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1 General Orders General Orders #2 Series February 2013 Dear Sisters, We accomplished many of the objectives put forth in the last General Orders issue. Both the National Roster and the Administration and Annual Report forms were released electronically to the National officers and appointed chairpersons, Department and detached Tent Presidents for distribution and sent by mail to those who do not have . The new website and the Members Only portion is now up and running and under the guidance of Sister Ellen Higgins. See page 8. I also discussed spotlighting DUVCW and the Sesquicentennial. Our first offering was the 150th anniversary coin, which has been an overwhelming success. Today, we are launching DUVCW s Sesquicentennial emblem not only here (see back cover), but on our new website and in future advertisements. This emblem and the products we produce will be used through 2015 and beyond. Available for purchase, we are offering everything from note cards to paperweights and much more (see page 10). You can use these items for speaker gifts, special promotions, handouts and for your personal use. The Sesquicentennial emblem promotion is my President s Project and all profits and proceeds will to go the Museum, Library and Research Center in Springfield. In September, I attended the Board of Trustees meeting and spent a week at Headquarters in Springfield. I journeyed to Gettysburg to participate in the 56th Remembrance Day Observance on November 17. This is one of only a handful of events that occurs where all of the Allied Orders come together Orozco Street Granada Hills, CA Participating was SUVCW Commander-in-Chief (CinC), Perley Mellor, Shirley Grant, National President, Woman s Relief Corps. (WRC), Judy Rock, National President, Ladies of the Grand Army (LGAR) and the National President of the Auxiliary Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (ASUVCW), Jane Graham. The day before meetings and socials were held. The Allied Orders leaders met to discuss among other things the possibility of a joint National Encampment and Convention in 2016 in Springfield, Illinois is the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) by Dr. Benjamin Franklin Stephenson. A wreath ceremony honoring the Grand Army of the Republic and its last survivor, Albert Henry Woolson, took place in the early morning at Ziegler s Grove, Gettysburg National Military Park. The invocation and benediction was given by SUVCW Chaplain Jermone Kowalski. The Philadelphia Brigade Band played the Battle Hymn of the Republic. Reverences and floral tributes were offered by National and the Department of Pennsylvania, leaders of the Allied Orders and the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (MOLLUS). An excellent Gettysburg Address was given by Lincoln impersonator, James Getty and taps were played flawlessly by Ivan Frantz. See photographs on page 3. Remembrance Day was a great day for a parade with its blue skies and wispy clouds and the temperature hovering in the mid 50s. Sister Ellen and I led our daughters in the parade. Pennsylvania and New York Departments and dozens of sisters from all over the country were involved.

2 The banquet that evening was enjoyable with all of the Allied Orders present. Later, that evening the SUVCW s, Sons of Veterans Reserve (SVR) hosted their annual SVR Military Ball at the Eisenhower Inn. Major General Robert Grim, National Commanding officer of the SVR, his wife, Charlotte, CinC Mellor and I, led by dance master Larry Keener-Farley and the Victorian Dance Ensemble, started the event. The proceeds from the Ball are donated to the Gettysburg National Military Park for monument preservation. A Remembrance Day visit will leave an indelible imprint in your mind and heart. Let me encourage everyone to attend their Department Conventions. You do not have to be a delegate to attend your Department Convention. The convention is opened to all Sisters. You will have an opportunity to meet other sisters who share a common experience, the privilege of having had an ancestral father(s) who served our Nation in a time of crisis. The experience is no less for detached tent meetings. It is essential that Department, Tent and Detached Tent officers and chairman prepare your annual forms and mail your reports to the individual(s) noted on each form. May Peace and Goodwill come to our beleaguered planet. Until our paths cross, I am yours In Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty Carole Morton, DUVCW National President DEPARTMENT CONVENTIONS Department of Kansas, April 8, Wichita, Kansas Department of Nebraska, April 19-21, Omaha, Nebraska Department of Oregon, April 20, Hillsboro, Oregon Department of California Nevada, April 26-27, Bakersfield, California Department of Minnesota, April 26-27, Owatonna, Minnesota Department of Iowa, May 3-4, Mason City, Iowa Department of Michigan, May 3-4, Lansing, Michigan Department of New York, May 3-5, Ithaca, New York Department of Illinois, May 4, Springfield, Illinois Department of Colorado/Wyoming, May 18, Cheyenne, Wyoming Department of Indiana, June 1, Kokomo, Indiana Department of Oklahoma, June 7-8, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Department of Missouri, June 7-9, Macon, Missouri Department of District of Columbia, June 8, Forest Glen, Maryland Department of Ohio, June 14-16, Granville, Ohio Page 2 Department of Washington Alaska, June 21-22, Yakima, Washington Department of Pennsylvania, June 27-29, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Department of Maine, June 29, Waterville, Maine. REAL DAUGHTERS If you are planning to send cards, notes, etc. for me to address for our REAL Daughters, please include your own postage for them. Also, remember to NEVER send anything with glitter on it. For my own address and names of our special ladies please go to our National website - REAL Daughter s page. In Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty, Sarah Anderson, Chair - REAL Daughters Committee GENERAL ORDERS #1 CORRECTIONS AND CHANGES Council Member #4... Linda Ring address added ~ ring4homes@comcast.net Press Correspondent...Darlene Alcorn P.O. Box 62, Rockwood, PA , darscatseye@yahoo.com Historian...Daryl Reed address added ~ dendarkay@comcast.net Legislative Committee (chairmanship change) Chairman...Judy Frohm, PNP (2015) Corby Street, Omaha, NE , scfnjaf@yahoo.com Color Bearer #3 and Bylaws Committee Chairman...Linda Smith st Avenue W, #201, Bradenton, FL , , llsdarien@mac.com Parliamentarian...Irene Berg, PNP address added ~ irenerberg@q.com RESOLUTIONS 123 rd National Convention To be considered, resolutions should be sent immediately after your Department Convention and received no later than July 10, Send five (5) copies, typed and double-spaced, signed by the Department President and Secretary with the Department Seal affixed, to National Secretary Beth Collier, 2804 Sprecklels Lane, Redondo Beach, CA Copies will be forwarded to the Resolutions Committee before the National Convention and will be placed in the Convention packets.

3 GETTYSBURG REMEMBRANCE DAY OBSERVANCE Page 3 Philadelphia Brigade Band Pennsylvania Department President Daryl Reed placing wreath Ziegler s Grove L-R Jane Graham, ASUVCW, Shirley Grant, WRC, Perley Mellor, SUVCW, Carole Morton, DUVCW and Judy Rock, LGAR L-R Sisters Sharon Harkcom (yellow dress), Linda Marker, Kayla Reed in front of Daryl Reed, Sandy Millin, Darlene Alcorn, Carole Morton and Ellen Higgins

4 Page 4 President Carole Morton and Sr. Vice President Ellen Higgins leading the Daughters in the Remembrance Day parade Sister President Carole speaking at the SVR banquet Sister President Carole, CinC Perley Mellor, Charlotte Grim and Major General Robert Grim, SVR at the Military Ball Sr. Vice President Ellen Higgins and President Carole Morton

5 NATIONAL SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Thank you to all my sisters for electing me as your National Senior Vice President. It is a privilege and an honor to be serving in this office for I ask that each Tent and Detached Tent Senior Vice President to carefully review your Annual Senior Vice President reporting form, dated 2012 in the lower left hand corner. As you complete this form keep in mind the volunteer hours of your members and how your tent has worked to gain new members. Feel free to use additional paper or a computer generated document if you find you do not have enough room on the form. Your Tent or Detached Tent should be keeping track of the number of membership applications being distributed throughout the 2012 year and place that number on the form where indicated. Volunteer hours play an important part in our organization maintaining our tax-exempt status. Records of past Senior Vice Presidents show that as a National organization, over the past three years, we have average about 32,000 hours per year. I look forward to receiving the reports from Departments and Detached Tents so that I can summarize into one report all the work our Sisters are doing for the good of our organization. Please feel free to contact me regarding any questions you may have. I will do my best to help. In Fraternity, Charity, and Loyalty, Ellen M. Higgins National Senior Vice President HEADQUARTERS MAILING ADDRESS Mail addressed to 503 South Walnut Street is NOT and will NOT be delivered by the U.S. Postal Service to this Springfield address. Regardless of this address being on any old forms you might have, YOU MUST, when mailing correspondence and orders to DUVCW Headquarters, mail them to: Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, P. O. Box 211 Springfield, IL NATIONAL JUNIOR VICE PRESIDENT Thank you for electing me to serve as your National Junior Vice President. It is a privilege and an honor to hold this office. One of the responsibilities of the National Junior Vice President is to raise funds for the United States Service Academy Awards Fund with the help of each one of you. Each year a Cadet Award is presented to a graduating student at each of the following United States Services: United States Military Academy in West Point, NY, United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT and the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY. Tents should send their donations to their Department Treasurer with a notation that is for United States Service Academy Awards Fund. Detached Tents and individual donations should be sent directly to our National Treasurer, Susan Watkins with specific instructions that it is to be used for The United States Service Academy Awards Fund. Thank you in advance for your support of this most worthy cause. In Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty, Sally J. Redinger, National Junior Vice President NATIONAL CHAPLAIN I would like to especially thank the two sisters who nominated me to Chaplain. I am honored that they have faith in me to carry out the duties of this office. Additionally, I would like to thank those who elected me as National Chaplain. On my honor, I promise to do my best to carry out the duties of this office. As mandated by our Constitution and Bylaws, I would like to remind each of you to Remember our Veterans on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27 th, I would encourage you to also honor our Civil War ancestors and their sacrifices, as well as, every veteran of every war. They deserve our respect and gratitude. I am in charge of raising funds for the Southern Memorial Wreath Fund. This money is used to beautify the graves of Northern Soldiers buried in the South, by placing wreaths in 50 designated locations as indicated by our National Department. Page 5

