About the UDC
The United Daughters of the Confederacy is the outgrowth of many
local memorial, monument, and Confederate home associations
and
auxiliaries to camps of United Confederate Veterans
that were
organized after the War Between the States. It is the
oldest
patriotic organization in our country because of its connection
with two statewide organizations that came into
existence as
early as 1890 -- the Daughters of the Confederacy (DOC) in
Missouri and the Ladies' Auxiliary
of the Confederate Soldiers
Home in Tennessee.
The National Association of the Daughters of the Confederacy
was organized in Nashville, Tenn.,
on September 10, 1894, by
founders Mrs.
Caroline Meriwether Goodlett
of Nashville and Mrs. Anna
Davenport Raines of Georgia. At its second meeting in
Atlanta, Ga., in 1895,
the Organization changed its name to the
United Daughters of the Confederacy. The United Daughters of the
Confederacy
was incorporated under the laws of the District of
Columbia on July 18, 1919.
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.
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
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Insignia
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.
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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
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