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The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) is a nation-wide organization, comprised of more than 200 community-based Camps which are organized under 26 Departments. The Department of Indiana oversees camps and SUVCW members within Indiana.
Indiana played an important role during the American Civil War. During the course of the war, Indiana contributed approximately 210,000 soldiers and millions of dollars of horses, food and supplies to the U.S. Army. Hoosiers served in every major engagement of the war and almost every engagement – minor or otherwise – in the western theater of the war. As an agriculturally rich state containing the fifth-highest population in the Union and sixth-highest of all states, Indiana was critical to Northern success. We seek to preserve the history and legacy of those heroes who fought and worked to save the Union.
You are cordially invited to join our Department of Indiana email list as a way to stay informed on what is happening in our Department. To sign up go here and click on the “Join This Group” link. Alternatively you can email IndianaSUVCW-subscribe@yahoogroups.com and request to join.
You can keep up with the latest department news through the Indiana Legion, the newsletter for the Department of Indiana.
2018-2019 Department of Indiana Elected and Appointed Officers



Leadership
The Department of Indiana’s organization follows the guidelines of the SUVCW, with a Department Commander, Senior Vice-Commander, Junior Vice-Commander, Secretary, and Treasurer, who are all elected annually by the Department members. Other positions of responsibility within the Department are by appointment of the Department Commander. See the table below for all of the 2018-2019 Department of Indiana elected and appointed positions.
Office | Name | |
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Commander | Timothy J. Beckman | timbeckman@gmail.com |
Senior Vice Commander | Dennis Hutchinson | 31stind@gmail.com |
Junior Commander | Jim Floyd | jim@jimfloyd.com |
Council Member | Dennis H. Rigsby | dhrigsby@aol.com |
Council Member | Michael W. Beck | fsgtcod11thindiana@att.net |
Council Member | Bruce R. Kolb | bkolb2@yahoo.com |
Secretary | J. Allan Teller | alan.teller@comcast.net |
Treasurer | Gilbert H. Young, Jr. | gib.young@comcast.net |
Patriotic Instructor | Dennis Hutchinson | 31stind@gmail.com |
Chaplain | Thomas Ashley | Tomandshirley1@ymail.com |
Graves Registration Officer | Rick Wiegmann | rickwieg@gmail.com |
Historian | Bruce R. Kolb | bkolb2@yahoo.com |
Civil War Memorials Officer | Michael W. Beck | fsgtcod11thindiana@att.net |
Eagle Scout Coordinator | Michael W. Beck | fsgtcod11thindiana@att.net |
Counselor | Bruce R. Kolb | bkolb2@yahoo.com |
GAR Highway Officer | William R. Adams | adamswr@csinet.net |
Signals Officer | Timothy J. Beckman | timbeckman@gmail.com |
Legion Editor | Gilbert H. Young Jr. | gib.young@comcast.net |
GAR Records Officer | Bruce R. Kolb | bkolb2@yahoo.com |
Department of Indiana Camps
SUVCW members within the Department of Indiana are also members of one of the following eight camps.
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Orlando A. Somers Camp 1 (Kokomo, Ind.) Bad Link
John W. Foster Camp 2 (Evansville, Ind.)
Champion Hill Camp 17 (Huntington, Ind.)
William P. Benton Camp 28 (Centerville, Ind.) -
David D. Porter Camp 116 (Valparaiso, Ind.)
John B. Anderson Camp 223 (Columbus, Ind.)
Ben Harrison Camp 356 (Indianapolis, Ind.)
John Auten Camp 8 (South Bend) NEW!!
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Projects & Preservation
Indiana Civil War Memorials and Markers Google Map (NEW)
The Last Soldier Project
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients
SUVCW Graves Registration Project
Effectively and Safely Cleaning Gravestones (pdf)
Best Practices for Cleaning Headstones (pdf)Civil War Research and Resources
Civil War Regiment Recruitment by Indiana Counties
Ancestors of Members A-L
Ancestors of Members M-Z
Known Ind. Veterans Receiving Pensions in December 1940
Indiana Civil War Soldiers Database
Indiana’s Civil War Sesquicentennial (2011-2015)
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
Civil War Army Rosters (Union and Confederate)
Order Forms for Military and Pension RecordsIndiana Civil War Regimental Links
11th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Zouaves
42nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry
73rd Indiana Volunteer Regiment
80th Indiana Volunteer InfantryAllies and Affiliates
The Central Region Assoc. Allied Orders of the G.A.R.
Auxiliary to Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-65
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic -
SUVCW Historic Resources
SUVCW Past Department Commanders and Encampments
Past Sons of Union Veterans Camps 1 thru 099
Past Sons of Union Veterans Camps 100 thru 199
Past Sons of Union Veterans Camps 200 thru 299
Past Sons of Union Veterans Camps 300 thru 399
SUVCW Past Department Commanders and Encampments
SUVCW Commanders-in-Chief’s From IndianaG.A.R. Historic Resources
Grand Army of the Republic Posts Of Indiana
Article on Last G.A.R. Encampment (pdf)
History of the Grand Army of the Republic in Indiana
G.A.R. Department Commanders
G.A.R. District Commanders (1867 – 1868) Under the First Constitution
G.A.R. Posts (1867 – 1868) Under the First Constitution: Counties Adams – Marion
G.A.R. Posts (1867 – 1868) Under the First Constitution: Counties Marshall – Whitley
G.A.R. Districts by Indiana Counties 1867 – 1868 Under the First Constitution