Second, the flurry of monument building also coincided with the City Beautiful Movement, which popularized monuments in public spaces. The Lost Cause philosophy is still hard at work. Turning off personalised advertising opts you out of these sales. Original Price 5,930 Many commentators have said the UDC simply supported the Klan. [26] The UDC has also been active in national causes during wartime. The United Daughters of the Confederacy makes Confederate-descended veterans of World War I eligible to receive the Southern Cross of Honor. "'Love Makes Memory Eternal': The United Daughters of the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia, 18971920," in Edward Ayers and John C. Willis, eds. 14K Gold United Daughters of the Confederacy Pin with Jeweler's Box UDC pin in 14 karat gold, 1 x 0.875 in., 1.5 dwt., with enamel first national flag at center surrounded by gold laurel wreath, " DC " logo, and bow with " 61 " and " 65 " engraved on loops. WHEREAS, The United Daughters of the Confederacy is a tax-exempt, non-profit Organization whose objectives are Historical, Benevolent, Educational, Memorial and Patriotic; AND, WHEREAS, The United Daughters of the Confederacy is an Organization dedicated to the purpose of honoring the memory of its Confederate ancestors; protecting, preserving and marking the places made historic by Confederate valor; collecting and preserving the material for a truthful history of the War Between the States; recording the participation of Southern women in their patient endurance of hardship and patriotic devotion during and after the War Between the States; fulfilling the sacred duty of benevolence toward the survivors and those dependent upon them; assisting descendants of worthy Confederates in securing a proper education; honoring the service of veterans from all wars as well as active duty military personnel and cherishing the ties of friendship among the members of the organization, AND, WHEREAS, The United Daughters of the Confederacy is a patriotic Organization which honors and upholds the United States of America and respects its Flag, AND. [27][28], The UDC encouraged women to publish their experiences in the war, beginning with biographies of major southern figures, such as Varina Davis's of her husband Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy. State Departments of Archives and History, Confederate Records, if certified. If proof of further Confederate service is available, thereby nullifying the Oath of Allegiance, the ancestor shall be considered for approval. This they did by lobbying for state archives and museums, national historic sites, and historic highways; compiling genealogies; interviewing former soldiers; writing history textbooks; and erecting monuments, which now moved triumphantly from cemeteries into town centers. They are dedicated to celebrating the Confederacy and rather thinly veiled support for white supremacy. ". Our members are the ones who have spent 128 years honoring their memory by various activities in the fields of education, history and charity, promoting patriotism and good citizenship. The office of historian-general was created in 1908 in part to review histories and textbooks for material that the UDC deemed unjust to the South. Rutherford, a Georgian who served in the position from 1911 to 1916, gave speeches, published pamphlets, and wrote newspaper columns that promulgated the Lost Cause view of the war. It does not pass. By 1922, Muzzey's contract was over and the book was dropped, at which point the UDC was proud to announce that they had "the sympathy of the State Board of Education" (as if they had done something more dramatic than wait for a contract to expire).