The Missouri Department,
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Welcomes You!
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Robert W. Aubuchon
2024-2025 Department Commander
LEADING NEWS FROM THE DEPARTMENT
NEWS! NEWS! NEWS! NEWS~!
COMING SOON!
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Victory in Missouri 1864
Schedule Of Events Friday September 27th Pilot Knob, Missouri Battle Field Tours for Students and Adults Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site 10:00am Battlefield Tour led by Author Gary Scheel, PDC 11:30am Ceremony honoring the Union Dead of Pilot Knob & its Retreat 12:15pm Battlefield Tour led by Author Gary Scheel, PDC Sponsored by U.S. Grant Camp #68 –Fletcher Camp #47 - St. James Camp #326, MO- SUVCW Saturday October 12th Jefferson City, Missouri – Seminar on Price’s Raid See Registration on Right Missouri Secretary of State’s Archives, 9:00 to 4:00 pm During this time there will be a ceremony to honor the Union dead of Jefferson City, Glasgow & Lexington Reception 4:30 – 6:00 with President Lincoln Sponsored by Lillie Camp #6, MO-SUVCW Saturday October 19th and 20th Kansas City, Missouri –Battles of the Big & Little Blues and of Westport October 19th – 5:00pm Battle of Big Blue – Byram’s Ford at Swope Park October 20th – 11 – 4 pm at Loose Park - Celebration at 6 pm Kelley’s Westport Inn Sponsored by Westport Camp #64, MO-SUVCW Saturday October 26th The Battles of Mine Creek & Newtonia 12-1 pm Catered lunch in the Newtonia city’s community building Starts at 12 – 3 pm Matthew H. Ritchey Antebellum Mansion, Newtonia National Battlefield, Newtonia, MO Sponsored by Phelps Camp #66, MO-SUVCW |
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PAST EVENTS
JUNE 8 - A NEW GRAVESTONE FOR CAPTAIN SHANE PALMER AT MEMPHIS, MO
Scenes from the 2024 Missouri Department Encampment
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Past Commander-in-Chief Michael Paquette
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Past Commander-in-Chief Michael Paquette
A Motley Crew of Officers and Camp Members Met in Jefferson City on the 9th for our Regular March Business Meeting
2024 Calendar of Events
February
12 Lincoln’s Birthday
19 9:30AM -President’s Day - Reception & Wreath Laying Ceremony - St Louis-Jefferson Chapter DAR Ceremony at Kern Pavillion, Lafayette Park, St. Louis 9:30 - 10:30 AM
22 George Washington’s Birthday
March
9 11 AM -MO Department SUVCW Business Meeting, Missouri River Regional Library, 214 Adams Street, Jefferson City
23 General Sherman Day - Calvary Cemetery, St Louis, MO Graveside
April
23 American Tax Freedom Day
May
11 School of the Piece [Civil War Artillery School] SVR, Sportsman’s Club, Boscobel, WI
27 Memorial Day Ceremony - Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
31 Traditional Memorial Day
31 Beginning of Department National Encampment - Boonville, MO
June
1 Missouri Department Encampment - Boonville, MO
8 10:30 AM - Captain Benjamin Palmer, Co C, 21st MO INF Gravesite Ceremony, Buskirk Cemetery, 20540 County Road 508 Memphis, MO.
14 Flag Day
July
4 Independence Day
27 10:30 AM - Grant Remembrance Day - US Grant National Historic Site “White Haven” Affton, MO
August
1 - 4 National Encampment, Lexington, Kentucky, The Campbell House, 1375 South Broadway, Lexington, KY 40504
September
11 Patriot Day
27-29 Battle of Pilot Knob Re-enactment www.battleofpilotknob.org
October
4-5 Central Region Allied Orders Meeting - Jasper, IN
12 9AM - Lillie Camp & Secretary of States Archive Price’s Raid Symposium, Secretary of State Archives, Jefferson City, MO
19 MO Department SUVCW Business Meeting, Location TBD
November
11 Traditional Veterans’ Day
February
12 Lincoln’s Birthday
19 9:30AM -President’s Day - Reception & Wreath Laying Ceremony - St Louis-Jefferson Chapter DAR Ceremony at Kern Pavillion, Lafayette Park, St. Louis 9:30 - 10:30 AM
22 George Washington’s Birthday
March
9 11 AM -MO Department SUVCW Business Meeting, Missouri River Regional Library, 214 Adams Street, Jefferson City
23 General Sherman Day - Calvary Cemetery, St Louis, MO Graveside
April
23 American Tax Freedom Day
May
11 School of the Piece [Civil War Artillery School] SVR, Sportsman’s Club, Boscobel, WI
27 Memorial Day Ceremony - Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
31 Traditional Memorial Day
31 Beginning of Department National Encampment - Boonville, MO
June
1 Missouri Department Encampment - Boonville, MO
8 10:30 AM - Captain Benjamin Palmer, Co C, 21st MO INF Gravesite Ceremony, Buskirk Cemetery, 20540 County Road 508 Memphis, MO.
