Tag: Civil War
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Headstone Cleaning – November 8, 2023
Living descendants of Union Civil War veterans clean the headstones of those buried in the Grand Army of the Republic plot at Washington Cemetery in Houston, Texas.
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The Harriet Lane for September, 2023
The September 2023 issue of The Harriet Lane has been published. Camp 2 received the Marshall Hope Award for best newsletter at the National Encampment in Nashua, NH this year. Congratulations and thanks to our newletter editor, Brother Michael Lance, DC, and all the contributors for giving us such an outstanding publication! Click here to…
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Wreaths Across America 2026
REMEMBER the Fallen. . . HONOR those who Serve. . . TEACH our children the value of Freedom. On December 19, 2026 at 11:00 am, LCDR Edward Lea, USN Camp #2 will be helping Houston National Cemetery to Remember and Honor our veterans by laying Remembrance wreaths on the graves of our country’s fallen heroes.…
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June 2023 Newsletter
It was a busy Spring for Camp 2 in Houston. Read all about it in the latest issue of our award-winning newsletter, The Harriet Lane.
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Juneteenth National Independence Day
We celebrate Juneteenth, a celebration of the Emancipation Declaration that started in Galveston Texas, June 19th, 1865, the historic day slavery was abolished in Texas. Even though the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective in 1863, it could not be implemented in places still under Confederate control. As a result, in the westernmost Confederate state of…
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2023 DEPARTMENT ENCAMPMENT for TEXAS and LOUISIANA
The 2023 Department Encampment for Texas and Louisiana is scheduled for April 29, 2023. The Brothers of LCDR Edward Lea USN, Camp 2 will be hosting this event and we look forward to seeing you in Houston!
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Memorial Day is Monday, May 29, 2023
Honoring our Civil War ancestors buried in the Grand Army of the Republic plot at Washington Cemetery in Houston. Memorial Day 2022.
Lt. Cmdr. Edward Lea USN, Camp 2 – Houston, TX
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