The Legion Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Department of Indiana • Gib Young, Commander Volume 24 Spring 2006 General Orders No. 2 Series 2005-2006 THE DEPARTMENT COMMANDER announces the 120th Annual En- 1 campment of the Department of Indiana for Kokomo Indiana on June 3, 2006. All brothers of the department are urged to at- tend. Good food and good fellowship, recognition of contribu- tions made to our order, and even nifty prizes are promised. THE DEPARTMENT COMMANDER urges all camps to hold Memo- 2 rial Day observances at sites of their choosing. All brothers are called to at- tend and recognize a ob- servance in their area. THE DEPARTMENT COMMANDER wishes 3 that all brothers in the department will consider helping to record the burial sites of Union veterans in Indiana. THE DEPARTMENT COMMANDER calls 4 upon each camp to initiate a proce- dure for a consistent collection of re- cords of burials in through- Gib out the state and give a preliminary report on the efforts by each At the Salem Church in Hendricks County, Ben Harrison Camp camp at the annual encampment. brothers Tim Beckman and Jerry Thompson trial fit the stone of Pvt. Lewis Franklin that had been broken off about an inch from its base. THE DEPARTMENT COMMANDER urges brothers in the department New brother Roger Lester looks on. Note the copper tubing used to 5to consider attending the national encampment in Harris- line up the two pieces before completing the repair with epoxy. See burg, Pennsylvania, August 10-13. story on page 2. THE DEPARTMENT COMMANDER wishes to recognize the achieve- Inside 6 ments of Brother Bill Lynch. A native of Benton County, now Encampment Speaker Announced, Editor steps a resident of Suffolk, Virginia, and member of Champion Hill, down & Ben’s Camp at Work • 2 Camp 17, for his continuing efforts in locating, recording, and re- Andersonville & the Women’s Relief Corps • 3 pairing Grand Army of the Republic monuments and Union Sol- Lincoln Boyhood Event & the SVR • 4 diers’ graves in his area. (Of special note are his efforts in regard Somers Valor & Porter Job Completed • 5 to the graves of veterans of the Colored Troops). Benton Camp Volunteers • 6 — Gib Young Champion Hill Reports & A Very Small World • 7 Department Commander

Join us for the Annual Encampment at IU Kokomo June 3 Coffee & muffins at 8:30 a.m. • Meeting Starts at 9:00 a.m. Registration information on the back page • Deadline May 22nd. • Act Now!

Remembering the sacrifices made by the soldiers and sailors of the Civil War who fought to preserve the Union, we are dedicated to continuing the patriotic work begun by our parent organization, The Grand Army of the Republic SUVCW on the Web his will be the last issue of The Indiana Legion that I Twill edit. It has been a task that has taken just over im Beckman, the Department of seven years under the energetic leadership of six Depart- TIndiana’s Signal Officer and web- ment of Indiana Commanders: Ron Gill, Jay Crisp, Russ master, reminds us of the SUVCW web Kirchner, Tom Crawford, Alan Teller and Gib Young. They sites available in our state; to wit, have been more than patient with me, for which I am very National: grateful. http://www.suvcw.org/ But now it is time to step down, “to spend more time Department: with my family,” as the politicians say; but, seriously, it is http://www.suvcw.org/in/DEPTIN.html time that our publication—I have always thought of it as Champion Hill Camp No. 17: more than just a newsletter—take on a new editor, a new http://www.huntingtoncounty.org/suvcw and fresh look, and perhaps a new name. Ben Harrison Camp No. 356: My very great thanks to all those who have made http://www.rootsweb.com/~inbhsuv/ contributions to these pages over the years—The Indi- David D. Porter Camp No. 116: ana Legion has been your effort. www.tribalpages.com/tribes/ddporter116 Join the IndianaSUVCW e-mail news list: contact [email protected], or [email protected]    ment of Indiana Commander of the Notify your camp secretary when Sons of Veterans (the SUVCW name at you change your e-mail address; Ben’s Camp failing that, you may not receive the time), in , he became either the printed or e-mail ver- At Work Commander-in-Chief of the national sion of The Indiana Legion! organization in September 1922 at Des he Ben Harrison Camp, No. 356 re- Moines, Iowa. C-in-C Shellhouse died Tmains the largest in the Department, in 1934. with a membership of 66, a number that This event continues a multi-year ef- Encampment Speaker reflects the fact that the camp takes in fort to recognize past Sons’ leaders by SUVCW members not only from the the camp nurtured by PCC Steve Bauer, Announced Indianapolis area, but from the entire who has carefully