Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Department Order #1
Series 2022-2023
8 May 2022
ELECTION & APPOINTMENT OF DEPARTMENT OFFICERS
Section 1: The Department of North Carolina’s 15th Annual Department Encampment was held on 7 May 2022. It was the Department’s first in person Encampment since the start of the Coronavirus Pandemic in 2020. Many thanks go out to Brother Ed Gibson, PCC, Brother Doug Elwell, PDC, and our fellow Brothers of Ruger Camp #1 for hosting the Encampment at the Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry Armory and Museum in Fayetteville. Additional thanks go out to our Installing Officer, Brother Mark R. Day, Past Commander-in-Chief, National Counselor for attending our Encampment.
Section 2: Department of North Carolina Brothers who were duly elected and installed on 7 May 2022 are as follows:
Commander K. Travis Masters, PCC
Senior Vice Commander Edward C. Gibson, PCC
Junior Vice Commander Henry C. Duquette, PCC
Secretary-Treasurer William M. Ewalt, PCC
Council Member #1 Dennis St. Andrew, PDC
Council Member #2 Robert A. Crum, PDC
Council Member #3 William F. Fulcher, PCC
Section 3: Department of North Carolina Brothers appointed by the Department Commander and installed on 7 May 2022 are as follows:
Patriotic Instructor Edward C. Gibson, PCC
Chaplain Alonza Bryan Salter, PCC
Counselor Dennis St. Andrew, PDC
Graves Registration Officer Henry C. Duquette, PCC
Guard Peter P. Bahuk, Jr.
Guide Peter P. Bahuk, Jr.
Eagle Scout Certificate Coordinator K. Travis Masters, PCC
Assistant Department Secretary-Treasurer David Ragsdale
Signals Officer James R. Johnson
So ordered this 8th Day of May 2022
In Fraternity, Charity, and Loyalty,
K. Travis Masters, PCC
Commander, Department of North Carolina
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
206 Bridgewood Dr.
Jacksonville, NC 28546
(252) 723-2669
Attest: William M. Ewalt, PCC, Department Secretary-Treasurer
Department of North Carolina
Series 2022-2023
23 May 2022
OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL DAY
Section 1: 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 and was first observed on 30 May 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery.
Section 2: On June
28, 1968, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which moved Memorial
Day to the last Monday in May and is May 30 this year. This Act did not change
our sacred obligation to remember and honor the memory of our Nation’s
defenders.
Section 3: One of the Missions of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War is to cooperate with others in honoring all who have patriotically served our country in any war. Our Order participates in a variety of ceremonies designed to honor Union veterans of the Civil War and veterans of all U.S. conflicts, and the most important of these is Memorial Day.
Section 4: As members of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, please remember and honor our Union dead by participating in a Memorial Day Ceremony. If you’re unable to attend a group Ceremony, then please attend to the grave of a Union veteran by flagging it or placing a flower there to honor and remember him.
Commander, Department of North Carolina
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
206 Bridgewood Dr.
Jacksonville, NC 28546
(252) 723-2669
Attest: William M. Ewalt, PCC, Department
Secretary-Treasurer
