Camp Orders 2011-05 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Grand Army of the Republic “Old Abe” Camp #8 Wisconsin Department Sept 14, 2011 September Meeting - Sept. 24th and 25th - Next Old Abe Camp 8 To Include Presentation Old Wade House About Clothing From Civil War Weekend Meeting th The 1800’s This annual event in Green Bush is recognized September 19 as one of the biggest and best Civil War re- After the 4th of July parade in Omro we enactments in Wisconsin. Confederate and Union Doors Open at ended up visiting for a while with a few of the armies set up camp on the sprawling, wooded 6:00 PM OHS members, including the new President of grounds of Wade House. Visitors meet and that organization. His name is Scott Jorgenson, Meeting starts at mingle with the troops as well as civilian sutlers. 7:00 PM and as it turns out his specialty is historical Camp 8 is planning to again have its regular clothing. display set up (next to the Kettle Corn vendor of at We also found out that he gives presentations course), and we need volunteers to staff it about historical clothing styles. So, it was only Omro Historical throughout the weekend. natural that we invite him to be our featured • 9:00 A.M. Each day the camp opens to the Society building, speaker at the upcoming September meeting! public. Participating Camp members should Omro, WI. Scott is interested in meeting the members of be there at least 30 minutes early. The day Camp 8, and would like to take the opportunity officially ends at 5:00 P.M., but the Downtown - to discuss how we might come up with some campfires burn late into the night. At the corner of interesting joint projects involving our two • Battlefield activity starts with a 11AM organizations. skirmish culminating in a full scale battle at 2 Madison and Main. It promises to be an interesting discussion, PM. and a unique opportunity to learn something new Participants should come expecting to spend about that time period. See you there! Wear Your the day visiting with members of the paying Membership Badge public who come to the event to learn about the Civil War. A uniform is not needed, but wear “Social Hour” before the your membership badge if you have one. business portion begins. More information is available from the Wade Snacks & treats House website at: http://wadehouse.wisconsinhistory.org/Events/Ev are ALWAYS appreciated! entDetail/Event203.aspx Contact Camp Commander Vince Barker for information about the work schedule and admission tickets. Observations Of September 1861 By Sr. Vice Jim Schumann Lincoln had to ask John C. Fremont to "modify" his August proclamation • freeing all slaves belonging to Confederate sympathizers in Missouri; thus were the first halting steps towards emancipation begun, even though Lincoln made sure this was not enforced, lest he offend the slave states still loyal to the Union. • Kentucky's tenuous neutrality became moot, as Confederate forces occupied Columbus; in response, a Federal force under a newly appointed Brig Gen (US Grant) occupied Paducah - war had come to Kentucky, and it would be Camp 8 Display at Wade House in 2008. a bloody affair. Page 1 of 8 Commander’s Remarks Camp 8 10 Years Ago 2011 Camp Calendar • Featured speaker for the September meeting was Dr. James Raymond, a th September 17 retired physician from the Oshkosh Floral Hill Cemetery-New London area who studied CW medicine and Cemetery Walk collected period medical instruments. • Camp 8 was selling raffle tickets for a September 19th 3-band 1861 Colt Musket (provided by Camp 8 regular meeting. Colt Black Powder Arms). Omro, WI • The Camp Orders reported that a nonprofit group said it found the September 24 – 25th By Camp Commander remains of the USS Arizona, a Union Civil War re-enactment Vince Barker gunboat that caught fire and sank in Old Wade House, Greenbush, WI the Mississippi River in 1865. The Greetings Brothers, th wreckage was found about 40 miles October 8 Our summer camp activities are south of New Orleans in 100 feet of Grave dedications (multiple) water, near the mouth of the river. Mohican Indian Reservation already winding down but we do have a couple key events remaining. More on • The Camp Orders report that the Bowler, WI those in a minute. First, Camp 8 was Appleton Post Crescent carries a story Contact Kim Heltemes for fairly busy this summer conducting about how members of Camp 8, and information. headstone dedications and participating Auxiliary 6 restored a GAR stained glass window in Christ Congregational Novermber 21st in parades and living histories. On Church in Clintonville, WI. Camp 8 Camp 8 regular meeting. August 