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: 26 Feb 2026
This site was created May 2017.
Visitors: 
(since 6/28/2019)
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March 21
UDC Presentation - Camp Stanton and African American Men in Maryland in 1863
We have been invited to a presentation at Bayside History Museum, hosted by the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC), Maryland Division, William H. Murray Chapter 1944. Two UDC members from Benedict, MD will present a program on Camp ...
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March 26
Surratt House Museum - Untold Stories Beyond the Battlefield: Women and the Civil War
Please see the below event suggested by a member. In recognition of Women’s History Month, join the Surratt Historic Site & Museum Museum for a conversation on how women participated in the Civil War and the events leading ...
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April 1
DUVCW-DC - Maria M.C. Hall Memorial Educational Scholarship Application Due
Applications for our Maria M.C. Hall Memorial Educational Scholarship are due April 1. The application can be found on our website under About Us/Scholarships, along with directions for completing and submitting the application.
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April 18
DUVCW-DC Meeting
The Zoom room will open at 10 am, and we will start the meeting at 10:15 am. Topic: DUVCW-DC Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent #1 Meeting Time: Apr 18, 2026 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting ...
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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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