Children of the Confederacy

Children of the Confederacy
AbbreviationCofC
Established1896
Founded atAlexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Typecharitable organization, lineage society
HeadquartersMemorial to the Women of the Confederacy
328 N Arthur Ashe Blvd
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Membership30,000 (2011)
Websiteofficial website

The Children of the Confederacy of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, more commonly known as the Children of the Confederacy (often abbreviated as CofC), is an American coed lineage society and hereditary association for children and teenagers who are descendants of veterans of the Confederate States Army and Confederate States Navy. It is an auxiliary organization to the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) and promotes the pseudohistoral Lost Cause ideology.