I seldom post to my blog without a picture, but there are exceptions. I have always been interested in my lineage. Having recently posted a picture of a Grubbs Family Reunion in 1913, I started thinking about my second great grandfather, Wilson Lumpkin Grubbs, who fought in the Civil War. As a child, I remember seeing his uniform on display in the Cyclorama, a museum in Grant Park in Atlanta, Georgia. Today I started searching for the uniform and found that it has been moved to the Atlanta History Center. I called and spoke to Gordon Jones, a historian there who was very familiar with the uniform. H said I could come by and he would show it to me, but since I live so far away, he promised to send a picture. The uniform was donated to the United Daughters of the Confederacy which is dedicated to perserving such things.

To be a member of the UDOC, you have to prove you are a direct decendant of someone who served in the Civil War. Although I don't see any reason to join, all of my girls qualify. I checked out the UDOC and found the following quote which I thought was worth sharing:

Why I Am a Daughter of the Confederacy
Written by Mary Nowlin Moon (Mrs. John)

I am a Daughter of the Confederacy because I was born a Daughter of the Confederacy. A part of my heritage was that I came into this world with the blood of a soldier in my veins...a soldier who may have had nothing more to leave behind to me and to those who come after me except in heritage...a heritage so rich in honor and glory that it far surpasses any material wealth that could be mine. But it is mine, to cherish, to nurture and to make grace, and to pass along to those yet to come. I am, therefore, a Daughter of the Confederacy because it is my birthright.

I am a Daughter of the Confederacy because I have an obligation to perform. Like the man in the Bible, I was given a talent and it is my duty to do something about it. That is why I’ve joined a group of ladies whose birthright is the same as mine...an organization which has for its purpose the continuance and furtherance of the true history of the South and the ideals of southern womanhood as embodied in its Constitution.

I am a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy because I feel it would greatly please my ancestor to know that I am a member. It would please him to know that I appreciate what he did and delight his soldier love to know that I do not consider the cause which he held so dear to be lost of forgotten. Rather, I am extremely proud of the fact that he was a part of it and was numbered among some of the greatest and bravest men which any such cause ever produced.
I am a Daughter of the Confederacy because I can no more help being a Daughter of the Confederacy than I can help being an American, and I feel that I was greatly favored by inheriting a birthright for both.

Having read several books on the Civil war recently, I have gained a greater appreciation for those who fought on both sides of that war. I do not agree with the South's point of view on slavery, but I am a decendant of many who fought for that right.

Some have pioneer heritage, we have Confederate heritage.