6 With these wreaths, we honor our boys in blue and show our respect to those ancestors who did not return home. It is the responsibility of all Department and Tent Chaplains to promote the Southern Memorial Wreath Fund and to bring it to the attention of all members. Memorials may also be made to this Fund in honor of departed Sisters. Department and Tent Chaplains are directed to forward these funds directly to the National Treasurer, Susan Watkins, PO Box 23, Dacono, CO As National Chaplain, it is my honor and duty, to record the passing of our Sisters and to pay tribute to them during the Memorial Service at our 123 rd National Convention in Lincoln, Nebraska, in July To properly honor our Sisters who have gone before us and to accurately record the information, please forward this information to me as soon as possible. Please include the obituary and names and addresses of family members whom condolences need to be sent. Ladies, if there are Sisters who are ill or in distress and need to be uplifted, please forward this information so they may be addressed in a timely manner. Sisters continually pray for our Nation, our soldiers, and those who are less fortunate than we are. Pray that God will be brought back into our schools to protect the innocent and teach our children right from wrong. In God We Trust. In Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty, Jan Rynerson, National Chaplain NATIONAL PATRIOTIC INSTRUCTOR Dear Sisters, thank you for the opportunity to serve you as the National Patriotic Instructor for our great organization. I consider it a great honor and look forward to working with you to advance the spirit of patriotism within our organization and in our communities and our Country. As Sisters, we can work together to further the Patriotic goals of our organization in many ways. First and foremost, show your patriotism! Attend Patriotic events in your communities: Present wreaths for our organization at the many Memorial Day and Veterans Day events around the Country. Give out American Flags, which are so important to us, as often as you can. Involve yourselves in service for Veterans at your local VA hospital and support our active troops by sending care packages, cards and other evidence of your Page 6 support. Don t forget to involve yourself in your local schools. Patriotism is taught at an early age, and we can all contribute to the education of our children, grandchildren and the children in our communities. Some of the Patriotic activities reported by our membership last year were: Teaching flag etiquette, Constitution Week Events, Monument Dedications, Grave markings, and within our tents, teaching the meaning behind our DUVCW Ritual, and s and newsletters sharing ideas to promote patriotism. Finally, work together with other patriotic organizations to further the goal of teaching patriotism. Secondly, as Sisters, we all need to support the GAR Living Memorial Scholarship Fund. What better way to engender a spirit of patriotism in our youth is there than to offer a scholarship which requires the applicant to show an understanding of our form of government, a knowledge of Civil War history and to have a good moral character? These are qualities which we should promote in the youth of this country and by supporting this fund, you will be doing just that. Please be sure that donations to this scholarship are listed on your Tent Dues and Donation form. I also ask you to take this opportunity, as you solicit applications in your local high schools, to promote our organization by explaining what the GAR was, and how the DUVCW strives to keep alive the traditions of this great society by offering this scholarship to deserving youth. A copy of the application can be obtained from Sandra Millin, Chairman GAR Living Memorial Scholarship Committee, 8004 Kingwood Road, Confluence, PA 15424, we ask that you return the completed forms to her. She will take the applications to the National Convention and the winner will be chosen by the GAR Living Memorial Scholarship Fund Committee. Finally, it is important that each Patriotic Instructor complete the Patriotic Instructor Annual Report for Tents should send their reports to their Departments no later than February 10, Detached Tents should send their reports directly to me by February 10, Departments should send their reports to me as soon as possible following their Department conventions. As National Patriotic Instructor it is my responsibility to collect the data from you, and to report the activities of the Patriotic Instructors around the country at the 2013 convention. I look forward to hearing from everyone around the Country as to how they have promoted patriotic ideals of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War By sharing ideas, we can learn from each other various new

7 ways to promote patriotism. Sisters, working together, we can accomplish more than as mere individuals, so let s share ideas, donate generously, and together we will accomplish great things. Thank you for all you do to support patriotism in our great Country and for your support of the patriotic ideals of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War In Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty, Sarah W. Meyer, National Patriotic Instructor NATIONAL PRESS CORRESPONDENT Department, Tent and Detached Tent Press Correspondents: It s a pleasure to be appointed National Press Correspondent and I hope that with your assistance and cooperation we can have a great year. Tent Press Correspondents, please mail two copies of all news articles, photographs, etc. to your Department Press Correspondent; she will keep one copy for the Department scrapbook and send the second copy to me for the National President scrapbook. Make sure that the news clippings include name and date of the source. It is imperative that you provide the individual s names, date, and location for all photographs. If the National President is unable to attend your Department convention, please send ribbons, program book, etc. to me. Detached Tent Press Correspondents, please mail items directly to me. In Fraternity Charity and Loyalty, Darlene Alcorn, National Press Correspondent P.O. Box 62, Rockwood, PA darscatseye@yahoo.com BYLAWS COMMITTEE Any recommendations for amendments to the National Constitution and Bylaws or Department or Detached Tent Constitution and Bylaws should be submitted as soon as possible to the National Bylaws Chairman no later than June 1 for the consideration of the committee. Once received, copies of your recommendations will be sent to the committee members for review. So the earlier the better before the deadline would be appreciated. You need to submit 5 copies, each signed by the Department or Detached Tent President and Secretary who was in office when the vote to approve your recommendations was cast and the date of approval. Page 7 Please see National Constitution and Bylaws Articles XI and XIX Sections 1, 2, 3 4, and 5 for further details. In Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty, Linda L. Smith, National Bylaws Committee Chairman Please note my new mailing address: st Ave. W., #201 Bradenton, FL NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE REQUESTING YOUR HELP The National Educational Activities Committee began a Sesquicentennial project to honor our ancestors. The committee is compiling information for a book about our ancestors and your membership in DUVCW. It is a wish of the committee to add pictures of our ancestors in uniform, the Grand Army of the Republic, US Colored Troops, and the early daughters. The committee would like to have group pictures instead of pictures of individuals. If you would be willing to assist with the project by submitting a picture, it would be greatly appreciated. Send a copy of your picture(s) to Judy Frohm, Corby Street, Omaha, NE or by to scfnjaf@yahoo.com. NATIONAL MEMBERS-AT-LARGE DUES NOTICE Your 2013 membership dues became due January 1, If you have not already paid, please do so immediately. Send $15.00 to: Janice Cass, National Registrar, 6049 Township Road, 49, Galion, Ohio Make checks payable to: DUVCW National Treasurer. This will continue your membership thru December 31, Please include any name/address/status changes. For any Life Members who are NMALs, please let me know of any changes throughout the year. NATIONAL CHIEF OF STAFF The National Chief of Staff is responsible for raising funds for the National Department. We will have a sale table at the National Convention and encourage everyone to bring new or like new items. We are working on some items for sale and that information will be in the next General Orders. In Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty, Vickie Day, National Assistant Chief of Staff

