United Daughters of the Confederacy ^�

��� Those eligible for Active membership are women no less than sixteen 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 U.D.C.

��� Admission to the Organization shall be by invitation through a Chapter. If you are interested in becoming a member, please contact our Chapter. Please provide us with your name, mailing address and telephone number and we will have a member invite you to a chapter meeting.

��� You can download a UDC Original Membership Application  to get started on your paperwork. Chapter members are available to assist prospective members complete the application process.

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

1. U.D.C. Business Office: From records of military service compiled from registered U.D.C. applications and National Archives Compiled Confederate Service Records, upon request of U.D.C. Chapter Registrar and payment of research fee.

2. Limited Pension records for Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, South Carolina and Tennessee are available from the UDC Business office for a fee.

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

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

5. 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.

6. Data from a tombstone is not acceptable as proof of military service, however, may be used to document birth and death dates. Photograph of tombstone. Name of cemetery and location required.

7. Proof of applicant's relation to Confederate Ancestor. (birth, marriage and death certificates, where applicable).

8. (Genealogy research is not available from the Business Office.)

NO APPLICANT WHOSE ANCESTOR TOOK THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE PRIOR TO APRIL 9, 1865 SHALL BE CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY. IF FURTHER PROOF OF SERVICE IS AVAILABLE, THEREFORE NULLIFYING THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE, THE APPLICANT SHALL BE CONSIDERED FOR MEMBERSHIP.

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Belle Boyd Chapter #2387, United Daughters of the Confederacy �

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