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Newsletter 3 x Frederick H. Hackeman CAMP 85 July 2020 Commander’s Ramblings Brothers, “May you live in interesting times” is an English expression that purports to be a curse. While seemingly a blessing, the expression is normally used ironically; life is better in “uninteresting times” of peace and tranquility than in “interesting” ones, which are usually times of trouble. Well, we surely are living in interesting times These interesting times affect practically everything that we do ei- ther within our families, our social circles (Church, groups, towns, etc), or business activities. What we need to do within our small grouping is find a way to re- War engage each other and provide brotherhood and support in whatever manner is needed. I challenge each of us to think about what we as individuals can bring to our camp brothers that will fulfill this concept. What can I do to support my camp brothers? To do that we need to communicate with each other you can send your experi- ences of the last 4 months to Ray (Secretary) or me. Ray and I can then pass this chat to everyone in the same manner that we would be chatting in our meetings. You can basically tell us what you’ve been Commander to doing, where you might have gone (traveled if at all), what you have Page 5 In this Issue Page 1 - Commander’s Ramblings Veterans of the Civil Page 2 - Battle Of Malvern Hill Page 4 - Ancestor Benjamin F Yaw Page 4 - National & Department Events Page 5 - Civil War Time Line Page 12 - Commanding Generals Page 13 - Member Ancestors List Page 14 - Berrien County in Civil War Sons of the Union Camp Communicator Next Camp Meeting **TBD**, 2020 - 6 p.m. Location - Lincoln Twp Library, 2099 W John Beers Rd, Stevensville Page 1 Camp Training Aids As located on the Department of MIchigan web site. It is.recommended that Camp members visit these URLs and familiarize themselves with the information contained within these documents. Handbook of Instruction for the Department Patriotic Instructor https://www.suvcwmi.org/hq/Department%20PI%20Handbook.pdf Handbook of Instruction for the Camp Patriotic Instructor Missing link Handbook of Instruction for the Civil War Memorials Officer https://www.suvcwmi.org/hq/Michigan%20CWM%20Handbook.pdf Meeting Department Membership Initiative Schedule https://www.suvcwmi.org/hq/DeptMemInitiative.pdf Department of Michigan Member Recruitment & Retention Report https://www.suvcwmi.org/hq/Dept%20of%20Michigan%20Member%20Recruit- Our meeting ment%20&%20Retention.pdf schedule is Al- National Chaplain’s Handbook ternate months https://www.suvcwmi.org/hq/Dept%20of%20Michigan%20Member%20Recruit- between ment%20&%20Retention.pdf September Recommended Education & Additional Department Officer Duties through May https://www.suvcwmi.org/hq/Department%20Orders/Series%202017-18/Recommend- ed%20Ed%20&%20Add%20Dept%20Officer%20Duties.pdf meeting on the 2nd Thursday of every month except as not- ed. At 6:00 PM. Location - Currently - Lincoln Twp Public Library This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author’s life plus 100 years or fewer. Battle of Malvern Hill The Battle of Malvern Hill, also known as the Battle of Poindexter’s Farm, was fought on July 1, 1862, between the Confederate Army of North- ern Virginia, led by Gen. Robert 7th corps Kepi patch E. Lee, and the Union Army of the Potomac under Maj. Gen. George Malvern Hill to page 6 Page 2 Commander from Page 1 Michigan’s G.A.R. Memorial Hall been unable to do/go, etc. & Museum Reopening The following is the latest information for our meeting lo- cation: Given the Governor’s Executive Order 2020-110, museums Lincoln Twp Public Library - Building Reopening with may reopen as of June 8. Consequently, Michigan’s G.A.R. Precautionary Measures Memorial Hall & Museum will be open on our normal 2nd We’ve been waiting for this day for months! Our build- Wednesday of the month (June 10th) (the Order missed our 1st ing will reopen on Monday, June 8th with new measures in Wednesday) and of course, always by appointment - just call place. us (517-922-6427) or email us at [email protected] and we will arrange to open up the museum for you. We have hand One way Entry & Exit: The library’s original entry sanitizer but bring your face masks. located outside the Lawrence Room will be the new en- Thanks. trance into the building. Patrons will exit through the cur- Keith G. Harrison rent main entrance. Signage, directional arrows, and a staff Board President greeter will be happy to help guide you. Michigan’s G.A.R. Memorial Hall & Museum Occupancy: The library’s capacity will be limited to 224 South Main, Eaton Rapids, Michigan 48827 25% of normal occupancy. Patrons will be able to enter as others