MILITARY ORDER OF THE STARS AND BARS
History of the order
The order was established on August 30, 1938, in Columbia, South Carolina by seventeen veterans who served as Confederate officers and forty-seven men who were descendants of Confederate officers. Originally known as the Order of the Stars and Bars, the order adopted its present title at its convention in Memphis, Tennessee in 1976.The order takes its name form the first official flag of the Confederate States of America, the "Stars and Bars." It uses five rituals for the initiation of new members, benediction, roll call of honor, graveside services of departed comrades, and memorial services.