SUVCW - Dept. of Nebraska

Shiloh Camp Meeting
2020-11-15 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | IA
The November meeting will be held at the VFW State Headquarters at 2431 North 48th Street in Lincoln (roughly 48th and Huntington streets). Parking is available at the back of the building.
The meeting agenda will include election of officers for next year.

Veterans Day
2020-11-11 | IA

Veterans Day Parade
2020-11-08 14:00 | IA
The SUVCW – Nebraska Rangers SVR will be participating in the 3rd annual Veteran’s Day Parade in Lincoln on Sunday, November 8, 2020. The parade begins at 02:00 pm. Opening ceremony will be at the Capital Building, near the North steps.
The parade route will start from S. 21st and K Street moving westbound to S. 14th and K Street.
For more information visit lincolnveteransparade.org
SVR Commander Rockefeller has registered up to 10 participants to march in the parade which will include color guard with two or three color bearers. If you are interested in attending please be there at 1:15 pm and please let Gage Stermenksy know if you would like to participate.

Last Soldier of Richardson Co. Dedication
2020-10-31 10:00 | IA
The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Department of Nebraska are having a grave dedication honoring Henry Wolf, the Last Union Civil War Soldier buried in Richardson County, Nebraska at the Stella Cemetery near Stella. Wolf was a soldier in Co. C, 47th Pennsylvania Infantry and died March 21, 1937 at the age of 95.
Directions: Go south out of Auburn on Hwy 75 about 14 miles to Hwy 63 and turn left. Stella is about 5 miles or so. From the west there are 2 school crossing diamond shaped signs with the second one (east one) with a light mounted on top of it but it should not be blinking (there is also a vintage gas station on the southeast corner of the intersection with one non-usable pump in front of it). Turn south, right. You are on Main Street but I do not think it is marked on that highway corner but is as you move south into town. Proceed through the old “downtown” area. As you approach the railroad tracks the street will turn into gravel and twist to the left. Stay on the gravel though that twist and an actual curve to the left. The cemetery will appear on your left. Private Wolf is about 30 yards north of the white cemetery directory box and on the east.
Please bring a mask as Covid-19 rules are in effect.

SUVCW 2020 National Encampment
2020-10-24 11:00 | IA
The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will be hosting the National Encampment in a virtual setting via Zoom.

Last Soldier of Lancaster Co. Dedication
2020-10-17 14:00 - 15:00 | IA
The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Department of Nebraska are having a grave dedication honoring Alfred Hendee, the Last Union Civil War Soldier buried in Lancaster County, Nebraska at Panama Cemetery in Panama. Hendee was a soldier in Co. H, 128th Indiana Infantry and died Dec. 18, 1945 at the age of 97.
Directions: The Panama cemetery is a mile south of Panama on Olive Creek road and situated between 148th and 134rd streets on the north side of the road (a little less than ½ mile west of 148th street. For most the easiest way is to get on Hwy 2 to the Bennet corner, Hwy 43 or 162nd street, and proceed south to Olive Creek and then west on a gravel Road. Olive Creek Road is 1-mile south of Hwy 55D that leads into Panama.
Please bring a mask as Covid-19 rules are in effect.

Last Soldier of Douglas Co. Dedication
2020-10-17 10:00 - 11:00 | IA
The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Department of Nebraska are having a grave dedication honoring Erastus Page, the Last Union Civil War Soldier buried in Douglas County, Nebraska at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha. Page was in Co. I, 50th New York Engineers.
Directions: Take I-80 east to exit 446 then I-680 North to exit 12 for US 75 South then right onto Mormon Bridge Road.From the Mormon Bridge Road entrance head east to Section 3 which is the GAR section with a Civil War Soldier Monument and four 3 inch ordinance rifle cannons and Civil War soldier’s headstones in a circle around the monument.
Please bring a mask as Covid-19 rules are in effect.

Shiloh Camp Meeting
2020-09-20 02:00 - 04:00 | IA
The September meeting will be held at the VFW State Headquarters at 2431 North 48th Street in Lincoln (roughly 48th and Huntington streets). Parking is available at the back of the building.
The meeting agenda will include: nomination of Camp officers; Last Soldier discussions including which counties Shiloh Camp will cover; Lancaster county dedication discussion; placement of medallions in cemeteries which do not allow flag holders (Scottsbluff Cemetery, for example); and postponement of events/events still occuring.

Shiloh Camp Meeting
2020-07-19 14:00 - 16:00 | VFW State Headquarters, 2431 N 48th St, Lincoln, NE, 68504, United States
The Shiloh Camp meeting has been moved to July 19 and will be held at the the VFW State Headquarters at 2431 North 48th Street in Lincoln (roughly 48th and Huntington streets). Parking is available at the back of the building. Shiloh Camp has the third Sunday at this location because the Gold Star mothers have it on the second Sunday of each month.

