History
of the Johnson City
Chapter 754
The
Johnson City
Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy was chartered on
February 6, 1904, with 50 members. Mrs. Harry W. Lyle was elected first
president. The early work of the general organization was decorating
and marking the graves of the veterans of the War Between the States.
To ensure the veterans in this area would have a final resting place,
the Johnson City Chapter purchased four lots in the Oak Hill Cemetery
in August, 1906, and nine Confederate Veterans are buried in this plot.
Our membership is not limited to Johnson City, but covers all of
Northeastern Tennessee. Our Chapter motto is "Faithful to the memory of
our ancestors." Our
objectives are Historical, Memorial, Educational, Benevolent, and
Patriotic. We protect, preserve and restore Confederate historic
sites, monuments, and markers. Historical programs are presented
during chapter meetings. Scholarships are an important part of
the UDC and numerous endowed scholarships at the graduate and
undergraduate levels for descendants of eligible Confederate ancestors
are available. We honor the memory of those who served and those
who fell in the service of the Confederate States of America, as we
honor and care for their descendants that serve our country today.
History
of the United Daughters of the Confederacy
The United Daughters
of the Confederacy is the outgrowth of numerous ladies' hospital
associations, and aid societies formed during the War Between the
States to aid the Confederate Soldier. After the War, these
organizations evolved into local memorial, monument,
and Confederate home associations and auxiliaries to camps of
Confederate Veterans. By 1890, two Statewide organizations had
formed from the many local groups, the Daughters of the Confederacy
(DOC) in Missouri, and the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Confederate
Soldiers Home in Tennessee. Through the connection with these two
statewide organizations, the UDC is the oldest patriotic organization
in our country.
The National Association of the Daughters of the Confederacy was
organized in Nashville, Tennessee, 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.
The United Daughters of the Confederacy is a non-profit organization,
and it meets the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) as
a tax-exempt organization.
How do
I join the UDC?
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. Membership in the UDC is at the local level in a
Chapter, which works in the community to preserve the local Confederate
History. The Chapters form a statewide organization - the
Division. The Division oversees the preservation of Confederate
History within the State borders. The Divisions are united in the
General Organization, which oversees all the units and works to further
our Objectives throughout the nation.
One of the strengths of the UDC is the verification of a woman's
lineage and descent from an eligible Confederate ancestor, through
documentation and verification by impartial registrars, both at
Division and General level. Help in obtaining the needed proofs
and in completing the required application form is always available
from Chapter members.
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