13th we conducted a headstone conducts a service of re-dedication Omro, WI (to be confirmed) dedication in Manawa for Pvt. Zebulon Williams, 141st NY INF. It was a great during a special Church service. Bean Supper (to be confirmed) event with a dozen family members in • The Military Veterans Museum in Election of Officers for 2012 attendance. Luann Williams, wife of Oshkosh announces it’s intention to descendant Ken Williams read a break ground in the near future for a moving biography and tribute to Pvt. new building. Camp 8 volunteers to help provide a CW exhibit for the Williams and the family made a museum, and considers joining the substantial financial donation to the camp. Their generosity is greatly museum as an organization member. appreciated. • The Camp Orders contains the On September 24-25 we will again meeting minutes of Edward S. Bragg be manning our information/recruiting Auxiliary 6. They report there are two event at the Wade House Civil War active auxiliaries in Wisconsin, #4 in Milwaukee, and #6 attached to Camp Weekend in Greenbush. We always need brothers to help man our tent fly 8 in Omro. so please try to attend. When you arrive at registration tell them you are with Old Abe Camp # 8, SUVCW, and you will be admitted at no charge. Please wear your badge. GAR On October 8th we will be conducting a dedica tion service in Members Of Bowler as part of the Mohican History Wisconsin Conference. The ceremony begins at 3pm. Details are in this newsletter. It GAR photo showing is a great honor for us to be included in members of the Native American ceremonies so please Lysander Cutler Post try to attend. We have conducted # 55 in Wausau. Native dedications in the past and they By Vince Barker are indeed special. Don't forget about our camp meeting on Monday, 9/19, in Omro. See you there, In F, C, & L, Vince Page 2 of 8 Milwaukee To Camp 8 Patriotic Mike Bouchette Instructor Studies For Dedicate Monument Recovering From To Civil War General Gettysburg Battlefield Heart Surgery Rufus King Guide Test Mike is resting at home after having th Bill Parker recently reported that he is heart surgery on Sept. 7 at AMC in PDC Kent Petersen (Camp 1) has invited intending to study towards being a Appleton. members of Camp 8 to attend the licensed Gettysburg Battlefield Guide. Mike reports the doctors tell him he is upcoming dedication of a new Brig. He reports that he will have 3 hours doing well, and he was sent home just 4 General Rufus King historic site marker to answer about 245 questions of days after the surgery. Mike is expecting located in downtown Milwaukee. This multiple choice that include a long recovery. event will take place on Sunday, Oct. 9, identification of monuments and Mike can be reached by e-mail at: 2011 at 1:30 p.m. at the northeast corner of important people in photos, and an essay [email protected]. E. Mason and N. Van Buren Streets. section. Petersen reports “the marker The next test should be in December commemorates the location of Rufus 2012. Next would be a practical test in Message From King's home in pre-Civil War Milwaukee. February 2013 - a 3 day event that King came to the Wisconsin Territory in includes 2 days of classroom, and finally The Department 1845 where he was editor and part owner giving a tour to a Park Ranger and LBG. of the Milwaukee Sentinel and Gazette. Bill says that any help or Patriotic Instructor He served as a member of the 1848 recommendations from his fellow By Brian McManus Wisconsin constitutional convention that SUVCW members would be brought Wisconsin into the Union, was appreciated! See the last page for Bill’s I am including a reference to the superintendent of public schools in contact information. SUVCW Commander-in-Chief's General Milwaukee and a regent of the University Order #3, at: http://suvcw.org/go/go03- of Wisconsin-Madison. During the Civil 11.htm. Biographical information courtesy of War he was appointed a brigadier general On September 11th, and for 30 days, C.K. Pier Camp 1 - of volunteers and organized what became all membership badges and Dept. and Rufus King was born in New York known as the famous “Iron Brigade. Camp Charters are to be draped in black City in 1814. His grandfather, also in rememberance of the 9-11-2011 attacks. named Rufus King, represented Fly your flags as often as possible Massachusetts in the Constitutional during these 30 days. Please take a few Convention 1787 and in 1796 was moments to reflect and give thanks for appointed by President Washington as an those men and women who sacrificed, and ambassador to Great Britain. After continue to sacrifice for our freedoms.