Battle Cry of Freedom The official publication of the Department of Pennsylvania Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War - 2007 From the Department Commander Brothers, hesitate to contact any of Department Pennsylvania the biggest them with questions, Encampments, and of and the best. As we begin a new year, we comments, or suggestions course, increase face the challenge of helping you may have. I am membership. I look Lee F. Walters our Department, and our especially interested in forward to working with Commander Order, to grow. I have been hearing ideas about how every one of you to keep privileged to visit several of we can increase the Department of Department of our Pennsylvania Camps, to attendance at our Pennsylvania SUVCW install Camp Officers, and to participate in special events. DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA. SUVCW To say that I am impressed would be an understatement. ELECTED OFFICERS 2006-2007 This Department is blessed DEPARTMENT York, PA 17404-6218 Duryea, PA 18642-1625 with an abundance of COMMANDER (717) 225-5470 (570) 457-8438 [email protected] enthusiastic Brothers and Lee F. Walters [email protected] actively growing Camps. I am 534 Saw Mill Road ENCAMPMENT SITE especially pleased to see new Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 Eric J. Schmincke PDC Joseph Long, Jr. PDC Juniors coming into the (717) 766-6341 122 Van Kirk St. 505 Marcy St. Camps. I am happy to report [email protected] Philadelphia, PA 19149 (215) 533-5392 Duryea, PA 18642-1625 to you that as of 31 December SR. VICE COMMANDER [email protected] (570) 457-8438 06 our Department [email protected] John M. McNulty membership stands at 827. 2501 Edgecomb Ave. Richard Essenwein REGIONAL This is the highest it has been Glenside, PA 19038-3801 952 Orr Ave. ASSOCIATION since 2002. Congratulations (215) 884-3487 Kittanning, PA 16201 REPRESENTATIVES and thanks to all of you who [email protected] (724) 543-2468 have made this happen. Our [email protected] John M. McNulty future is bright. If we continue JR. VICE COMMANDER 2501 Edgecomb Ave. Glenside, PA 19038-3801 to work together in the spirit Howard F. Wolfe CAMP (215) 884-3487 200 Lake St. REVITALIZATION\ of FC&L we cannot fail. [email protected] Dalton, PA 18414 DEVELOPMENT I have asked that a copy of (570) 563-1063 John M. McNulty 2501 Edgecomb Ave. Elmer F. Atkinson, PCinC the elected and appointed [email protected] Glenside, PA 19038-3801 1016 Gorman St., Department Officers roster be SECRETARY/TREASURER (215) 884-3487 Philadelphia, PA 19116-3719 included in this newsletter. I (215) 673-1688 Robert E. Graves [email protected] want every member to be [email protected] 827 S. Jefferson St Apt 4 aware of who the Officers are Allentown, PA 18103 Robert C. Shaffer and to have contact (610) 434 1075 128 Wallace Road NOTE: information. These Brothers [email protected] Lake Ariel, PA 18436-9343 have stepped forward and (570) 352-2153 In committees with multiple taken on the responsibilities of DEPARTMENT COUNCIL [email protected] members, the first Brother listed is the chairman of the office to serve this Ivan E. Frantz, Jr. PDC Joseph Long, Jr. PDC committee. Department. Please do not 1126 Hanover Rd. 505 Marcy St Page 2 • 2007 • The Battle Cry of Freedom GAR Remembrance Day in Scranton Lt. Ezra Griffin Camp #8, annual GAR Ball to be not be sold at the door. The ball is sponsored by SUVCW, Auxiliary #10 and conducted later that Formal dress for both men the Delaney Delacy the Delaney Delacy Guard, evening at the Century and ladies is required. Guard, Sons of Veterans SVR, will observe its Club. Period dress and dress Reserve and the second annual GAR At 5 p.m. those plan- blues greatly admired but Lackawanna Historical Remembrance Day Satur- ning to attend the not required. The cost is Society. day, April 21, 2007 in annual ball will be able $35 per couple. Visit the Special room rates have Scranton and the city of to feast at a special website listed below for been secured at the Carbondale. banquet at the historic more information on Radisson at Lackawanna The day will get underway Radisson at tickets. Station for those attending with a GAR Prayer Service Lackawanna Station The project is provided in the festivities. Room in St. Rose of Lima Church, Hotel. The banquet will part by the Lackawanna reservations may be made Church Street, in begin at 6 p.m. Heritage Valley Authority by calling 1-800-333- Carbondale. The second annual with financial asistance 3333 or email at At 1:30 p.m. in the main Grand Civil War Ball from the National Park www.radisson.com/ ball room of the Century will commence at 8 Service