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The Buckeye Bugle 2012 Marshall Hope Award For Most Outstanding Department Newsletter Department of Ohio - Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Volume 10, Issue 1 September 2018 THE BUCKEYE BUGLE INSIDE THIS 2018 Department of Ohio Encampment ISSUE: On June 9, the Brothers from most of the Department 2 – Civil War Weekend and of Ohio SUVCW Camps gathered at the Clintonville ROTC Awards Issued Women’s Club for the 136th annual Encampment. 3 – Sherman Camp Activities Special guest National Commander-in-Chief Mark Day spoke to the Brothers and commended the Department 3 – Parrott Camp Identifies Local Veterans on its proactive stance on many issues relevant to the SUVCW’s stated goals. 4 – Hardin County Honors A brief Memorial Service started the day’s activities, Above – National CinC Local Veterans which was followed by many discussions of issues Mark Day speaks to the Brothers at the 4 – Memorial Day Programs relative to the Department and its Camps including the annual Encampment proper marking and maintenance of Civil War veterans’ on June 9. 5 – In Memoriam graves and memorials. Below – A lineup of flags from the 5 – Spotlight on Civil War Prior to stepping down following the end of his term, Department of Ohio Memorials & Monuments and attending Camps. Commander Jim Crane thanked his fellow officers and 6 – Identifying CW Soldiers appointees before presenting awards to them. in Unmarked Graves During the Encampment, Senior Vice-Chairman Kerry 7 – Ohio’s Memorial Day Langdon was elected as the new Department Grants a G.A.R. Legacy Commander. He was installed by CinC Day with the assistance of his wife and ASUVCW Sister Wanda 8 – Dr. Mary Walker Award Presented to Sister Lynch Langdon. Later in the afternoon, Commander Langdon presented his newly elected officers and appointees. 9 – Cadot-Blessing Camp‘s CW Soldier Program 10 – First Soldier Buried at Message From Commander Kerry Langdon Arlington Cemetery First I want to say Thank You for the honor you have bestowed on me by electing me as your Department of Ohio Commander. Brothers, Our Mission is a Great one. I challenge us to keep that mission in the fore front of our Dates to Note: minds and find new ways of executing it. November 1 – Deadline Our ancestors sacrificed much for what they believed in and to insure their for submissions to the descendants – us – and our descendants – would continue to live in a united Winter newsletter states and under the principles this country was founded on. If we don’t tell November 11 – Veterans their story Brothers – who will? Day I traveled to Plymouth after the National Encampment ended in August. I stood on the shores where my Pilgrim ancestor, John Howland, stood when January TBD – Mid- Winter Meeting he risked great hardships to come to a new land where freedom and liberty could exist. On the trip home, we stopped at the Flight 93 Memorial where June TBD – 137th 40 passengers and crew stood up to terrorism and said “not in my country”. Department of Ohio Encampment Brothers we are called to keep our mission moving forward – to tell others – to invite them to join us. Who have you invited lately? Who will you invite August 8-11 – 138th tomorrow? We need to increase our membership and keep the stories alive. National SUVCW Encampment In the words of a great patriot “Let’s Roll”. Preserving the memory of the Grand Army of the Republic and our ancestors who fought to save the Union 1861-1865. Page 2 THE BUCKEYE BUGLE Civil War Weekend at Heritage Village On June 16 and 17, 2018, the General William H. Lytle Camp 10 participated in the annual Civil War Days event held at Heritage Village in the Sharon Woods Park in Hamilton County. Brothers participating included Denny Brown, Kenny Burck, Jim Cobb, Woody Cook, Richard Davis, Jim Houston, Kerry Langdon, Robb Kidd, Todd Mayer, Bill West, and Sister Wanda Langdon. The Camp set up a tent with Civil War displays and information to help explain the story of the Civil War to the numerous visitors. The weekend event served as a potential recruiting tool to bring in new members to their Camp. Sherman Camp SUVCW Eagle Scout Awards Above: Lytle Camp Brothers set up their tent at Sharonville. Earlier this year Michael Spaulding, Camp Commander of the William T. Below: Brother Michael Spalding presents awards to Sherman Camp 93 presented Eagle Scout Certificates to two scouts from BSA scouts Alexey Gaulkey (left) Troop 516, Alexey Gaulkey (15) and Will Hopwood (17). The two young men and Will Hopwood. were students at Centerville High School at the time they completed their projects. Alexey’s project was to build nature display boxes with various articles inside and information to inform and educate the public and he installed them at Cowan Lake State Park. Will’s project was to create an education campaign for the Be-a-Match Bone Marrow Donor Registry, and he