SUMMER Part II - 2009 Volume 2, issue 5B The LINCOLN WIRE www.suvcw.or g National website of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. * www.suvcwdb.org Civil War Veterans Grave s Registration website. * Lincoln 10 holds no regular scheduled meetings at this time, meetings are held only by necessity & to be announced only when the need calls for it. * Camp Lincoln #10 Serving ; Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito Counties. * Charter granted: April 1 st, 2000. Newsletter of Camp Abraham Lincoln #10. Dept. of CA.& Pacific. Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War P.O. Box 1641, Monterey, California, 94942-1641 Newsletter Editor: Tim Reese, PCC. (831) 422-3619 Lincoln_10tpr@email.com KING CITY STUDENT CIVIL WAR RE-ENACTMENT, Friday, June 5 th. On June 5 th, 2009, Friday, 350 plus students re-enacted the Battle of Bull Run 1 at San Lorenzo Regional Park, In King City, Monterey County. There was a march from Chalone Peaks Middle School to the King City Cemetery, where a ceremony and fire volley took place, then the march continued to San Lorenzo park where upon entry a skirmish occurred which started off the Battle. Review Stand: Guest of Honor was Assembly woman: Anna Cabarero & Pres. Abe Lincoln. Lincoln 10 s GRO: Don Fuselier portrayed a Cavalry Colonel and participated as one of the Battalion Commanders, and Dept. JVC: Tim Reese took command of 30 students as the 2 nd Wisconsin, Dept. PI: Paul Lavrischeff also took command, of the 24 th Michigan. And Sheridan 4 s Camp Commander: Frank Avila to command of 35 students as the 20 th Maine. Other ACWA (American Civil War association) personnel also participated as Company Commanders. 4 cannons were present to impress the public, which was a huge turn out. After the battle, there were teaching stations for the students & display tents for the public, Lincoln 10 s display tent was present, manned by DJVC: Reese, Sheridan 4 s, CC: Frank Avila, and DPI: Paul Lavrischeff had a firearms and demo display. Instead of wind this year we had some rain spats for very brief periods. Independence Day Parade. In the City of Monterey. Coverage on Page 7 & 8. 1
UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS in 2009: * September 18-20 th, TRES PINOS, CIVIL WAR DAYS. At San Benito Historical Park In San Benito County. (Battles, displays, vendors). October 10 th & 11 th : Civil War Encampment, at: Fort Mervine, Monterey, CA. On the lower qtr of the Presidio of Monterey grounds surrounding the Presidio Museum on CPL: EWING R ( Display Tents, Firing Demo s, No battles)-take the pacific st entrance. NOV.11 th, 2009: Veterans Day Parade, in San Jose on Santa Clara & Market Streets, parade steps off a 11am. & at 2pm in Hollister. * no Regular scheduled Meetings : - Camp Lincoln 10 will no longer have regular scheduled meetings, Meeting will be placed on TBA status ( To Be Announced ). Lincoln 10 is a very active camp, so information exchange will take place at event gatherings, and by email & snail mail. For the time being. *TT H E S O U P C R O C K : LIGHT BREAD SOUP,, *1-pint of Water, 1-Egg, 2-Slices of Bread (Toasted), ½ Cup of Milk, 1-Tsp of Butter, Salt & Pepper,. Boil in Saucepan a pint of water, in which add one Egg well beaten, add two slices of toasted bread. ½ cup of Milk (not sour) a teaspoon of butter, and salt & Pepper to taste. Saloon Solutions: Plum Brandy : *2-Gallons of Greengage Plums, Water to cover, 1-Gallon of white French Brandy, 2-pounds of White sugar. Take two gallons of green gages very ripe, boil them in just enough water to cover them, To the fruit add one gallon of white French white Brandy and two pounds of white sugar, Cork Tightly and after two months filter the liquor. 2
* King City Student Civil War Re-enactment: Friday, June 5 th from 8am to 2 pm. Photo below at bottom: At San Lorenzo Regional Park the 7 th Grade Union Students from Chalone Peaks Middle School. In the course of their school year, every student made their own uniform. Photo below at top right: GRO; Don Fuselier gives DPI: Paul Lavrischeff and Sheridan 4 s CC: Frank Avila a break for lunch and instructs the public on Civil War ordnance & weapons. GRO: Fuselier portrayed a Cavalry Colonel at this event. Photo at bottom: DJVC: Tim Reese, far left in 2 nd Wisconsin Uniform, marches with Union Students to the King city Cemetery for a 30-45 min ceremony, then to the battlefield. 3
