SCV in Oklahoma
 
     Around 1890, Oklahoma started on its way to statehood. United Confederate Veterans started forming camps in Indian Territory and the Oklahoma Territory, many had fought through these areas from Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, and Lousianna. There numbers assisted in creating the Confederate Veterans home in Ardmore along with creating several cemetaries, from Rose Hill to Wynnewood to Oaklawn in Tulsa and Fairlawn in OKC. With the forming of United Sons of Confederate Veterans in 1897, the SCV would grow to many camps, learn from thier fathers and assisting the United Daughters of the Confederacy and caring for the many veterans graves and erecting monuments to honor Confederate soldiers.
 
     With the United States entry into WWII the SCV would slowly to dwindle to a dozen members. In 1971, the SCV would gain new strength with the camp chartering of the Stan Watie camp in OKC by Col. Jordon B. Reeves, Charles Smith, Hale Bicknell, and others. Through the formulation of this camp Oklahoma would grow to add camps in Tulsa, El Reno, Norman, Sallisaw, and other towns. The Oklahoma Division would produce many leaders in the Army of Trans-Miss. and National SCV. In 2004, Oklahoma would incur much internal turmoil and lose its charter. Oklahoma in 2006 would regain its charter and leadership of a new Division Commander with Dr. Leslie Tucker (a long time member) with the help of his Lt. Commander Harold Tydings, which would restart the divison in our founding principles and our charge from Lt Gen. Stephen Dill Lee. The Oklahoma Divison is in the process of regrowing into a strong divison with strong camps and members.