Tag: SUVCW
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Remember our Veterans on November 11
Honoring a Civil War veteran who was lost to history Curious about her family’s history, journalist Cheryl Wills began researching her ancestry, and found she was related to Sandy Wills, a former slave who served in the Civil War with the United States Colored Troops. Her search also led her to a distant relative, a…
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Pictures and Video from Captain Isaac Conroe Graveside Remembrance Ceremony
It was a beautiful fall morning as members of Camp 2 arrived at historic Glenwood Cemetery in Houston Heights to take part in a graveside ceremony honoring Civil War veteran, Captain Isaac Conroe. Conroe served as Captain of the 12th Illinois Cavalry and migrated to Texas after the war. He built a lumber business, and…
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September 2024 Newsletter
Department Encampment! National Encampment! The Marshall Hope Award! And more … ♫ ♪ ♫ CLICK HERE to read all about it in the September 2024 issue of The Harriet Lane.
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Graveside Remembrance Ceremony for Captain Isaac Conroe
Join us on October 5 for a traditional Grand Army of the Republic memorial ceremony for Captain Isaac Conroe, Union Civil War veteran, founder of the McClellan GAR Post #9 in Houston and of the City of Conroe, Texas. An official GAR marker will be placed at the grave and there will be a uniformed…
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Raggedy Ann & Andy Raffle
Ladies Auxiliary Raggedy Ann & Andy Raffle ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you to everyone for your generous contributions! The Raggedy Ann & Andy raffle has concluded. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Sarah Emma Seelye Ladies Auxiliary #1 is holding our 2024 Annual Fundraising Raffle. This year’s theme is Raggedy Ann! The prize collection includes 15″ Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy…
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2024 NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT
It was a busy, productive and very enjoyable 4 days at National Encampment in Lexington, KY. Congratulations to our new Commander-in-Chief Kevin Martin, SVC-in-C Kevin Tucker, JVC-in-C Daniel Murray, and all the 2024–2025 national officers. Special congratulations to Department of TX & LA national officers, Dept. JVC John Vander Meulen, Assistant National Secretary for Proceedings,…
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30TH ANNIVERSARY MEETING
At the meeting today we celebrated the 30th anniversary of the founding of Camp 2. SVC-in-C Kevin Martin and his wife Rosemary joined us via ZOOM . Brothers Stephen Schulze, PDC, Michael Lance, PDC and Stevenson Holmes, PDC shared memories of the early days of the camp. After the meeting we all enjoyed delicious cake and ice…
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2025 NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT
Mark your calendars and save the dates August 7–10, 2025, because the 144th National Encampment of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War is coming to Houston!
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Snapshots from Memorial Day 2024
On Memorial Day 2024, the Brothers of Camp 2 came together in a ceremony with the ladies of the Sarah Emma Seeley Ladies Auxiliary #1 and the Sarah Emma Edmonds Detached Tent #4, DUVCW to remember the Union veterans buried in the G.A.R. plot in Glenwood Cemetery in Houston.
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MAY MEETING CHANGED TO ZOOM ONLY DUE TO STORMS
Greetings everyone, Last night’s storm caused power outages to significant portions of Houston – including the Trini Mendenhall Community Center where our Camp meeting was scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday). Calls to the Center have gone unanswered and their Facebook page indicates they are closed today and tomorrow. Therefore, our Camp meeting tomorrow will be via 100%…