Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
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…
Doug Fidler – National Aide award for recruiting at least 5 new brothers. The Department of Tennessee was awarded the Ulysses S Grant award for 20 % membership increase. Sultana #1 won the Marshall Hope award for best Camp newsletter. Brother Fidler formed won best new Camp. Certificates of Recognition Darrel Ball and Gary Burke Cornelius F. Whitehead Brother…
The Department of Tennessee has an elected National Officer. David McReynolds, Jr. Vice Commander of the Department, was elected National Treasurer. He will serve a 3 year term. The National Officers are: Commander-in-Chief Don Martin Sr Vice Commander-in-Chief Mark Day Jr Vice Commander-in-Chief Don Shaw National Secretary Jonathon Davis National Treasurer David McReynolds National Quartermaster Danny Wheeler There also were…
Photos from the 135th National Encampment
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…
Brothers from the Department of Tennessee participated in a number of Memorial Day events, below is a sampling. Fort Donelson Camp #62 & Army of Tennessee Camp #64: – Fort Negley Army of Tennessee Camp #64 Maj. Gen. James H. Wilson Camp #1: Fort Donelson Camp #62: Maj. William Anderson McTeer Camp #39 http://knoxvillenews.tn.newsmemory.com/publink.php?shareid=10489f28fb https://www.facebook.com/WBIRChannel10/videos/10153849530534775/
No, Yes, Some… We are a hereditary organization. So foremost, we are dedicated to remembering our forefathers who served as Federal Forces during the American Civil War. Specifically, we are the heirs of the Grand Army of the Republic. That being said, we do have a military subset that does living history and reenactments. It is referred to as the…
The 2016 Central Region Association Conference, Allied Orders of the Grand Army of the Republic, will be held on September 30th and October 1st, 2016 in the Franklin and Nashville, Tennessee area. The registration form may be found here: CRAregistrationform Additional information on the Central Region Association Conference, Allied Orders of the Grand Army of the Republic, may be found on…
National Encampment is 11 – 14 August 2016! Our current slate of delegates are: David McReynolds Carl Addison George M Huttick George A Huttick Roger Tenney Chip Huffman Michael Moore It is time to start considering Candidates Seeking National Office. The complete list may be found at: http://www.suvcw.org/?page_id=492. Of Departmental interest, David McReynolds of McTeer Camp #39 is seeking the position of…