researched, written, evin Lindsey will be the featured state south of the city. and designed excellent programs. Kspeaker at the 120th Annual En- Camp members are quite aware that Brothers and friends should gath- campment of the Department of Indi- there is room for one or even two addi- er on the 29th at the main Crown Hill ana on Saturday, June 3rd., at Indiana tional camps in the southern region, and entrance at 34th Street and Boulevard University Kokomo. we applaud the efforts department com- Place at about 10:50 a.m. From there Lindsey, who is commander of the manders have made over time—most re- they will move out to the Shellhouse Gen. Richardson Camp No. 2 in Oak- cently Gib Young—to encourage such a grave in section 39, lot 313. land County, Michigan, will speak on development. We are looking forward to seeing the the topic, “The 47th Indiana — Past, We know that there are brothers who contingent of the Sons of Veterans Re- Present, and Future.” He comes to his have expressed an interest in form- serve who will also be in attendance. study of the 47th as the great grand- ing new camps to our south. We urge Gravestone Cleaning & Repair Workshop son of William Lindsey who served them to pick up the leadership reigns On a very windy Saturday, April 8, in Company H. He has set up a web and start recruiting. They can get plen- several Camp members cleaned and site devoted to the regiment at httm: ty of help from Gib Young and the De- repaired graves in the at the //mywebpages.comcast.net/klindsey/ partment leadership and the best wish- Continued on page 3 47thindiana.htm. es of the Ben Harrison Camp. Guidance Lindsey is Patriotic Instructor of the will be found on the national web site as Department of Michigan and is chair well. The of its nomination committee. He is al- Memorial Day Observance at Crown Hill Indiana Legion so membership secretary of the Descen- At 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 29, is a publication of the dents of Mexican War Veterans. He and the Camp will conduct a service at the Indiana Department, his wife are the proud parents of four Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War children, ranging in age from 18 to 26. The event will honor the memory Together they are restoring an old farm- of Ben Harrison Camp member Frank ✯ ✯ house in their hometown. Shellhouse. Elected in 1914 as Depart- 2 Andersonville & The Women’s Relief Corps

he stockade-surrounded prison at TAndersonville, Georgia, was used to confine Union soldiers, for fourteen months between 1864 and 1865. During this time frame, approximately thirty- five thousand Union men were confined behind log walls surrounding a twenty four acre plot of land uninhabitable by man or animal. With little or no shelter these soldiers had to endure the harsh- ness of the Georgia seasons. More than half of the soldiers that entered Ander- sonville Military Prison died and their bodies laid to rest outside the confines of the prison. At the end of a very satisfactory day’s work the motley crew at the gravestone cleaning and repair work- shop. From left to right Brothers David Wiley, Jerry Thompson, Tim Beckman, Garry Walls, Michael After the war, the prison grounds and Beck and Camp Commander Phil McClure. The Salem Church is in the background. area surrounding the camp were pur- chased by the Grand Army of the Repub- ville Prison site on May 13, 1911. This lic of Georgia. In 1906 the GAR-Georgia bronze plaque is a testament to love presented the Andersonville property to and dedicating that the members of the the National Woman’s Relief Corps with Women’s Relief Corps poured into the the understanding that the WRC would preservation of ground where so many preserve this area as a memorial. This young Union Soldiers gave their lives. gift of the Andersonville Prison proper- The complete article on the preserva- ty was accepted by the Fourteenth Na- tion of the Andersonville Prison by the tional Convention and steps were made Women’s Relief Corps can be found in to upgrade the property from its condi- the “Red Book” of the Woman’s Relief tion at the time. Corps Auxiliary to the Grand Army of Restoration of the Andersonville Pris- the Republic – 1914, pp. 17-18. Garry Walls and Phil McClure fit a stone broken in on area was directed by the Women’s — Michael W. Beck four places. After careful measurement, holes for the Relief Corps Past National President Senior Vice Commander copper pins are drilled and the pieces fitted, expoxied, Ben Harrison Camp No. 356 Lizabeth A. Turner. Under her guidance and clamped together. After drying, the excess epoxy is shaved off and smoothed. Below Mike Beck drills at the the prison grounds were cleared, trees base of another stone. planted, a