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In Memory of Helen Jackson, wife of Private James Bolin, CoF,14th Missouri Cavalry
Draping Charters, Wearing of Black Ribbon Until February 1, 2021
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In Memory of Woman’s Relief Corps Past National President

Lucille “Peaches” Streeter
Draping Charters, Wearing of Black Ribbon Until February 16, 2021
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In Memory of William L. Groth, Jr., PCC
Long Time Member of the former William T. Sherman/Billy Yank Camp 65



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Camp Secretaries are required to submit Form 22 to the Department Secretary by February 15

Left: Swearing in of Wilhelmi Camp #17 Officers by Dept Commander Sumner Hunnewell. 

CLICK HERE TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE 2021 NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT PAGE & REGISTRATION FORMS

Click Here to go straight to our department's 2021 encampment page. Registration form is now available!

The
Missouri Department
Sons of Union Veterans
of the Civil War
Welcome You!

Make 2021 A Great Year and Join Up!

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Sumner Hunnewell
Department Commander

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Sumner Hunnewell Bio

LEADING NEWS FROM THE DEPARTMENT

ARCHIVES OF MS. MARIAN KORNBLEET - RECORDS OF JONATHAN KORNBLEET, 1936-1941 MISSOURI DEPARTMENT GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC COMMANDER

Marian Kornbleet Collection of Mo GAR Commander J Hollingsworth
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MISSOURI RECEIVES 2020 SUVCW NATIONAL MARSHALL HOPE AWARD FOR BEST DEPARTMENT NEWSLETTER : The Missouri Unionist!

General Thomas Fletcher Camp 47 of DeSoto Receives 2020 SUVCW Marshall Hope Award for Best Camp Newsletter


MISSOURI SUVCW DONATES $50 TO COLE COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM

 The Historical Museum allowed us to hold our October meeting in one of their rooms and after viewing their Civil War collection, the department donated $50 to them.  Pictured:  Senior Vice Commander Joseph Rainey, Department Commander Sumner Hunnewell and at right is a representative of the museum.[Photographer's Note:  Sumner is in focus, he is just a fuzzy person! ;) ]

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!



August 4-8, 2021 National SUVCW

Encampment Coming to
St. Louis!

Support Our Efforts By Taking Out Loyalty Bonds


Info in The Unionist & by clicking on this picture

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Upcoming Events
All camps contact webmaster to list events!

  • Mar 13 10am  Department Meeting  - Cole County Museum, Jefferson City, MO
  • Apr 17 10am Lincoln Tomb Ceremonies – Oak Ridge Cemetery - Springfield, IL
  • May 31 10am Memorial Day – Assorted Ceremonies
  • June 4  6pm –  Department Encampment - Syberg’s Restaurant, Arnold, MO (Awards Ceremony)
  • June 5 10am – Department Encampment – Missouri Civil War Museum, Lemay, MO      
  • June 14 7pm  Flag Day
  • July 23  10am – 3pm  Grant Symposium- Maj Gen Byron Bagby, Speaker - Site TBD
  • July 24  10am – Grant Remembrance Day – US Grant NHS, (White Haven) – Affton, MO
  • August 4 – National Encampment Setup – Frontenac Hilton
  • August 5 – Tours & Nat’l Encampment Registration – Frontenac Hilton
  • August 6 – National Encampment – Frontenac Hilton
  • August 7 – National Encampment – Frontenac Hilton
  • August 8 – National Encampment Closing – Frontenac Hilton Clean-up
  • August 9 - Possible Additional National Encampment Clean-up Day Needed
  • August 29 2pm – 56th USCT Remembrance – Missouri Civil War Museum & Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
  • Sep 24 - 26 Battle of Pilot Knob, Pilot Knob, MO
  • Oct 1  6pm Central Region Association Allied Orders Conference, Murphysboro, IL - Social Dinner
  • Oct 2  9am  Central Region Association Allied Orders Conference, Murphysboro, IL - Tours, Motivational Talk, Meeting
  • Oct TBD  10am Department Meeting – Jefferson City or TBD
  • Oct  24 2pm Sherman Remembrance Day – Calvary Cemetery, St Louis
  • Nov 7 2pm – (to be confirmed)  Daughters of American Revolution – Bellefontaine Cemetery
  • Nov 11 – Veterans Days - Various Locations
  • Nov 12 – 140th Anniversary of the Founding of the SUVCW – Site-TBD

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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.


Dedicated to preserving the memory of the Grand Army of the Republic
 and our ancestors who fought to save the Union, 1861-1865.

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