exit when we reach that capacity. Meeting Rooms: As all of our meeting room spaces are otherwise designated (for storage, quarantine, and curb- Donations to side service), meeting room reservations are unavailable for the time being. Applications for use will not be accepted SUVCW until a date is determined for room availability. Can you write off donations to a 501 C 4? As you see the meeting rooms will be off limits until they develop a plan to allow their use. We can tread water until Contributions to civic leagues or other section 501(c)(4) or- we hear something positive about re-starting our meeting ganizations generally are not deductible as charitable contri- schedule or look for something in the interim. butions for fed- eral income tax So, with little chance of having any likelihood of being purposes. They able to have a Camp picnic any time soon or any family trip may be deduct- to LaPorte to visit the museum, there is left the planning for ible as trade or the next camp meeting. As you can see from the informa- business expens- tion from the Lincoln Twp library that venue seems like an es, if ordinary outside chance for this fall. and necessary in the conduct of NEXT MEETING ? ? ? the taxpayer’s business. What we may be able to do is use an online application like GoToMeeting or Zoom to have a Virtual meeting. That would solve the issue of physical distancing and the wearing of masks which some object to. As we work through July and August we’ll have a better idea of what we will have to do . One of the paramount things to accomplish this Fall is Camp officer nominations and election. Once that has been accomplished then we have to work with the Depart- ment for the installation of the elected officers. Some of our new brothers can take over some of the Appointed of- fices: Chaplain, Color Bearer, Counselor, Guard, Guide, Historian, Patriotic Instructor, Graves Registration Offi- Ancestor Bi- cer, Civil War Memorials Officer, Eagle Scout Certificate Coordinator, Signals Officer, Quartermaster, Recruiting ographies Officer, and the Welfare Committee. I would like to see the red text positions filled by a new member. SO please consider stepping into one of these positions before I corner Needed you - ;O) Certainly one of our brothers with longevity can Whatever you may have on your ancestor’s hold one of these positions but we need to get new members life story submit for inclusion of future issues. involved, too. It can be short or long as it takes to tell us about your ancestor’s life, i.e., what he did before the Yours in Fraternity, Charity, and Loyalty war, where he served, and if he survived, what he did after the war - farmer, merchant, politi- Steve Williams, cian, etc. And if your family history has a pho- Frederick H. Hackemann, Camp 85 Commander tograph submit that, too. Page 3 Upcoming Events National Stay tuned for information about the 2020 National Encampment being hosted by our Brothers in the Department of Georgia and South Carolina. Atlanta Marriot Buckhead Hotel and Convention Center 3405 Lenox Road North East, Atlanta, GA 30326 Dates: August 13 – 16, 202 Officers 2020 - 2021 Camp . Camp Commander: Steven Williams • September TBD 2020 Camp meeting TBD SVC: Rex Dillman JVC: Charles L Pfauth Sr Benjamin F(ranklin) Yaw Secretary :Ray Truhn Ancestor of Brother Rex Dillman Treasurer : Ray Truhn Benjamin F. Yaw of Galien, Berrien County, enlisted in Company G. 26th Michigan [see page Council 1: Charles L Pfauth Jr 13 for Regimental history]on August 14, 1862, at the age of 28. He was mustered and was discharged for disability on December 12, 1862. He was still living in Galien in 1905 and was Council 2: Keith Chapman listed as Benjamin T. Yaw on his 1911 Civil War Pension. He is buried in the Galien Cemetery. His brother, Jonathan, also in Company G, would die of disease during the war. (His son, Council 3: Charles L Pfauth Sr Benjamin, later moved to California.) Benjamin was a Carpenter. He died at Age 77y 1m 4d with the Cause of Death (COD)listed Patriotic Instructor: as Uremic poisoning. Married Ted Chamberlain Father: Pardon Yaw b. Whitenham VT and his Mother: Sylva Bliss b. Whitenham VT Chaplain : Steven Williams Birth 3 Dec 1834, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA Graves & Memorials: Rex Dillman Death 7 Jan 1911 (aged 76 Galien, Berrien County, Michi- gan, USA Historian: Rex Dillman Buried in Galien Township Signals Officer: Cemetery, Galien, Berrien County, Michigan, USA Steven Williams Guide: Jeff Chubb Guard: Jeff Chubb Color Bearer: Rex Dillman JROTC contact: Unassigned Editor Steve Williams [email protected] Page 4 The purpose of this newsletter is to inform the members of Frederick H.
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