Tag: Houston
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Davis Marker Dedication Ceremony
On November 1, 2025 the brothers of LCDR Edward Lea USN, Camp 2 conducted a ceremony at Glenwood Cemetery in Houston to honor Captain Mahlon E. Davis, Company A, 21st US Colored Troops and to dedicate his new headstone, which was sponsored by Camp 2. They were joined by sisters from the Sarah Emma Seelye…
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September 2025 Newsletter
CLICK HERE to catch up on all the latest in the September 2025 issue of our award-winning newsletter, The Harriet Lane.
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National Encampment 2025 in Review
Brothers of the Department of Texas and Louisiana Sisters of Sarah Emma Seelye Auxiliary #1 The Honor Guard GAR Charter Presentation The Campfire Remarks from Commander in Chief Kevin Tucker The Pipes
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Houston 2025 National Encampment
WELCOME TO HOUSTON! On behalf of the Brothers of LCDR Edward Lea USN, Camp 2 and the Sisters of Sarah Emma Seele Ladies Auxiliary #1 we offer our sincere welcome and wish you all the best at the 144th National Encampment of The Allied Orders of the Grand Army of the Republic, right here in…
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June 2025 Newsletter
CLICK HERE to read the June, 2025 issue of The Harriet Lane. This engraving, entitled Capture of USS Harriet Lane, 1 January 1863, was published in Harper’s History of the Great Rebellion, page 421, and depicts Confederates boarding the Harriet Lane from the C.S. gunboats Neptune and Bayou City.
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NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT COUNTDOWN
National Encampment is ONE TWO THREE FOUR week away! Volunteers Needed THIS PDF lists the volunteer opportunities available. Contact Brother Schulze if you would like to sign up. Official Schedule CLICK HERE for the Official Schedule on the National website. National Encampment Reports CLICK HERE to view an advance copy of the 144th National Encampment…
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REPORT and PICTURES FROM 2025 DEPARTMENT ENCAMPMENT
The 31st Annual Department of Texas and Louisiana Encampment on May 10, 2025 in Houston was a big success. We were so pleased to be joined by Commander in Chief Kevin Martin and National Auxiliary President Rosemary Martin as our guests of honor. Congratulations to newly-elected Department Commander Brook Thomas, DSVC John Vander Meulen, DJVC…
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RECEPTION PICTURES
Pictures from the C-in-C Reception held on May 9, 2025 at the home of Camp Commander Daniel and his lovely wife Dianne Pourreau. Good times had by one and all!
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Commander in Chief Martin arrives for Department Encampment
It was a beautiful spring day in Houston for the arrival of Commander in Chief Kevin Martin and National Auxiliary President Rosemary Martin. They were greeted by Department Commander Phillips and Department JVC Vander Meulen and then headed out to the ship channel in LaPorte for a tour of the San Jacinto Monument, conducted by…