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Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Dispatches for 2008 |
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Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Dispatches for 2008 |
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April 21, 2008 - from James Fletcher, Camp Commander - Confederate Memorial
Day Ceremony, April 27, Chickamauga Battlefield |
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To: MRC #63 SUVCW From: James D Fletcher Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:22 am Our Camp has again been invited to participate in the annual observance of Confederate Memorial Day in Georgia by the Sons of Confederate Veterans of the Northwest Georgia Brigade. This will be on Sunday, April 27th at 2pm et and will be at the Georgia monument.This will be at the Chickamauga battlefield located on Highway 27, just south of Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. We need to be well represented and I invite all to come. We will have the U.S. colors and our Camp colors and you need to be in uniform if possible. We will have our picnic after the ceremony at the northern end of the Park, so come prepared for that. If there are any questions, please contact me. With F.C.& L,
James Fletcher
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Go to Top of Page To: MRC #63 SUVCW From: James D Fletcher Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 10:25 am I would have expected more pictures to have been sent to us by now on the Tombstone Dedication we did on Dec. 8, 2007. I asked Mitzi about them in a message 2 weeks ago and have not heard from her. She sent the group photo for identification and I have been waiting for the pictures for the whole ceremony. Anyway here is the URL for the group picture. http://tngenes.net/union-001.jpg [Webmaster Note: the photo and genealogy write-up can be found at: Samuel Poteete Grave Marker Dedication] With F.C.& L,
James Fletcher
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From: James D Fletcher Date:Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:39 am
---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Brothers, Please pass Special Order #1 from Commander Early to your respective Camp members.
In F, C & L,
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Special Order #1
Series 2008-2009
By the Authority vested in me as Commander of the Department of Tennessee,
by the Department Bylaws, the National Constitution & Regulations and
National Policies, it is hereby ordered as follows:
1. On March 28, 2008, Sister Beverly Massey, National Commander of the
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, passed away in Indiana
shortly before 8pm. Her passing will leave a void in all allied orders of
the GAR and SUVCW and she will be missed by all who knew her.
2. The Department and all Camps are encouraged to show their support for,
and to extend their sympathies to, the family during this time of
hardship. Each camp within the Department may also send a condolence card
from their membership for the purpose of Remembrance and to show that all
Allied Orders share in this time of grief.
3. The Department of Tennessee extends its sincere Condolences to the
Family of Sister Massey and to the sisters of her Tent.
So ordered this 29th day of March, 2008;
Kenneth V. Early ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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General Order #1
Series 2008-2009
Brothers:
1. Whereas Ulysses S. Grant, also known as Hiram Ulysses Grant was born on
the 27th of April, 1822
2. Whereas Ulysses S. Grant was the overall Commanding General of Union
Forces during the Civil War
3. Whereas General Grant was the duly elected President of the United
States from 1869-1877 and
4. I hereby decree that the month of April, 2008 in the Department of
Tennessee is to be recognized
So ordered this 26th day of March, 2008;
Kenneth V. Early
From: Kenneth Early kve370@yahoo.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Go to Top of Page Our next meeting will be Saturday March 8th at 1:00 pm et at: The Rising Son Tae Kwan Do Academy Located at 5611 Ringgold Road in East Ridge, Tn.
Topic for Discussion: Camp dues are also due for 2008 and are $22.00. If you need to pay yours, send to:
Charles Engle After our meeting, we will go to a local restaurant of the Camp's choosing. I will need and would appreciate your help as we continue in the goals of the Sons of Union Veterans. Thank you,
James Fletcher ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Go to Top of Page This is a message that I received from Brother Jenness, Dept. of Tenn. Secretary, Telling of the new Department in Georgia and South Carolina.
James Fletcher
---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Brothers, Please see attached note below concerning the Charter Ceremony for the New Dept of Georgia and South Carolina. Please forward to your respective Camp members and reply with those wishing to attend.
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Bill & Tod,
Below is some welcome info that was forwarded to me regarding a new
Department organizational meeting in May. Tod, Please forward to all your
contacts in the Department of Tennessee and get a good count of any who
would like to attend. I would like for us to have a big showing in support
of this new Department because this is a big deal and is the first showing
of a Union Fraternal Organization in that area in quite some time. I know
the C-inC will be in attendance along with his Chief of Staff. Let me know
if you have questions.
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Gentlemen!
I am pleased to announce that the application and fee to form a Department
have been forwarded to the National Secretery and the C-in-C has approved
the formation of the Department of Georgia and South Carolina.
Please note that the organizational meeting will be at 10am on May 10th.
We have a meeting place arranged at the community center of Laurel Grove
Retirement Community 2899 Five Forks Trickum Rd, Lawrenceville, GA 30044.
Laurel Grove will be serving us lunch so please let me know how many
delegates from each camp will be attending.
At your next meetings please elect your delegates and have your secretery
issue delegate credential cards to them. These can be obtained from the
National Website.
Here is my educated guess, based upon the last data I had of the total
delegates from each camp who would attend.
