United Daughters of the Confederacy®
Texas Division

UDC Membership Information

For more information on joining UDC please contact our
Membership Chairman Kathy Hillman.

Membership Information Request Form

Membership is open to 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.

Required Proof of Eligibility

Proof of ancestor's service to the Confederate States of America may be obtained, if available, upon request from one of the following sources:

UDC Business Office: From records of military service compiled from registered UDC applications and National Archives Compiled Confederate Service Records, upon request of UDC Chapter Registrar and payment of research fee. (Research Request Form)

Limited pension records are available from the UDC Business Office for a fee (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, South Carolina, and Tennessee). (Research Request Form)

State Departments of Archives and History, Confederate Records, if certified.

General Services Administration, National Archives and Records Service, 8th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20408

An authoritative publication: Photocopy of title page, name of author, volume, page number, year of publication, location of library. Provide certified copy of pertinent data relating to Confederate ancestor only.

Data from a tombstone is not acceptable as proof of military service but may be used as proof of birth and death dates. Proof of applicant's relation to Confederate ancestor must be established through birth, marriage, and death certificates.

UDC Business Office
Memorial Building
328 North Boulevard
Richmond, VA 23220-4009
Telephone: 804-355-1636
Fax: 804-353-1396
E-mail: hqudc@rcn.com

HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday - Friday
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST

Objectives

The objectives of the organization are Historical, Educational, Benevolent, Memorial and Patriotic:

To collect and preserve the material necessary for a truthful history of the War Between the States and to protect, preserve, and mark the places made historic by Confederate valor.

To assist descendants of worthy Confederates in securing a proper education.

To fulfill the sacred duty of benevolence toward the survivor of the War and those dependent upon them.

To honor the memory of those who served and those who fell in the service of the Confederate States of America.

To record the part played during the War by Southern women, including their patient endurance of hardship, their patriotic devotion during the struggle, and their untiring efforts during the post-War reconstruction of the South.

To cherish the ties of friendship among the members of the Organization.

The insignia of the United Daughters of the Confederacy is the First National Flag (Stars and Bars) of the Confederacy surrounded by a laurel wreath bearing the letters "UDC" under the flag; the whole is tied with a ribbon on which are inscribed the dates "1861-1865."  The name United Daughters of the Confederacy and the insignia are registered trademarks.

Emblem and Motto

The emblem of the UDC is a cotton boll superimposed on a five-pointed star .
At the tips of the points are the words of the motto: LOVE, LIVE, PRAY, THINK, DARE!