Charter of the Department
Charter Members 1996
Richard J. Oglesby Camp #61, East Prairie · Michael Bub · John Pillers · Zac Caldwell William T. Sherman Camp #65, St. Louis · Charles Ed Funck, III · Paul Leistritz · Vernon von der Heydt · Ed McDonald · Eugene T. Beals Phelps Camp #66, Springfield · John C. Rutherford Ulysses S. Grant Camp #68, St. Louis · Steven D. Leicht · Robert M. Petrovic · Edward Chapman Department Encampments
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Department Commanders 1883 - PresentProvisional Division
1883: Augustus H. Saltzman, St. Joseph, MO (SV Lieutenant Commander-in-Chief) Division 1884: Chas. S. Crysler, Independence, MO 1885: Chas. S. Crysler, Independence, MO 1886: J.J. Speaker, Independence, MO 1887: A.H. Vandivert, Bethany, MO 1888: E.R. Durham, Bethany, MO 1889: R. Loebenstein, Warrensburg, MO 1890: H. J. Kline, St. Joseph, MO 1891: Bernad (Barney) Weil Frauenthal, St. Louis, MO 1892: E. W. Raymond, St. Louis, MO 1893: Frederick E. Ernst, St. Joseph, MO 1894: Edw. W. Gottschalk, St. Louis, MO 1895: Walter J. Zimmerschied, Sedalia, MO 1896: Manley Wren, Bethany, MO 1897: Edward Elias Schoening, St. Louis, MO 1898: J. W. S. Dillon, St. Louis, MO 1899: Ben Prack, St. Louis, MO 1900: Oscar R. Fries, St. Louis, MO 1901: Fred’k W. Miller, St. Louis, MO 1902: S. Ed. Blumer, Cape Girardeau, MO 1903: Herman Rabich, Cape Girardeau, MO 1904: Edward A. Hoberg, St. Louis, MO 1905: Hy P. Kesselring, Melrose, MO 1906: Al. G. Gerdel, St. Louis, MO 1907: William Schneider, St. Louis, MO 1908: William Schneider, St. Louis, MO 1909: Nicholas Iwig, St. Louis, MO 1910: John N. Hutchinson, St. Louis, MO 1911: Charles C. Behnke, St. Louis, MO 1912: C. C. Wippo, St. Louis, MO 1913: Darius A. Brown, Kansas City, MO 1914: William G. Helm, St. Louis, MO 1915: Charles A. Dorsey Jr, St. Louis, MO 1916: A.J. Albrecht, St. Louis,MO 1917: Dr. Louis Drechsler, St. Louis, MO 1918: Unknown 1919: Leon Leander Roberts, Kansas City, MO 1920: Joseph J. Couch, King City, MO 1921: Edward Brandle, 1922 Arsenal, St. Louis 1922: William Schumacher, 3013 Meramec, Clayton, undertaker 1923: William Schumacher, 3013 Meramec, Clayton, undertaker 1924: Unknown 1925: A. Wood, Kansas City 1926: Asa Lee 1927: Unknown 1928: Perry Alfred Brubaker, St. Joseph MO 1929: C.G. Closson 1930: Rev. F. G. Beardsley, Methodist 1931: Dr. John J. Schneider, Cape Girardeau 1932: Henry P. Kesselring, St. Louis, MO 1933: William C. Bader, Cape Girardeau 1934: Theodore H. Mohr, 1935: Unknown 1936: Rev. John M. Dunlevy 1937: Rev. John M. Dunlevy 1938: Rev. John M. Dunlevy 1939: Philip A. Bennett 1940: Fred C. McGowan, Cape Girardeau 1941: Fred C. McGowan, Cape Girardeau 1942: Unknown 1943: Unknown 1944: Unknown 1945: Unknown 1946: Fred D. Morley, Sedalia?? 1947: Fred D. Morley, Sedalia?? 1948: Herman C. Balsiger 1949: Herman C. Balsiger 1950: Unknown 1951: Fred C. McGowan, Cape Girardeau 1952: Unknown 1953: Unknown 1954: Unknown Department dissolves until reorganized in the 1996. Past Commanders Missouri Sons of Union Veterans 1996 - Present 1996: Robert M. Petrovic 1997: Steven D. Leicht 1998: Steven D. Leicht 1999: John C. Rutherford, Springfield, MO 2000: Vern Stottlemyre, St. Louis, MO 2001: Dr. Donald D. Palmer Jr., St. Louis, MO 2002: Dr. Donald D. Palmer Jr., St. Louis, MO 2003: Dr. Donald D. Palmer Jr., St. Louis, MO 2004: Charles E. Funck III 2005: John J. Martin 2006: John D. Avery, St. Louis, MO 2007: Walter E. Busch, St. Louis, MO 2008: Emmett D. Taylor III, St. Louis, MO 2009: Brian V. Smarker, Kansas City, MO 2010: Rodney D. Price 2011: David Christopher Warren 2011: David Christopher Warren 2012: Martin R. Aubuchon 2013: Larry D. Dietzel, Columbia, MO 2014: Glennon Alsop 2015: Martin R. Aubuchon 2016: Randal Burd, Jr 2017: Randal Burd, Jr 2018: Dale Crandell 2019: Dale Crandell 2020: Sumner Gary Hunnewell 2021: Gary Scheel 2022: Robert Amsler, Jr 2023: Robert Amsler, Jr. 2024: Robert Aubuchon 2025: Robert Aubuchon (Resigned 6-11-2025) 2025: Mark Coplin |