SUVCW Department of Calif. & Pacific http://www.suvpac.org The

Summer 2012

Volume XI, Issue 1 Column

Newsletter Address: you have an opportunity to attend 7788 Peachtree Ave. the Encampment in your own Newark, CA 94560 CA and Pacific back yard and see history being [email protected] Hosts the 2012 made! If you live within commuting distance of Los National Angeles, it is a bargain as Inside this Issue Encampment attendance costs a very

National Encampment reasonable $10 and includes The National Encampment of the some souvenir items. 1 Allied Orders is fast

National Encampment approaching! The event will be The host hotel, the LA Airport (cont), Patriotic held at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott, is offering a Special 2 Paragraphs Marriott on August 9-11, 2012, Room Rate of $99 per night (plus th 150th Events and celebrates the 100 tax), as well as reduced parking anniversary of the last G.A.R. at $10 per day (plus tax - 3 National Encampment in the regularly $27.50), and a Department News: Tad Golden State. This is the first complimentary shuttle to and Campbell, candidate; from LAX Airport. 4 SUVCW in Mexico time the SUVCW National

Department News: Encampment has been held in Roaring Camp California since 1973 and it is But what happens at the 5 not likely to be this close any Encampment? For those who Department News: LA time in the foreseeable future. arrive on Thursday, there are and Nevada optional tours you can attend. 6 Each tour will include a box Department News: lunch. Tour buses are modern air 7 Riverside conditioned, equipped with restrooms, and ADA compliant. Encampment pledges Tours are open to all members of and donations, Editor’s 8 message the Allied Orders of the GAR Editor’s message (cont) and their guests. Seating is limited to 49 people per tour. IT 9 As many of you know, most IS SUGGESTED THAT YOU th National Encampments More 150 info SIGN UP ASAP, AS THESE traditionally occur East of the TOURS TRADITIONALLY 10 Rockies, and attendance is not SELL OUT EACH YEAR! without a significant commitment of time and funds for travel, Tour A: Civil War and GAR in meals, hotel, etc. We usually California. You will visit Drum have a core of 12 to 18 people who attend each year. This year,

...... Summer 2012 Barracks Civil War museum, commemorative medal? A Hymn of the Republic. Brother then learn about the G.A.R. in special commemorative medal Brad advised us that it was a California as you trace the has been produced in celebration GAR tradition to stand and historic route of the G.A.R. of the centennial of the last uncover for this song, as related Highway from Long Beach to National Encampment of the to him by his grandmother. What Patriotic Hall. Grand Army of Republic in a wonderful tradition to carry on California. The unique design is (and it led me to discover a based on the actual Delegate surprising California connection badge from the 1912 to this song)! Here is what I Encampment. found: Supplies are Julia Ward Howe (1819 – 1910) limited! You should wrote the lyrics to this piece in order your medal in November 1861, having been advance to ensure inspired by the sight of Union that they do not sell troops in review near out! Washington, D.C., marching to Commemorative T the tune's predecessor, John Tour B: Entertainment Capital Shirts and Polo Brown's Body. She first of the World Shirts will also be published the lyrics in February Includes: Autry National Center available for sale. 1862. of the American West, Paramount Studio Gate & the Information and registration A New Englander, Mrs. Howe Hollywood Sign, and self-guided forms are available on the traveled to California in May walking tour of Hollywood Department website at: 1888 to visit to her sister, Ann Boulevard (beginning at Eliza Ward Mailliard, who lived Grauman's Chinese Theatre). 2012 National Encampment - at Woodacre in Marin County. Allied Orders of the G.A.R. When local GAR men learned of her presence in the San Francisco Patriotic Bay Area, they invited Mrs. Paragraphs Howe to participate in Memorial Day services. She accepted, and attended the May 30th evening Dean Enderlin, Dept. Patriotic program at the San Francisco Instructor Grand Opera House. Turnout was huge that night. By 8:15 pm, with the auditorium filled to The Battle Hymn of the beyond capacity, the doors had to Friday and Saturday are the Republic – a California be closed while hundreds of general business meetings. On Connection people still stood in line outside. Friday evening there is a At the 2011 SUVCW National This was the heyday of the GAR, “Campfire,” generally a roast of Encampment, we did something and their Memorial Day activities the Commander in Chief, there is that goes back to the great reflected their strength and a SVR breakfast on Saturday traditions of the GAR: We sang! influence. According to a morning, and a banquet on It made a lasting impression on newspaper account, "The Saturday night. me when we stood, removed our vestibule of the house was hats at the direction of CinC Brad prettily decorated with flags and And what would a SUVCW Schall, and sang The Battle flowers; the stage was event be without a embowered with roses. At the

