SONS OF UNION VETERANS
OLIVER TILDEN CAMP #26
346 BROADWAY, ROOM 808
NEW YORK, NY 10013
Chartered 1884
Recepient of
Alfred Woolson Award
Sesquicentennial Signature Event Award
for the
150th Aniversary of the Launching
of the USS Monitor
and
Named the "Camp of the Year"
Awarded the Abraham Lincoln Award at the
August 13, 2011 National Encampment,
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
(Oliver Tilden Camp #26, S.V.U.S.A. at Camp Bolster on September 2, 1901)
In Memory of our Departed Brother
Clifford "Cliff" Henke
Past New York Department Commander
Past Commander Captain Oliver Tilden Camp
d. May 27, 2012
Ancestor
Pvt Peter Eberhardt
Co D, 45th New York Vol. Inf
150th Anniversary of the Sinking of the USS Monitor
Official Logo of the Greenpoint Monitor Museum
Copyright © 2013
Sinking of the USS Monitor
Cemetery Trolley: Commencing at 1:00 PM we will honor the
USS Monitor Crewmen at their gravesites. Followed by
Greewood Chapel: Memorial Service, musical tribute,
USS Monitor displays, refreshments.
Bus from Greenpoint for those requiring transportation.
Call to let us know if you will attend and bus reservations.
718-383-2637 The Greenpoint Monitor Museum
917-832-9999 Oliver Tilden Camp No. 26, SUVCW
Join The Greenpoint Monitor Museum,
Oliver Tilden Camp No. 26, Sons of
Union Veterans of the Civil War and
Co. I, 83rd NY Vol. SVR to honor the
crew of the USS Monitor.
GREENWOOD CEMETERY
500 25th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11232
USS MONITOR CREW BURIED
AT GREENWOOD CEMETERY
including
EDMUND BROWN
EDWARD L. CRABB
EDWARD FARON
ISSAC NEWTON
LOUIS N. STODDER
DANIEL TOFFEY
191st Grant's Tomb Birthday Commemoration
"Sunday"
April 28, 2013
Our annual commemoration of the birthday of General Ulysses S. Grant will be held on Sunday, April 28, 2013, 11:00 AM at the National Monument on 122nd 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 2013 Grant Memorial Journal
"Billy Yank"
Grant Program 2012
"Billy Yank"
Fall-Winter 2012-2013
Officers of Tilden Camp #26, SUVCW
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Commander |
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Senior Vice-Commander |
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Junior Vice-Commander |
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Secretary |
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Treasurer |
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Chaplain |
Rev. Fr. Paul Lorentzen |
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Chaplain's Aide & Musical Director |
Arthur P. Kirmss |
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Color Guard Sgt. |
Gerard J. Kaczynski |
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Patriotic Instructor |
Arthur P. Kirmss |
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Genealogist & Historian |
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Sergeant-at-Arms |
Phil Kissel |
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Eagle Scout Coordinator |
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Guide |
Donald Steinmaker |
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Members of Council |
Wilber Fourth Inscho |
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"Billy Yank" Editor's |
George J. Weinmann, CC & PCC Arthur Kirmss |
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Signals Master |
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Committee Assignments 346 Broadway Committee |
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Chairman: Commander |
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PCC |
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PCC |
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Patriotic Instructor |
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Secretary |
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General Grant Committee |
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Chairman: SVC |
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JVC |
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Commander, Past Camp Commander |
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Executive Committee |
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Chairman: Commander |
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Tres. |
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JVC |
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Secretary |
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SVC |
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PCC |
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PCC |
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Program Committee |
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Chairman: Commander |
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Guide |
Donald Steinmaker |
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Patriotic Instructor, SVC |
Arthur P.Kirmss |
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Fund Raising Committee |
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Chairman |
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Recruiting and Public Relations |
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Chairman, JVC |
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Sect. |
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Robert W. Lord Patriotic Award Committee |
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Chairman |
Cornwell Martin |
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SVC |
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Treas. |
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Monument Preservation Committee |
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Chairman, Tres. |
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Chairman: Commander |
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Patriotic Instructor, SVC |
Arthur Kirmss |
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PCC |
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Chaplain |
Rev. Fr. Paul Lorentzen Mark Goret Gerard J. Kaczynski |
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"Billy Yank"
Grant Program 2009
"Billy Yank"
Grant Program 2010
"Billy Yank"
Fall-Winter 2010-2011
"Billy Yank"
Grant Program 2011
2006-2011 Winter Schedule of Events
History
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
Please visit the Oliver Tilden Camp 26 Grave Reg. Home Page!
George J. Weinmann, CC & Commander,
Oliver Tilden Camp #26, NYC &
New York Department Junior Vice Commander
Go to the National Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Home Page.
Co. I, 83 New York Vol. (9th NYSM)
Captain George J. Weinmann (Company Commander)
2nd Lt. & Adjutant John Portanova
Organizations
SUVCW--Auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans
MOLLUS--Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
Woman's Relief Corps
Sons of Confederate Veterans
The United Daughters of the Confederacy
Sons of the American Revolution
Daughters of the American Revolution
Sons of the Revolution
New York State Regiments online
9th New York Vol. (Hawkins' Zouaves)
Weather for BROOKLYN, New York
If you have a genealogical, historical or grave registration question for Commander Weinmann, please contact him.
Created on April 26, 1997 by George J. Weinmann, Commander
Updated: January 3, 2013
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