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Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War

Department of Indiana

a 501 (c) 3 Organization

Welcome!

Our Purpose The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War is a fraternal organization dedicated to preserving the history and legacy of heroes who fought and worked to save the Union. Organized in 1881 and chartered by Congress in 1954, we are the legal successor to the Grand Army of the Republic.

We serve to unite individuals, in Kokomo and the surrounding counties, whose ancestors served in the Union Army during the Civil War.

Honoring Union Veterans
The SUVCW cooperates in doing honor to all who have patriotically served our country in any war.

Preserving & Perpetuating the GAR
The SUVCW assists in the preservation and making available for research, the documents and records pertaining to the Grand Army of the Republic and its members. The Order ensures that the condition of signage along U.S. Route 6, the GAR highway, is properly maintained. The SUVCW supplies scholarships, funding to the annual Lincoln Memorial and Tomb Ceremonies, and to the Gettysburg Remembrance Day Ceremony, which includes the country’s largest Civil War parade, held on the third Saturday in November. Grants for Civil War Memorial preservation are also provided. Meetings and Encampments (conventions) are still conducted according to the tradition and rituals of the GAR.

Patriotic Education
The SUVCW’s patriotic education includes teaching patriotism and the duties of citizenship, the true history of our country, and the love and respect for our Flag. Each year, the Order conducts presentations to schools and communities. The SUVCW encourages the proper teaching of American history in our schools. It keeps the public informed of activities and measures that violate or may weaken the spirit and purposes of our country’s Constitution and institutions. It promotes and broadly sustains the American principles of representative government, of equal rights and impartial justice for all.

Back row L. to R. Ayers, Larry Ebert, Larry Myer, Randy McNally, Alan Teller, Stephon Hagman Front Row L. to R. Jonathan Ebert, & Timon Pike. This was Timon’s Eagle Scout Project.

Disclaimer “Individuals attending events hosted by the Sons of Union
Veterans of the Civil War, by virtue of their attendance, agree to the usage of their likeness
in the Banner, any Camp or Department Newsletter, any SUVCW website and/or on any
SUVCW Social Media outlet, promotional brochures, or any other SUVCW material”.

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