2 ...... NEWSLETTER back was a huge floral ship, with Howe acknowledging the dress-circle to the upper Admiral Farragut's pennant at the compliment by rising and gallery rung a round of masthead. To the left of the bowing. . . . The next event cheers. stage was a huge Grand Army upon the program was the "The audience remained badge in flowers. The whole singing of 'The Battle Hymn standing while Mr. Hughes effect was grand." of the Republic' by J. C. sang the stirring words of the Hughes. The singing was hymn, and joined heartily in preceded by a scene rarely the chorus as by request. At witnessed and which was not the last chorus Mrs. Howe on the printed program. stepped forward and joined General Salomon introduced in the song, closing with a Mrs. Howe to the audience general flutter of in an appreciative speech. handkerchiefs." "A beautiful floral piece was then presented to Mrs. Sesquicentennial

Howe, which she Special Events More details from this amazing acknowledged in fitting event were provided in the book, terms, while the audience "The Story of the Battle Hymn of gave three cheers and a tiger The Department Encampment the Republic," by Florence Howe for the Republic.' "Mrs. marks the end of one business Hall (daughter of Julia Ward Howe advanced to the year and the beginning of a new Howe), published in 1916: footlights, beaming with one for the Department. It also We quote extracts from the pleasure. She then said: marks nearly the end of the first Sesquicentennial year of the San Francisco papers "'My dear friends, I cannot, Civil War. Last year our describing it: with my weak voice, reach Department hosted a total of five this vast assemblage; but I "The Grand Opera House Sesquicentennial Special Events will endeavor to have some never contained a larger to pay special honor and respect of you hear me. I join in this audience. Not only were all to our Union ancestors. It is celebration with thrilled and the chairs taken up but every important to note that as with uplifted heart. I remember inch of standing-room was almost all of the good work those camp-fires, I pre-empted. There were within the Department, that these remember those dreadful many persons who could not SSEs were sponsored and battles. It was a question gain an entrance. . . . Mr. planned by the local Camps and with us women, "Will our Dibble next called the Auxiliaries. men prevail? Until they do, attention of the audience to Now is the time for Camps to they will not come home." the fact that Mrs. Julia Ward plan Sesquicentennial Signature How we blessed them when Howe, the author of 'The Events for the Fall and Winter they did; how we blessed Battle Hymn of the Information and forms required them with our prayers when Republic,' was among the for hosting an event can be found they were on the battle-field. guests of the evening. at the National website. The link Those were times of sorrow; below will bring you to the "At this juncture an this is one of joy. Let us application form. enthusiastic gentleman in thank God who has given us one of the front seats sprang these victories.' up and called for three http://www.suvcw.org/ftp/Sesqui cheers for Mrs. Howe. They "As Mrs. Howe was about to centennial%20Signature%20Eve were given with a vim, Mrs. resume her seat the audience nt%20Form%20September%202 rose en masse, and from the 011.pdf ...... 3 Summer 2012 BROTHERS recognition of President Juarez’s News from Around the PARTICIPATE IN government, sending him arms CINCO DE MAYO and money and eventually, Department through President Johnson SESQUICENTENNIAL (following the end of our Civil Brother Campbell OBSERVANCES IN War), by authorizing General Announces Candidacy MEXICO Philip Sheridan to take to the - Mexico border 50,000 Submitted By Sheridan Camp 4 volunteers, known as the American Legion, to The United States was proudly threaten the French and to help represented by a delegation lead President Juarez and the Mexican by the Military Order of the people reclaim their country. Loyal Legion of the United States (MOLLUS) during the sesquicentennial observance of the Cinco de Mayo Battle of Puebla in Mexico on May 5, 2012. The contingent participated at the invitation of Puebla State Education Secretary Luis Maldonado on behalf of C. Rafael Moreno Valle, Governor The nineteen-person MOLLUS of the State of Puebla. delegation, which was the guest of the Mexican government, was It is a little known fact in both composed of representatives of Mexico and the United States th Past Camp and Department MOLLUS, SUVCW, 4 Texas that the 1862 Battle of Puebla, Commander Tad D. Campbell and 7th Michigan reenactors Mexico had a significant impact has officially announced his including MOLLUS Commander on our . candidacy for the office of -in- Chief Jeffry Burden, Senior Some historians have argued that SUVCW Junior Vice Vice Commander-in-Chief Kinny France's real goal with its 1860s Commander-in-Chief. Post, Junior Vice Commander-in- excursion into Mexico was to The election will take place Chief Jim Simmons, Chancellor- help break up the United States, during the 131st Annual National in-Chief Eric Rojo, and in the midst of its Civil War, by Encampment in Los Angeles, Companions Lee Stone, Peter helping the Confederacy. California in August 2012. Dixon and wife Joan, Linn However, the Mexican victory at Anyone wishing to read Brother Malaznik (Camp 4) and wife Puebla derailed Napoleon III’s Campbell’s letter of intent or Maria, Adam Gaines (Camp 4), time table and denied him the review his qualifications may do and Will Tisch (Camp 21); opportunity to continue to supply so online at the following MOLLUS and SUVCW Past the Confederacy, thus allowing address: Commander-in-Chief Keith the United States to eventually http://www.nhgenes.com/Campb Harrison and SUVCW members build the greatest army the world ell%20Candidacy.pdf Eugene Mortorff, Tom had ever seen. Helmantoler (Camp 21), Mace and Jamin Gjerman (Camp 23); The United States, in turn, helped reenactors John Fross and Tony the Mexican struggle with Cobb; and Lincoln impressionist President Lincoln’s formal Michael Krebs. The participants