8 NATIONAL WEBMASTER Announcing! Now viewable at is our new National Website. As promised, changes have been made to the layout and content of the site. If you see a mistake or would like to add something, just let me know. If your Tent, Department, or Detached Tent is considering having a website, please me a request for the Website Development guidelines. These guidelines will help you with the acceptable content that can be on your site. The list of Departments and Tents has been reorganized into a list of states with Tents and Detached Tents, with the thought that this would be more beneficial to prospective members wanting to know the nearest Tent to them. Known websites have been added to this list. Please review the list to make sure your website is linked. If not, or you have a new URL, please let me know ASAP. Another area that has been requested is to have contact information on the website. At this time, I would like each Department or Detached Tent President, or designee, to me a name, address, and address of one contact person. This contact person must agree to have their name, home town, and address posted on our website. When you send me the name please inform me that they have agreed to this requirement. This contact person must be able to respond to prospective Sisters in a timely manner, preferably within a day or two. Additionally this contact person should be knowledgeable about membership requirements and general information about our organization. The new Members Only link on the Home page contains General Orders (in color), Administrative and Report Forms, and approved logos for use on your General Orders or stationary. To enhance the security of the Members Only site, it was essential to use both a user name and password. The user name is the National President s password (lowercase). The password is the password (lowercase) provided in the National President letter sent to Department and Detached Tent Presidents in September 2012 for the members-only website. If you have forgotten either, please contact Sister Carole. Remember this is your website. Please me with any comments, suggestions, or questions at SquirrelOCNJ@aol.com In Fraternity, Charity, and Loyalty, Ellen M. Higgins, Webmaster GO #3 DEADLINE General Order #3 deadline is April 24, 2013 for all articles to be received via or U.S. mail. Send or your articles to: Carole Morton GO and Drumbeat Editor Orozco Street, Granada Hills, CA notrom@yahoo.com EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES COMMITTTEE SESQUICENTENNIAL PROJECT The National Educational Activities Committee wishes to thank the sisters/tents who have submitted information about their ancestor(s) to assist with the sesquicentennial project. The committee will continue to collect information about our ancestor(s), supplemental ancestor(s), and your membership in the DUVCW until June, Sisters, Tents, Detached Tents, and Departments can work together to submit information about their ancestors and members. Also Members-at-Large are encouraged to submit information about their ancestors. The following is the timeline for this project: 2011-June 2013 Collect and enter data submitted to the committee Prepare and finalize data for publication Book titled Our Fathers Wore the Blue to be published and available to the membership 15 Departments, 8 Detached Tents, and 33 Members-at-Large have submitted entries to this committee. A total of 661 entries have been received. If you wish to have your name and the name(s) of your ancestor(s) included in this publication, send the completed sesquicentennial project form listed below to: Judy Frohm, PNP Educational Activities Committee Corby Street Omaha, NE or to scfnjaf@yahoo.com If Tents or Detached Tents have gained new members since submitting ancestor information, remember to include them in this project by sending the completed form to Judy Frohm. Page 8

9 NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE SESQUICENTENNIAL PROJECT Daughter s Name Department Tent Name Tent # Father gfather g-gfather gg-gfather ggg-gfather 4g-gfather 5g-gfather 6g-gfather Ancestor s Name Regiment Co. Supplemental Ancestor s Name Regiment Co. Daughter s Name Detached Tent Name Detached Tent # Father gfather g-gfather gg-gfather ggg-gfather 4g-gfather 5g-gfather 6g-gfather Ancestor s Name Regiment Co. Supplemental Ancestor s Name Regiment Co. Daughter s Name Member-at-Large Father gfather g-gfather gg-gfather ggg-gfather 4g-gfather 5g-gfather 6g-gfather Ancestor s Name Regiment Co. Supplemental Ancestor s Name Regiment Co. Page 9

10 DAUGHTERS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR, P.O. Box 211 Springfield, IL NATIONAL MUSEUM SESQUICENTENNIAL SALES ITEMS Price per Item Sesquicentennial Paperweight (antique brass only) ~ 4 x 2.5 Sesquicentennial Pin ~ circle antique (silver or brass) ~ 2 x 2 Sesquicentennial Notecards - Set of 5 Sesquicentennial Magnets Set of 2 ~ 5 x 5 Sesquicentennial Mouse Pad Sesquicentennial Coasters Set of 4 Quantity Amount $37.00 $26.00 $ 7.00 $ 5.00 $ 5.00 $ 3.00 TOTAL $ Make check payable to DUVCW National Treasurer with Museum on Memo Line. All prices include handling and postage. Allow 4-6 Weeks Delivery SEND ORDER TO: STREET CITY, STATE, ZIP TELEPHONE February 2013 Page 1 of 1 Page 10

11 DAUGHTERS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR P.O. Box 211 Springfield, IL NATIONAL DEPARTMENT SALES ITEMS BADGES Membership $20.00 Tent President * $26.00 Department President * $26.00 Past Tent President * $32.00 Past Department President * $32.00 Memoriam $30.00 REPLACEMENT RIBBONS Members Badge (Red, White and Blue) $2.00 Past Tent President (Light Blue) $2.00 Past Department President (Red) $2.00 National Badge (Yellow) $2.00 PINS/CHARMS Bronze Lapel $14.00 Gold Lapel $14.00 Past Tent President * $26.00 Stickpin, Blue and Gold $11.00 Charms (Gold or Silver) Circle one $18.00 duv, White and Gold ** $16.00 PINS Ancestor Star, FORM REQUIRED $ /10/15/20 Year, FORM REQUIRED $ Year, FORM REQUIRED $ Year, FORM REQUIRED $14.00 Life Membership FORM REQUIRED $30.00 TENT/DEPARTMENT SUPPLIES National Roster $ 6.00 Ritual $10.00 Constitution & Bylaws - White 3 Ring Binder $20.00 Constitution & Bylaws - No Binder $15.00 Membership Cards, per dozen * $ 1.00 Ancestor Certificate, aka Membership Certificate FORM REQUIRED $ 6.00 Roll Book, Members $ 3.00 Roll Book, Officers $ 3.00 U.S. Flag (4 x6 ) with Stand $ 6.00 Treasurer s Receipt Book, Small $ 2.00 Voucher/Warrant Book, small $ 2.00 Voucher/Warrant Book, large $ 4.00 New Tent Kit- (1 Constitution & Bylaws; 1 Ritual; 1 National Roster; 1 Binder; 1 $40.00 Roll Book, Members; 1 Roll Book, Officers; 1 Receipt Book; 1 Voucher/Warrant Book; 12 Application Forms; 12 Proud Heritage Brochures) {Kit, Charter, and Charter Application must be requested from Department President and National Headquarters} Price per Item Quantity Amount *Only Department or Tent Presidents, Secretaries, or Treasurers may order. **duv pin profits go to the duv scholarship fund. Page 1 of 2 continued on reverse side Page 11

12 NATIONAL DEPARTMENT SALES ITEMS CONTINUED Price per Item Quantity MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS DUV Gold Seals 10/$ 1.00 DUV Blue & Gold Seals 4/$ 1.00 DUV Lucite Squares (DUV Key Chains) $ 5.00 DUV Gold Flag (4 x6 ) $ 6.00 Gift Cards with Gold DUV Logo 4/$ 1.00 DUV Gold Letters Pin $ 6.00 DUV Red, White and Blue letters Pin (rhinestone) $12.00 DUV Gold Embroidered Patch $ 3.00 DUV Blue & Gold Embroidered Patch $ 4.00 ADMINISTRATIVE FORMS Membership Applications (3 dozen maximum) Yellow acid free-paper $ 2.00 per dozen Discharge Forms (1 dozen maximum) * $ 1.00 per dozen Dues Notices (4 dozen maximum) $ 1.00 per dozen Proud Heritage Brochures (3 dozen maximum) $ 2.00 per dozen Transfer Form (2 dozen maximum) * $ 1.00 per dozen Amount TOTAL $ *Only Department or Tent Presidents, Secretaries, or Treasurers may order. **duv pin profits go to the duv scholarship fund. Make check payable to DUVCW National Treasurer with National Department on Memo Line. All prices include handling and postage. Allow 4-6 Weeks Delivery SEND ORDER TO: STREET CITY, STATE, ZIP TELEPHONE To order a Grave Marker, please contact Balch Bros., P.O. Box 918, Syracuse, New York web.balchflags@com Revised February 2013 Page 2 of 2 Page 12

13 DAUGHTERS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR P.O. Box 211 Springfield, IL NATIONAL MUSEUM AND TRUSTEES SALES ITEMS Price per Item Quantity Postcards: 5 Founding Daughters 5/$ 2.00 ROTC Medal and Campaign Bar (circle JROTC or ROTC) $35.00 Our Fathers Wore Blue Badge ~ symbols for artillery, cavalry, infantry and $30.00 revenue cutter/navy/marines DUVCW Wreath pin $ th Anniversary Badge (numbered) $ th Anniversary Coin with velour pouch $11.00 Note Cards DUV Wreath 6/$ 5.00 Note Cards DUV Wreath Cardstock 10/$ 5.00 Note Cards Old Membership Badges 6/$ 5.00 Note Cards - G.A.R. Stained Glass Window 5/$ 5.00 DUV Pin, handcrafted, 3/4 inch tall by 2 3/4 inch wide, red $10.00 DUV letters on blue background with a white star on the V. Shield Pin Replica, with tie tack back. DUV lettering $ 7.00 Laser cut DUV or GAR ornaments (Natural hard wood $ 7.00 each ornaments are maple inlaid with a Padauk bow) Please circle your choice when ordering. 125 th Anniversary T-Shirt (sizes available (S to 2X) $22.00 Amount TOTAL $ Please send separate check when ordering the above Museum and Trustees Items. Make check payable to DUVCW National Treasurer with Museum on Memo Line. All prices include handling and postage. Allow 4-6 Weeks Delivery SEND ORDER TO: STREET CITY, STATE, ZIP TELEPHONE Revised February 2013 Page 1 of 1 Page 13