, Photo bottom: Dept. Patriotic Instructor: Paul Lavrischeff and Sheridan 4 s Camp Commander : Frank Avila instructs Students as a teaching station on Civil War ordnance & Fire Arms. Photo Top: Cav. Col. Don P. Fuselier (white gloves) a battalion commander & regiment commander Sheridan 4 s CC: Frank Avila (directly behind Gen. Grant) lead the Union Students from the King City Cemetery to battle at San Lorenzo Regional Park. 4
CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS FINALLLY REST IN PEACE: Discovered two years ago in graves unearthed at a construction site, the remains of 61 Civil War era veterans and three civilians were re-interred at Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Sierra Vista, Arizona on May 16 th. The caskets were escorted along their route by the American Legion Riders, the Arizona Highway Patrol, U.S. Border patrol and other Civil War & patriotic organizations. A memorial ceremony honored 22 California Volunteers who fought during the Civil War & 39 regular Army troops who served at various times between 1866 & 1881. The remains included those of three Army Indian scouts and one unknown Civil War veteran from the U.S. Colored Troops. Many of the remains belonged to soldiers who were part of the California Column, a 2,300-man brigade that marched into the territory from California in 1862. Their mission was to confront Confederate troops and drive them out of the southern part of what is now Arizona & New Mexico. Troops from the California Column occupied Tucson in 1862 and various California units were stationed there until 1866. Other remains represent the 1 st, 3 rd and 6 th U.S. Cavalry regiments, as well as the 8 th, 21 st & 32 nd U.S. Infantry who served at Fort Lowell from the late 1860 s to the 1880 s. Soldier s from nearby Fort Huachuca helped to carry the troops remains in small, U.S. flag-draped coffins to a ceremonial staging area, Arizona s official balladeer, Dolan Ellis, sang Amazing Grace, and Joe Joaquin said a prayer in his native Indian language. The 4 th Cavalry Regimental Band provided music for the memorial ceremony, which was hosted by the SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR. The Department of California & Pacific took a prominent role in the ceremonies, with a number of Sons and Auxiliary members making the journey to Arizona to Participate. 5
Article compiled by PDC: Tad D. Campbell, Dept. Ca. & Pacific. ( Photo Right & caption by the Arizona Daily Star ) Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson blessed the caskets bearing the remains of 58 soldiers, three children & an unknown citizen on the day (May 15 th ) before the burial. (photo credited from Military Trader.com ) 6
Independence Day Parade : in Monterey. Independence Day Parade in Monterey California stepped off at 10 am onto Polk Street leading into Alvarado Street where a huge public turn out greeted over 65 entry s, the SUVCW-Camp Lincoln 10 being Entry # 17, leading the SUVCW was DJVC & SVR CPL: Tim P. Reese, PCC followed by Union officers GRO & Col: Don P. Fuselier, & JVC-Thomas J. Brown, PCC (portraying Maj. Gen. George Thomas) followed by CPI: Robert L. Nelson, PCC in GAR uniform. The weather was overcast but the temperature was excellent. Later in the day DJVC: Reese & JVC: Brown marched in the 4 th of July parade in Spreckels at 12 noon. The 7
Photo above: Brothers: CPI: Bob Nelson, PCC JVC: Tom Brown, PCC GRO: Don Fuselierm & DJVC & Camp S&T: Tim Reese, PCC. In the Staging area on Hartnell Street just before the parade in Monterey. 8
Camp: President Abraham Lincoln #10 Serving: Santa Cruz, San Benito & Monterey Counties SUMMER Part II, 2009 issue of THE LINCOLN WIRE. < WWW.SUVCW.ORG > - go to the web index, and SURF THE UNION BLUE!!!. * 2009, is President Abraham Lincoln s bicentennial Visit Louisville, Kentucky, the site of the 128 th National Encampment of the Allied Orders of the Grand Army of the Republic. August 13-15 th. At the Crown plaza Hotel *..With malice toward none: with charity for all..let us strive on to finish the work we are in.to do all which may achieve and cherish a just, and a lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations. Abraham Lincoln, 2 nd Inauguration speech. 9
( above ) The program ad that will be in the National Program at the 128 th National Encampment in Louisville Kentucky in August. *** For embroidered SUVCW patches go to the web site for Phil Sheirdan # 4, Dept. of Calif. & Pacific On WWW.SUVCW.org, just go to web index and scroll to California & Pacific. 10
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