Who is Eligible?
Those eligible for active membership are women no less than 16 years of age who are blood descendants, lineal or collateral, of men and women who served honorably in the Army, Navy, or civil service of the Confederate States of America or gave material aid to The Cause. Also eligible are those women who are lineal or collateral blood descendants of members or former members of the UDC. Adopted children are not eligible for membership by virtue of their adoptive parents' bloodline but solely by virtue of their natural or biological parents' bloodlines.Proof of Eligibility
Proof of an ancestor's service to the Confederate States of America may be provided, if available, upon request from one of the following sources:
- UDC Business Office
- From records of military service compiled from registered applications and veterans' files, upon request of the Chapter Registrar and payment of research fee
- State Department of Archives and History
- Confederate records, if certified
- General Services Administration, National Archives and Record Service
8th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20408
- An authoritative publication
- Give name of author, volume, page number, year of publication, location of library. Provide certified copy of pertinent data.
- Data from tombstone
- Name and location of cemetery. Please certify as to authenticity. Enclose photograph if possible.
- Proof of applicant's relation to Confederate veteran
- Birth, marriage, and death certificates where possible.
Admission
Admission to the organization shall be by invitation through a Chapter.The application shall bear the endorsement of two members of the accepting Chapter to whom the applicant is personally known. She shall be accepted for membership as described in the UDC Bylaws.