This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SFB.2ACI/4147 Message Board Post: If you are a lineal (direct) descendant of a Union Civil War veteran and are female age 8 years of age and up, you may be eligible for membership in the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Founded in 1885, the DUVCW now has Departments in several states including the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, New York, et al. If you are from Maryland and would consider thinking of starting a Tent (local chapter) in your area, please contact me at [email protected] If you would like further information about the Daughters should you be from outside Maryland, also please contact me at [email protected] Thank you. Jan