The United Daughters of the Confederacy is made up of more than 20,000 women nationwide who are blood descendents, lineal or collateral, of the men and women who served honorably in the Army, Navy or Civil Service of the Confederate States of America or who gave material aid to the cause. Our objectives are Historical, Educational, Benevolent, Memorial and Patriotic, and our work is concentrated in these areas.
THE MISSISSIPPI DIVISION UDC
Organized in Meridian, Mississippi, on April 27, 1897, the Mississippi Division United Daughters of the Confederacy has more than 800 members in 30 chapters located throughout the state. Mississippi Daughters work diligently to carry out the objectives of our Organization.
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DAYS OF OBSERVANCE
According to the Standing Rules of UDC General all bodies of the UDC are to observe annually, when possible, the following special days:
January 14 - Birthday of Commander Matthew Fontaine Maury
January 19 - Birthday of General Robert E. Lee
January 21 - Birthday of General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson
June 3 - Birthday of Confederate President Jefferson Davis
September 10 - Founders Day
September 16 - Birthday of Admiral Franklin Buchanan
September 27 - Birthday of Admiral Raphael Semmes
April 25 - Confederate Memorial Day
UDC MAGAZINE
Published monthly (with the sole exception of a combined June/July issue) by the General Organization of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the UDC MAGAZINE includes messages from the General Officers and news about Division and Chapter activities around the country. Subscription rate is $15.00 per year. ($27 for two years, $40 for three years.) Subscription rate for 100% Chapters is $12.00 per year. For additional information or submitting articles and ads and for subscription information, please click here.
OUR HERITAGE
Believed to be the oldest continually published Division Newsletter/paper in the General Organization, Mississippi's OUR HERITAGE is published four times each year and is provided to each member of the Mississippi Divison UDC as a benefit of her membership dues.
The next deadline for submission of material for publication in OUR HERITAGE: August 19, 2011 Submit officer and committee messages and news and pictures to the Division Editor.
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What better way to help celebrate our Sesquicentennial of the War Between the States than have our youth learn about the war by writing an essay. The following are the topics for essays for 2012:
* Junior High (grades 6 - 8) - Vicksburg: Cave Life of the Courageous Southern People During the Siege of Vicksburg (During the War Between the States)
* Senior High (grades 9-12) - Corinth and Shiloh - Battles for the Rails (During the War Between the States) Essays should be between 500 and 600 words and double spaced. They must include the required citing of authorities in footnotes, the correct use of quotes and a completed bibliography. Entries must be submitted to the Mississippi Division Historian and postmarked no later that March 15, 1012.
It is important to learn about and help preserve our History (which is one of the UDC objectives) so I challenge each UDC member to let the students know about the essay contest and to encourage them to participate while learning about their History.
The Eleanor Shands Contest winners will receive cash awards: 1st place $50.00, 2nd place $30.00 and 3rd place $20.00. I am looking forward to receiving many, many essays.
Wylodean Edwards, Historian
Mississippi Division, UDC
Mississippi Division United Daughters of the Confederacy®
* Junior High (grades 6 - 8) - Vicksburg: Cave Life of the Courageous Southern People During the Siege of Vicksburg (During the War Between the States)