staffed a booth at the Centerville Americana parade, where he gave out literature and solicited donor registrations. Lytle Camp Presents Several SUVCW ROTC Awards University of Cincinnati Army ROTC Cadet Mulholand was presented the ROTC Award by Camp Commander Todd Mayer at the University of Cincinnati Annual ROTC Annual Awards Ceremony held in UC’s Richard E. Lindner Center on April 21, 2018. On Saturday, April 21, 2018 at Miami University in Oxford, Denny Brown had the high honor and privilege to present two certificates to Midshipman Paul Kenney and Cadet Brian Park. Paul has been studying mechanical engineering with a minor in Russian. He expects to be stationed at the Naval Above – Department Air Station, Pensacola, Florida upon graduation. He is a native of the Commander Jim Chesapeake Bay area in Maryland. Brian has majored in political science and Crane presents the will enter an intelligence program at Goodfellow Air Force Base, San Angelo, SUVCW ROTC Award to Cadet Jakob Texas. He is from Columbus. Hockl. Brother Todd Mayer presented the Son of Union Veterans of the Civil War Below – Brothers Jim ROTC Award to Cadet Benjamin C. Dearie at the Xavier University All For One Cobb (left) and Jim Battalion Annual ROTC Awards and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Houston present the Cincinnati on April 21, 2018. SUVCW JROTC Award to Cadet David Goad. Brothers Jim Cobb and Jim Houston presented the SUVCW JROTC Award to Cadet David Goad at the Scarlet Oaks Awards Banquet on Wednesday, 2 May. Cadet Goad is a junior at Scarlet Oaks and is Naval Science 1 drill commander. He is involved in the rifle team and participates in the color guard. Upon completion of the NJROTC program next year he plans to join the U.S. Navy. Department of Ohio Commander Jim Crane presented the SUVCW JROTC Award to Cadet Jakob Hockl at the Diamond Oaks Awards Banquet in Cincinnati on Monday, May 7, 2018. THE BUCKEYE BUGLE Page 3 Sherman Camp Exhibits at Americana Festival As they have since 2011, Major General William T. Sherman Camp 93’s Union Army infantry, artillery, cavalry, and military history displays attracted more than 250 visitors during Centerville’s Americana Festival on the Fourth of July. Equally well visited was the associated “Life on the Civil War Homefront” exhibit and information tables contributed by Sisters of the ASUVCW O’Connell Auxiliary 10. As one young attendee commented, “Your Civil War exhibits share information we don’t ever get in school. Thank you.” Camp Brothers staffing exhibits included Mark Allex, Brent Davidson, Fred Lynch, Will Motsinger, and Mike Spaulding. Auxiliary Sisters Judy Above – On June 16th, 2018 Brown, Teri and Kayley Dunlap, and Barbara Lynch hosted visitors to the General Benjamin D. Fearing Camp 2 Brothers Jamie Price civilian life exhibit. and his son, Jaksan Price, laid a wreath at the G.A.R. Monument in Gettysburg, Sherman Camp at Miamisburg Bicentennial Pennsylvania on behalf of the Camp to honor all of the Dayton’s William T. Sherman Camp 93 Brothers in conjunction with Union Veterans of the Civil War. ASUVCW O’Connell Auxiliary 10 Sisters represented the 93rd Ohio Below – Brother Fred and Volunteer Infantry Company H and their ladies during the Miamisburg Auxiliary Sister Barbara Lynch attend to the Sesquicentennial celebration on June 23rd. The 93rd OVI mustered into the information table at the Union Army in August 1862. Co. H soldiers were mostly from Miamisburg. Miamisburg Bicentennial. The camp’s extensive display of civil War artifacts and information attracted and educated more than 200 visitors. The exhibit was located adjacent to a realistic military camp provided by members of the 73rd OVI Regimental Band directed by SUVCW Brother John Huffman, Enderlin Camp #73. The band marched in the Sesquicentennial parade and performed an afternoon concert on June 23. Parrott Camp Project Identifies Local Veterans Following the annual Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony Committee meeting on May 29th, the Jacob Parrott Camp 33 began an ambitious project in conjunction with the Kenton High School JROTC cadets and the Hardin County Genealogy Society to identify and properly mark the grave of every known veteran in Grove Cemetery. This project to recognize service members of all eras has identified roughly 2,500 veterans in this single cemetery including Above: Brothers from the 500 Civil War veterans. Jacob Parrott Camp gather before the annual Spearheaded by Patriotic Instruction Officer Ronald Marvin, Jr. the Memorial Day Parade and Camp has entered over 100 new names into the National SUVCW Ceremony in Kenton. Below: Brother Ronald database and has identified roughly a dozen CW vets who have no Marvin, Jr. presented the grave marker or it is so illegible the service member needs a Memorial Day address in Kenton’s Grove Cemetery replacement.
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