The United Daughters of the Confederacy is the outgrowth of many local memorial, monument, and Confederate home associations and auxiliaries to camps of United Confederate Veterans that were organized after the War Between the States. It is the oldest patriotic organization in our country because of its connection with two statewide organizations that came into existence as early as 1890 — the Daughters of the Confederacy (DOC) in Missouri and the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Confederate Soldiers Home in Tennessee.

The National Association of the Daughters of the Confederacy was organized in Nashville, Tenn., on September 10, 1894, by founders Mrs. Caroline Meriwether Goodlett of Nashville and Mrs. Anna Davenport Raines of Georgia. At its second meeting in Atlanta, Ga., in 1895, the Organization changed its name to the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The United Daughters of the Confederacy was incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia on July 18, 1919.

Membership is open to 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.

Arizona Division History

The Arizona Division was originally chartered in 1918. The first President was Mrs. Asa T. Hoy, the Chartering President of Albert Sydney Johnston Chapter #1199 chartered April 27, 1909 in Bisbee, AZ. The other two chapters were Robert E. Lee #1661, Phoenix, and Dixie #1679, Tempe, both chartered in 1917.

The Division has been active continually for 89 years and has held conventions 84 of those years. It has approximately 70 members.

Arizona Division President

Our current Arizona Division President is Mrs. Norma Laitem of Thunderbird Chapter #2102, Phoenix.

Active Chapters

Activities

Division activities in Arizona include:

• Holding Confederate Memorial Day services at the Arizona UDC Marker in Wesley Bolin Plaza on the Phoenix Capitol grounds each Saturday closest to April 26th.
• Participating in Confederate Memorial Day services at Evergreen Cemetary in Tucson on April 26th.
• Attending Confederate Memorial Day services in Dragoon Springs on May 2nd.
• Participating in Sons of Confederate Veterans services at Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery in Phoenix.
• Placing flowers at the Arizona UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker on Highway 60, Apache Junction, on the first Saturday of January, on Confederate Memorial Day, and on June 3rd, Jefferson Davis’ birthday.
• Participating in Tucson’s Birthday Flag Day Presentation on August 20th of each year.
• Participating in the Historic Re-interment of Civil War Soldiers at Southern Arizona Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery in Sierra Vista on the weekend of May 15th & 16th.

…and many other events across Arizona.

On a national level, the Arizona Division is involved in:

• Sending delegates to Conventions.
• Sponsoring the Arizona Flag at Massing of the Flags in Richmond.
• Laying a wreath at the Confederate Monument in Washington DC on Jefferson Davis’ birthday.

Required Disclaimers

Link Disclaimer

The presence of links to outside websites does not imply endorsement, approval, or concurrence by the United Daughters of the Confederacy on any level.

Trademark Statement

The name ‘United Daughters of the Confederacy’ is a registered trademark of the General Organization and may not be used outside the Organization without the express written consent of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The official UDC insignia is a registered trademark of the General Organization and may not be used without the express written consent of the President General.

Copyright Disclaimer

Images used on this site are copyrighted works. Whenever possible, permission for non-commercial use has been obtained from the original copyright holders. When obtaining permission was not possible, the works have been sufficiently altered or incorporated into original imagery so as to create original works. We are not responsible for any violation of copyright enacted by a contributor to this site. If you feel a copyright has been violated, please contact an officer to serve a take-down notice.

Non-Profit Organization

The Arizona Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy is registered as a non-profit organization located in the State of Arizona, in the United States of America. For more information on our non-profit status, or to make a donation, please contact one of the officers listed on the Contacts page.