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Welcome to the Homepage for the
Edward Lea Camp and Sarah Seelye Auxilliary!
Sons of
Union Veterans of the Civil War
and Ladies Auxiliary to the
SUVCW
Did your ancestor fight to
save the Union in the
War of the Rebellion from 1861-1865?
Are you interested in
honoring his memory
and in preserving the Civil War's heritage?
The
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
is a heritage society for men who are descendants of Union servicemen.
Founded in 1881, the national order is the direct heir to the
Grand Army of the Republic, a
Union military veteran's group. A national ladies
Auxiliary to
Sons of Union Veterans was established in 1883. Both organizations
have branches across the USA and work together to promote preservation
work, historical lectures, scholarly research, and the marking of Civil
War veteran's graves.
Two branches, the
Edward Lea
Camp and the
Sarah Emma
Seelye Auxiliary, serve the greater Houston, Texas area, and are
attached to the Department of Texas.
The Camp is named for
Edward Lea,
a Union naval officer killed in the 1863
Battle of
Galveston, whereas the Auxiliary's namesake,
Sarah Seelye,
was a daring woman who served in the Union Army while disguised as a man.
Both groups meet regularly and membership is open to male and female
descendants of Union military veterans and to family members of such
descendants. Associate memberships are available to those without Union
ancestors but who are interested in Civil War history. To learn more,
visit the links listed below:
Links about the Edward Lea
Camp and Sarah Seelye Auxiliary:
Links to the national Sons
of Union Veterans and national Auxiliary:
Edward Lea - Camp #2
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Please
feel free to contact the Camp or Auxiliary by e-mail at:
sdsmcs@swbell.net
Postal
Mail (including all official correspondence) should be addressed to:
Lieutenant Commander Edward Lea Camp No. 2
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Post Office Box 331
Houston, Texas 77001-0331
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