SUVCW - Dept. of Nebraska

Independence Day
2020-07-04, 2019-07-04

2020 Dept. of Nebraska Annual Encampment
2020-06-20 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | 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, 2019-06-14

G.A.R. Observance of Memorial Day
2020-05-30
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
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
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

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

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

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.

Shiloh Camp Meeting
2019-07-14 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
Business meeting and event planning.

Shiloh Camp Meeting
2019-07-14 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

Vifquain Camp Meeting
2019-06-12 19:00 | VFW Post 247, 3302 Leavenworth St, Omaha, NE, 68105, United States
Victor Vifquain Camp Meeting

Anton Heintzelman Grave Ceremony
2019-06-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Arbor Rd, Avoca, NE, 68307, United States
Dedication ceremony for placing a Civil War memorial plaque on Anton Heintzelman’s grave (previously unmarked veteran). He was a private of the 27th Enrolled Missouri Militia buried at Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery, near Avoca, NE. This ceremony is part of Nathanael Harder’s Eagle Scout Service Project.
Refreshments in the Parish Hall after the ceremony.
Cemetery is located 0.25 mile east of the intersection of 42nd & Arbor roads, on the south side of the road. Easiest access is off Highway 34, sign at S 102 Road.

Participants: Please be at the Cemetery around 1PM for setup.

Bricks of Honor Dedication Ceremony
2019-06-08 10:00 - 12:00 | Veterans Memorial Garden, 3200 Veterans Memorial Drive, Lincoln, NE, 68502, United States
The Nebraska Rangers (SVR) have been invited to provide the colors, firing squad for the 2019 Bricks of Honor Dedication Ceremony for Veterans at Veterans Memorial Garden at Antelope Park in Lincoln, NE.
Limited bench seating is available, so you may want to bring a lawn chair or blanket. With the likelihood of summer temperatures, water and sun protection is highly encouraged. In case of inclement weather, event will be held in Auld Pavilion, adjacent to the Garden. Hosted by the Lincoln Parks Foundation. Questions? Contact the Foundation at 402-441-8258.

SVR Participants: Please be at the park no later than 9:30AM. See the email sent out for details on uniform requirements.

Civil War Living History
2019-06-08 | Palmyra, Nebraska, Palmyra, 68418, United States
The First Nebraska Volunteer Infantry is hosting a Civil War living history camp in Palmyra, NE as part of Palmyra’s Old Settlers Picnic Celebration.
Living History camp from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Saturday
Parade 5:00 PM, Saturday
Setup for participants is Friday, June 7 at 1:30PM

Ithaca Sesquicentennial
2019-06-01 | Ithaca, Nebraska, Ithaca, NE, 68033, United States
Set up Living History camp on Friday evening near old Railroad station.
SVR Living History demonstration on Saturday,
10:45 AM – Parade Lineup
11:00 AM – Parade – SVR will carry the colors
For more information see link below.