14 Flag Day
July
4 Independence Day
27 10:30 AM - Grant Remembrance Day - US Grant National Historic Site “White Haven” Affton, MO
August
1 - 4 National Encampment, Lexington, Kentucky, The Campbell House, 1375 South Broadway, Lexington, KY 40504
September
11 Patriot Day
27-29 Battle of Pilot Knob Re-enactment www.battleofpilotknob.org
October
4-5 Central Region Allied Orders Meeting - Jasper, IN
12 9AM - Lillie Camp & Secretary of States Archive Price’s Raid Symposium, Secretary of State Archives, Jefferson City, MO
19 MO Department SUVCW Business Meeting, Location TBD
November
11 Traditional Veterans’ Day
National News
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Department News
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What are Sons of Union of the Union Veterans of the Civil War and Grand Army of the Republic
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FOR THE CHILDREN:
America needs a good 12¢ Patriotic Comic.
These comic books were produced by the School and College Service division of the Association of American Railroads in 1959 & 1960. The cover art is by Bill Bunce. An interesting promotional comic covering railroad history during the Civil War. These pdfs can be downloaded and printed out on regular paper. Their actual size is standard 7x10 comic size, 16-pages, full color, newsprint cover and interior. This comic book and others like the Classics Illustrated series encouraged many a child in the 1950's and 60's to read, taught good citizenship, ethics, and inspired imagination before comics became more violent and overpriced.
[No copyright was found on these books. They are presented for educational purposes.]
America needs a good 12¢ Patriotic Comic.
These comic books were produced by the School and College Service division of the Association of American Railroads in 1959 & 1960. The cover art is by Bill Bunce. An interesting promotional comic covering railroad history during the Civil War. These pdfs can be downloaded and printed out on regular paper. Their actual size is standard 7x10 comic size, 16-pages, full color, newsprint cover and interior. This comic book and others like the Classics Illustrated series encouraged many a child in the 1950's and 60's to read, taught good citizenship, ethics, and inspired imagination before comics became more violent and overpriced.
[No copyright was found on these books. They are presented for educational purposes.]
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The Sons...
In 1881 the GAR formed the Sons of Veterans of the United States of America (SV) to carry on its traditions and memory long after the GAR had ceased to exist. Membership was open to any man who could prove ancestry to a member of the GAR or to a veteran eligible for membership in the GAR. In later years, men who did not have the ancestry to qualify for hereditary membership, but who demonstrated a genuine interest in the Civil War and could subscribe to the purpose and objectives of the SUVCW, were admitted as Associates. This practice continues today.
Many GAR Posts sponsored Camps of the SV. In 1925 the SV name was changed to Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW), under which its federal charter was issued in 1954. The SUVCW is legally recognized as the heir to, and representative of, the GAR. Today, the National Organization of the SUVCW, headed by an annually elected Commander-in-Chief, oversees the operation of 26 Departments, each consisting of one or more states, a Department-at-Large, a National Membership-at-Large, and over 200 community based Camps. More than 6,360 men enjoy the benefits of membership in the only male organization dedicated to the principles of the GAR -- Fraternity, Charity, and Loyalty. It publishes "The BANNER" quarterly for its members. The SUVCW National Headquarters is located in the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The SUVCW is one of five Allied Orders of the GAR. The other four Orders are: Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, Woman's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War. |
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Dedicated to preserving the memory of the Grand Army of the Republic
and our ancestors who fought to save the Union, 1861-1865.
and our ancestors who fought to save the Union, 1861-1865.
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