Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War Ellen Spencer Mussey
Tent #1
District of Columbia

Welcome to our website!

The members and officers of District of Columbia Department, Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent, welcome you to their website.  

Feel free to explore and learn about our organization, our Tent, chartered October 8, 1902, our ancestors, our activities, and how you can join the DUVCW-DC.

We look forward to continuing honoring our Union veterans of the Civil War, providing support to current veterans, and being of service to our community by: 
 
1.  Studying American History, especially the Civil War.
2.  Preserving monuments, historic sites, documents, relics, and individual service records of Union soldiers.
3.  Observing Patriotic Anniversaries and events.

Last Updated:  18 April 2026
This site is regularly updated, we may just forget about updating the Last Updated date. 
This site was created May 2017. 
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(since 6/28/2019)
May 23
Memorial Day Event at the Battleground National Cemetery
    Learn more about the Battleground National Cemetery: https://www.nps.gov/places/battleground-national-cemetery.htm
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May 24
Flowers of Remembrance - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Flowers of Remembrance provides members of the public with the unique opportunity to actually walk onto the plaza at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, stand where only Tomb Sentinels stand every other day of the year, and place ...
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June 7
DUVCW-DC Convention
In Person Only Please arrive at 12:15 PM so our Convention meeting can begin at 12:30 PM.  Our Program will include an Ancestor Memorial and a Departed Sisters Memorial   
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July 11
Fort Stevens Day
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September 12
Maryland Connections to the War Between the States at the Benson-Hammond House
The Benson-Hammond House in Linthicum, MD, is having an event focused on the Civil War in Maryland: "MD Connections to the War Between the States at the BHH." Learn about the Benson-Hammond House at their website: https://aachs.org/benson-hammond-house/   In addition to information on local ...
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