Sons of Union Veterans of the
Civil War

Irish Brigade, Camp #4 Fredericksburg, Virginia

Last updated 24 July 2001

Misson Objectives	To perpetuate the memory of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) and the men who served the Union from 1861 to 1865. We shall educate people in the mission of Sons of Union Veterans Civil War (SUVCW) and promote membership in the Irish Brigade Camp No. 4. We will assist in the recovery, organization and prerservation of Civil War documents and records. We will support the National Park Service through our assistance in the preservation of Civil War Monuments. We will assist in the organization, promotion and staffing of Civil War memorial events. We will prepare Civil War memorial assessments for those monuments within the local area. We will assist the SUVCW in national graves registration and erect monuments on cites which contain the remains of Civil War veterans.
Camp Officers	Commander: Senior Vice Commander: Junior Vice Commander: Secretary: Treasurer:
Meetings	Date: Every 4th Thursday Time: 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Place: Salem Church Library
Speakers & Events	TBA
Membership	If you would like to join, please contact one of the Camp officers, listed above. Membership information and forms are available at the National SUVCW Web Page.
Service Activities	The Camp voted to assist with the replacement of the headstone for Peleg Staples, a Civil War veteran of the 19th Maine. His remains were buried on the property of Unicorn Kennels in Stafford County. To assist in identifying the exact location of the grave, a deposition will be obtained from a relative who attended Peleg's funeral. Staples is an ancestor of Brother Bill Russell.
Ceremonies	TBD
Links	Rappahannock Civil War Roundtable Central Virginia Battlefields Trust Valley of the Shadow Two communities during the American Civil War Chronology of Civil War Battles Fredericksburg Order of Battle Army of the Potomac Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park