14 DAUGHTERS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR, Trustees Project MEMORIAL BRICKS 4x8 - $ x8 - $ Honor the Sesquicentennial by sponsoring a brick(s) that will be placed in the Memorial Garden at the Library and Research Center located next to our Museum in Springfield, Illinois. You may choose to honor your Veteran, Ancestor, Tent, Department, other Organization or your name, etc. The cost of the 4x8 brick is $50.00 and the 8x8 brick is $ A certificate suitable for framing will be included in your order. Thank you for your help. The Board of Trustees Yes, we d like to reserve a permanent brick. Please engrave our brick as follows: ANY SYMBOL IS CONSIDERED ONE SPACE (PERIOD, COMMA, DASH) ALL TEXT IS CENTERED UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. PLEASE USE ALL CAPITAL LETTERS. 4 x 8 Brick 8 x 8 Brick EXAMPLE L T I R E N E K A E M P F E R, P D P S G T. C R I S S B E C K E R B A T T L E O F N A S H V I L L E C O. G 1 0 T H M I N N E S O T A PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM AND YOUR CHECK PAYABLE TO: DUVCW National Treasurer MAIL YOUR CHECK TO: DUVCW Board of Trustees P. O. Box 211 Springfield, IL Name: Phone: ( ) Address: Address: City: Amount Paid: State: Zip: Date Rec d Date Mailed Page 14

15 123 rd National Convention July 31 August 4, 2013 Lincoln, Nebraska Convention Registration Name Guest Address City State Zip Phone Department of Tent or Detached Tent Name # Check ONE National Officer Past National President Past Department President Current Department President Current Department Secretary Elected Delegate Past Detached Tent President Current Detached Tent President Member at Large (MAL) Non-Voter = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Check ALL that apply First Time Attendee 40 Year Member 55 Year Member 25 Year Member 45 Year Member Over 55 Year Member 30 Year Member 50 Year Member Trustee 35 Year Member duv Life Member = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Convention Registration Fee* # x $20.00 = $ Check # TOTAL ENCLOSED $ Make checks payable to DUVCW National Treasurer and mail before July 10, 2013 ONLY REGISTRATION FEES are to be sent to the National Treasurer. Mail to: Susan Watkins, National Treasurer P. O. Box 23 Dacono, CO *See General Orders #1 Series ~ September 2012 Page 10 under Resolutions Approved for reduced registration fees for multiple duvs from one family Hosted by the Department of Nebraska Page 15

16 Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, rd National Convention July 31-August 4, 2013 Holiday Inn Lincoln Downtown 141 North 9 th Street Lincoln, Nebraska Room Rate $ per night plus % tax Grand Opening Night ~ July 31, 2013 For RESERVATIONS call and ask for new reservations. Let attendant know you are making a group block reservations. Have check-in and check-out dates ready, as well as group code DUV ready. Also have form of payment accessible. Get reservation confirmation number, and any other pertinent information you would like, or book online at On left hand side of the screen enter your check-in and check-out dates. Fill the number of rooms you will need. Double check your group code DUV is preloaded and click view rates. Your group rate and group name should appear. Continue making reservation until confirmation number is assigned. All reservations have a deadline date of July 10, 2013, and must be guaranteed with a major credit card for the first night. The attendee s room, tax and incidental charges will be paid by the attendee. Reservations must be made prior to July 10, 2013 to guarantee room and rate availability Your reservations are important because hotels give reduced rates on meeting space and other items based on the number of rooms utilized. ~ Heated Indoor Pool ~ Free High Speed Internet Access. ~ Fitness & Business Center. ~ Managers Reception-Mon through Wed. ~ Newly Renovated Guest Rooms ~ 32 Flat Screen HDTVs ~ Microwave & Refrigerator in Rooms The Holiday Inn Lincoln Downtown is located in the Historic Haymarket District of Lincoln. Fabulous shops and great restaurants are all within walking distance of the hotel CONVENTION TOURS The Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, are offering two tours at the 123 rd National Convention. Pre-Convention Tour~ Wednesday, July 31 DUVCW Convention Tour ~ Friday, August 2 Governor s Mansion and State Capitol Your fantastic Convention Tours are still in the process of formation. Watch this space in your next GO for all the details. Page 16

17 Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, rd National Convention July 31 August 4, 2013 MEALS Past National President s Dinner* ~ meal selected from menu, payable at that time. Memory Banquet ~ Thursday, August 1 Marsala Chicken # x $26.00 = $ Top Sirloin # x $33.00 = $ Portabella Ravioli # x $24.50 = $ Chicken Fingers (12 and under) # x $14.55 = $ All States Banquet ~ Saturday, August 3 Dinner Buffet # x $37.50 = $ (Appetizer; Salads: Field Greens, Ripe Tomato & Mozzarella; Seasonal Fresh Fruit & Berry Display; Pasta Primavera, Grilled Chicken Breast; Wild Rice Blend, Honey Glazed Carrots; Assorted pies) Granddaughters Breakfast** ~ Sunday, August 4 Breakfast # x $20.00 = $ duvs (Ages 8-18) Granddaughters Breakfast FREE # TOTAL MEALS at Holiday Inn # $ Pre-Convention Tour****~Wednesday, July 31 The Convention Tour**** ~ Friday, August 2 # x TBA = $ # x TBA = $ TOTAL ENCLOSED $ Meal reservations and Tour deadlines July 10, 2013 If you have dietary restrictions, please advise Mail checks payable to: NE DUVCW and mail before July 10, 2013 to: Arlene Rudebusch, NE Treasurer 4438 Sherman Street Lincoln, Nebraska Meals/Tour Tickets**** Ordered by/for Name(s) Address City State Zip Phone *PNPs only ~ **Granddaughter s Breakfast is OPEN to everyone ~ ****Tickets for the tours will be available at the registration area Page 17

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19 Volume 40 February 2013 CARUTH SMITH WASHINGTON LOIS IONE TOWNE WAITE Number 76 REAL DAUGHTER Caruth Smith Washington passed away peacefully on November 20, 2012, at Cranbury Nursing Home, Monroe Township, New Jersey, she was 104 years young. Caruth was born 25 November, 1907 at Grand Rivers, Kentucky. Her parents were Andrew Jackson Smith and Gertrude (Catlett) Smith. Caruth was an educator and community activist in California and New York. Andrew Jackson Smith served in the 55 th Massachusetts Volunteers of Boston, Massachusetts in 1863 and served as Color Sergeant; he was discharged on 29 August He saved the Colors at the Battle of Honey Hill in Florida after the Flag Bearer was killed. Despite heavy gunfire, Smith held the flag high and kept the 55th Massachusetts from losing it s Colors to the Confederates. Smith was nominated in 1916, for the Medal of Honor, but rejected even though 80 other soldiers who saved their Units Colors were awarded the honor. (continues next page) REAL DAUGHTER Lois Towne Waite was born 13 June, 1916 in Denison, Iowa to Salem Henry and Mary C. D. (Larsen) Towne. She passed away on 4 January, 2013 at home in Buena Vista, Colorado, in the presence of her family. Lois had lived the last five and a half years with her son, Mark and his wife, Paz. Lois was married to Ernest Waite on 1 June, 1942 in Chappell, Nebraska. In 1945 the Waite family moved to Brush, CO. Lois taught school in the Brush Public School System for thirty-two years. After retiring from teaching, she worked at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center for ten years. In 2006 Lois moved to Buena Vista. Sister Lois joined the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Department of CO/WY, Tent 23 on 24 November, Her DUVCW membership application was signed by the then National President, Sister Patricia Mullenix. Lois was very (continues next page) Page 19