caretaker’s cottage built and a pavilion built over the spring which sup- plied thousands of soldiers with the only Ben’s Camp cont. from p.2 fresh was available in the camp. Monu- ments were erected by several States to beautifully reconstructed Salem Church their soldiers who had suffered from the in Hendricks County. The workshop was lack of medicine, food, water, clothing, conducted by Camp Commander Phil housing, and the elements of the Geor- McClure who, as it turns out, is skilled gia weather. in such matters when he is not channel- In 1908 the Woman’s Relief Corps ing General . National President Kate E. Jones rec- Garry Walls was particularly instru- ommended that the Andersonville mental in making arrangements to work Prison site be transferred to the Unit- on the site, and Tim Beckman took spe- ed States Government, and on March cial measures to advertise the event. Gosport Project Contemplated 2, 1910, the Secretary of War was au- The camp is particularly indebted to In 1861-1862 a camp of instruction thorized by Congress to accept the An- the Salem Church and members John was established in Gosport on the White dersonville Memorial site with all if its and Phyllis Parsons for their help and River. Named Camp Hughes for a for- improvements. This transfer was made assistance in this project and for their mer congressman, it became the train- official on September 20, 1910 with a knowledge of the burials in this very his- ing ground for the 59th Regiment, Indi- bronze marker placed on the Anderson- toric location. ana Volunteers. Mustered in February Continued on p. 4 3 an Teller, Cpl. Dennis Hutchinson, Cpl. Larry Myer, and Pvt. James Kline, Pvt. Gosport Project Cont. from p.3 SVR Don Morgan, Pvt. Erick Fricke, and 1862, the regiment would make it all the On the March Pvt. Gib Young. The fist three present- way through the war to the Grand Review ed the colors, participated in the pledge in Washington — after such experienc- Lincoln Boyhood Home Event of allegiance, and retired the colors for es as Champion Hill, Missionary Ridge, the Memorial Visitor Center Auditori- the March to the Sea, Bentonville, and & Plans for the Future um Program. They then led the proces- the surrender of Johnston. sion up the hill carrying the colors to the The 59th lost 1 officer and 36 men he February 12, 2006, Lincoln Boy- grave of Nancy Hanks Lincoln. killed and mortally wounded, but 229 hood Home program was well at- T While memorial wreaths were pre- of their number died of disease. Eight of tended in southern Indiana. It was sented at her grave by the various at- those would never see any of the great probably the best overall attendance of tending organizations, we remained at events that were to follow, for they lie in the last six years. People were stand- attention behind the marker (see pho- ing in the aisles. Four SUVCW Camps, to). It was a cold and snowy day, but Champion Hill, Somers, Harrison, and most everyone made the trek to the Porter, were represented. grave for the short service. The Com- Somers Camp attendees were Al- pany Singers had an appropriate song an Teller, CC, and Larry Myer, CJVC. saved for this ceremony. Several peo- Porter Camp was represented by Jack ple asked for and received information Shaw, CC, and Cody Shaw, CJVC. Har- about the SUVCW. Other activities for 2006, of the 27th In- diana SVR, were pre- senting and retiring the colors at the Mid- winter Encampment, and holding our meet- ings in January and February. From the Gosport Reporter, October 25, 1923 SVR plans include: the Gosport Cemetery in graves marked May 21. Gas City, simply “unknown.” 3:00 PM, Riverside A faded newspaper clipping tells part Cemetery,Plaque Ded- ication to John C. Ad- of the story. An imposing granite stone ams, He was the last was erected for soldiers still unidenti- Civil War Veteran to fied in 1923, but through the research At the grave of Nancy Hanks Lincoln last February are, left to right, Alan Teller, die in Indiana. This is of Tim Beckman of the Ben Harrison PDC, Larry Myer, and Dennis Hutchinson. a SUVCW activity, and Camp, and Sue Trotman of the Gosport the plaque is part of History Museum, we now know their rison Camp had Dennis Hutchinson; the Sons’ “Last Soldier Project.” names, and we contemplate adding a while Champion Hill Camp had Gib plaque to recognize them at last. Young, DC, Eric Fricke, James Kline, May 28. Marion/Gas City, 2:00/3: Don Morgan, Gary Bugge, and Archie 15 PM, Estates of Serenity/Riverside Cemeteries, Somers Camp Memorial Lintz, CSVC. Day Services. The Company Singers consisted of May 29. Indianapolis, Crown Hill Looking for the first five from Champion Hill plus Cemetery, Harrison Camp Memorial Jack Shaw. Introduced for