HEADQUARTERS OF THE DEPARTMENT COMMANDER DEPARTMENT OF TENNESSEE WITH ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR Roger A. Tenney, Commander 4960 Reeder School Road Greenbrier, TN 37073 ratenney@comcast.net 615-406-2697

DEPARTMENT ORDER # 1, 2019-2020

Having been elected Commander by the delegates assembled at the 40^th Encampment of the Department of Tennessee, I am truly humbled by the trust and confidence you have placed in me.  I will endeavor to perform each of the duties of the office in a manner befitting our Order and our forefathers.  In furtherance of that goal the Headquarters of the Department Commander is hereby re-established at 4960 Reeder School Road, Greenbrier, TN 37073.

I also wish to bestow my sincere congratulations to each of the newly elected officers of the department.

Senior Vice Commander, David DuBrucq, Camp #64
Junior Vice Commander, Skip Rexroade, Camp #1
Secretary and Assistant Treasurer, George A. Huttick, Camp #62
Treasurer and Assistant Secretary, David McReynolds, Camp #39 & 70
Chaplain, Gary M. Burke, Camp #62

In accordance with the Constitution and Regulations of our Order and the Department Bylaws, I hereby publish the following appointments.

Patriot Instructor, Carl E. Addison, Camp #1
Historian, J. Clyde Getman, Camp #1
Civil War Memorials, Dave DuBrucq, Camp #64 & 62
Graves Registration, Richard Holmes, Camp #39
ROTC Coordinator, Nick Norwood, Camp #53
Eagle Scout Coordinator, George A. Huttick, Camp #62
Signals Officer, George Huttick, Camp #62

Thank you again for your continued faith in my abilities.  With your steadfast support we will further the cause of honoring the noble service of our ancestors who fought to preserve our beloved Union.

The foregoing Department Order is proclaimed this 17^th Day of February in the year of our Lord two thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred forty-second, in the town of Greenbrier, State of Tennessee

                                                                                    By order of:
/s/  Roger A. Tenney
Roger A. Tenney
Department Commander
Attest:
/s/  George Andrew Huttick
George Andrew Huttick
Department Secretary

HEADQUARTERS OF THE DEPARTMENT COMMANDER DEPARTMENT OF TENNESSEE WITH ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR Ben Block Jones II, PCC 246 Highland Place Dr. Jackson, MS 39211-5909 (601) 927-8479 bejonesii@bellsouth.net

DEPARTMENT ORDER # 10, 2018-2019

1. The Commander of the Department of Tennessee with Alabama and Mississippi makes
the following awards and congratulates the recipients:
a. Department Commendations:

i. Tennessee Genealogical Society – For this organization’s continued support of the Department and hospitality for this their second encampment;
ii. Joseph Arthur Burns – For his leadership and service to the Department in coordinating resources for the Encampments
iii. Gary Burke – For his excellence in public relations which bring great honor to the Department and the Order.

b. Most Outstanding Online Media: Fort Donelson Camp No. 62
c. Most Outstanding Newsletter: Major William A. McTeer Camp No. 39
d. Most Outstanding Brother: Bro. Howard Poarch
e. Most Outstanding Camp: Pres. Andrew Johnson Camp No. 70
f. Private Henry Hoover Membership Award: Maj. Gen. James H. Wilson Camp No. 1
g. Charles Engle Award: Bro. David McReynolds

SO ORDERED on this, the 16th day of February, 2019
In Fraternity, Charity, and Loyalty,
/s/ Ben Block Jones II, Commander

HEADQUARTERS OF THE DEPARTMENT COMMANDER DEPARTMENT OF TENNESSEE WITH ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR Ben Block Jones II, PCC 246 Highland Place Dr. Jackson, MS 39211-5909 (601) 927-8479 bejonesii@bellsouth.net

By the authority vested in me as Commander of the Department of Tennessee:

1. The following are reminders for our upcoming Department Encampment:
   a. Our Department Encampment is fast approaching. The deadline for our discount Group rate is January 16, 2019. Reserve your room now and directly with the hotel. Don’t forget to mention Special Code “SUVS” or “Sons of Union Veterans” for our Group Rate of $109 plus tax per night. Courtyard by Marriott, Memphis-Collierville, 4640 Merchants Park Circle, Collierville, TN 38107, Phone: (901) 850-9390. The Encampment Registration fee is now $20 with lunch at $14 per person, payable to Clyde J. Getman, 5922 Hickory Grave Lane, Bartlett, TN 38134-5531. Lunch will be canceled if not enough tickets are purchased by the January 31, 2019, cut-off date. For more details, see Department Order No. 4,
   b. All Tennessee Department Camp Secretaries should be applying the new Department $5.00 per capita dues amount to their “Camp Status Reports” and yearly “Camp Annual Report Form 27”. Camp Commanders are asked to confirm all “Camp Annual Reports” are submitted no later than April 30, 2019, to the Department Secretary.
   c. Camp Commanders and Patriotic Instructors are asked to submit their annual reports on Form 40 no later than March 1, 2019, to Carl Addison, Department Patriotic Instructor.
   d. Camp Commanders and Secretaries are reminded to confirm their Camp’s Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) to the Department Secretary no later than March 1, 2019. Camps are further reminded to file their respective Form 990-N as soon as possible, but no later than May 15, 2019.
   e. Pursuant to C-in-C General Order No. 18, Series 2017-2018, 06 February 2018, all Camps are tasked with amending their respective by-laws to include language required for the SUVCW group exemption. “Department Commanders are directed to ensure that Camps under their command take the necessary action to include these articles in their by-laws no later than 31 May 2019 and to file a report with the National Treasurer stating that all Camps in their Departments are compliant by 30 June 2019.” If your Camp has amended their by-laws accordingly, please bring a copy to the Encampment for submission to the Department Secretary.
2. I would ask that the Department Secretary prepare a draft of the 2018 Department Encampment minutes and financial report for review prior to convening the 2019 Encampment to order.
3. I would ask the Department Council to be prepared to meet early Saturday morning with Secretary/Treasurer Craig Taylor Brown in order to meet its obligation to review and “audit” the books. Our Department meeting ceremonies will begin sharply at 9:00 a.m.
4. Our Encampment will be held before the due date for submission of the Camp Annual Report. For Camps to be eligible for the Department Awards for Membership Growth and Percentage, I need each Camp to submit a list of new members in 2018, new Camp officers, and a newsletter sample ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 8, 2019. These can be submitted informally or on the respective forms in addition to the camp’s usual report to the encampment. Normally, membership actions during December (Form 30) and installing officer reports (Form 22) are submitted no later than February 15, with the Camp Annual Report (Form 27), Roster, and Per Capita due no later than April 30.
5. All reports of appointed officers and committees should be submitted to the Department Secretary with a copy to the Department Commander ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 8, 2019.
6. I hereby request that every Camp sending brothers and or delegations to the Department encampment to bring your camp flag and base to display and represent your camp.
7. One of the purposes of the Encampment is to share ideas, provide constructive criticism and suggestions to assist in the improvement of the National Organization, the Department and the camps and to adopt proposals and resolutions for betterment of the Department and its camps and therefore the Order. I am looking forward our encampment.

SO ORDERED on this, the 8th day of January 2019
In Fraternity, Charity, and Loyalty,
/s/ Ben Block Jones II, Commander

HEADQUARTERS OF THE DEPARTMENT COMMANDER DEPARTMENT OF TENNESSEE WITH ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR Ben Block Jones II, PCC 246 Highland Place Dr. Jackson, MS 39211-5909 (601) 927-8479 bejonesii@bellsouth.net

1. By the authority vested in me as Commander of the Department of Tennessee with Alabama and Mississippi, I wish to extend the following greeting to the camps and members of the Department, borrowing from the eloquence of our Brother Robert E. Grim, Past Commander-in-Chief:
a. During the month of December, we celebrate the most joyous of all the seasons, Hanukah for our Jewish brethren, and the birth of Jesus Christ for our Christian Brothers. This is a time for families, gift giving and celebrating the love of the season. It is also a time of remembrance, and for giving thanks.
b. As we gather with our families during this joyous season, please take time to remember those that are once again serving our Nation away from home. The young men and women of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force that will share their fare this holiday as many of our forefathers have done in the past, with their Brotherin-Arms. Only the scenery has changed from Valley Forge, Iwo Jima, Normandy, Khe Sahn or Fallujah. The sacrifice remains the same.
c. Please join with me in celebrating this season and with the hope that many of those away from home will be able to extinguish “the candle in the window” next year, asm hey will be home. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukah to all, and a joyous and safe New Year.

SO ORDERED on this, the 22nd day of December 2018
In Fraternity, Charity, and Loyalty,
/s/ Ben Block Jones II, Commander

HEADQUARTERS OF THE DEPARTMENT COMMANDER DEPARTMENT OF TENNESSEE WITH ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR Ben Block Jones II, PCC 246 Highland Place Dr. Jackson, MS 39211-5909 (601) 927-8479 bejonesii@bellsouth.net

DEPARTMENT ORDER #7, 2018-2019

By the authority vested in me as Commander of the Department of Tennessee with Alabama and Mississippi, I hereby issue this order.

1. Exactly seventy-four years after George Washington’s proclamation, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed on October 3, 1863 that the last Thursday in November be set apart to be observed by all citizens as a day of thanksgiving: “The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a nature that they cannot fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever watchful providence of Almighty God. . .” He further stated that: “I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings, they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to His tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquility and Union.”

a. In that same spirit let us enjoy a bountiful Thanksgiving this Thursday, November 22th, 2018, with family, friends, and one another across our Department and let us all be thankful for all that we have.
b. As you give thanks around your dinner table let us remember to be thankful for our veteran ancestors and all veterans and serving military who have given their all in serving our country.

2. Additionally, I would like to take this opportunity to formally welcome our newest camp, President Andrew Johnson Camp No. 70 to the Department and congratulate them on their organizing efforts. They will hold a charter ceremony and lunch on Saturday, November 24, in the Brumley Library dining room of the General Morgan Inn in Greeneville, Tennessee. Brother who wish to attend should contact Brother Tim Massey at 423-525-4113 or 423-787-1000 for room reservations.

SO ORDERED on this, the 21st day of November 2018
In Fraternity, Charity, and Loyalty,
/s/ Ben Block Jones II, Commander