General McPherson Camp #1 (2)
with the C-in-C and his Chief of staff plus the honor guard I am guessing
we would have 19 for lunch. If the camps fill there delegate totals and
elect two alternates each the total could rise to 27, so you see, I need
your estimates to ensure we have enough meals to go around for lunch.
in FC&L
CC Eric Peterson
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Bro. Harvey Scarborough has been providing us our website as a link
off of the Chattanooga Civil War Round Table Website for some time now. He has
now provided for us our own website and that information is listed
below in his message.
I have thanked him as the Commander of the Camp for this action, but
you may want to send him a personal "Thank You". His email is:
With F.C.& L,
James Fletcher
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Hi Commander Jim,
I have taken the liberty to create the Camp's own website:
www.suvmrc63.org.
Whenever anyone types in that website address, they will
find the Camp's web files that have previously been part of the
Chattanooga Civil War Round Table's site. I respectively request that you
pass along this information to all the camp's members. The camp's files on
the Chattanooga Civil War Round Table website will?soon be deleted and a
link to the camp's new website will be all that remains.
Visitors will need to go to this site initially by typing in the above
address. I recommend saving it as a favorite on their computers as well.
Members may even want to create a?shortcut?icon on their main screen that
will take them to the site immediately.
The Camp's new site is hosted by godaddy.com. I've established the account
with them for two years. This is my "contribution to the cause," and it is
indeed my pleasure to maintain as long as the Camp approves.
All members are encouraged to?contribute useful information to the site.
Information can be sent to me via email to scarhdkj@aol.com or to my home
address: 411 Brownwood Circle, Ringgold, GA 30736. Hopefully our site will
be visited often and maybe we will get new recruits from it too!
Will talk later,
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At our last meeting, after much discussion, and by the agreement
of the current officers, it was decided that they would serve for
another year. The Camp was in agreement with this.
The 2008 Officers will be:
Camp dues are also due for 2008 and are $22.00. If you need to pay yours, send to :
Charles Engle
I consider it an honor and privilege to again serve as Camp commander. I will do my best
to preserve and build up the camp as the past commanders and officers have done. I want
to thank all the officers and members for their efforts that we as a Camp have done in the
past year in keeping the loyalty and fraternity of MRC #63 going in such things as Memorial
Day Observances and Headstone Dedications.
The next Camp meeting will be Feb. 2nd at the Gun and Relic show at the Dalton Convention
center. We will set up a recruitment booth Saturday morning to get new membership and have
a Camp meeting at 1:00 PM ET. We will also work the recruitment booth on Sunday. If anyone
can volunteer to help out with the recruitment table, we will appreciate it.
We thank Mr. Scarborough of the Chattanooga Civil War Round Table for continuing the website
for the MRC #63. Many functions of the Camp can be seen there. It is located at :
http://www.chattanoogacwrt.org/SUVMRC63.htm
[NOTE: changed to: http://www.SUVMRC63.org]
I will need and would appreciate your help as we continue the goals of the Sons of Union Veterans.
With F.C.& L. and thanks,
James Fletcher
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This is the final announcement for the Department of Tennessee Encampment.
You may have received it from other sources.
James Fletcher
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Greetings one and all,
I just wanted to send out a final reminder regarding our upcoming
Department Encampment on Saturday, 26 January. The attached flyer has
most of the pertinent information, and so far the response has been
fantastic. I am most happy to say that we have 30 folks already planning
to celebrate with us that evening at the dinner. Of course, many more are
heartily welcome to join us!
Department Council will meet briefly at 10am that morning, with Encampment
Business to begin at 10:30am. We'll take a break for lunch and then
return to complete remaining business. Following that session, we'll have
a special tour of the Alabama Department of Archives and History's (ADAH)
Civil War flag and artifact collection, which you won't want to miss. The
following link to the ADAH website provides directions on how to find the
building, which is located across Washington Avenue from the State
Capitol: http://www.archives.state.al.us/location.html.
Meeting room location is on the third floor, directly accessible by
elevator from the main lobby. Parking available along the street outside
or in lot off Adams.
Promptly that evening we'll be hosting the encampment dinner and Wilson
Camp 10th anniversary commemoration at the Maxwell Air Force Base Officers
Club, with many special events there too. For those with military status
(i.e. active/reserve/retired), a military ID is all that is required for
base access. For all others, we will compile a list of visitors to
expedite the base entry process. We will provide directions to the dinner
at the encampment. More information on Maxwell AFB can be found at the
following website: http://www.au.af.mil/.
A quick note regarding attire. In general, nice but not overly formal.
For the encampment business session, coat & tie are suitable as well as
Union uniforms. For the evening, gentlemen may wear coat & tie or dress
Union uniform. Ladies may wish to wear elegant casual or appropriate
period clothing for the dinner.
If you haven't made lodging arrangements yet, the following are
suggestions: Embassy Suites, located downtown Montgomery near the train
station Capitol Inn, located downtown near Maxwell AFB and I-65
(apparently one of our camp members got a good military/retired rate)
Maxwell AFB Lodging for active/reserve military and retirees (on a space
available basis, call first).
Let me know if you need additional suggestions or information. The Wilson
Camp is eagerly looking forward to hosting everyone and sharing a very
memorable occassion with you. My contact phone numbers are (334) 356-4526
at home; (334) 202-5411 by cell.
In F, C & L,
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