S.U.V.C.W. Benjamin Harrison Camp# 356 Indianapolis, Indiana NEWSLETTER VOLUME #1 ISSUE #1 Editor PDC Mike Beck 2015 fsgtcod11thindiana@att.net CAMP OFFICERS http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~inbhsuv/campcontacts.htm CAMP YAHOO GROUP http://groups.yahoo.com/group/benharrisoncamp/join (Yahoo! ID required) Grand Army of the Republic and Kindred Societies By PDC Michael W. Beck After the Civil War was over many soldier were incapacitated by their wounds and or diseases. Service organizations were created such as the Women s Relief Corps, Loyal Ladies League and the Ladies of the G. A. R. etc., etc. As the fathers and brothers told their stories of battles and victories were retold over and over again, the sons and daughters of these veterans started their own organizations such as Son of Veterans of the United State of America, Ladies Aid Society (formerly known as the Loyal Ladies Legion and the Daughters of Veterans. During this time frame there were also a number of other Association and Societies organized around the United States. 1. The National Association of Naval Veterans of the United States, organized January 13, 1887. 2. The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, organized in May of 1865 3. Union Veterans Legion, which was organized March of 1884 in Pittsburg, PA 4. Union Veterans Union, founded June 18, 1886 in Washington DC 5. The Veterans Rights Union, organized in 1882 6. Union Ex-Prisoners of War Association, organized on September 19, 1883
Along with these organizations there were a number of other veterans organizations that came into being. 1. Third Army Corps Union 1862 2. Society of the Army of the Tennessee April 1865 3. Society of the Army of the Ohio December 15, 1868 4. Society of the Army of the Cumberland February 1868s 5. Signal Corps 1867 6. Society of the Army of the James September 2, 1865 7. Society of the Army of the Potomac July 5, 1969 8. Society of Burnside Expeditions and the 9 th Corps February 8, 1869 9. Society of the Army and Navy of the Gulf July 8, 1869 10. Society of the Army of West Virginia September 22, 1870 11. The Cincinnati Society of ex-army and Navy Officers October 2, 1874 12. Pennsylvania Reserve Society September 14, 1866 13. Society of the Army of Arkansas February 1888 During its existence the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was aided in its work by five organizations, which are now referred to as the Allied Orders of the GAR. 1. Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War- Created in 1881 by the GAR, membership is open to men who have an ancestor who either belonged to or was eligible to join the GAR (i.e., a Union Civil War veteran). A limited number of Associates may be part of a Camp. Associates are men who otherwise qualify for membership except for the existence of a Union Civil War ancestor. 2. Auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War - Created in 1887, membership is open to women with Union Civil War veterans as ancestors as well as to spouses and daughters of members of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. 3. Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War - Women with Union Civil War ancestors who either belonged to or could qualify for membership in the GAR are welcome to join a Tent of this Order. 4. Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic - An organization of ladies who trace their ancestry to a Union Civil War soldier, sailor, Marine or member of the Revenue Cutter Service. They meet in groups called Circles. 5. Woman's Relief Corps - The official woman's auxiliary of the GAR. Organized in 1883, membership is open to all women, regardless of ancestry, who ascribe to the principles of the Order. 6. Information used for this article was taken from the Manual of the Civil War and Key to the G. A. R. and Kindred Societies by J. Worth Carnahan and the SUVCW Website.
Benjamin Harrison Camp #356 Meeting Dates 2015 Jan. 10-11:15-500 Legion Post - Speedway, IN Jan. 31 - Dept. Meeting Valparaiso, IN Feb. 10-11:15-500 Legion Post - Speedway, IN Mar. 14-11:15 500 Legion Post Speedway, IN Apr. 18-11:15 500 Legion Post Speedway, IN May 9-9:00 Cemetery Restoration Morrisville, IN May 25 Memorial Day 11:00 Crown Hill Cemetery June 6-9:00 Dept. Meeting Kokomo, IN SUMMER BREAK Sept. 19-11:15 500 Legion Post Speedway, IN Oct. 17-11:15 500 Legion Post Speedway, IN Nov. 14-11:15 500 Legion Post Speedway, IN Nov. 20, 21, 22 Remembrance Day Parade Gettysburg, PA Dec. 12-11:15 500 Legion Post Speedway, IN SVR Co. C. 27 th Indiana Vol. Inf. Dates Jan 31 Mid-Winter Meeting Feb 8 Lincoln Boyhood Memorial April 11 Lincoln Tomb April 30 Lincoln a Funeral Train Indy May 25 Crown Hill Memorial Day June 6 Dept. of Ind. Annual Meeting Aug 22-23 SUVCW in Richmond Va. Nov 21 Remembrance Day Camp meeting - Speaker and topics Jan. 10-11:15-500 Legion Post - Speedway, IN PDC Mike Beck G, G, Grandfather Sgt. Joseph S. LeHew Co. H. 15 th Ohio, Infantry. Feb. 10-11:15-500 Legion Post - Speedway, IN PDC Bruce Kolb 11 th Indiana 3 month Regiment. Mar. 14-11:15 500 Legion Post Speedway, IN Will be announced Apr. 18-11:15 500 Legion Post Speedway, IN - Will be announced May 9, - 9:00 Mooresville, IN Cemetery Restoration - continued Sept 19 (Third Saturday) 11:15-500 Legion Post Speedway, IN Will be announced Oct. 17 (Third Saturday) 11:15-500 Legion Post Speedway, IN Will be announced Nov. 14-11:15 500 Legion Post Speedway, IN - Will be announced Dec. 12-11:15 500 Legion Post Speedway, IN - Will be announced
Little known facts about the Gettysburg Battlefield Camp Colt was established in 1917, and opened at Gettysburg National Military Park in March, 1918 as the first post to train soldiers to use tanks during World War I. The main section of the camp was in the fields made famous 55 years before, by Pickett s Charge. The commander of Camp Colt was Captain Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eisenhower would earn the rank of Major, and the Distinguished Service Medal for his efforts at Camp Colt, and he and his wife, Mamie, fell in love with the area. After they retired from the military, the Eisenhower s made their home near Gettysburg, west of Seminary Ridge. After doing some research about Camp Colt, PDC Bruce Kolb and I decided to see if we you find some of the areas mention in photographs and information on Camp Colt. This is what we found in out last visit to Gettysburg, PA for the 2014 Remembrance Day Parade.
Date for Future Newsletters For this newsletter to be successful, I need each and every member of the Benjamin Harrison Camp #356 to take ownership of this newsletter. I would like to publish information on your civil war ancestors, trips to battlefields, research on various regiments you are interested in or any other civil war related articles you want to submit. Listed below are the dates that I need your article by to have time to put them in the proper format and publish them. Need articles by February 1, 2015 for March 2015 Newsletter Need articles by May 1, 2015 for the June 2015 Newsletter Need articles by August 1, 2015 for September 2015 Newsletter Need articles by November 1, 2015 for December 2015 Newsletter PCD Michael W. Beck