the DUVCW Day Ceremonies, Meet at north gate at a few good were Beverly Massey, Department Pres- 10:45. ident, Lee Ann Teller, Department Sr. May 30. Ft. Wayne, 2:30 PM, Lawton recruits Vice President, and Janice Zendell. The Park, Champion Hill Camp Memorial ll members in good standing Company Singers sang several songs Day Ceremony. Aof the SUVCW are eligible to and led the audience in “America the June 3. Kokomo, SUVCW Annual En- join the Sons of Veterans Reserve Beautiful.” campment IUK. (SVR). The annual dues are $3.00. The guest speaker was Dr. Kenneth J. July 9. Kokomo, 2:00 PM, SVR Meet- ASK 1ST LT. LARRY EBERT Winkle, author of Young Eagle, the Rise ing, Alan Teller’s home. [email protected] of . The Eulogy was November 16-19. Gettysburg, Penn- or 765-457-1577 given by Mark Gentry. sylvania, Remembrance Day. Your SVR consisted of 1st. Sgt, Al- — Alan Teller, PDC 4 into the daily lives of the soldiers, the presented by Patrick J. Furlong, Profes- Somers Camp cost to purchase clothing, food, weap- sor Emeritus of History at Indiana Uni- ons, and other necessities, the irregu- versity South Bend. He talked about the larity of receiving their pay, and how he life of in the Civil Celebrations of Valor viewed the locals in the areas where he War, focusing on the campaign through traveled and fought. His accounts are the southern part of Indiana in the sum- he Orlando A. Somers Camp No. 1 interesting and occasionally quite hu- mer of 1863. If the campaign did noth- Twill recognize the last Indiana Civil morous. ing else, it did put quite a scare on the War veteran (died in 1949), John C. Ad- We are planning to launch our own folks in Indiana and Ohio, but on the ams of Grant County, by placing a 12” x website and participate in the Memori- whole it was a military farce because 24” bronze plaque at his grave at Riv- al Day ceremonies at Crown Point Cem- not a thing was accomplished—except erside Cemetery in Gas City. Plans are etery in Kokomo. We are grateful for so for the fact that 2400 men and count- to conduct a dedication ceremony on many members who are willing to work less number of horses and material were Sunday, May 21. The inscription on the to promote the purpose of our organiza- needlessly lost. Hence, the word “farce” plaque will read: tion. is a fair name for the campaign. He had several pictures accompanying his talk; John C. Adams – G.A.R. it was quite informative and created Here in honored Glory rests the Porter Camp some discussion about cavalry tactics last Civil War Veteran of Indiana. that developed during the Civil War. May his deeds and sacrifices be A Job Completed The Stone Replacement Project Done ever green in our memory. On Friday and Saturday, May 5 and he David D. Porter Camp, No. 116 6, the camp completed a project of re- Placed by Sons of Union Veterans moves around a lot. Officially locat- T placing grave stones in the G.A.R. plot of the Civil War ed in Valparaiso, the camp has members in Maplewood Cemetery in Valparaiso. from Lake, Porter, LaPorte, St. Joseph, There were 16 stones in bad shape, We would like to express our appre- Marshall, Starke, and Elkhart counties. and the camp embarked on the project ciation to the Department for contribut- With this geographic spread, it really is by getting new stones from the Veter- ing $300.00 to this effort and to Need- necessary to get where the members can ans Administration, and setting them ham-Storey-Wampner Funeral Services attend and enjoy the programs and fel- in place with the old stones placed back of Gas City for their enthusiastic sup- lowship of the brothers of our order. to back with new ones. Last Fall a small port. It met last on April 22 for lunch at crew went to the cemetery and replaced We are considering a proposal to Honker’s Restaurant in the south part 3 of them. honor the last Howard County Civil War of South Bend, and then all moved over Mark Davis, working with Alan veteran, Gordon Williams, buried at Al- to the Center Township Library, which R. Loomis, PC-in-C, who chaired the bright Cemetery in Kokomo, with a sim- was about a mile away. project, volunteered to help the camp. ilar plaque next year. The meeting opened with a program We look forward to our cannon’s Continued on p. 6 (Confederate, 12-pound field howitzer, 1862—one of only 9 made) new home in Kokomo’s Highland Park. A small build- ing to house it should be constructed by the end of summer or early fall. The cannon is presently in storage at the Ko- komo Parks Department, and members clean it monthly. At our February meeting, we were entertained by Allen Parker Shinn, great grandson of Orlando A. Somers, who read selections from letters written home by Somers during his involvement in the war with