ðɪ ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv æz ðə tˌɛnəsˈiː kənfˈɛdɚɹət məmˈoːɹɪəl ænd hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən.
The organization was founded in November 1885 as the Tennessee Confederate Memorial and Historical Association.