The Missouri Department,
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Welcomes You!
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Robert Amsler, Jr.
Department Commander
LEADING NEWS FROM THE DEPARTMENT
UPCOMING EVENTS
RECENT EVENTS
U.S. Grant Death Day Commemoration
Saturday, July 23, 2022
Ulysses S. Grant Camp #68, in partnership with Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, presented a death commemoration ceremony to mark the 136th anniversary of President Grant’s passing. The program includes speeches, a wreath laying ceremony, and a 21-gun salute. (Below local camps' members participating).
Saturday, July 23, 2022
Ulysses S. Grant Camp #68, in partnership with Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, presented a death commemoration ceremony to mark the 136th anniversary of President Grant’s passing. The program includes speeches, a wreath laying ceremony, and a 21-gun salute. (Below local camps' members participating).
Ste. Genevieve Camp (Lt. Col. Felix St. James Camp 326) celebrates Flag Day at the Missouri National Veterans Memorial in Perryville. This is an exact replica of the Vietnam Wall in Washington, D.C. They fly 70 flags year around at the wall and on special occasions they add an additional nearly 150 flags.
1st Department of Missouri Flag Certificate Presentation on Flag Day. It is now a Departmental Annual Event
From Memorial Day thru July 4th nearly 220 flags are flying 24 hours a day to honor not only our living but our dead.
1st Department of Missouri Flag Certificate Presentation on Flag Day. It is now a Departmental Annual Event
From Memorial Day thru July 4th nearly 220 flags are flying 24 hours a day to honor not only our living but our dead.
Photo 1: At the apex of the wall. Members of our Camp...Left to right- Gary Scheel, Martin Aubuchon, Department of Missouri Patriotic Instructor Dale Crandell, Camp Commander Michael Schaaf, Paul Kist and Reuel Smith.
Photo 2: Group photo in visitor center
Photo 3: Avenue of flags leading to the Vietnam Wall Memorial
Photo 4: Certificate presented by Dale Crandell
Photo 5: Presentation of the certificate by Dale Crandell to Executive Director Nancy Guth
Photo 2: Group photo in visitor center
Photo 3: Avenue of flags leading to the Vietnam Wall Memorial
Photo 4: Certificate presented by Dale Crandell
Photo 5: Presentation of the certificate by Dale Crandell to Executive Director Nancy Guth
2022 Department Encampment Pictures - New Commander Robert Amsler, Jr.
Memorial Day 5-30 Remembrances with the SUVCW
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Fletcher Camp on Memorial Day
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General David Petraeus presented with our camp's 2nd Sherman's Patriotic Flag Award
US Grant Camp PCC and Dept SVC Robert Amsler, Jr, presented General Petraeus with their second awarded Sherman Patriotic Flag award at ceremonies on April 27th in New York as the 200th anniversary of General/President US Grant was being celebrated. The Sherman Patriotic Flag is a flag that has flown over General William T. Sherman's grave. US Grant Camp is responsible for keeping that flag waving.
14 May 2022 Honoring Civil War Veterans buried in Ste. Genevieve County.
11 a.m. Dedication of the grave marker buried in Valle Spring Cemetery
Reuben Greenberry Brown, Private, Companies A&H, 2nd Missouri State Militia Cavalry.
2 p.m. Dedication of the Last Civil War Soldier of Ste. Genevieve County marker at St. Mary Cemetery, St. Mary, MO
Private John M. Duvall, Private, Company G, 50th Missouri Infantry.
Marker was installed 11 Nov 2021 by Camp #326
Family members will be present for the ceremony.
To SUVCW/SVR or Reenactors: If you plan on attending and participating in uniform we would appreciate it if you would do us the honor of firing honors as part of our Honor Guard. We will fire three rounds at the first cemetery. Please let me know if you would like to participate in the honor guard.
11 a.m. Dedication of the grave marker buried in Valle Spring Cemetery
Reuben Greenberry Brown, Private, Companies A&H, 2nd Missouri State Militia Cavalry.
2 p.m. Dedication of the Last Civil War Soldier of Ste. Genevieve County marker at St. Mary Cemetery, St. Mary, MO
Private John M. Duvall, Private, Company G, 50th Missouri Infantry.
Marker was installed 11 Nov 2021 by Camp #326
Family members will be present for the ceremony.
To SUVCW/SVR or Reenactors: If you plan on attending and participating in uniform we would appreciate it if you would do us the honor of firing honors as part of our Honor Guard. We will fire three rounds at the first cemetery. Please let me know if you would like to participate in the honor guard.
Brothers Marty Aubuchon, PDC; Bob Petrovic, PDC; and Ed Krieser, PCinC; all make news in the Logan Brigade's first newsletter and the Woman's Relief Corps General Orders #3. Download the below files for more information on both Organizations and our Brothers contributions.
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Honoring Missouri's Fallen Soldiers
Shiloh, TN April 2, 2022
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General Grant in the News
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FOR THE CHILDREN: America needs a good 12¢ 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. No copyright is found on the books. 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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What are Sons of Union of the Union Veterans of the Civil War and Grand Army of the Republic
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
Upcoming Events
All camps contact webmaster to list events!
By virtue of attending one of our events, that you agree that the National Organization Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, its Missouri Department or any of its camps has the right to use your likeness on our social media avenues.
- Department Meeting - March 5 - 10 AM - Missouri River Regional Library - Jefferson City, MO
- General William T Sherman Remembrance Day - March 13 - 1 PM - Calvary Cemetery
- Missouri Soldiers at Shiloh Remembrance - April 2 - 10AM - Shiloh National Battlefield in Tennessee
- US Grant National Historic Site (White Haven) - 157th Anniversary of Appomattox Surrender - April 9 & 10 10AM - 4PM
- Lincoln Tomb Ceremony - April 16 - Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield IL - Fall-in at 9 AM.
- General Ulysses S Grant's 200th Birthday Celebration - April 30 - Grant Birthplace in Point Pleasant, OH
- Ste. Genevieve Civil War Program and Soldier Grave Dedication - May 14 - 11AM - Starting at the Valle Spring Cemetery in Ste. Genevieve County. [Click Here for Ceremony Information]
- Memorial Day - May 30 - Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
- Mountain Grove, MO, Civil War Monument Rededication. Phelps Camp #66, SUVCW & the local American Legion host. May 30 11:30 AM Place: Town Square
- Department of Missouri Encampment - June 4 - Columbia, MO
- Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861-1865 Department Meeting - June 10-12 - St Charles (some of us assisting with their Department Encampment)
- General Ulysses S Grant Remembrance Day - July 23 - 10 AM US Grant NHS (White Haven) - Affton, MO
- SUVCW National Encampment - Aug 11-14 - Grand Rapids, MI
- Civil War Camp & Bank Robbery Re-enactment sponsored by St. James #326 Camp, Aug 27 - 10AM-3PM, Ste. Genevieve [Click Here for Event Information]
- 56th US Colored Troops Remembrance - Sep 30 - Site to be determined either Missouri Civil War Museum or at their Monument - Jefferson Barracks
- Central Region - Allied Orders Association - Sep 30 & Oct 1 - Grand Rapids MI
- Department Meeting - Saturday, Oct 15 (or thereabouts)
- Memorial Remembrance - Nov 19 - Gettysburg, PA
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.
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