Ben Harrison Camp No. 356, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War - Department of Indiana | Indianapolis, Indiana

Lincoln Tomb Ceremony (IL)
2018-04-14 10:00 - 11:00 UTC | Oak Ridge Cemetery, 1441 Monument Ave, Springfield, IL, United States
All are invited to participate in the 62nd Annual Lincoln Tomb Ceremony, sponsored by the SUVCW and MOLLUS, commemorating the 152nd Anniversary of President Lincoln’s death. It will be held at the Lincoln Tomb in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, IL at 10 AM on Saturday, April 14, 2018.

SS General Lyon Dedication (IL)
2018-03-31 13:00 - 14:00 | Pope County Circuit Judge, 310 E Main St, Golconda, IL, 42938, United States
U.S. Army Transport SSGeneral Lyon (not to be confused with the USS General Lyon, a U.S Navy sidewheel steamer of the same era) was a screw steamer of 1026 tons built at East Haddam, Conn. in the spring of 1864 and chartered by the Federal government in March 1864. It was used as a troop transport on the eastern seaboard, taking part in the campaigns against Battery Wagner, the Bermuda Hundred and Fort Fisher.
Late in the war, General Lyon was extensively used by the US Army to carry Federal troops from Wilmington North Carolina to Fortress Monroe, Virginia and New York. On board when the vessel sailed from Wilmington on March 28, 1865 were a large number of discharged Union soldiers returning from the war, along with a number of paroled prisoners of war, approximately 120 refugees and other civilians.
On March 31, 1865, three days into the voyage, the ship hit rough weather off Cape Hatteras and a fire broke out in the engine room, quickly spreading through the ship. Of the passengers on board, approximately 500 lost their lives, including all but five members of a 205-man contingent of the US 56th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment. There were only 29 survivors of the disaster in total, 28 of them named in the New York Times. Isaac Wilhite of the 56th Illinois also survived.
Dedication of memorials to lost members of the 56th Illinois to be held at the Golconda, IL courthouse.

Chartering of the Arsinoe Martin Circle #78, National Society of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
2018-03-11 12:00 - 14:00 | Jefferson Township Fire Department Community Room, 58518 State Road 15, Goshen, IN, United States
Luncheon and Chartering Ceremony scheduled for Sunday March 11th. The luncheon begins at 12:00 Noon EDT followed by the Chartering Ceremony and then a quick trip to a cemetery to honor the Circle’s namesake Arsinoe E. Martin who was a Union Nurse with the Indiana Sanitary Commission and died, aged 25, in 1863 of typhoid she contracted in camp.

Camp Meeting
2018-03-10 11:15 - 14:00 | MCL Cafeteria – Speedway Shopping Center, 6002 Crawfordsville Rd, Speedway, IN, 46224, United States
Camp business meeting. Lunch is available for purchase. Brother Tim Beckman, PCC 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.

Lincoln Day
2018-02-11 14:00 - 15:30 | Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, 3027 E S St., Lincoln City, IN, 47552, United States
Ceremony honoring President Lincoln and his mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, who is buried at the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial.

Camp Meeting - CANCELLED!
2018-02-10 23:15 | MCL Cafeteria – Speedway Shopping Center, 6002 Crawfordsville Rd, Speedway, IN, 46224, United States
MEETING CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER!
Camp business meeting. Lunch is available for purchase. Brother Jim Floyd 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.

Department of Indiana Midwinter Encampment
2018-01-27 09:00 - 15:00 | Eden United Methodist Church, 2122 E Eden Rd, Greenfield, IN, 46140, United States
Department of Indiana Midwinter Encampment (convention). Business meeting restricted to SUVCW members. Ben Harrison Camp No. 356, SUVCW is hosting, and Eliza E. George No. 356, ASUVCW is meeting concurrently.

No Camp Meeting
2018-01-13
No Camp Meeting this month. Department of Indiana Midwinter Encampment instead.
