Arkansas Division
Membership

Those eligible for active membership are women no less than sixteen years of age who are blood descendants, lineal (in a direct line of ancestry) or collateral (descended from the same ancestors but not in the same line) 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.
Women who are adopted are eligible only through the bloodline of a biological parent (Article IV Section 3b).
No Confederate ancestor who took the Oath of Allegiance before April 9, 1865 shall be eligible to be used for application for membership. If proof of further Confederate service is available, thereby nullifying the Oath of Allegiance, the ancestor shall be considered for approval (Article IV Section 3b)

Admission to the Organization shall be by invitation through a UDC Chapter.
If you are interested in becoming a member, please send your name, mailing address, and telephone number to hqudc@rcn.com, and we will have a member invite you to a local chapter meeting.
You may also email the president of a chapter near you. The e mail addresses of the chapter presidents are located on the Arkansas Division Officers page.
Questions directed to this organization must include name, mailing address and telephone number.

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.*

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

   ~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 does not provide an acceptable military service record, but you may use this information for dates of birth and death.

   ~Proof of applicant's relation to Confederate Ancestor. (birth, marriage and death certificates, where applicable).
*Sources 1 and 2 require fees and self-addressed stamped envelope.

Dues are determined by Chapter Bylaws.

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Webpage last updated September 22, 2007