2026 National President's Project
Pins are $27
Because our Union ancestors stood firm, our country will celebrate 250 years together in 2026—free, united, and still striving. Education about the Civil War is a key National Objective. We are thrilled to announce an exciting collaboration with the American Battlefield Trust, whose Chief Historian, Garry Adelman, will work with us to create educational videos. Together, we’re developing powerful educational videos spotlighting key Civil War sites—Springfield,Lincoln’s legacy, Camp Butler, and our very own DUVCW Civil War Museum, plus other places farther afield where Illinois soldiers fought. These professionally produced videos will educate, inspire, and honor the sacrifices of those who came before us—and DUVCW will be proudly recognized as a sponsor upon its completion. But we need your help to make it happen.
The cost of video production ranges from $10,000–$15,000.
To support this effort, I’ve created my President’s Project Pin—a tribute to the historic 36-star flag flown at the end of the Civil War. The banner proudly bears the words from our ritual: “The Flag Our Fathers Saved.” This timeless, wearable symbol of our mission reflects the enduring values of DUVCW.
Proceeds from every pin sold will directly support this project.
News Flash for Members
About Our Organization
The Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War National Organization consists of all the State Departments, Tents, Detached Tents, and Members-At-Large.
Local groups, called Tents, are named for Army Nurses who served in the Civil War or any loyal woman of the Civil War era whose patriotic deeds during the years 1861 – 1865 were recorded.
In states with less than three Tents, the Tents are called Detached Tents. When a state has three or more Tents, they become organized under a State Department.
Our Mission
The Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861 – 1865 is a not-for-profit organization formed to unite the daughters, granddaughters, great granddaughters, and all female direct lineal descendants of honorably discharged Union Veterans of the Civil War in promoting our principle mission which is: to perpetuate the memories of our ancestral fathers who served in the Civil War, to honor their loyalty and their unselfish sacrifices to preserve the Union, and to keep alive the history of those who participated in that heroic struggle for the maintenance of our free government.