20 CARUTH SMITH WASHINGTON (continued) By her first marriage, they had a son, Richard E. Robinson; he served in the Air Force and died in Tucson, Arizona at the government hospital at the age of 42. Her second marriage was to Dr. Edward L. Washington on 17 August January 16, 2001 Corporal Andrew Jackson Smith was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously by President William (Bill) Clinton. Caruth accepted the Medal of Honor at the White House, Washington, DC. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Edward L. Washington; son, Ricque Le Seur, Sr., sister, Susan Shelton. She is survived by her grandchildren, China, Bart, Che and Ricque Le Seur, Jr; two nephews, one niece and a host of relatives and friends. Caruth was a member of Kady Brownell Tent 36, Long Island, New York. A memorial service was held on December 5, 2012 at the First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens, Somerset, New Jersey. Article submitted by Sarah Anderson, Chair National REAL Daughters Committee MARY EMMA ORSER YEAR MEMBER Washington/Alaska Department s Clara Barton Tent 1 is sad to report the death of Mary Orser on November 4, Mary s eighty-six year commitment to DUVCW began on February 18, 1926 with the Nina Frey Tent. In 1972 when that Tent disbanded Mary transferred her membership to Clara Barton. Mary s pride in her grandfather, Ira Boyington s Civil War service was always evident when she spoke of him. Boyington enlisted in the 78 th Regiment, NY Infantry in 1861 and mustered out in The Regiment fought at the battles of Antietam, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Mary held many Washington positions including Department President and Tent President. This Tent was privileged to have Mary s guidance and support for forty years. We will miss Mary and remember her dedication to the Daughters. A memorial brick from Clara Barton Tent will be placed in the Headquarters Memory Garden to honor Mary. Submitted by Diane Eagon, Chaplain, Clara Barton Tent 1, WA LOIS IONE TOWNE WAITE (continued) proud to tell you her own father served in the Civil War. Samuel Henry Towne was about sixty-five years old when she and her twin sister were born. He had served as a Private with Company C, 75th Regiment, Illinois Infantry. He was present in the Siege of Atlanta. He served honorably through many battles and was wounded twice. Lois was also a member of the Brush Church of the Nazarene, AARP and the Brush Business and Professional Women s Club. She enjoyed traveling, collecting stamps, playing games and reading. Lois was preceded in death by her husband, four sisters, including her twin sister, two half-sisters and four half-brothers. She is survived by Mark and wife Paz of Buena Vista, Ward of Denver, grandchildren Tamberlee, Mindy, Justin and wife Ann, Crystale, Luck and Brandon. Also one great grandson Tristan. Funeral services were held Tuesday, 8 January, 2013 at 11:00 AM at the Brush Church of the Nazarene. Interment followed in Brush Memorial Cemetery. Article submitted by Sarah Anderson, Chair National REAL Daughters Committee The Lord's Prayer Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, The power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen. (From the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, 1662) Page 20

21 MISSOURI S MARY WHITNEY PHELPS TENT 22 INDUCTS 2 REAL DAUGHTERS Mary Whitney Phelps Tent 22 inducted two Real Daughters in Emogene Cassell Horton, 86, daughter of Jackson Cassell ( ) was approved on October 20, Her father was born on May 17, 1845, and enlisted as a Union soldier in Berryville, Arkansas January 28, 1864, and was mustered in at Springfield, Missouri, on February 19, He served in Company M Second Regiment Arkansas Calvary Union. Emogene was born in Searcy County, Arkansas and lives in Marshall, Arkansas in the same house (celebrating its 100th anniversary next year) where she was born and grew up in. Three weeks after Emogene was born her father passed away. She and her sister Earlene were children of Cassell and Delia (O Neal) Ward who married in September Cassell was 77 and father of 11 when he married her mother who had three children from previous marriage. Her mother passed away at 75 in January Emogene has had eight children with six still living. Many changes have been made to her home that she enjoyed her entire life including a well on the front porch that she still draws water from, electricity installed in 1948, and running water installed in She still washes clothes and line dries her laundry, drives wherever she needs to go, enjoys quilting, crocheting and watching John Wayne movies. Juanita Tudor Lowrey, 86, daughter of Hugh Tudor ( ) was approved on December 15, Her father was born in Iowa in 1847 and enlisted as a Union soldier as an Infantry Private in early Tudor moved with his unit through Kentucky, Tennessee and to the East Coast. Hugh was in Washington, D.C. after the Lincoln assassination. Juanita proudly possesses Tudor s diaries, tintype photographs and newspaper clippings. Having a 50 year marriage to his first wife, he then married 36 year old Mary Morgan in To this union two daughters- HuDean Grace in 1824 and Juanita Mary 1826-were added. Tudor passed away when Juanita was two years old and she has no memory of him. Skeet, a family nickname, graduated from Chillicothe Business College and at 21 purchased a home in Kansas City with down payment money her mother gave her from her father s Army pension. Juanita married Tom DeFord, moved to Michigan, and raised three children. They retired to Arkansas where DeFord died in She married again (just like her father) at age 70, Russell Lowery, someone she attended school with in Dawn, Missouri. Juanita resides in Kearney. Article submitted by Myrna Fischer, Press Correspondent, Tent 22 MARY WHITNEY PHELPS TENT 22 ELECTS NEW OFFICERS Mary Whitney Phelps Tent 22 of Springfield, Missouri is pleased to announce the election, appointment and installation of new officers for Elected officers are: Nancy Burfield, President; Dee Dosch, Senior Vice President; Connie Bogner, Junior Vice President; Judy Garrett, Chaplain; Doris Jones, Patriotic Instructor; Fran Black, Treasurer; Rose Jones, Council Member #1; Linda Charles, Council Member #2; and Anne Appleby, Council Member #3. Appointed officers are: Sharon Brown, Secretary; Margaret Maulin, Registrar; Myrna Fischer, Press Correspondent; Marilyn Lucas, Guide; Carmen Boyd, Guard; Martha Terry, Assistant Guard; Connie Bogner, Historian; Rosemary Bane, Musician; Micki Dischinger, Color Bearer; Connie Irby, duvs Chairman; Fran Black, State-Owned Homes and Hospitals representative; Patti Hobbs, Webmaster; Linda Inman, Hospitality Chairman; and Dee Dosch, Connie Bogner, and Cherrie Mann, Program Committee. Mary Whitney Phelps Tent 22 currently has 93 members including 3 Real Daughters. Article submitted by Myrna Fischer, Press Correspondent, Tent 22 Page 21

22 CORDELIA A. P. HARVEY DETACHED TENT 21, MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN The Cordelia A. P. Harvey Detached Tent 21, Manitowoc, WI has had a very active year. We participated in a re-dedication ceremony for a stone bench at Camp Randall, that was originally dedicated 75 years ago to the GAR in Madison, WI. Hosting two brat frys enabled the Tent to donate $300 to the 377 th Army Family Readiness Group located in Manitowoc. LOUISA MAY ALCOTT TENT 11 ST. CLOUD, FLORIDA On January 12, 2013, the Louisa May Alcott Tent 11 met at the St. Cloud Veteran Memorial Library in St. Cloud for a General Meeting. Fifteen members and ten guests attended. Guest speaker, Nancy LaFleur gave a rousing display and presentation of Victorian Hair Jewelry. It was fascinating to see and hear of the many ways in which hair was weaved into fine jewelry. These precious keepsakes were hidden or displayed in brooches, earrings, bracelets and men s watch chains. This was a way to have your love one close to you and remember those dearly departed. There was also a painting with pummeled hair embedded in the paint and cut hair arranged in very intricate detail. Nancy was very well received. The Tent made neck coolers and provided snack items, meat sticks and calendars for a Love Our Soldiers Project which sent 50 boxes to the military overseas. The Tent s on the road meetings included a luncheon in Green Bay where we were able to meet and install members not able to make the regular meetings. A special potluck luncheon meeting was held in November to honor our two granddaughters of Civil War veterans, Jeanne Petermann and Charlotte Weber, who were each presented with one of the laser-cut wood ornaments. Membership has grown considerably and we can now say that we are a bi-coastal Tent with members in both Washington State and Florida! It is very gratifying to know there are many who honor their valiant ancestors by their membership in the DUVCW! Article Submitted by Mary Lu Salomon, President, Detached Tent 21 L-R: Officers and Speaker, Doris Vickers, Sandra Vogelpohl, Nancy LaFleur, Bobbie Hoffmann, Nancy Caldwell and Sharon Pelfrey Two of our Charter members Julie Bartlett and Sheila Smith were formally initiated into membership. Five members of the SUVCW Lucius L. Mitchell Camp #4 attended and shared with us their work to raise money for a monument at Olustee Battlefield State Park in Florida. Members quickly rallied to make a motion in support of this patriotic endeavor in memory of our boys in blue. Added donations for the project from Carolyn Hinman in memory of her husband Phil Hinman who served as Commander of Lucius L. Mitchell Camp #4; and Janis Austin who donated in memory of her Civil War ancestor, John Henry Thomasmeyer, Pvt. Co. G, 6 th IN Calvary. Article submitted by Sandy Vogelpohl, President Louisa May Alcott Detached Tent 11. Page 22

