Sultana was a Mississippi River side-wheel steamboat. On April 27, 1865, the boat exploded in the worst maritime disaster in United States history. She was designed with a capacity of only 376 passengers, but she was carrying 2,155 when three of the boat's four boilers exploded and she burned to the waterline and sank near Memphis, Tennessee, killing 1,192 passengers. This disaster was overshadowed in […]
Loyalty Day is observed on May 1 in the United States. It is a day set aside for the reaffirmation of loyalty to the United States and for the recognition of the heritage of American freedom. The holiday was first observed in 1921, during the First Red Scare. It was originally called "Americanization Day,“ and it was intended […]
No Camp Meeting this month. Annual cemetery cleaning instead.
Year 3 of a three-year project to clean and restore Civil War headstones in City Cemetery, Shelbyville, IN.
Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Decoration Day (Memorial Day) with a re-creation of the first decoration day ceremony at Crown Hill Cemetery, Section 16. FREE public event. Ceremonies by Ben Harrison Camp No. 356, SUVCW and Eliza E. George No. 356, ASUVCW. Presentation of the colors, volleys, and sounding of taps by Co. D, 27th […]
Huntington Memorial Park - Memorial Day Ceremony. SVR event.
Department of Indiana Encampment (convention). Business meeting restricted to SUVCW members.
No Camp Meeting this month. Department of Indiana Encampment instead.
Rededication of Forest Hill Cemetery Civil War Monument When: Sun, July 1, 2pm – 3pm Where: Forest Hill Cemetery, 2181 South County Road 50 West, Greencastle, 46135 Please help celebrate the rehabilitation of the Civil War Monument at Forest Hill Cemetery, following the efforts by our Heritage Preservation Society and President Phil Gick. The Civil […]
Camp business meeting. Lunch is available for purchase. Brother Dave Wilson will give the Civil War presentation during the lunch break. Eliza E. George No. 356, Auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War meets concurrently.
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