Company D, 39th Reg- iment of the Indiana Volunteers. This regiment of infantry became a part of the Army of the Cumberland and served in the historic battles of Shiloh, Per- ryville, and Stones River. Pvt. Somers was discharged as a private on Septem- ber 24, 1864, having served 36 months and 29 days. His letters offeres insight 5 union of six or eight survivors of the Benton Camp replaced with modern insulation wire. B-25 attack on Tokyo. They were avail- During its 25 missions (the first bomb- able to the public for a dinner and au- Volunteers er to complete 25) its tail stabilizer was tographs. The museum has a display of shot away, anti-aircraft shells destroyed a B-25 with manikin figures of Doolittle three wings, several engines were re- and crewmen nearby. placed, but only one crewman received Ravinet and Moak enjoy their work enterville’s William P. Benton Camp a wound. The Belle can be seen on Fri- there even though it is tiring. They en- CNo. 28 has two members who trav- day’s only after a phone reservation is counter people from all over the world, el to the Air Force Museum near Day- made. A bus ride is provided across the so life there is interesting to them. ton for volunteer work several times a field to maintenance buildings. month. Ravinet was a Korean War aircraft maintenance officer who had some mis- Attention to Veterans of Yore Camp Commander Ernest Ravinet Recently four volunteers from the sions as an observer in an A-20 light and Vice Commander Ray Moak do two Camp cleaned up two Civil War veter- bomber. Moak received his pilot’s li- important jobs there. Ravinet does res- ans’ headstones and straightened up cense in an Aeronca Champ after his toration work on beat up airplanes, and nine leaning stones at Earlham’s Sol- Army service between wars. He retired Moak twice each month patrols the ex- diers’ Hill. hibit galleries, responds to visitor and from the Visteon plant near Conners- — Clifford Cox, Secretary, building emergencies, safeguards the ville. Benton Camp No. 28 aircraft and artifacts, and provides fac- The Air Force Museum is the oldest tual information and and largest mili- cont. from page 5 help to youth groups tary museum in Porter Job and adults. the world. It has Along with Mrs. Helen Wildermuth, he Ravinet works 2900 aircraft, 300 brought in a couple helpers and started each Tuesday on a missiles, 35,000 by pulling out all 13 of the remaining old Korean War era re- artifacts, uni- headstones and placing them alongside connaissance jet forms, and pho- to the spot where the new ones were to fighter RF-84 Thun- tos on exhibit. Six- be installed. derchief that had ty-three thousand On Friday the camp members been a school play- aerospace vehicles brought the new gravestones to the GAR ground exhibit. are on loan world- plot and laid them out for the next day. It had a lot of wide. It has an art On Saturday morning, camp members damage and missing Former B-25 pilot Stanley Bobbit and friend of Ben- gallery, an IMAX and Mark Davis and his crew worked ton Camp Secretary, Clifford Cox, in a visit to the parts. Ravinet has theatre, and gift out the location for the new stones. made and replaced Air Force Museum. A Junkers-52 transport is in the shops where you background. They were joined by eight young men missing wing panels, can buy a B-17 cap from an ROTC unit at Valparaiso Uni- rebuilt seat ejection equipment, and re- and books about it. versity who assisted in moving, digging, placed six large cameras used for ter- Youth groups sometimes cause prob- and replacing all the stones — both the rain and enemy photography. One cam- lems with wandering individuals tam- new and old ones. The project was com- era provided negatives 18 inches by 18 pering with artifacts. One guy stole a pleted by Saturday noon. inches. When the RF-84 is undercoat- dummy machine gun and walked out ed, painted and decaled with appro- with it. He was observed and caught in priate squadron insignias, it will be in- a couple of hours. Moak watches to pre- Dedication Planned this Month On May 29 the camp will have a ded- stalled in the Interwar Years Gallery ex- vent thievery. ication ceremony at the cemetery for all hibit area. The area was established as McCook the new grave stones that were installed, The next plane Ravinet will undertake Field in 1923, named Wright Field in which will take place at 9:30 a.m. They is a Russian MIG 21 jet fighter. Last fall 1927, and its Memorial Park opened in will be assisted by the 9th Indiana In- the famous War II B-17 Heavy Bomb- 1971. Now it has an Eighth Air Force fantry Regiment, reactivated, which will er, the Memphis Belle, was brought in type War II control tower, a Nissenbrief- be fully uniformed and equipped to do