Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
With respect to the passing of Past National Commander Charles Kuhn the Department of Tennessee and all of our camps will drape their charters and ribbons for a period of thirty days. Michael Downs, Commander Department of Tennessee with Alabama and Mississippi Sons of Union veterans of the Civil War December 16, 2016
Final Report Concerning the October, 2017 meeting of the Central Regions Association of the Allied Orders The Central Regions Association of the Allied Orders held their annual meeting on September 30th and October 1st, 2016 in the Franklin and Nashville, Tennessee metro area. The Department of Tennessee, S.U.V.C.W was the hosting Department with their current commander, Michael Downs, in charge…
Brother Downs: Sorry for the delay in sending this, but I wanted to officially thank the Department of Tennessee for hosting the 77th Central Region Association Conference in Nashville earlier this month. Also, I realize that you personally took on the “lions share” in organizing the event and I wanted to thank you individually for your time and effort.…
Encampment Information Department of Tennessee with Alabama and Mississippi Michael Downs Commander October 19, 2016 UPDATED INFORMATION The Department Encampment will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2017 In Murfreesboro, Tennessee (the location of the 1862-63 Battle of Stones River) – exact location of the meeting will be announced at a later time Contact information: Dave DuBrucq (in Murfreesboro) H:…
September 30 and October 1, 2016 Program Friday, September 30: 4:30 to 6 Registration Check In, hotel lobby Informal dinner at the Chop House, Franklin, TN – 6:30 PM Saturday, October 1: 9 to 9:45 Registration Check In, hotel lobby 10 AM Meet in hotel lobby for a discussion led by Sam Gant on the history and preservation of the…
From the William McTeer Camp #39 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War The William A. McTeer Camp #39 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War is extremely honored to announce the initiation of Brother John William Oliver Jr. Mr. Oliver’s father, John W. Oliver Sr., was a Civil War soldier who served with the Fourth…
Department of Tennessee with Alabama and Mississippi\ General Order #1 As of this day. August 25, 2016, Brother Carl Addison of the Major General James H. Wilson Camp #1, has been appointed to the position of Department Patriotic Instructor. Camps should direct all correspondence and reports, dealing with Patriotic matters, to him at ce_addison@att.net Michael Downs, Commander Department of Tennessee…
Wow, what a three days! Our Department of Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi did very well for themselves, The McTeer Camp Commander, Brother David McReynolds was elected to the position of National (that’s right NATIONAL) Treasurer. This is a great honor to and for David as he insisted that we campaign only on his excellent qualifications and in the voting results…
Department of Tennessee Committee: Special Committee on National Encampment (DT–NE) Date: July 14, 2016 Committee Members Present: Downs McReynolds Jones The Committee was convened via conference call between the members. Department Commander Michael Downs called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. (ET) Brother Downs stated that the Department had neither the man power nor financial resources available to justify…
At the last Departmental Encampment, I was asked to Chair a special committee to consider name changes for the Department. As our Department boundaries include Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi, it was felt that we may wish to have a more inclusive name. 1) I am looking for people to assist with this Committee work. Ideally, one brother per camp (private…