Virginia Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy

Congratulations to Mrs. Floyd M. (Suzanne) Townsend, Jr.,
newly elected President of Virginia Division UDC,
and her 2011–2013 Division Officers

Vice President Suzie Snyder
Second Vice President Barbara Joyner
Third Vice President Robin King
Recording Secretary Janice Jones
Treasurer Sandy Wright
Registrar Hilda Bradberry
Assistant Registrar Brenda Beeton
Historian Deborah Lundeen
Recorder of Military Service Awards Betsy Spencer
Custodian Sherry Greshamer
Corresponding Secretary Lois Bailey		 Mrs. Suzanne Townsend

Mrs. Suzanne Townsend
Lee and Traveller   Marse Robert Rides Again
A childhood toy from the 1950's brings back memories of a time when Confederate heroes were everyone's heroes.
Educator Turned Soldier Saved Virginia's Oldest College from Wartime Ruin
The College of William and Mary in Virginia, a nationally recognized institution of higher learning founded in 1693, is known as the alma mater of Thomas Jefferson and the home of Phi Beta Kappa and the collegiate honor code. What most people do not know is that there would be no William and Mary today without the determination and dedication of one Confederate soldier.
   Benjamin Stoddert Ewell
Confederate soldiers fold the battle flag   The Thin Gray Line: Confederate Veterans in the New South
The Veterans of Foreign Wars have taken an insightful look at the difficult position in which former Confederate soldiers found themselves in the years following Appomattox and what they did about it.
Virginia's Generals
Although the generals who commanded the Confederate armies hailed from across the South, perhaps no other state supplied as many of the Confederacy's leading military lights as the Old Dominion.
   Lee, Jackson, and Stuart
Teddy Roosevelt   Teddy Roosevelt Speaks Out
In 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt and his wife made a tour of the South. His remarks are even more compelling today than they were 95 years ago and should be taken to heart by all Americans.