23 JULIA DENT GRANT TENT 16 TAKES PART IN FLAG RETIREMENT CEREMONY On the afternoon of October 6th, members of the Julia Dent Grant Tent 16 took part in a Flag Retirement Ceremony. The ceremony was held at the Polar Star Masonic Lodge in the city of Creve Coeur, Missouri location in St. Louis County. The members from the Julia Dent Grant Tent 16 were Ruth Funck, PNP, Dianne Scheffing, Missouri Department Senior Vice President, Rebecca Konersmann, Missouri Department Chaplain, and Charlene Konersmann, PDP. During the rest of the ceremony the Boy Scouts took turns retiring flags, each folded into a triangle. Missouri Department Senior Vice President Dianne Scheffing and the Missouri Department Chaplain Rebecca Konersmann both retired flags as well. In all 75 flags were retired before the evening s end. Afterwards, refreshments of hot dogs and hot chocolate were served by the Lodge members to the visitors and were enjoyed by everyone. Article submitted by Dianne Scheffing, Missouri Department Senior Vice President and member of Julia Dent Grant Tent 16. HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA REENACTMENT The ceremony was arranged by Randy Davis Worshipful Master of Polar Star-Rose Hill #79 Masonic Lodge and other members of the Lodge. Also taking part in the ceremony were members of Boy Scout Group #85. Along with the collection of 200 flags from Julia Dent Grant Tent #16, the Boys Scouts collected more than 1000 flags to be retired at the event. The ceremony began outside the lodge with the retirement of the flag that flew outside of the lodge for many years. The old flag was lowered down and a new flag was raised by Randy Davis. The old flag was brought into the lodge by the boy scouts then taken to the parking lot where it was folded into a triangle in preparation for burning on a pit. Before the flag was placed on the pit, a history of the American Flag and why we burn it rather than just throw it away was read by leader of Boy Scout Troop 85. He explained what the meaning of each color of the flag and how our flag has changed over the many years it has flown over our country. He then placed ashes from a previous flag retirement ceremony into the fire pit as a symbol of the beginning a new retirement of old and worn flags. Before the flag, lowered from the flag pole, was placed onto the pit, the Pledge of Allegiance was recited by everyone as a final farewell. Participating in the 19 th Annual Civil War Days Living History and Reenactment Event at Huntington Beach, CA were ladies from the Elizabeth Hill Mills Tent 88 of Orange, CA. They are at their display with visitors from Hannah Anderson Ropes Tent 86 of Torrance, CA. Georgianne Seko and Virda Chappell (Tent 86), Dottie Wilson, Joann Knowles and Charlene Grundman (Tent 88) and Annette James-Rogers (Tent 86). The two-day event was held in September commemorating the Sesquicentennial. Article submitted by Virda Chappell, PTP Tent 86 Page 23

24 MISSOURI S TENT 22 PARTICIPATES IN MEMORIAL CEREMONY TO DEDICATE CIVIL WAR VETERAN S HEADSTONE On Saturday, September 22, 2012, at 11:00 a.m., a number of members of Mary Whitney Phelps Tent 22, Springfield, Missouri, took part in a memorial service to dedicate a new government-issued military headstone for Civil War veteran Thomas Keeling at the Orten-Tippen Cemetery, east of Elkland, in Webster County, Missouri. Conway, Missouri, in In 1890, he was granted an $8-per-month invalid pension. In 1906, he purchased 160 acres east of the Orten-Tippen Cemetery. He died on December 2, 1909, and is buried at that cemetery with his wife, a son, a daughter, and twin grandsons. Standing (left-right): Sally Bueno (PTP), Jody Clifton (PTP), Cherrie Mann, Rose Jones (Tent No. 22 President), Fran Black (PDP, PTP), Anne Appleby, Jackie Warfel, and Margaret Maulin (PDP, PTP) Seated (left-right): Rosemary Bane and Nancy Burfield Headstone of Corporal Thomas Keeling Orten-Tippin Cemetery Webster County, Missouri Thomas Keeling was born on February 8, 1836, in Blount County, Tennessee. He eventually moved near the village of Ebenezer in Greene County, Missouri, and married Delilah Wallis. In August 1864, the twenty-eight-year-old Keeling enlisted as a private in Co. F, 46 th Missouri Infantry in Springfield, Missouri. He was promoted to corporal within a month of his enlistment. Following a hard march between Arkansas and Cassville, Missouri, in late February 1865, Keeling suffered from intestinal complications. He was honorably discharged in March of that year shortly before the end of the war and returned home to his farm and wife. Delilah passed away in 1876; there were no children born to them. In 1878, he married Mary Willhite, and they had five children. Keeling purchased 160 acres of land near St. Luke s Church, The project began earlier this year when Keeling s great-great-granddaughter, Tammy Soverns, of Odessa, Missouri, sought the assistance of Jeff Patrick, librarian at Wilson s Creek National Battlefield, in her quest to place a military headstone at the unmarked grave of her ancestor. Mr. Patrick aided her in the headstone application process with the Veterans Administration and also suggested that a memorial ceremony could be arranged, hosted by the Sons of Union Veterans and the Daughters of Union Veterans. Past Missouri Department President and Past Tent 22 President Fran Black graciously volunteered to assist in coordinating the event to be modeled after a 1917 Grand Army of the Republic headstone-dedication ceremony. The application for the headstone was approved by the Veterans Administration, and on August 19, Robert Clanton, past commander of Phelps Camp 66, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, set the headstone with the assistance of two of his children in Orten-Tippin Cemetery, east of Elkland, in Webster County, Missouri. Tent 22 members many in period attire in attendance at the ceremony were: Anne Appleby, Rosemary Bane, Fran Black, Sally Bueno, Nancy Burfield, Jody Clifton, Rose Jones, Margaret Maulin, and Cherrie Mann. Jackie Warfel, a DUVCW prospective honorary member, was also in attendance. Members from both DUVCW and Page 24

25 SUVCW along with descendants of Corporal Keeling participated in the impressive ceremony. Ms. Soverns, whose comments concluded the program, expressed her gratitude to the approximately 70 people in attendance. The family provided a lunch afterward at nearby St. Luke s Church. Article submitted by Sally McAlear, Press Correspondent, Tent 22. Photos by Rose Jones, Tent 22 President. Missouri. MARGARET WARNER WOOD ARIZONA DETACHED TENT 1 ~ MEMBER MARKS GRAVE OF HER IOWA SOLDIER Remembering My GG Grandfather After joining the DUVCW, I continued looking on Ancestry.com for others around that date. I found that my GG Grandfather on my Dad s side was also in the Civil War. I also knew that he died in Washington State but had been shipped back to Iowa for burial, but I could not find where he was. I called the cemetery of the town; Brandon, Iowa and they had no record of him. He did have a wife and son in the cemetery. My search took me many places, one of which was the Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War. My GG Grandfather; James E. Crum; was not listed in the records. I ed Tom Gaard, the Memorials Officer; about the problem and he enlisted help from Bill Reedy of the Cemetery Commissions in Iowa. Bill went to the Brandon Cemetery and found only the markers of the wife and a son along with a GAR flag holder, no marker, no name. He did find the name in the GAR records. With the help of Bill Reedy and Tom Gaard, a new military headstone was made and placed in the cemetery. All that was needed was the dedication. Being that I was related and wanting to be there, I chose the date for this event. I chose the same date as the annual Cowboy Breakfast that the town of Brandon has put on for many years, September 16, Upon arrival to the breakfast I saw about a hundred cast iron skillets and Dutch ovens. The whole town was taking part in the preparing and cooking of the food outside over the hot coals. Inside at the tables, two children about 3 years old came around to see if anyone wanted catsup. They were very cute. The boy scouts also participated. It was great to see everyone working together. My husband Allen and I met with Tom and his wife Charlene. They introduced me to a couple of people from the SUVCW who were in costume. The men were from the 49 th Iowa Camp of the SUVCW. They were 1 st Sgt. David Lamb and Sgt. Danny Krock with his wife Tammie. She was dressed all in black, as representing the widow. The ceremony was awesome, especially when the memorial was revealed and the widow placed a red rose at the site. The transformation back in time continued with taps followed by 3 gunshots. I thank everyone that helped make this possible. Article submitted by Victoria Crum Goatcher, Margaret Warner Wood Detached Tent 1 Arizona AMANDA STOKES DETACHED TENT 2 PRESENTATION OF DR. MARY EDWARDS WALKER AWARD TO SISTER SARAH MEYER On October 13, 2012 Past Tent President of the Amanda Stokes Detached Tent 2 of Georgia, Sarah Meyer, was awarded the Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Award by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Department of GA & SC in grateful appreciation for outstanding service to the Order and for preserving the memory of Union Soldiers and Sailors of Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Medal Mary Edwards Walker was an American feminist, abolitionist, prohibitionist, alleged spy, prisoner of war and surgeon. She is the only woman ever to receive the Medal of Honor. Prior to the American Civil War she earned her medical degree, married and started a medical practice. The practice did not do well and she volunteered with the Union Army at the outbreak of the American Civil War and served as a female surgeon. She was captured by Confederate forces after crossing enemy lines to treat wounded civilians and arrested as a spy. She was sent as a prisoner of war to Richmond, Virginia, until released in a prisoner exchange. Page 25