4 ...... NEWSLETTER came from California, Illinois, and presented honors to the While these Camps have Maryland, Michigan, New York, Mexican President and Puebla maintained an official presence at Texas, Virginia, Washington DC, Governor, their cabinets, the the event every year since 2003, and Canada. Mexican military, and other this year’s displays and dignitaries. participation were by far the most The MOLLUS/SUVCW were extensive! treated to meals, tours of Puebla, On Sunday morning they and a gala concert and state attended a special meeting of The hundreds of members of the dinner attended by Mexican Puebla City Government to public who filed through the President Juan Calderon, and acknowledge their participation booth were educated on the numerous other dignitaries. in the Cinco de Mayo SUVCW and GAR, Civil War commemoration and to receive a weapons and medical equipment, The section of the parade with special presentation from the and the Civil War in general. A the MOLLUS marching Mayor and City Council of number of prospective new contingent was composed of Puebla. Each person was members were also identified. about 100 teens dressed as provided with a beautiful paperboys announcing the results certificate as “Visitante of the battle and its significance Distinguida En el marco de los to Mexico, the Confederacy, the festejos por el 150 Aniversario de Union, and Presidents Lincoln la Batalla del 5 del Mayo en and Juarez. That was followed by Puebla.” Following the about twenty middle school girls ceremony, they were whisked off carrying banners with pictures of to the Puebla bus station for a Lincoln and Juarez. Following two-hour bus trip to the Mexico the kids were Abraham Lincoln City airport and connections to Excellent press coverage was (portrayed by screen and their various flights home. received in the San Jose Mercury television celebrity Michael News, the Santa Cruz Sentinel, Krebs) and Will Tisch and ROARING CAMP and on television station KSBW- Eugene Mortorff, serving as 8. Past Department President guards for the President. This EVENT A HUGE Rachelle M. Campbell received was followed Keith Harrison SUCCESS! considerable footage during an leading the seven man color interview with Channel 8’s Tom guard composed of Linn Another outstanding presentation Miller, and the SUVCW booth Malaznik, Lee Stone, Tom was made at the SUVCW was shown several times as well. Helmantoler, Mace Gjerman, information booth at the Annual This was probably the highest Jamin Gjerman, John Fross, and Civil War Battles & level of participation in the nine Tony Cobb (Adam Gaines Encampment at Roaring Camp in years the Camp has been active succumbed to the high altitude of Felton, California on Memorial at the event! Puebla and could not march). Day weekend. At the invitation The parade was two miles in of the American Civil War SUVCW involvement included length with one very steep climb. Association (ACWA), Brothers Camp 4 Brothers STEVE The participants were very well and Sisters from Camps No. 4, AGUIRRE, FRANK AVILA received by an enthusiastic and 10, & 24 and Auxiliary No. 52 PCC, DAN BUNNELL PDC, very large crowd, containing once again staffed the booth on TAD CAMPBELL PDC, DAN close to a million spectators! The Saturday and Sunday (May 26- EARL PCC, DICK FERMAN, contingent represented the United 27). TOM GRAHAM PCC, PAUL States well as they marched by LAVISCHEFF, BILL POPE, LINN MALAZNIK, and LORNE

