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Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) fraternal organization dedicated to preserving the history and legacy of veteran heroes who fought and worked to save the Union and end slavery during the American Civil War. Organized in 1881 and chartered by Congress in 1954 the SUVCW is the legal successor to the Grand Army of the Republic.
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“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Abraham Lincoln
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Lt. Cmdr. Edward Lea, USN, Camp 2 is a local camp of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW), a congressionally chartered, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the history and legacy of Union veterans.
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