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Sons of Union Veterans
of the Civil War
Department of Iowa
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Abernethy Camp #48
West Union
Meetings
Meetings are held on the second Saturday of each month, January through April and October through
December at 9 a.m. at the Fayette County Historical Center in West Union.
Summer monthly meetings will be held at various civil war reenactments when a quorum can be achieved.
Contact
Camp Officers
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Camp Commander |
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Senior
Vice Commander |
Shane
Christen |
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Junior
Vice Commander |
Steve
Valley |
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Secretary |
Court
Stahr, PCC |
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Treasurer |
Court
Stahr, PCC |
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Camp
Council |
Court
Stahr, PCC |
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David
Christen |
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Tanner Creery |
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Chaplain |
Ron
Soppe |
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Graves Registration Officer |
Shane Christen |
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Historian |
David Christen |
History
The SUVCW Abernethy Camp 48 continues, with pride, the name and number of the Grand Army of the
Republic Post 48 of West Union.
The Abernethy Post 48 was named in honor of Jacob Abernethy of Leo, IA in Fayette County.
Twenty-three year old Jacob enlisted as a First Sergeant in Co. F, 3rd Iowa Volunteer
Infantry. Jacob was the first to enlist from Fayette County and the first to enlist from Upper Iowa University in Fayette which produced the famous
ÔUniversity RecruitsÕ, Co. C, 12th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. Jacob advanced to the Field and Staff of the 3rd Iowa Veteran Volunteers and gave his
last full measure on July 21, 1864 outside of Atlanta, GA.
Our Camp is also honoring JacobÕs brother, Alonzo. Twenty-five year old Alonzo enlisted as a
First Sergeant in Co. F, 9th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. Alonzo also advanced to the Field and Staff, but in the 9th Iowa Veteran
Volunteer Infantry.
Alonzo survived the War of the Rebellion and returned to serve as a Congressman to the Iowa State House,
President of Des Moines College, and President of Chicago University, Iowa Superintendent of Public Instruction and served for twenty-one years as the
President of Cedar Valley Seminary in Osage.
