AMOUNT: $1000
QUALIFICATIONS: Graduating senior, male or female, residing in Illinois and enrolling in post-secondary education; descendant of male who served honorably in the military service of the Confederate States of America; documented family lines to that male
ESSAY: 500 words: The topic of the essay shall deal with an event, person, philosophy, or ideal associated with such cause during the war between the states.
DEADLINE: March 15, 2007