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Charter of the Department

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Charter Members 1996

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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
1996 - Present

2020:  Wood's Chapel, Lee's Summit, MO
2019:  Jarron's Cake & Catering, St. Clair, MO
2018: Bennett Spring State Park, Lebanaon, MO
2017: Camden Hotel & Conference Center, Branson, MO
2016: Drury Inn (North), Fenton, MO
2015: State Capitol, Jefferson City
2014: Comfort Inn - Rolla, MO
2013: Holiday Inn - South, St. Louis, MO
2012: Creole House, Ste. Genevieve, MO
2011: Stoney Creek Inn, Columbia, MO
2010: Ararat Shrine Temple, Kansas  City, MO
2009: Holiday Inn-Forest Park, St. Louis, MO
2008: Holiday  Inn-South, St. Louis, MO
2007: Holiday Inn-South, St. Louis, MO
2006:  Holiday Inn-South, St. Louis, MO
2005: Holiday Inn-South, St. Louis,  MO
2004: Holiday Inn-South, St. Louis, MO
2003: Holiday Inn-Westport, St.  Louis, MO
2002: Holiday Inn-Westport, St. Louis, MO
2001: County  Library/Tesson Branch, St. Louis, MO
2000: State Capital, Jefferson City,  MO
1999: Springfield Library, Springfield, MO
1998: Ryan’s Steakhouse,  Columbia, MO
1997: Ryan’s Steakhouse, Columbia, MO
1996: Young’s  Restaurant, Valley Park, MO


Department Commanders 1883 - Present

Provisional 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

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