pieces to the Museum for restoration ing hut, a modern flight hangar, various the honors. and display. Elevators, vertical stabiliz- era galleries, large planes displayed on When the dedication is completed, er and ailerons are missing, and the en- outdoor ramps, including the Presiden- the group will adjourn to the Porter gines were rusted immovable. Interior tial collection — FDR’s Sacred Cow, County Courthouse for the annual Me- parts and instruments are missing. Truman’s Independence, and Eisen- morial Day Remembrance Ceremony, as Four men are restoring the engines hower’s Columbine. the group has done since 1976. so they can be run on test stands. For There is also the German transport — Ronald Gill, safety reasons, they won’t have fuel or JU-52, Hitler’s favorite type. Editor of THE MONITOR batteries. Its paint is being stripped This past April 19 the museum was David D. Porter Camp 116, and old cloth-covered wiring is being the scene of the Doolittle Raiders Re- 6 more active. I was sworn in at the Slack I asked him where he was from, he said, Champion Hill Park recognition, with three others. “Delaware.” He said he was at Camp From that point on I tried to attend all Atterbury, and staying at the Holiday other meetings, including our encamp- Inn. When I asked what he was doing ment this year. I met a lot of supporting Reports at Atterbury he said he was on his way people and found more info about my he excellent Champion Hill News- forefathers. to Afghanistan. When we asked when, Tletter that arrived in our e-mail box- Gib Young has asked me to help gath- he looked at his watch and shrugged es last month is full of news of the ex- er info on a winner who is his shoulders. Asked again, he sim- traordinary goings on of Huntington’s buried in my home town of Liberty Center. ply shrugged his shoulders once more. very busy camp. I have contacted the relatives of this win- Someone then suggested that perhaps it In it we read of Jim Perry and Archie ner (William Bumgarner), and found that was confidential; he said yes. Asked if he Lintz at work in augmenting the list of he was a great great grandfather of a class- had been to Afghanistan before, he an- mate of mine in school. Gib has thought Civil War soldier grave sites in North- swered, “not officially.” Invited to- an of a memorial service, placing a Medal of swer what “not officially” meant, he an- eastern Indiana; of Keith Stroud’s re- Honor stone at the Mossburg Cemetery ports on the discovery of the grave of next Memorial day (2007). I think this is swered, “not officially.” Sgt. William Bumgarner, possibly a a great Idea. Another project was brought His answers evoked a myriad of fur- Medal of Honor winner; of the maneu- up about looking up the soldiers in differ- ther questions in our minds, but we vers of the Camp’s vintage baseball ent counties of Indiana cemeteries. I have dropped this line of questioning and team; of the successful program — one started to look up the Civil War soldiers of moved on. He asked about several other of many it seems — by the Company Wells County. This is a job! I have even members of the SUVCW, most of whom Singers at the Lincoln Boyhood Home taken my wife with me to the cemeteries I did not know. He did at some time to help me. I have two very large binders in February and the Huntington County state that David Orr was the father of of Wells County’s Civil War men in blue. Richard Orr, and his father, Frank, was Expo in March, and much more. I think, the work that is being done to Plans are already well developed for preserve our heritage is fantastic, and we a close friend of David Orr. I shook his a very special Memorial Day celebration need to be more active in supporting such hand and said it was nice to have met on May 30th at 1:30 p.m. at the Lawton projects as these. Hope to see everyone out him and wished him a safe trip to and Park Statue at Spy Run and Tennessee and about Memorial weekend to celebrate return from Afghanistan. He took his Street in Fort Wayne. It will be Com- at the activities planned. leave, wandering off to another part of mander Gib Young’s task to present the Right on, Brother Stroud! the motel. dedication address. The forever ubiqui- From the national SUVCW website, tous Company Singers will intone “Rally I learned that Gar’s father was Frank Round the Flag,” the 44th Indiana will A Small World M. Heacock, Sr. He was Commander- fire a salute, and new brothers will be in-Chief 1968/1969. His residence was initiated. listed in Pennsylvania until he moved to Brother David Winship has worked After All Delaware in 1958. He presided over the mightily at restoring the monument and want to relate an unusual experience. 