Membership Requirements
The Cantiñieres cordially invites prospective members to e-mail us at:
CSAcantiniere@aol.com
Who is Eligible?
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. Adopted children are not eligible for membership by virtue of their adoptive parents' bloodline but solely by virtue of their natural or biological parents' bloodlines.
Proof of Eligibility
Proof of an ancestor's service to the Confederate States of America must be provided and may be obtained upon request from any of the following sources (if available):
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*UDC Business Office: From records of military service compiled from registered applications and National Archives Microfilm of Confederate Veterans files, upon request of UDC Chapter Registrar. (Research fee and SASE required.)
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*Pension records Confederate pension record information is limited but can be found on the Web. For a reasonable fee, the site Researcher will do the work for you.
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*State Departments of Archives and History, Confederate Records, if certified.
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*US National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. Telephone: 1-86-NARA-NARA or 1-866-272-6272
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*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.
Genealogy Sources: Find Your Confederate Ancestor's Service Record
National Park Service Civil War Soldiers Sailors
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/info.htm
On-line searches based on National Archives Database
Florida Civil War Soldier Index
http://www.researchonline.net/flcw/mastindx.htm
Search by name; lists both CS and US
Florida CSA Pensions
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/Pensionfiles.html
Provides official copies for a fee
Military Records and Database Link
http://www.epodunk.com/search/record-search-military.html
National Cemeteries & Veterans Burials Link
http://www.interment.net/us/nat/index.htm/
Searching for Family Genealogy
Family Search Internet Genealogy Service
Latter Day Saints Church offers a free database
Roots Web Home Page
Provides a free database
Ancestry.com
Provides a free 14 day trial membership
Fold 3 - Historical Military Records
Genealogy.com
Requires a subscription
Cyndi's Page
Proof of a veteran's dates must also be submitted and may be obtained from any of the following sources:
1.Birth and/or death certificates
2.Newspaper obituaries
3.Tombstones (name of cemetery and location must be included; authenticity must be certified; photograph should be included if possible). NOTE: Tombstone information is not acceptable as proof of Confederate service.
4.Annotations in family Bible
5.Other sources may be deemed adequate; consult with the registrar of the Chapter you plan to join.
Proof of an applicant's relation to the Confederate veteran must also be provided (usually in the form of birth, marriage, and death certificates).
Please note that genealogical research is NOT available from the UDC's Business Office.
Admission:
Admission to the United Daughters of the Confederacy shall be by invitation through a Chapter.
