SONS OF UNION VETERANS

OLIVER TILDEN CAMP #26

346 BROADWAY, ROOM 808
NEW YORK, NY 10013

Charted 1884

(Oliver Tilden Camp #26, S.V.U.S.A. at Camp Bolster on September 2, 1901)

In Memory of our Departed Brothers

Past Camp Commander Albert A. Morey

d. May 12, 2009

Descendant of Pvt. Joseph Morey, 38th New Jersey Vols.

Bro. Ralph Menges Elliott

d. July 30, 2009

Descendant of Cpl. William A. McHhenny, Co. C, 1st Maryland Cav.

Welcome to the award winning Oliver Tilden Camp #26, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War web page. If you have a Civil War ancestor please honor him by becoming a member. We meet at 346 Broadway, New York NY.

Officers of Tilden Camp #26, SUVCW

Commander	George J. Weinmann, PCC
Senior Vice-Commander	Arthur P. Kirmss
Junior Vice-Commander	George I. Rand
Secretary	Roy Wildenberger
Treasurer	James F. Bond
Chaplain	Rev. Fr. John O'Halloran
Chaplain's Aide & Musical Director	Arthur P. Kirmss
Color Guard Sgt.	John Shaud, Jr.
Patriotic Instructor	Arthur P. Kirmss
Genealogist & Historian	George J. Weinmann, PCC
Sergeant-at-Arms	Phil Kissel
Eagle Scout Coordinator	Charles Dono
Guide	Donald Steinmaker
Members of Council	Mark Goret John Portanova, PCC William F. Mason, PCC
"Billy Yank" Editor's	William J. Parry George J. Weinmann, CC & PCC Arthur Kirmss
Signals Master	George J. Weinmann
Committee Assignments 346 Broadway Committee
Chairman: Commander	George J. Weinmann
PCC	John Portanova
PCC	WILLIAM F. MASON
Patriotic Instructor	Arthur P.Kirmss
Secretary	Roy Wildenberger
General Grant Committee
Chairman: SVC	Arthur P.Kirmss
JVC	George I. Rand
Commander, Past Camp Commander	George J. Weinmann

Executive Committee
Chairman: Commander	George J. Weinmann
NYPDC & PCC	Cliff Henke
JVC	George I. Rand
Secretary	Roy Wildenberger
SVC	Arthur P. Kirmss
PCC	John Portanova
PCC Tres.	WILLIAM F. MASON James F. Bond
Program Committee
Chairman: Commander	George J. Weinmann
Guide	Donald Steinmaker
Patriotic Instructor	Arthur P.Kirmss
Fund Raising Committee
Chairman	Roy Wildenberger

Recruiting and Public Relations
Chairman, JVC	George I. Rand
Sect.	Roy Wildenberger
Robert W. Lord Patriotic Award Committee
Chairman	Cornwell Martin
Tres.	Arthur P.Kirmss
Sect.	Roy Wildenberger
Monument Preservation Committee
Chairman, Tres.	James F. Bond

The Greenpoint Monitor Museum Committee
Chairman: Commander		George J. Weinmann
Patriotic Instructor		Arthur Kirmss
Tres.		James F. Bond
PCC		John Portanova
Chaplain		Rev. Fr. John O'Halloran Mark Goret

188th Grant's Tomb Birthday Commemoration

"Sunday"

April 25, 2010

Our annual commemoration of the birthday of General Ulysses S. Grant will be held on Sunday, April 25, 2010, 11:00 AM at the National Monument on 122^nd St. Riverside Drive in Manhattan, NY. Larry Clowers and his wife Connie will portray General Ulysses and Julia Grant. Please contact Arthur P.Kirmss or the Commander for more information.

Click below for:

Submission Form for 2010 Grant Memorial Journal

Grant's Tomb 2009
200th Birthday of Pres. Abraham Lincoln
click for Grant's Tomb slideshow photos

"Billy Yank"
Grant Program 2009

"Billy Yank"

SUMMER 2009

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Headstone Dedication at

Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Maspeth, Queens, New York

2006-2009 Winter Schedule of Events

Oliver Tilden Camp Meetings

History

Oliver Tilden Camp History

Tilden Camp Past Commanders

Past Camp Events

Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery

"Saturday"

April 17, 2004

J. L. Riker Post 62, GAR
Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery

On Saturday, April 17, 2004, Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, NY will celebrate their 150th Anniversary. There will be a full day of activities. At one event, Tilden Camp will hold a Headstone Dedication at the J. L. Riker Post 62 plot. Past Commander George J. Weinmann did genealogical research on 57 Civil War Veterans and their spouses that are buried in the GAR plot. PCC Weinmann with the cooperation of Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery, where able to obtain government headstones for their unmarked graves. Oliver Tilden Camp's ceremony will begin at 10:45 AM. Tilden Camp thanks Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery and the Federal Governmant for their help. For more information on the headstone dedication, please contact PCC George J. Weinmann. For more information on the full day of activities, please contact Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, NY, 718-821-1750 for directions.

177th Birthday of General U.S. Grant

Ft. Hamilton, Brooklyn New York

1st Annual Capt.Oliver Tilden Memorial Service,Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York

1998 Steuben Day Parade

Old Billy Yank News

Please visit the Oliver Tilden Camp 26 Grave Reg. Home Page!

George J. Weinmann, Past Commander, Oliver Tilden Camp #26, NYC

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