Author: Tom Eishen

Camp Lea now has a YouTube Channel where you can follow along with our camp’s activities. Just Subscribe to our channel to keep up on our lastest events. For example, the Roll Call of the Battle Casualties from our Battle of Galveston Remembrance just this month.

Click to read the Harriett Lane for December 2022

Lieutenant Commander Edward Lea was the USS Harriet Lane executive officer during the Battle of Galveston on New Year’s Day 1863. Lea died of his wounds during the battle, and our camp name honors his memory. This excellent painting by Tom Freeman shows the Lane in action against the Nashville early in the war. You…

Saturday, January 7, 2023, at 10:00 AM Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Galveston

The cutoff date for contributing for this year is this coming Monday.  Donating online is the only way to donate in time for this year’s wreath-laying.  This is also the simplest way.  Simply log on to the Camp’s WAA Group page at http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/TX1098P   There are three buttons to select from depending on what type of…

Civil War Veteran and member of the GAR buried at the Humble Cemetery, Humble, TX

As some of you know, we filmed the graveside ceremony we conducted in Humble, TX, for Union veteran Stephen Robert Carter. Short versions made their way into Facebook, but the complete version is now available on the SUVCW National YouTube Channel.

Houston Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony Members of Camp Lea, Co. A, 13th U.S. Infantry, and the Texas Rifles joined together to take part in the Ceremony in front of City Hall, with seven members firing a 21-gun salute. Afterward, all 11 marched in the parade. A big thank you to Camp Members Daniel Pourreau,…

The Unionist, The Official Newsletter of the Department of Texas and Louisiana, SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR click to read the Newsletter

The day is December 17th There are two different ways you can contribute.  You can order online by accessing the Camp Group Page at http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/TX1098p. Click on the “Sponsor Wreaths” tab and follow the directions.  You will have a choice of payment options, including a check or debit card, PayPal, or Google Pay.   Before hitting…