Independence Day
2020-07-04 | IA

2020 Dept. of Nebraska Annual Encampment
2020-06-20 09:00 - 16:00 | Saunders County Historical Museum, 240 N Walnut St, Wahoo, NE, 68066, United States
The SUVCW, Department of Nebraska will hold its 2020 Department Encampment at the Saunders County Historical Museum in Wahoo, Nebraska. The encampment is hosted by Shiloh Camp #2 of Lincoln. Due to COVID 19 there may be group restrictions still in place, more information will follow regarding any limitations of attendance. We will also plan on providing the meeting online through Zoom, details of which will come later.
The memorial service will begin at 9:15 am with the business meeting beginning at 10:00 am.
More information will be sent out via the Dept. Secretary or posted here.

Flag Day
2020-06-14 | IA

G.A.R. Observance of Memorial Day
2020-05-30 | IA
Grand Army of the Republic Observance of Memorial Day – 152nd Anniversary
Memorial Day was borne out of the Civil War and a desire to honor our dead. It was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, in his General Order No. 11. “The 30th of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers, or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village and hamlet churchyard in the land,” he proclaimed. The date of Decoration Day, as he called it, was chosen because it wasn’t the anniversary of any particular battle.

SUVCW Memorial Day Ceremony - Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln
2020-05-25 09:00 - 22:00 | Wyuka Cemetery, 3600 O Street, Lincoln, NE 68510, 3600 O Street, Lincoln, NE, 68510, United States
Shiloh Camp, SUVCW, Dept. of Nebraska will hold a ceremony near the Thayer Monument at the GAR Soldier’s Circle in Wyuka Cemetery in Lincoln beginning at 09:00 am. Will have wreath laying, reading of Gen. Logan’s Order No. 11 by Shiloh Camp #2 Commander and firing of volleys by SVR honor guard. Also a brief ceremony to follow later at Victor Vifquain’s grave across the street at Calvary Cemetery.
Proper observance of social distancing and wearing face masks is appreciated.

Nebraska's Memorial Day Observance
2020-05-25 08:00 - 20:00 | https://veterans.nebraska.gov/memorialday
As our state continues adhering to social distancing guidelines and limiting in-person gatherings to flatten the curve of COVID-19, we invite you to join us on Memorial Day by tuning in online. Join us virtually on Monday, May 25th, for Nebraska’s largest Memorial Day observance with the fewest people present in the room.
During our Memorial Day Observance live stream, a candle will be lit by Gold Star Mother Monica Alexander at 8:00 a.m. and remain lit until 8:00 p.m. when it is extinguished by Gold Star Father Mel Alexander. Their son, Army Corporal Matthew Alexander of Gretna, was killed May 6, 2007, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baqubah Iraq. He can be found on our Nebraska’s Fallen memorial page.
Follow the event on Facebook.

Memorial Day - Lincoln Events
2020-05-25 | IA
The Memorial Day Services held at Wyuka and Lincoln Memorial Park have been canceled.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Memorial Day Ceremony for the public normally held at the Veterans Memorial Garden in Antelope Park will be prerecorded and aired on Monday, May 25. There will be no public observance event this year. The program will include a reading of the names of Lancaster County veterans who have died in the past year. The program will also take the place of the annual Bricks of Honor event that was scheduled for June 13 at the Veterans Memorial Garden.
The ceremony will air at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., and 7 p.m. on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25 on LNKTV, the City’s government access channel at LNKTVcity.lincoln.ne.gov. It can be viewed on ALLO channel 2; Spectrum channel 1300; and Kinetic channel 1005. The ceremony will also be available at YouTube.com/LNKTVcity. It will also be shared on the Veterans Memorial Gardens Facebook page at Facebook.com/LNKVeteransGarden.
The event is presented by the Lincoln Memorial Day Observance Association in cooperation with the Veterans Memorial Garden Advisory Council. The Association also plans Memorial Day observances at Wyuka and Lincoln Memorial Park. Public Memorial Day events will not be held at those two venues this year.
For more information about the Veterans Memorial Garden, visit parks.lincoln.ne.gov.
In lieu of community celebrations statewide, the Nebraska Department of Veterans Affairs will present an all-day salute to veterans Monday, May 25. NET Television will livestream the observance at the State Capitol Rotunda from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. More information is available at veterans.nebraska.gov.