...... 5 Summer 2012 MARMET; Camp 10 Brothers meeting earlier in May. The KEVIN COYNE, GARRETT activity for the Jr, members of HASSLINGER, TIM REESE both groups at the May meeting PCC, and Camp Commander was learning how to make a CHRIS TITTLE; and Camp 24 simple wreath that they then were Brothers KEN FELTON, PAUL able to use in the various HILLAR, and CHARLIE Memorial Day ceremonies that MABIE PDC. Auxiliary 52 they were asked to participate in. Sisters participating included It was actually his second RACHELLE CAMPBELL PDP, MABIE, BEV FERMAN, BEV GRAHAM PAP, KATHY GAIL MARMET, and SHARON POPE. Rounding out the group were BILL and SUE COLE, friends of the Mabies, who Bro. Cole T.A. Bures, age 6, was normally “reenact” with the initiated into the Gen. W. S. Rosecrans, Camp No. 2 at the Society for Creative Memorial Day Ceremony, but the meeting in March 2012. He is Anachronism (Middle Ages and first time he was, in his words the fourth generation of the Bures Renaissance). Bill used his Dutch "wearing the right shirt". family to become a Brother in the oven cooking skills to keep the Sons. Unfortunately, his father participants well fed. A big Little brother Morgen, age 3, was Bro. Lee T. Bures was unable to “Thank You” to all those that allowed to present a wreath made attend the meeting, as he was helped in the effort! by one of the Jr. Sisters who was working in WA and unable to be ill and couldn't make it. And she home. Bro. Cole was supported was furious that she wasn't Memorial Day in by his grandfather, CC Loran allowed to, but it was "ok for Bures, and his Great Grandfather Los Angeles Morgy to do it for me". Morgen Wayne T. Bures. did well, until he began to salute,

Submitted by Tricia looked up & realized people were Bures, National Secretary, watching him! Thus his salute Truckee Civil War Auxiliary to Sons of only made it about half-way up. Union Veterans of the Grave Dedication But that's ok for the very first Submitted By Wayne Elder Civil War time participating.

The Sisters of Rosecrans A ceremony was held at I especially like Morgen's cow Truckee's historic Sierra conducted a Memorial Day gloves. Prior to the ceremony, ceremony at the LGAR Circle Mountain Cemetery the morning we placed flags on all of the of June 23, 2012, to honor six #19 plot in the Odd Fellows Veteran's graves, which you cans Cemetery, Los Angeles The recently identified Civil War see in the background. The boys veterans buried there. Brothers supported us, which is placed most of them, working backwards from the norm, as you with an adult (me & Tom well know. CC Loran Bures Chumley). Those are his presented a wreath on behalf of working gloves, and he forgot to Camp #2. New Jr. Member Bro. take them off. Goes will with the Cole Bures, age 6, also presented over-sized Kepie, don't you a wreath that he learned to make think? at the joint Camp & Auxiliary

