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What's Going On and Been Going On In 2026
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS RECOGNISES OUR DEPARTMENT'S
WORK
From: "Webcapture [Library of Congress]" <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, Jul 2, 2026, 12:38 PM
Subject: Inclusion of your Website in the Library of Congress Web Archives
To: <[email protected]>
To Whom It May Concern:
The United States Library of Congress has selected your website for inclusion in the Local History and Genealogy Web Archive, which is part of a larger collection of historically and culturally significant websites that have been designated for preservation. The following URL has been selected: https://www.suvcwmo.org/historical-records.html.
The Library of Congress or its agent will engage in the collection of content from your website at regular intervals over time. In order to properly archive the above URL, we may archive other portions of the website and public content that your page links to on third party sites such as social media platforms. In addition to the aforementioned collection, archived content from your website may be added to other relevant collections in the future. This content will be available to researchers at Library facilities and by special arrangement. It may also become more broadly available through hosting on the Library’s public website, which would be done no sooner than one year after it was collected. For more information on the web archiving process, please read our frequently asked questions.
The Library hopes that you share its vision of preserving digital content and making it available to current and future generations of researchers. As the internet has become an increasingly important and influential part of our lives, we believe the historical record would be incomplete if websites like yours are not preserved and made a part of it. We encourage you to learn more about the Library’s Web Archiving program and explore our collections to see examples of how we archive websites. If you have any questions, comments, or recommendations concerning the archiving of your website, please email the Library's Web Archiving Team at [email protected].
Thank you.
Library of Congress Web Archiving Team
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Members of the Department Attend the Funeral of Our Last Real Son of a Civil War Veteran -
William Pool
Your Donations go to our projects fund and are used to preserve monuments, create historic markers, identify and honor the last Union soldiers of each county of the state, and so much more. Large donations may earmark their donations to specific projects.
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U.S. Grant Dinner & Colloquy
St. Louis
July 18, 2026, 6:00 PM
Frontenac Hilton
1335 S. Lindbergh,
St. Louis, Missouri 63131
Speaker: Timothy B. Smith, Ph.D.
REGISTRATION: https://www.eventcreate.com/e/grantdinnerstl
Timothy B. Smith, Ph.D., is a Lecturer & Professor of History at the University of Tennessee at Martin. He was a ranger at the Shiloh Battlefield before becoming a professor. Professor Smith has written numerous books on the Civil War including the highly acclaimed five volume series on Gen. Grant's Vicksburg Campaign. Additional books include a three volume series on the Battles of Forts Henry & Donelson, the Battle of Shiloh and the Battle of Corinth. Professor Smith has written a book on Col. Grierson's Raid through Mississippi and a book on General Grant's command entitled, The Decision Was Always My Own.
Additional Information:
At this event we will have a social hour with an open bar starting at 6:00 p.m. to be followed by a dinner. Afterwards, we will have the colloquy with Professor Smith during which we will discuss topics about General and President Grant and then also entertain questions from those in attendance.
St. Louis
July 18, 2026, 6:00 PM
Frontenac Hilton
1335 S. Lindbergh,
St. Louis, Missouri 63131
Speaker: Timothy B. Smith, Ph.D.
REGISTRATION: https://www.eventcreate.com/e/grantdinnerstl
Timothy B. Smith, Ph.D., is a Lecturer & Professor of History at the University of Tennessee at Martin. He was a ranger at the Shiloh Battlefield before becoming a professor. Professor Smith has written numerous books on the Civil War including the highly acclaimed five volume series on Gen. Grant's Vicksburg Campaign. Additional books include a three volume series on the Battles of Forts Henry & Donelson, the Battle of Shiloh and the Battle of Corinth. Professor Smith has written a book on Col. Grierson's Raid through Mississippi and a book on General Grant's command entitled, The Decision Was Always My Own.
Additional Information:
At this event we will have a social hour with an open bar starting at 6:00 p.m. to be followed by a dinner. Afterwards, we will have the colloquy with Professor Smith during which we will discuss topics about General and President Grant and then also entertain questions from those in attendance.
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GRANT CAMP'S
EVENTS IN THE ST LOUIS AREA 11 April - Civil War Days - US Grant National Historic Site, (White Haven) Affton, MO 10am-6pm 12 April - Civil War Days - US Grant National Historic Site, (White Haven) Affton, MO 10am-6pm 12 April - Lincoln Remembrance - Lincoln Memorial, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, IL 25 May - Memorial Day, City of Manchester Ceremonies 18 July - Grant Remembrance Day - US Grant National Historic Site, (White Haven) Affton, MO 10am 18 July - US Grant Colloquy, Frontenac Hilton (Dinner & Nationally Recognized Speaker) ALSO we should have a ceremony at Oak Ridge Cemetery in St Charles, MO to dedicate a monument to George Lockhart, Private, 12th US Colored Heavy Artillery during the year, but a final date has not been set. |
NEWS ABOUT PAST EVENTS!
Sherman Remembrance Day
SUVCW, A-SUVCW, DUVCW, WRC, MOLLUS & DOLLUS
Join to Honor The Great General
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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.]
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.
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.
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.