87th National Encampment in Wilm- bringing the event to fruition, not only ILast March I accompanied my wife ington, Delaware, on August 22, 1969. on behalf of the men of 1861-1865, but while she attended a committee meet- His grandfather was Cpl John H. Gif- in behalf of the nearly forgotten folk ing of the Daughters of Union Veterans ford, who enlisted as a musician in Co. K who put the monument up 111 years of the Civil War, 1861-1865 (DUVCW), 72nd Pennsylvania, the Fire Zouve Reg- ago. He is rededicating the monument at the Holiday Inn, in Columbus. iment, on March 28, 1862, and trans- in honor of his son Michael Bryan Win- Several of us were walking through ferred to Co. A of the 183rd Pennsylva- ship and his great-great grandfather, 1st the pool area when a young man, prob- nia on July 19, 1864. He was discharged, Lt. James Winship. ably in his late thirties, stopped us after March 27, 1865 at the end of his enlist- Winship’s devotion was recognized in staring at the ladies: some were wear- ment. the pages of the Fort Wayne News-Sen- ing sweatshirts that read Daughters of Heacock served as Camp Command- tinel on January 2. Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861- er in 1929 (forty years earlier), Depart- Testimony to be Remembered 1865. He didn’t notice the Daughters ment Commander in 1942. In 1943 he Keith Stroud, a new member of the part, but understood the rest. After was named as Secretary to the Penn- Champion Hill Camp writes, hearing the word daughters, he instant- sylvania Department of the Grand Ar- Let’s see! When I was introduced to the ly spouted, “My name is Gar.” Where- my of the Republic, a post he held un- Sons’ organization last spring, I thought upon I asked, “Gar, as in Grand Army til the passing of the last GAR Depart- maybe these guys were nuts. One of the of the Republic”? “Yes,” he replied, “my ment Commander in 1946. Gar’s father brothers (Terry Reid) mentioned that It dad was Frank Heacock, a former Com- had one son by a first marriage, Frank would be a great way to look up informa- mander-in-Chief of the Sons of Union M., Jr. He had another son by a second tion about our men in Blue. So I joined the Veterans of the Civil War.” I then intro- marriage, Gar Edward. The second wife SUVCW for that reason. I started attend- duced myself as a fellow member. When was obviously a lot younger. ing meetings regulary and was more and — Alan Teller, PDC 7 REGISTER NOW For the 2006 Department Encampment!

rom any direction, take US 31 to Lincoln St. in Kokomo. Lincoln is North of IN 26 and South of US 35 & IN 22. Turn West on Lincoln to Washington. Turn North on Washington: just past Cossells Landscaping on right; turn right. You are on FIUK property (2300 S. Washington). Stay right at first stop sign. At second stop sign turn left. Park in lot onright.En- ter✁ the Kelly Student Center. If you keep turning right within the building, you will find us. We will look for you near the cafeteria. 120th Annual Encampment SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR & the 58th Memorial Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic Department of Indiana • Indiana University Kokomo • Saturday 3 June 2006 Registration deadline no later than 22 May Pre-Registration $5.00______Lunch $13.00______: Total______

Name:______Camp # ______

Guest:______Wives & guests are welcome at the luncheon. Make checks payable to Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) Send your check to Lee Ann Teller, 3003 Lamplighter Lane, Kokomo, IN 46902-8125 to arrive on or before 21 May!

May 20, Knightstown Soldiers and Sailors Home Graduation, 10:00 a.m. • May 21 Gas City, 3:00 PM, Riverside Cemetery, Plaque Dedication to John C. Adams, Last Indiana Civil War Soldier • May 28 Marion/Gas City, Somers Camp Memorial Day Services • May 29 Memorial Day: Ben Harrison Camp, Crown Hill 11:00 a.m., Porter Camp cemetery dedication 9:30 a,m., and Porter County courthouse ceremony • May 30. Ft. Wayne, 2:30 PM, Lawton Park, Champion Hill Camp Memorial Day Ceremony • August 13-14, National Encampment in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania • November 16-19. Gettysburg, Penn- sylvania, Remembrance Day. Indiana LegionThe Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Department of Indiana 3800 W. Woodmere Way Bloomington, IN 47403-4123

his space, devoted to the mailing address in Tthe printed edition, presents an opportu- nity to call attention to the Library of Congress, American Memory Collection, available on the Internet at http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ index.html. The Collection is a great source of written, vi- sual, and musical information concerning the . The poster to the right is an example. It speaks worlds about the era.