Tag: Veterans
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144th National Encampment Fund Raisers
Challenge Coins ~ Polo Shirts ~ Badges ~ T-Shirts National Encampment 2025 gear is available and ready to order. CLICK HERE to head over to the Department website and check it out! Fraternity – Charity – Loyalty
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Conroe Founder’s Day 2025
Camp 2 was invited to participate in Conroe Founder’s Day on March 15 in Conroe, TX, an annual event held in memory of Union Civil War veteran and city founder Captain Isaac Conroe, 12th IL Cavalry. City Council member Shana Arthur gave us a glowing introduction and read the Sons of Union Veterans of the…
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2025 Department Encampment
31st Annual Department EncampmentMay 9-10, 2025Houston, TX AGENDA REGISTRATION & PAYMENT This year members will have the opportunity to register and pay electronically. IMPORTANT INFORMATION !! The reception on Friday evening promises to be a lively event. All Encampment participants, guests and members of the Allied Orders are welcome. Camp Commanders, bring your Camp flag…
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WHEN THE BOYS IN BLUE ARE GONE
Written by Civil War veteran John Hendricks Narrated by DUVCW member Susan Barry John Hendricks was the last surviving veteran of the Eighty-Ninth Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He wrote this poem long after the Civil War expressing his concern that future generations might forget what Union soldiers and members of the Grand Army of the…
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Camp 2 Makes News in Galveston
Brothers of LCDR Edward Lea, Camp 2 were joined by Brothers from Gen. James Byrne, Camp 1 of Fort Worth and Col. Elmer Ellsworth, Camp 18 of Dallas for the 31st Annual Battle of Galveston Commemoration Ceremony on January 4, 2025. We were so pleased to have representatives from the Allied Orders and many friends,…
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Battle of Galveston Commemoration Ceremony
Join us on January 4, 2025 for the 31st Annual Battle of Galveston Commemoration Ceremony! This is a public event. All are invited and welcome. Date: January 4, 2025 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Avenue K, Galveston, TX 77550 LINK TO MAP
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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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SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR DAY
The Honorable Mayor Duke W. Coon and the City Council of Conroe, TX have proclaimed today, October 5, 2024, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Day in the City of Conroe, Texas. Huzzah!