Welcome to our department

The Grand Army of the Republic, often referred to as the G.A.R., was founded at Decatur, Illinois on April 6, 1866. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Stephenson founded the organization on the three cardinal principles of Fraternity, Charity, and Loyalty and these principles guided the G.A.R. throughout its existence. The site is organized in the following fashion:
Leadership - Department Officers, history, contact information
Camps - State size view of camp locations and links to camp websites
Events - Department event calendar and important dates
About - History of the department and order
Resources - Useful items for the SUVCW members and camps
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For National Information |Department Sr. Vice Commander

Department of Illinois Encampment, Tuscola IL

Tuscola

Annual Fall Encampment
Department of Illinois
SUVCW
Tuscola, Illinois.

Left to right: Row 1 – 1 DSVC Everett Nylund (1), 2 CC Robert N Chestnut (4), 3 DC Terry Dyer(26), 4 Department Secretary Steve Aarli (26), 5 Department Treasurer Bill Johnson(26), 6 PDC Nick Kaup (1), 7, PDC Steve Westlake (2), 8 PDC Ron Clark (4). Row 2 – 1 Dana Hales (24), 2 Ken Thopson (443), 3 Steve Wheat (443), 4 Russell Schliecher (443) 5 Secretary Bob Kurek, 6 Bob Mohrman (443), 7 Lionel L Kinney (67), 8 Paul Buechler (443), 9 Tom Oestreicher (26) 10 David Eisele (26), 11 Randall Abbott Camp (4), 12 National Chaplain Jerry Kowalski (1, 2).
Row 3 – 1 Dana R Hales (24), 2 Gary Ladd (443), 3 Paul Zeien (26), 4 CC Jody Switzer (2), 5 Bill Jacobus (443), 6 William Kreml (1), 7 Steve Haight (26), 8 CC Kirk Dermint (443), 9 CC Michael Gregory(1), 10 Chuck Wright (2).
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