Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War

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SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR -  Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) is an American fraternal organization, the legal successor to the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR).  Founded in late 1881, it was originally one of several competing organizations of descendants of Union veterans.  By 1886, others had joined the SUVCW.

The SUVCW is a Congressionally Chartered Corporation with headquarters in the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.   It is headed by a Commander-in-Chief, elected annually, who oversees the operation of 26 Departments, (each consisting of one or more states), as well as a Department-at-Large, a National Membership-at-Large, and over 200 community-based Camps.   SUVCW has 6,360 male members, to whom it distributes its quarterly publication The Banner.   Local camps decorate veterans' graves on Memorial Day and have activities to preserve history and commemorate military service.

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OK, Grove, Headstone Symbols and Meanings, Sons of Union Veterans