6 ...... NEWSLETTER The morning was gray and cool. The Battle Born Civil War order established Decoration Day Clouds scuttled across the sky, Reenactors, who use living to be an official day of mourning shading and illuminating history as a means of helping the on May 30. participants and onlookers during public gain a better the formal ceremony, for the understanding of the American Participants at this year’s service soldiers who received headstones Civil War. Both Union and included Rudy Velasco III, Rudy and to remember all of those who Confederate Brigades are Velasco IV and Bill “Gunny” have been forgotten. recreations of actual regiments Daley, who each wore authentic and companies that fought in the Union uniforms. Cmdr. Richard war, including infantry, cavalry Burns of Camp 18 officiated, and and artillery. Lt. Gen. Roger Rothrock presented commendations to The Mountain Belles, Truckee's Ramona High School Marine own female a’capella group, Corps JROTC members headed dressed in period costume, by Sgt. Maj. Henry David and to regaled the audience with other participants. Although it was centered around medleys including the Battle Civil War veterans, it was a Hymn of the Republic and Dixie. reminder all who serve should never be forgotten and should be RIVERSIDE: honored. Vietnam veterans stood Civil War at full attention, saluting the Civil veterans War dead, many veterans stood proud and misty-eyed, showing honored at the brotherhood that exists within Evergreen the military. cemetery Webelo Cub Scout Dillon Delpit Submitted by Rudy Velasco presented a wreath and laid it at Participating in the ceremony the base of the GAR Monument. were the Sons of Union Veterans For the third year in a row, The tradition of decorating the of the Civil War, specifically the Evergreen Memorial Historic graves of soldiers with flowers Gen. Wm. Passmore Carlin Cemetery in Riverside was the began after the Civil War when a Camp No. 25 of the Sons of site of a Memorial Day Service, few women placed flowers on the Union Veterans of the Civil War commemorating Civil War graves of their loved ones who (SUVCW), established on June Soldiers buried there. died in the war. The tradition 2, 2003. The Camp was named spread and Decoration Day after Gen. William P. Carlin The Sons of Union Veterans of became Memorial Day in 1882 to (1829-1903). The Camp serves the Civil War, Gen. George honor all United States soldiers Nevada north of the Grand Army Stoneman Jr., Camp 18, provided who died in service to our of the Republic Highway (U.S. 6) the program on May 26 honoring country. including all of White Pine all American veterans. County and the City of Tonopah. Michael Emett of Camp 18 In eastern California, it also Held under the U.S. flag in the placed flags on the 1,100 graves includes all of Mono and Alpine Grand Army of the Republic of veterans from all wars who are Counties, the eastern parts of El Circle where almost 100 Civil buried at Evergreen. Dorado, Nevada, Placer, and War veterans lie at rest, the Sierra Counties, and Plumas program followed the protocol Six new flagpoles installed prior County south of State Route 70. set out by the Gen. John Logan to the event and six flags were General Order 11 in 1868. This provided by funds raised by the

