Brig. Gen. Joseph Bailey Camp No. 5
The Brig. Gen. Joseph Bailey Camp No. 5 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War was formed in Shreveport, La., by 15 male descendants of Union military veterans, in July 2018. The camp charter was approved by the national body at its annual encampment in Massachusetts in August 2018. It is the first such camp in Northwest Louisiana since an African-American camp of the Grand Army of the Republic existed in the city, believed to have been in the late 1880s or 1890s.
The camp is part of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War's Department of Texas and Louisiana.
Donations may be made to the National Organization, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, and are fully tax deductible. The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War is a 501(c)(4) 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.)
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Join the SUVCW
One can be a member of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War through direct descent from a veteran who served honorably in the Union Army or Navy during the Civil War, 1861-1865. Associate members, who do not have such a claim, also are accepted, but cannot vote in camp matters. members can assist prospective members, who also can learn about membership and secure the proper forms through the national Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War membership web page.
Read the Bailey Camp No. 5 bylaws by clicking on this link.
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