26 After the war she was approved for the United States military's highest decoration for bravery, the Medal of Honor, for her efforts during the war. She is the only woman to receive the medal and one of only eight civilians to receive it. Her medal was later rescinded based on an Army determination and then restored in After the war she was a writer and lecturer supporting the women's suffrage movement until her death in Sister Sarah was profoundly moved to receive this award which up to this time has only been presented at the National level. SUVCW Department of GA & SC Commander Brian Pierson presented the Sarah Myer and Brian Pierson award which he had helped to create. It is a beautiful medal, but it is the respect and appreciation extended by the Department of GA & SC which makes it such a special award to Sister Sarah. The Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War Amanda Stokes Detached Tent 2 in Alpharetta, GA, and the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Department of Georgia and South Carolina have worked together since the Tent s inception on October 17, We are truly Brothers and Sisters who work together in Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty to further the goals of our respective organizations. Article submitted by Linda Hartung, Press Correspondent Amanda Stokes Detached Tent 2 28 th ANNUAL WEST COAST CIVIL WAR CONFERENCE ATTENDED BY CA/NV DAUGHTERS On November 2-4 the 28 th Annual West Coast Civil War Conference was held in Coast Mesa. Four CA/NV sisters attended. The event was hosted by the Orange County Civil War Roundtable and the theme was 1862 The War Defined. Sister Joann Knowles, Elizabeth Hill Mills, Tent 88 was instrumental in organizing the conference along with other committee members from the roundtable. Conference speakers included noted Civil War authors Craig Symonds and William C. Jack Davis. Along with Susan Ogle, Director of the Drum Barracks and Civil War enthusiasts Jim Stanberry, Evan Jones, Steve Lund and Wayne Sherman. A museum is housed in the last remaining wooden building of Drum Barracks named for the Assistant Adjutant General of the Army s Department of the Pacific, Richard Coulter Drum, The facility served as the Union Army headquarter from and is located in Wilmington, California. Sister Dotty Wilson also from Tent 88 was present as was Sister Janet Uribe, Laura Belle Stoddard, Tent 22 and Sister President Carole Morton, Cornelia Hancock, Tent 91. L-R Sisters Joann Knowles, Carole Morton, Dotty Wilson and Janet Uribe ALLATOONA PASS STATE HISTORIC SITE MONUMENT PROJECT CARTERSVILLE, GA On October 5, 2012, the Ohio Monument at the Allatoona Pass State Historic Site was dedicated. The Monument honors the soldiers of the Ohio 5 th Cavalry who participated in the battle of Allatoona Pass. The battle fought there on October 5, 1864, is one of the most dramatic and tragic episodes of the Civil War. It was the inspiration for the familiar hymn by Evangelist Peter Bliss, "Hold the Fort," which was inspired by General Sherman s order to General Corse to Hold the Fort, I am coming. Of the 5,301 men engaged in the Battle of Allatoona Pass on October 5, 1864, there were 1,603 casualties. The Union troop loss was 35% and Confederate's was 27%, for a combined percentage Page 26

27 of casualties equaled only by the Battle of Gettysburg. The Amanda Stokes Detached Tent 2 Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, the Department and Camps of GA and SC Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, DUVCW Department and Camps of Ohio, the SUVCW Department of Ohio, the Etowah Valley Historical Society and Gary Wehner of the Georgia Division Reenactors Association have been hard at work during the past 18 months to erect an Ohio Monument at the Allatoona Pass State Historic Site Monument Project. This site is part of Red Top Mountain State Park located north of Atlanta, Georgia. The project was initiated, in 2000, by Gary Wehner a member of the Georgia Division Reenactors Association. Soldiers from eleven states fought at the battle that day; Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin. Many organizations worked together to make the Ohio Monument a reality. Represented at the Monument Dedication were the DUVCW Amanda Stokes Detached Tent 2 in Alpharetta, GA, the SUVCW Department and Camps of GA and SC, the DUVCW Department and Tents of Ohio, the SUVCW Department of Ohio, and Red Top Mountain State Park. In response to our request for contributions to establish this Monument, money was donated from interested parties from all across the country and some of these contributors were also present. The originator of the project, Gary Wehner, explained what motivated him to establish a Monument Park at Allatoona Pass to honor all the brave men from both sides who fought there, and his vision for a completed park by the 150 th anniversary of the battle in Daniel Hill of Red Top Mountain State Park eloquently accepted the Monument on behalf of the State of Georgia. After the dedication of the Ohio Monument, only the Wisconsin and Louisiana monuments are yet to be completed. The thousands of visitors to this park each year know just how impressively the park bestows honor on the men from both sides who fought so hard for their beliefs that day and on the many men who gave the final sacrifice at this battle. There are three reasons why this monument park and others like it are so important. First, it is a place to honor the brave men who fought that day, so that their sacrifices will not be forgotten. One of the great concerns of soldiers during the Civil War was that their bodies would not be identified so their service would not be remembered. These monuments exemplify Lincoln s words, we here highly resolved that these dead shall not have died in vain. Second, these monuments serve as a history lesson. Future generations coming here and reading these inscriptions will hopefully realize that our nation was and is the most special place on earth because of the sacrifice made by our forefathers. These monuments and this place are a reminder for future generations that the price of liberty and freedom is high. Third, it is a place of reconciliation. On the 148 th anniversary of the battle, this place honors the sacrifice of soldiers from both the North and the South who fought for their beliefs. Those of us whose ancestors fought for the preservation of the Union know that our ancestor s sacrifice was the most noble of endeavors, but this does not diminish the honor and sacrifice of the Confederate forces who fought and died here. These monuments honor all the men who fought here and symbolize the fact that today we are One Nation under God, with liberty and justice for all. Article submitted by Sarah Meyer, PTP, Amanda Stokes Detached Tent 2 Amanda Stokes Detached Tent 2 Alpharetta, GA gather by the Monument honoring the Ohio 5 th Cavalry. AMANDA STOKES DETACHED TENT 2, ALPHARETTA, GA STAND DOWN FOR HOMELESS VETERANS VA MEDICAL CENTER DECATUR, GEORGIA On October 20, 2012, several members of the Amanda Stokes Detached Tent 2 participated in the Stand Down program sponsored by the VA Medical Center in Decatur, Georgia. Stand Downs are one part of the Department of Veterans Affairs efforts to provide services to homeless veterans. They are typically one to three day events providing services Page 27

28 to homeless Veterans such as food, shelter, clothing, health screenings, VA and Social Security benefits counseling, and referrals to a variety of other necessary services, such as housing, employment and substance abuse treatment. Stand Downs are collaborative events, coordinated between local VAs, other government agencies, and community agencies who serve the homeless. On December 1, 1855, he married Lucinda Jones, daughter of William W. and Sarah (Wright) Jones and started a family. On December 6, 1863, Elbert enlists in the 13 th Tennessee Cavalry, Company B., Bradford s Battalion. Lucinda was then pregnant with their fourth child. He mustered in on December 16 th and within 3 weeks Elbert was promoted to Corporal. Elbert was immediately attached to District of Cairo, Department Tennessee and sent to Paducah, Kentucky on January From there he was ordered to Fort Pillow Tennessee, February 4, 1864 for garrison duty. Sgt. Elbert Jones L-R: Linda Hartung, Jean Vredenburgh, Tent President Marguerite Dyal, Sarah Myer, PTP, Maribeth Brannen and Cathy Hellming The first Stand Down was organized in 1988 by a group of Vietnam Veterans in San Diego. Since then, Stand Downs have been used as an effective tool in reaching out to homeless Veterans, reaching hundreds of thousands of homeless Veterans and their family members. NATIONAL PRESIDENT S ANCESTOR HONORED ON VETERANS DAY BY AMANDA STOKES DETACHED TENT 2, GEORGIA Our National President Carole Morton is most grateful to members of Amanda Stokes Detached Tent 2 who took time out on their scheduled Veterans Day event at Andersonville National Cemetery to visit her great great grandfather grave. Sister President s great great grandfather Elbert Jones was born in Randolph County, North Carolina in He was the first born of Britton and Mary Jones. Elbert s family moved to Dyer County, Tennessee when he was about 10 years old. It was a wonderful place for a youngster to explore, ride, and hunt. As he grew into manhood he became an expert horseman and an accomplished farmer. Amanda Stokes Marguerite Dyal, President and Maribeth Brannen, Sr. Vice President at Elbert s grave Fort Pillow was situated on Chickasaw Bluffs on the Mississippi River in Henning, Tennessee, about 40 miles north of Memphis. Built by and named after Confederate General Gideon Johnson Pillow in 1861, Federal forces took control in June of By April 1864, the Union garrison at Fort Pillow had about 600 men Divided almost equally between black and white the overall Commander of Fort Pillow was Major Lionel B. Booth. The black soldiers belonged to the 2 nd U.S. Colored Light Artillery and the 6 th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery. The white soldiers belonged to the 13 th Tennessee Cavalry a Federal regiment from western Tennessee commanded by Major William F. Bradford. Page 28