and the Pensylvaia scranton.pa. Room rates Club, 612 Jefferson Av- p.m. in the Century Department of Conserva- are $108 and please enue, in Scranton, a ball- Club, 612 Jefferson tion and natural Re- mention the Civil War room dance exhibition and Avenue in Scranton. sources, Bureau of Recre- Ball Orders when making lesson will be conducted by Music will be by society ation and Conservation. reservations. the Delaney Delacy Guard, orchestra, Spare Parts. SVR , in preparation for the The event was sold out last year. Tickets will www.ScrantonCivilWarDay.com ATTENTION ALL CAMPS! Each camp commander, secretary or designated member should check the Department Website and send the Camps Point of Contact, address, phone number and e-mail address (if applicable) to the webmaster so the page can be brought up to date. also, send updated roster including e- mail addresses of all members to: Bob Shaffer, Dept. Newsletter Editor ([email protected]) and the Dept. Secretary, Robert E. Graves ([email protected]) to keep our mailing list up to date. JUST A REMINDER Brothers, just a reminder that Department per capita is now $6 per year. Below is a chart with the pro rated capita for National and the new amounts for our Department. Jan. - Mar. $18.00 $6.00 $24.00 Apr.- Jun. $13.50 $4.50 $18.00 Jul. - Sep. $ 9.00 $1.50 $12.00 Oct.- Dec. $ 4.50 $1.50 $ 6.00 Please contact me if you have any questions. Fraternally, Robert E. Graves, Sec./Treas., PA Dept. 610-434-1075 • [email protected] Page 3 • 2007 • The Battle Cry of Freedom Graves Registration Project Since 1999 our compared with as years! So I am asking fires, floods, and just organization has been much as 350,000. all camps to appoint a plain neglect. So we endeavoring to As Department Graves registration must act now to establish an online Graves Registration officer and anyone preserve as much of National Database for Officer I am asking within the camp that this information as the final resting places for your help. has internet access to possible. for our ancestors. Entering names into help him. Starting with Many of our counties Pennsylvania is the database must be camp records, enter have this information at currently in 12th place done one at a time. those names in the the Dept. of Veterans with only 54,000 One person can not database. Affairs. names registered do this for the entire Any visit to a Please join me in this state, it would take cemetery you can find effort to “ preserve the head stones sunk, memory of those who Department of Pennsylvania broken and worn away. fought to preserve the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Add to that many Union” Annual Encampment cemeteries are going PRE REGISTRATION FORM out of business and In F.C. & L been abandoned, their Ray Sulger Camp No.: __________________ Date: __________ records lost. Indeed Dept. of PA G..R.O Brother: _____________________________________ many such records have [email protected] already been lost to Address: ____________________________________ 570 346 8016 City: ________________ State: ___ Zip: _________ I am a member in good standing in this camp and ATTENTION MEMBERS: Due to monetary constraints, only one copy of the Department my rank in the Order is: Newsletter will be sent per member address. ____ CinC ____ PCinC ____ DC ____ PDC ____ CC ____ PCC Credential Cards Attending as ___ delegate ____ alternate Pre Registration fee is $7.00 by 6/10//07 If your intention is to make either the Department Encamp- $10 at encampment. ment in June 2007 or the National Encampment in August 2007, please make sure you obtain a signed card before Make check payable to: PA Dept., SUVCW making either event. and send to: Robert Graves The Credential Card for the Department Encampment can 827 S. Jefferson St., Apt.#4 be obtained from your Camp Secretary and must be filled out Allentown, PA 18103 fully so that you have the right to participate during the business meetings and vote. The Credential Card for the National Encampment must Auto License Plate in Aluminum be filled out fully and signed by the Department Secretary $15 before you are able to participate. So please contact your Full Camp Secretary or Camp Commander who may obtain these inc. Color for you from the Department. S&H The form for the Credential Card is located on the Na- Detail tional web site under forms. This is a printable form right off Send to Gen. John F. Hartranft Camp 15 of the site. The site is “www.sucvw.org” C/O Donald W. Prye II Please make every effort to have these filled out correctly as it makes it easier for those who do the registration to help RR 4, Box 4790, Mifflintown, PA 17059 you.