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(The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War is a 501(c)(3) organization and is approved by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as an organization to whom tax deductible gifts can be made pursuant to Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code.)

2025 National Encampment

The Department of Texas and Louisiana will be hosting the 144th National Encampment of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and the Allied Orders on August 7 - August 10, 2025. It will be held at The Sonesta Hotel Houston IAH Airport, 425 North Sam Houston Parkway East, Houston, Texas.

2024 National Encampment

The Department of Kentucky hosted the 143rd National Encampment of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and the Allied Orders on August 1 - August 4, 2024 in Lexington, Kentucky. It will be held at The Campbell House, 1375 South Broadway, Lexington, KY 40504.

2024 Delegates to the 143rd National Encampment in Lexington.

2024 30th Department Encampment

This year's Department of Texas and Louisiana Annual Encampment was hosted by the Colonel E. E. Ellsworth Camp #18 on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at The Harding Blaine American Legion Post 321, located at 1236 J Ave, Plano, TX 75074.

2024 Department of Texas and Louisiana Department Encampment, Plano, Texas.

142nd National Encampment

The Department of New Hampshire was the host of the 2023 National Encampment of the Allied Orders of the Grand Army of the Republic, on August 3 – 6, 2023, in Nashua, New Hampshire.

2023 Department Encampment

The Department of Texas and Louisiana held their Annual Encampment on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at The Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park, 1100 Bagby Street, Houston, Texas 77002.

141st National Encampment

The Department of Michigan was the host of the 141st National Encampment of our Order in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Department of Texas and Louisiana had 8 Delegates travel there to represent our Department

(Left to Right) Department Commander Michael L. Lance, PCC; Brother Daniel B. Pourreau; Signals Officer John Vander Meulen; Department Secretary/Treasurer Donald L. Gates, PDC; Chaplain Stephen D. Schulze, PDC; Brother Bill Swafford; Department Webmaster Larry Joe Reynolds; Graves Registration Terry T. Sutton.

2022 Department Encampment

The Department of Texas and Louisiana held their Annual Encampment on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at The Heritage Society at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 201 N. Vale Street, Jefferson, Texas 77002.

140th National Encampment

The Department of Missouri was the host of the 140th National Encampment of our Order in St Louis, Missouri. Department of Texas and Louisiana had 6 Delegates travel there to represent our Department

(Left to Right) Signals Officer John Vander Meulen; Department Commander Michael L. Lance, Department Webmaster Larry Joe Reynolds; Brother Bill Swafford, PDC; Chaplain Stephen D. Schulze, PDC, Department Secretary/Treasurer Donald L. Gates, PDC.