29 On the morning of April 12, 1864 at 10am Confederate forces commanded by General Nathan Bedford Forrest began a battle that lasted only 6 hours. The battle became known as the Massacre of Fort Pillow. When the smoke cleared Confederates had 14 dead and 86 wounded and Union had between 277 to 297 dead, the exact numbers are not known. Of the black members of the garrison, only 58 were marched away as prisoners; 188 white soldiers were taken prisoners. The Confederates took only those prisoners who were physically able. The captives, including Elbert, were taken to Andersonville Prison almost 600 miles away Sgt. Elbert Jones was Prisoner of War from April 12, 1864 to September 1, He died on September 1, 1864 in Andersonville Prison at Andersonville, Sumter County Georgia along with 104* others that day. He was 32 and left behind his wife Lucinda and their 4 small children. The cause of Elbert s death was given as dysentery. He was buried in Andersonville Cemetery Plot H #7447. In the month of September 1864 there were 2,677 deaths recorded*. The official death toll at Andersonville is given at 13,171. There are 12,912 graves marked or identified at the cemetery. *Daily Record of Deaths in Andersonville Prison as recorded by James M. Bryant Superintendent of the Cemetery MARY CHESEBRO LEE DETACHED TENT 23 DELAVAN, WISCONSIN On May 19, 2012, the Installation Ceremony for Mary Chesebro Lee Detached Tent 23 was held at 1:00pm in the Hannan Hall Gymnasium at the Wisconsin School for the Deaf in Delavan, Wisconsin. We were honored to have the then National President Barbara Waltz Stone, and Counselor Ozzie Thompson, National Assistant Chief of Staff Vickie Day, and National Press Correspondent Margaret McClellan in attendance. Presentation of the flag, music, refreshments, and a silent auction were all part of the celebration. As of the close of our charter on June 18, we had 29 sisters. Our membership grew quickly and we now have 32 sisters with another five members being added as of January of The Mary Chesebro Lee Detached Tent 23 immediately became actively involved in a number of events. We participated in the Delavan Memorial Day and laid a wreath for the Civil War soldiers at the cemetery during the program there. At the Reclaiming Our Heritage event at the Installation and Initiation Ceremony of Mary Chesebro Lee Detached Tent 23 at the Wisconsin School for the Deaf in Delavan, Wisconsin on May 19, Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee on June 2-3, 2012 our Tent assisted Tents, 21 from Manitowoc and 22 from Milwaukee, which had an information and recruitment table there. The Celebration of Freedom event in Delavan was held June 13 17, and our Tent was part of an honor escort from the high school to Community Park on the 13 th. Saturday, June 30, members from all three Wisconsin Tents attended a rededication that marked the 100 th anniversary of the Camp Randall Arch. The DUVCW bench (on its 75 th anniversary) was also commemorated at that time. Two of our sisters, President Pat Blackmer and Secretary Pam Johnson, attended the National Convention in August and were honored to serve as Color Guards. Our Tent also participated in the Fourth of July parade and had a booth at the Walworth, Wisconsin 175 th Anniversary celebration in August. In November, our Patriotic Instructor, Barbara Shreves, was a guest speaker at a local school teaching students about the history of Delavan and its Civil War connections. Our Tent was also represented at a booth at the Holiday Folk Fair International in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that month. Every Monday at 11am at the Old Courthouse in Elkhorn there is a service honoring current servicemen, and each Tent sister volunteers to be present for at least one service each month. Detached Tent 23 is dedicated to assisting the Delavan Civil War Monument Committee in raising $20,000 for restoration of the 140 year old Delavan Civil War Monument. Another one of our Tent projects is identifying Civil War veterans gravesites in local cemeteries for the national database and replacing missing or worn headstones and GAR markers. We also collect items on an ongoing basis for donation to the Homeless Veterans Transitional Housing Program in Janesville, Wisconsin, and made decorative packets of candy for each veteran there for Christmas. Page 29

30 Our Tent has had a wonderful variety of speakers this year, including Senior Vice President Charlene Staples who is an authentic Civil War re-enactor discussing fashion and home decor, George Ballman, a retired master gunnery sergeant, describing flag etiquette, Ken Wargo, Chairman of the Delavan Civil War Monument Restoration Committee, explaining the history of the monument, and President Pat Blackmer on behalf of Delavan historian Franklin Stoneburner, tracing the history of a pristine GAR membership badge from a Delavan veteran. We were fortunate to have Bugles Across America bugler Nancy Lehman give a history of Taps and perform it for our Tent, and we were honored to have SUVCW Past National President Steve Michaels and Department Commander Tom Brown explain the history of the SUVCW to us. A monthly newsletter was begun in August with Tent events, speakers, and news as well as historical information about the Civil War. Our Tent Webmaster Martha Hay has been developing our website. It includes biographies of our Civil War ancestors, the story of Mary Chesebro Lee, a calendar of events, Tent projects, and information about our officers and meetings. There is also contact information for anyone interested in joining the DUVCW. Due to the potential for inclement weather in January and February, we have suspended our monthly meetings for those two months. We will still be sending out the monthly newsletters and will reconvene on March 26, Article submitted by Pam Johnson, Secretary/Press Correspondent Tent 22 AMANDA STOKES DETACHED TENT 2, ALPHARETTA, GA VETERAN'S DAY EVENTS On Veteran's Day, November 11, 2012, several members of the Amanda Stokes Detached Tent 2, Alpharetta, Georgia, participated in the Centennial Celebration of the Illinois Monument at Andersonville National Cemetery, Georgia. Nearly one hundred years ago, on December 20, 1912, citizens of the State of Illinois dedicated a monument in the Andersonville National Cemetery "in grateful remembrance of the patriotic devotion of her sons who suffered and died in the Military Prison at Andersonville." Illinois historian, Richard I. Girardi, spoke to the service and experience of Illinois soldiers who were held at Andersonville. In 1907 the legislature of the State of Illinois authorized a monument in memory of the state's 889 known dead at Andersonville. The final design was the result of a collaborative effort between sculptor Charles Mulligan and state architect Carbys Zimmerman. On December 20, 2012 the Illinois monument was dedicated in the southwest portion of Andersonville National Cemetery. L-R: Tent Sr. Vice President Maribeth Brannen; Tent President Marguerite Dyal; Andersonville Historic Site's Chief of Interpretation and Education Eric Leonard; PTP Sarah Meyer; and Illinois Historian Richard I. Girardi Tent President, Marguerite Dyal, and Sr. Vice President, Maribeth Brannen, presented a wreath on behalf of the Amanda Stokes Tent 2. Past Tent President and National Patriotic Instructor, Sarah Meyer, presented a wreath on behalf of the Department of Illinois, DUVCW. Chaplain Beth Finley On a cold but beautiful sunny day in Pickens County, Georgia, Amanda Stokes Tent Chaplain Beth Finley participated in their Veteran's Day Ceremony. The event was held in Lee Newton Park in Jasper, Georgia, and included a parade, high school marching band, music, speaker, 21-gun salute and reading of the names on the Pickens County Veteran's Monument. There was a great crowd, and different branches of the service were represented. Beth presented a wreath on behalf of the Amanda Stokes Tent 2. Submitted by Linda Hartung, Press Correspondent Amanda Stokes Detached Tent 2 Georgia Page 30

31 EVA GRAY TENT 2 GRAND RAPIDS, MI After meeting for lunch, a road trip took members of Eva Gray Tent 2 to the Tiffany House Jenison Museum at the end of August. The speaker for the event was Wendy Batchelder, who gave her presentation: A Victorian Lady from the Inside Out. Following the presentation we were able to tour the three story historic home, and were treated to refreshments. District Meeting Eva Gray Tent 2 was host to the 2012 District Meeting held on October 20 th at the Belrockton Museum in Belding, MI. Members of five Michigan tents were in attendance. The speaker who portrayed Dr. Mary Walker was well received by the group. We were also able to introduce two of our newest members: Aryelle Sible, 8 year old duv from LeRoy, MI, and Debra Rooke from Caney, Kansas who were able to join us for this event. Wreath Across America On December 15, several members of Eva Gray Tent 2 took part in Wreaths Across America which took place this year at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans cemetery. Following a service in the Chapel, we were able to walk to the cemetery and place the wreaths. Dian Thomas Wenda Fore Tags were supplied with the wreaths so we were able to write down the names of the Civil War soldiers who received the wreaths. It was suggested that we research the men and learn more about them and where they served. It was a meaningful morning. The Home provided us with lunch following the placement of the wreaths. Article submitted by Wenda Fore, Press Correspondent Eva Gray Tent 2 A tour of the historic Belrockton dormitory which was home for silk girls during the turn of the century was offered. Belding was earlier known as Silk Capitol of the World for its manufacture of silk thread. Page 31