Place Flags – GAR Circle, Wyuka Cemetery
2020-05-22 17:30 - 18:00 | Wyuka Cemetery, 3600 O Street, Lincoln, NE 68510, 3600 O Street, Lincoln, NE, 68510, United States
Shiloh Camp members will meet to place flags near the headstones in the GAR Soldiers Circle at Wyuka Cemetery for Memorial Day.
Pick up of the flags will be 3:30 pm on Monday, May 25.

Shiloh Camp Meeting
2020-05-17 14:00 - 16:00 | IA
Due to COVID-19 guidelines for meetings of more than 10 persons, a place has not been determined. We will update this event when we have more information. Stay tuned for emails from the Shiloh Camp secretary.

Shiloh Camp Meeting
2020-03-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Anderson Branch Library, 3635 Touzalin Avenue, Lincoln, NE, 68507, United States
Camp meeting: please note new location at the Anderson Branch Libary.

President's Day
2020-02-17 | IA

SVR Color Guard at State Capitol
2020-02-12 08:00 - 12:00 | Nebraska State Capitol, 1445 K St, Lincoln, NE, 68508, United States
In acknowledgement of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, the Sons of Union Veterans SVR will be at the State Capitol to post an honor guard at the Lincoln Statue at the west entrance and will post colors to open the State Legislative session.
Posting colors in the West Chambers will begin at 9:00 AM.

Abraham Lincoln's Birthday
2020-02-12 | IA

Dept. Midwinter Meeting
2020-01-25 09:30 - 12:30 | Keene Library, 1030 N Broad St, Fremont, Nebraska, 68025
Meeting for Department and Camp Officers to discuss filing camp and department reports, preparations for the Department Encampment and voting on SVR Ranger officers.

Wreaths Across America Day & Ceremony
2019-12-14 11:00 | Wyuka Cemetery, 3600 O Street, Lincoln, NE 68510, 3600 O Street, Lincoln, NE, 68510, United States
On National Wreaths Across America Day, the mission is to Remember our fallen US Veterans, Honor those who serve, and Teach our children the value of Freedom. The Sons of Union Veterans, Department of Nebraska will join other veterans organizations in participating in the ceremony at the New Soldiers Circle at Wyuka Cemetery in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Nate Harder Eagle Scout Court of Honor
2019-11-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, 955 C St, Palmyra, 68418, United States
Eagle Scout Award Ceremony for Nate Harder, member of Shiloh Camp, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.
Nate’s Eagle Scout Service Project was planning and installing a memorial plaque and ceremony for Pvt. Anton Heintzelman of the 27th Enrolled Missouri Militia who is buried at Holy Trinity Cemetery near Avoca, Nebraska.

Civil War Round Table of Nebraska Meeting
2019-11-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Legacy Estates Theater, 7200 Van Dorn, Lincoln, NE, 68506, United States
Program: Civil War Veterans in Nebraska Cemeteries
Presented by: John Schoenrock

Gettysburg Address Remembrance Day Ceremony
2019-11-16 10:30 - 11:30 | Nebraska State Capitol, 1445 K St, Lincoln, NE, 68508, United States
Join the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War as we honor the reading of the Gettysburg Address that happened on the Gettysburg battlefield on November 19, 1863. The ceremony will feature a reading of the Address, speakers from the SUVCW, DUVCW 1861-1865, and a keynote speaker who’s ancestor was a guard at the actual ceremony in 1863.
Annually, there is a Remembrance Day ceremony celebrated in Springfield, Illinois where Lincoln is buried at Oakridge Cemetery. Lincoln Nebraska is the largest city in the United States named after the 16th President Abraham Lincoln and we have also held a Gettysburg Address ceremony in his honor. On the grounds of the Nebraska State Capitol is “The Gettysburg Lincoln”, a bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln, sculpted by Daniel Chester French which was unveiled in 1912. The text of the Gettysburg Address is inscribed on the granite stele behind the statue.
The capitol building opens at 10 AM.

Veteran's Day
2019-11-11 | IA

Shiloh Camp Meeting
2019-11-10 14:00 - 16:00 | I.O.O.F. Hall – Capital Lodge No. 11, 1101 N. 56th St, Lincoln NE, 1101 N. 56th St, Lincoln, NE, 68504, United States
We will be electing officers for 2020 at this meeting so please plan on attending. The Officers will be installed at the January meeting.
A reminder to renew your membership. Dues are $36 and can be submitted to the camp secretary at the meeting or mailed to him.

138th SUVCW National Encampment
2019-08-08 | Cleveland, Ohio, 6200 Quarry Lane, Independence, OH, 44131, United States
138th National Encampment of the Allied Orders of the Grand Army of the Republic in Cleveland, Ohio.
For more information click here.
