he didnt exist either.
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