Remembrance Day 2025
The Dept. of Nebraska and the Dakotas Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1st Nebraska Infantry re-enactors and...
Remembering Brother Bauermeister
It is our sad duty to report the passing of a Past Camp Commander of Nebraska and the Dakotas, Steve...
Civil War Descendants Host Free History Presentation and Discount Book Sale
The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War hosts a special presentation and fundraising book sale Saturday, April 5,...
This Day in History: Lincoln’s Assassination
Walt Whitman wrote several popular works in tribute to Abraham Lincoln, such as “O Captain, My Captain” and “When Lilacs...
23rd Annual Department Encampment Recap
The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Department of Nebraska held their 23rd Annual Department Encampment on April...
Hush’d be the Camps To-Day
April 19, 1865…what was going on in America on this day? The nation was mourning the loss of President Abraham...
Slainte! John O’Neill, Irish Patriot!
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, here’s a tribute to the colorful John C. O’Neill, an Irish immigrant, American Civil...
To Capture a President: Bvt. Brig. Gen. Victor Vifquain
The story seems too bizarre to be believed: three men, two former Union officers of French birth and a French...