Community Update

2013 National Encampment

On August 9 th through August 11 th of 2013 , the Sons of  Union Veterans of the Civil War , the Auxiliary
to the SUVCW and the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic , will hold their
Annual Encampment  ( conventions) at the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel . It is just off  I 94 at
375 So. Moorland Road Brookfield Wi. Zip
53005 Ph. (262) 364-1100

   Milwaukee hosted the National GAR
Encampments of 1889, 1923, and 1943.  1937 was Madison’s turn.   The
last National Encampment in Wisconsin was held in Milwaukee in 1943.  About three dozen Civil War veterans
attended the Milwaukee 1943 national encampment, which was 78 years after Appomattox.
 They included Albert Woolson of
Minnesota, who in 1956 became the last Union veteran to die                                           

     Three Bus Tours will precede the
Encampments on Thursday, August 8th:
a Milwaukee Civil War sites tour at 9:30 am , a visit to Sprecher Brewing
Company at 1 pm , and a tour of Milwaukee’s Soldiers Home, on the grounds of
the Zablocki VA Medical Center at 6 pm . Assemble in the Hotel lobby.

   On Friday ,
August 9th  , at 7 pm to 10 pm
, a Campfire & Courtesy Hour will take place . Within this time frame
members of the Mohican Nation based in Wisconsin will give a presentation to
honor their ancestors who served in the Civil War ( 1861 – 1865 ) .  The name Mohican , comes from the word  Muheconneok , which means “ from the waters
that are never still ”. For information contact: DC Kim J. Heltemes , (920)
987-5911 heltemesk@centurylink.net

   The SUVCW has 28 state-level Departments and
260 Camps (chapters ) within the United States with membership of about 6,500  . 

For
information & RSVP contact: PCinC Steve Michaels, Chair , Host Comm. 2013
Annual National Encampment , SUVCW , 6623 S. North Cape Road , Franklin ,
Wi.  53132-1227

For
info on Press Release contact: CJVC Tom Mueller at thewisconsin3800@gmail.com

For
background information on the SUVCW please visit   www.suvcw.org