...... 7 Summer 2012 Old Farts Racing Team. The FORWARDED FUNDS, NOW Tennessee, wrote to his former flags represent the five military IS THE TIME TO DO SO! slave, Jourdon Anderson, and branches and the sixth flag is a requested that he come back to POW/MIA flag. The Ramona With thanks in Fraternity, work on his farm. Jourdon, who, JROTC posted the flags during Charity & Loyalty, since being emancipated, had the ceremony. moved to Ohio, found paid work, Glen L. Roosevelt and was now supporting his On Wednesday, July 4, Camp 18 Dept. Commander family, responded spectacularly participated at the Founders’ Day 2012 National Encampment Host by way of the letter seen below (a Front Row to the Fireworks at Committee Chairman letter which, according to Evergreen. They had an exhibit newspapers at the time, he of Civil War memorabilia and dictated). were available for questions and Getting it all together… membership information from 5 By Charlie Mabie, Dayton, Ohio, to 10 p.m. Editor August 7, 1865 As your newsletter Department 2012 Host editor, I will utilize To My Old Master, Colonel P.H. Committee Requests Your the bully-pulpit to send a Anderson, Big Spring, Tennessee Support personal message to all of you. Sir: I got your letter, and was Department Brothers & Sisters, I am writing this newsletter on glad to find that you had not Friday evening. It’s July 6, and it forgotten Jourdon, and that you The Department respectfully is the first newsletter being wanted me to come back and live requests your support to help published since the Encampment with you again, promising to do meet our financial obligations to in March. I must admit I feel better for me than anybody else host the 2012 National guilty about my tardiness as I can. I have often felt uneasy Encampment on August 9-11, have been determined on about you. I thought the Yankees 2012. numerous evenings to fulfill my would have hung you long before obligation as Editor to publish this, for harboring Rebs they the newsletter in a timely found at your house. I suppose manner. For those that submitted they never heard about your information for publication, I going to Colonel Martin's to kill thank you. the Union soldier that was left by One of the goals for the rest of his company in their stable. Several Brothers and Sisters have the year is to include information Although you shot at me twice already generously contributed to about the Auxiliary in this before I left you, I did not want the fund-raising during the past newsletter. This will only to hear of your being hurt, and two Department Encampments, enhance the work we do together am glad you are still living. It and through other fund-raising and allow better communication would do me good to go back to activities. Please help us reach all between the two organizations. the dear old home again, and see our Department Brothers and Miss Mary and Miss Martha and Sisters to ask for their support. Talking about communication, I Allen, Esther, Green, and Lee. found the text of a letter on line, Give my love to them all, and tell EDITOR”S NOTE: IF YOUR reportedly written by a former them I hope we will meet in the CAMP HAS PLEDGED slave to his former master. In better world, if not in this. I FUNDING BUT NOT YET August of 1865, a Colonel P.H. would have gone back to see you Anderson of Big Spring, all when I was working in the

8 ...... NEWSLETTER Nashville Hospital, but one of the you. This will make us forget and and wickedness of their young neighbors told me that Henry forgive old scores, and rely on masters. You will also please intended to shoot me if he ever your justice and friendship in the state if there has been any got a chance. future. I served you faithfully for schools opened for the colored thirty-two years, and Mandy children in your neighborhood. I want to know particularly what twenty years. At twenty-five The great desire of my life now is the good chance is you propose dollars a month for me, and two to give my children an education, to give me. I am doing tolerably dollars a week for Mandy, our and have them form virtuous well here. I get twenty-five earnings would amount to eleven habits. dollars a month, with victuals thousand six hundred and eighty and clothing; have a comfortable dollars. Add to this the interest Say howdy to George Carter, and home for Mandy,—the folks call for the time our wages have been thank him for taking the pistol her Mrs. Anderson,—and the kept back, and deduct what you from you when you were children—Milly, Jane, and paid for our clothing, and three shooting at me. Grundy—go to school and are doctor's visits to me, and pulling learning well. The teacher says a tooth for Mandy, and the From your old servant, Grundy has a head for a preacher. balance will show what we are in They go to Sunday school, and justice entitled to. Please send the Jourdon Anderson. Mandy and me attend church money by Adams's Express, in An amateur historian poked regularly. We are kindly treated. care of V. Winters, Esq., Dayton, around a bit and found a record Sometimes we overhear others Ohio. If you fail to pay us for of Anderson still living in Ohio saying, "Them colored people faithful labors in the past, we can at the time of the 1900 census as were slaves" down in Tennessee. have little faith in your promises "Jordan Anderson". At the time, The children feel hurt when they in the future. We trust the good Anderson and his wife Mandy hear such remarks; but I tell them Maker has opened your eyes to were in their 70s and had been it was no disgrace in Tennessee the wrongs which you and your married for 52 years. Mandy had to belong to Colonel Anderson. fathers have done to me and my borne 11 children, six of whom Many darkeys would have been fathers, in making us toil for you were still living (Anderson's proud, as I used to be, to call you for generations without letter, written in 1865, references master. Now if you will write and recompense. Here I draw my five children, two of whom were say what wages you will give me, wages every Saturday night; but "brought to shame by the I will be better able to decide in Tennessee there was never any violence and wickedness of their whether it would be to my pay-day for the negroes any more young masters"...not sure if they advantage to move back again. than for the horses and cows. had died or not). The three Surely there will be a day of children living with them in 1900 As to my freedom, which you say reckoning for those who defraud were all in their 20s, born several I can have, there is nothing to be the laborer of his hire. years after the letter was written. gained on that score, as I got my free papers in 1864 from the In answering this letter, please There's also a record of Anderson Provost-Marshal-General of the state if there would be any safety from the 1880 census, this time Department of Nashville. Mandy for my Milly and Jane, who are as "Jordon Anderson". The birth says she would be afraid to go now grown up, and both good- year listed is different (1830 vs back without some proof that you looking girls. You know how it 1825) but the family relations are were disposed to treat us justly was with poor Matilda and the same. This census lists two and kindly; and we have Catherine. I would rather stay older children, William and concluded to test your sincerity here and starve—and die, if it Andrew, the eldest of whom was by asking you to send us our come to that—than have my girls born right around the time of wages for the time we served brought to shame by the violence Jordan and Mandy's ...... 9 Summer 2012 emancipation. Anderson's war-sesquicentennial- http://suvcw.org/SUVMerchandise/SUV occupation is listed as reenactments-ex/ OS_SesqItems.htm

