"Shoot, if you must, this old gray head,
But spare your country's flag," she said.
Welcome to the Barbara Frietchie Tent of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865. The DUV of the CW was first organized in May of 1885 and was incorporated in December of 1885. The objectives of the DUV is to perpetuate the memories of our Fathers, their loyalty to the Union and their unselfish sacrifices for the preservation of the same, and to keep alive the history of those who participated in that heroic struggle for the maintenance of our free government.
Membership in the DUV of the CW is limited to daughters, granddaughters and all great granddaughters of honorably discharged soldiers and sailors who served in the Union Army, Navy or Marine Corps and Revenue Cutter Service during the Rebellion of 1861-1865, and those who died or were killed while serving in the armed services of the Union between April 12, 1861 and April 9, 1865. Minimum age for membership shall be eight (8) years and shall be through lineal descent only.