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The Military Order of the Stars and Bars (MOSB) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization in the United States that is based in Nixa, Missouri.[1] It is a lineage society founded in 1938 for men who are descended from military officers or political leaders in the Confederate States of America (CSA).
The order was founded in 1938 in Columbia, South Carolina, at a meeting attended by 17 former Confederate officers and 47 male descendants of Confederate officers. They voted to begin a new CSA veterans society to hold annual meetings and chose the name of the "Order of the Stars and Bars".[2]
The organization changed its name to "The Military Order of the Stars and Bars" at the 39th General Convention held in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1976.[2] It adopted the Confederate battle flag as the official insignia of the order.[2]
The presiding officer of the general organization is called the "Commander General of the Military Order of the Stars and Bars".[2] The current executive director (as of 2022) is Jon E. Trent. The organization awards scholarships and literary awards for books about Confederate history.[3] The largest chapter (the most amount of qualified members) is the Sul Ross, Chapter 184 located in San Antonio, Texas with meny of its members serving on the organization's Board of Directors.
At the initiation of new members and at the beginning of meetings, members pledge to "commemorate and honor the service of leadership these men rendered" and salute the Confederate flag "with affection, reverence and undying devotion for the Cause for which it stands".[2]
The group is in no way affiliated with the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a neo-Confederate group. According to the US Dept. of the Treasury: IRS the MOS&B and the SCV are two completely separate entitles as both organizations have separate 501(c)3 Tax-Exempt EIN, separate Board of Directors, and governing documents. [4] Although some are members of both organizations.[4] The Sons of Confederate Veterans was reported in March of 2002 to have been taken over by "Neo-Confederate extremists".[4]
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