Membership is open to any woman eighteen years of age or over provided she is a direct lineal or collateral descendant of a man or woman who rendered military or civil service to the Union during the years 1861-1865. Legal adoption shall not qualify for lineal or collateral descent. Documentary proof of the ancestor's service in one the following categories is necessary for admission into the Society:
Junior membership is open to an female child under eighteen years of age who meets the eligibility requirements above.