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The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War was a creation of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), an organization of Union Civil War ELECTION, APPOINTED veterans, which was formed in 1866. Wanting to pass on its heritage, the OFFICERS, & DEPARTMENT GAR in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania created a Corps of Cadets in 1878 HEADQUARTERS, Department which later became the Sons of Veterans of the United States of America (SV). This latter organization was formed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on CA and PACIFIC November 12, 1881.

• Commander - Bro. Glen L. Roosevelt, PCC The SV units functioned much as National Guard units and actually served • Sr. Vice-Commander - Bro. Timothy P. along with state during the Spanish American War. In 1904, the SV Reese, PCC elected to become a patriotic education society and in 1925 changed its • Jr. Vice-Commander - Bro. Thomas T. name to Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW). Graham, PCC

• Secretary - Phillip L. Caines, PCC However, to keep the military aspect alive, the SUVCW created within the • Treasurer - Phillip L. Caines, PCC organization the Sons of Veterans Reserve (SVR) which was carried on • Council - Bro. Owen R. Stiles (Chair) the Army rolls as a Reserve contingent. Some SVR units served with the • Council –Bro. Jerry R. Sayre, PDC Army during World War I. After World War I, the SVR was listed as a • Council - Charlie Mabie, PDC training company of the U.S. Army. In more recent years, the SVR's mission has become historic, ceremonial, and commemorative. • Chaplain - Bro. Thomas E. Helmantoler, PCC • Patriotic Instructor - Bro. Dean A. Enderlin, Prior to disbanding and before the death of its last member, the GAR CC officially designated the SUVCW as its successor and heir to its remaining • Counselor - Bro. Brad Schall, PC in C property. On August 20, 1954, the SUVCW was officially incorporated by • Historian - Bro. David A. Davis, PCC an Act of Congress by the passing of Public Law 605 of the second session • Guide - Bro. Rudy E. Velasco III, PCC of the 83rd Congress. The Department of California and Pacific was • Guard - Bro. Charles L. Beal established in February 1886 and currently consists of sixteen local • Signals Officer - Bro. Tad D. Campbell, PDC Camps. • Color Bearer - Bro. Jerry R. Sayre, PDC • Graves Registration Officer - Bro. Joseph C. Marti • Civil War Memorials Officer - Bro. Dean Enderlin • GAR Highway Officer - Bro. Thomas P. Chumley, PCC • Eagle Scout Certificate Coordinator - Bro. Charlie Mabie, PDC • California Column Newsletter Editor - Bro. Charles W. Mabie, PDC

EMAIL ADDRESSES FOR ALL DEPARTMENT OFFICERS CAN BE FOUND AT:

http://suvpac.org/officers.html

The CA and Pacific Website can be found at:

http://suvpac.org/index.html

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