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 OLIVER TILDEN CAMP #26

OF NEW YORK CITY
SONS OF UNION VETERANS
OF THE CIVIL WAR
GENERAL U.S GRANT BIRTHDAY COMMITTEE 2013

Dear Brothers, Sisters, and Friends:

Our annual commemoration of the birthday of General Ulysses S. Grant

will be held on Sunday, April 28, 2013 at the National Monument on 122nd

Street and Riverside Drive in Manhattan. The ceremony begins at 11:00 AM,

which also includes the initiation of new members of the Oliver Tilden Camp.

150th Anniversary of the
Sinking of the USS Monitor
EVENT DATE: SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2013
Cemetery Trolley: Commencing at 1:00 PM we will honor the
USS Monitor Crewmen at their grave sites. Followed by
Greenwood Chapel: Memorial Service, musical tribute,
USS Monitor displays, refreshments.
Bus from Greenpoint for those requiring transportation.
Call to let us know if you will attend and bus reservations.
718-383-2637 The Green point Monitor Museum
917-832-9999 Oliver Tilden Camp No. 26, SUVCW

Join The Greenpoint Monitor Museum,
Oliver Tilden Camp No. 26, Sons of
Union Veterans of the Civil War and
Co. I, 83rd NY Vol. SVR to honor the
crew of the USS Monitor.
GREENWOOD CEMETERY
500 25th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11232
HONORING
USS MONITOR CREW BURIED
AT GREENWOOD CEMETERY
including
EDMUND BROWN
EDWARD L. CRABB
EDWARD FARON
ISSAC NEWTON
LOUIS N. STODDER
DANIEL TOFFEY
Yours in,

 

Change of Command for 2nd Military District

Posted by Mark R. Day on Sunday, November 6, 2011

With the retirement of Major Gene Mortorff as commander of the 2nd Military District, which was effective on 1 Novemeber 2011, the Commanding General SVR has selected Captain Mark R. Day, pictured above, to assume command of the 2nd Military District.  Captain Day, who is a retired Navy Master Chief Operations Specialist, lives in Lynchburg, Virginia with his wife Barbara.  Captain Day has two adult children and one grandaughter.  Captain Day is a member of the James River Rifles and the Tayl...
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Colonel Edward Baker Honored in Ceremony at Ball's Bluff Battlefield

Posted by Mark R. Day on Sunday, November 6, 2011 In : SUVCW Events 


Members of the 2nd Military District Staff, The Chesapeake Guard,  the Department of the Chesapeake SUVCW, and the Colonel Edward D. Baker Camp #6, an at large camp in Oregon, gathered at the Ball's Bluff Battlefield on the 23rd of October to honor memory of Colonel Edward Baker. 


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Colonel Crowther Weekend (Sesquicentennial Signature Event) 5-7 August 2011

Posted by Mark R. Day on Saturday, August 20, 2011 In : SUVCW Events 

The 110th PA (SVR) and Col. Crowther Camp #89 held their annual Colonel Crowther Weekend in Tyrone, Pennsylvania on the weekend of August 5th - 7th. Although the weather was less than perfect the event was very successful.

This event had been designated a signature event by the SUVCW Sesquicentennial committee and the activities included demonstrations of Cavalry, Artillery, and Infantry tactics. On Sunday a Civil War era church service was conducted by the 110th's Chaplain. This service was...


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SVR holds its semi-annual meeting during the National Encampment in Reston Virginia 13 August 2011

Posted by Mark R. Day on Saturday, August 20, 2011

Sons of Veterans Reserve Breakfast (National Encampment 2011) Left to Right Natioanl Chaplain Jerry Kowolski, Col. Andy Johnson, Brig General Keith Hairson, Col Robert Patrovik, Col Donald Darby, and Major General Robert Grim commander of the SVR.

Following its regular proceedure the SVR held its semi-annual breakfast meeting at the Sheraton, Reston, VA during the National Encampment of the SUVCW.  The breakfast was well attended with many of the District Commanders and officers in attendance....
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GAR Memorial Day

Posted by Mark R. Day on Monday, May 9, 2011 In : SUVCW Events 
GAR Memorial Day Ceremony
Location: Arlington National Cemetery - Old Amphitheatre and Tomb of the Unknowns
Time: ‎5:00PM Sunday, May 30th

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Dept of New York Sesquicentennial Signature Event 15 May 2011

Posted by Mark R. Day on Sunday, May 8, 2011 In : Civil War 
May 15, 2011 - SUVCW Signature Event, Department of New York Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, the Allied Orders and the City of Mechanicville will hold a reenactment of Ellsworth’s funeral at the Hudson View Cemetery in Mechanicville, New York. Beginning at 9AM a funeral carriage bearing a wooden coffin and being escorted by re-enactors from around the country, firefighters, police personnel, veterans groups and others will make its way from the Mechanicville High School along Count...

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