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United Daughters of the Confederacy

This society was established in 1894.

United Daughters of the Confederacy
Memorial Building
328 North Boulevard
Richmond, VA 23220
Telephone: 804-355-1636
Fax: 804-359-1325
Internet: www.hqudc.org

This website has information about the society’s objectives, membership, library facilities, magazine, and conventions.

The society’s national publication is:

*United Daughters of the Confederacy Magazine. Richmond, Virginia: United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1937. (FS Library book 973 B2ud.) The FamilySearch Library has volumes 54 to the present.

The following state division publications will also be helpful:

*Georgia Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy. Ancestor Roster. Ten Volumes. Atlanta, Georgia: United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1992–94. (FS Library book 975.8 D24g.) Includes name and rank, birth and death dates and places, spouses birth and death, marriage dates and places, UDC member’s name, and her relationship to the soldier.

*Louisiana Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy. Index, Membership, Applications, 1898–1988 and Patriot Index. Two Volumes. Covington, Louisiana: J. Monroe, 1985–88. (FS Library book 976.3 C42u; film 1320946 items 3–4.) Includes names and units.

*Tennessee Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy. Confederate Patriot Index. Two Volumes. Not published, 1976–78. (FS Library book 976.8 M2u; fiche 6046695.) Includes names and units.

*Texas Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy. Texas Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy Ancestor Roster. Four Volumes. Texas United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1994–96. (FS Library book 976.4 D2u.) Includes the soldier’s, name, unit, and UDC descendant. The FamilySearch Library has volumes 2 through 4.

Sons of Confederate Veterans

This society was established in 1896. Members who are also descendants of Confederate officers or governmental officials are eligible to join the Military Order of the Stars and Bars.

The address of both the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the Military Order of the Stars and Bars organizations is:

Sons of Confederate Veterans
Elm Springs
Box 59
Columbia, TN 38401-0059
Telephone: 615-380-1844
Internet: www.scv.org/

This web site includes genealogical researcher addresses, a Confederate genealogical research guide, news, organization purposes, membership information, and links to related sites.

A published history of the society is:

*Sons of Confederate Veterans, 1896. Our First 100 Years. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing, 1997. (FS Library book 973 M24sc.) Contains biographical sketches of members and their ancestors.

From 1893 to 1932, the official publication of The United Confederate Veterans and lineage organizations was:

*Confederate Veteran, 1893–1932. Reprint, Wendell, North Carolina: Broadfoot’s Bookmark, n.d. (FS Library book 973 B2cv, Volumes 1–40; films 1697372, 1697375–78, 1425669–75.) The Sons of Confederate Veterans later resumed publication under the same title. (FS Library book 973 B2cx.) Features include first‑person historical accounts and obituaries of deceased veterans.

Indexes to the first 40 volumes:

*The Library of Virginia has an online index. Under the "Images and Indexes" tab, select "Digitzed Military Resources" to search.

*Manarin, Louis H., and Robert S. Bridges, editors. "Cumulative Index," The Confederate Veteran Magazine, 1893–1932. Three Volumes. Wilmington, North Carolina: Broadfoot Publishing, 1986. (FS Library book 973 B2cva index.)

United Confederate Veterans

This organization was established in New Orleans in June of 1889 by veterans of the Confederate Army. The FamilySearch Library has the following records for their organization:

*Alabama-Mississippi (FS Library film 1710607, item 10–20.)

*Missouri-West Virginia (FS Library film 1710608.)

These are arranged by state and camp. The contents include name, company or rank, number of regiment, state and service, rank of officers and their camps, and remarks.

*Rosters and Applications, 1892–1896. (FS Library films 1685778 item 3, 1685779–80, 1703671–73 item 1.) The rosters include name, company or rank, regiment, state and remarks, and name and location of the camp

Registration list of the United Confederate Veteran Reunion, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1911
See also Luana Henderson, comp. United Confederate Veterans Association Records (Mss. 1357) Revised 2009 Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, Special Collections, Hill Memorial Library, Louisiana State University Libraries, 1996,2009.