Lincoln-Cushing Camp News Walker Fall Edition 2014 Final Web

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LINCOLN-CUSHINGCAMPNO. 2, SONSOFTHEUNIONVETERANSOFTHECIVILWAR

THENEWSWALKERVOLUME 16, NUMBER 3 FALLEDITION 2014

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C A L E N D A R F O R T H E YE A R 2 0 1 4

14-17 August National Encampment NA Marietta, GA

30 August Executive Meeting 10:00 am Ft. Ward

13 September Lincoln-Cushing Camp Meeting 11:30 am Dubliner Restaurant, Capitol Hill, DC

22 November Executive Meeting 10:00 am Ft. Ward

6 December Lincoln-Cushing Camp Meeting 11:30 am Dubliner Restaurant, Capitol Hill, DC

DAE EVEN IME LOCAION

Annual Decoration Day Ceremony at Arlington NationalCemetery a great successCeremony marks the 150th Anniversary ofthe Military cemetery

A truly magnificent early summer evening greetedthe attendees o the 105th Decoration Day ceremonyat Arlington National Cemetery sponsored by Lin-coln-Cushing Camp No. 2, SUVCW. Tis year the

ceremony was one o the official events honoring the150th anniversary o Arlington National Cemetery, asa result, Lincoln-Cushing Camp had the honor o hosting the ceremony with the United States Army.

As in prior years, we were joined by the leadership o the Allied Ordersto honor the men who bravely ought to preserve the Union. CampSenior Vice Commander Brin Lewis, serving as Master o Ceremonies,introduced the distinguished guests on the reviewing platorm. In at-tendance were: Camp JuniorVice Commander-in-ChieEugene Mortorff, SUVCW;National President Judy Rock,

Ladies o the Grand Army othe Republic (LGAR); Na-tional President Shirley GrantWomans Relie Corps; andNational President Diane Mel-lor, ASUVCW. Other honoredguests included Mr. Jeffrey Burdon, PastCommander-in-Chie, MOLLUS; Mr.William Brown, President o the Associa-tion o Oldest Inhabitants o the Districto Columbia; Colonel Andrew Johnson,

PC-in-C, SUVCW; Brother Perely Mellor,PC-in-C, SUVCW; Brother Mark Day,PDC, (Continued on Page 9)

2 Commanders Message

3 Decoration Day Camp

Meeting Full House

4 Next Camp Meeting

5 Silkenat granted first Cushing Scholarship

8 Remembrance Day 2014

Mission: Retore Bronze

James R. Tanner

Book Reviews

Fort Ward Picnic Photos

Decoration Day 2014 Photos

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Camp Website : www.lincolncushing.org

Challenges and Decisionsby Commander Richard Griffin

Brothers, as we all know rom experience, lie presents people and organizationswith challenges and the need to make important, sometimes lie or death, deci-

sions. Tat has been so since the dawn o human history, and certainly was the caseduring the Civil War. You only need to inspect photographs o President Lincolntaken during the course o the war to realize how this reality affected him in adeeply personal way.

For Lincoln and the Union cause, the first three years o the war were, at best, amixed bag. Tere was a mix o successes out west and missed opportunities in theeast. Te president searched in vain or a coherent strategy and a general to lead thearmies to victory. Moreover, he struggled with the purpose o the war. Was it to bea war to restore the Union - and that alone - or would it also be a war or reedom?Te tide and the nature o the war began to turn in 1863. In January, the presidentissued the Emancipation Proclamation as a war measure, reeing the slaves in the

areas controlled by the South. Major victories ollowed in July at Gettysburg and atVicksburg, but, despite all this, the Conederacy was by no means finished.

Te Emancipation Proclamation did not immediately ree all the slaves, but it did change the nature o the war and tar-geted a huge economic asset or the Conederacy. It also encouraged southern slaves to fight or their reedom. As to theprogress o the war, the success at Vicksburg was quite consequential, because it resulted in the Federals controlling theentire course o the Mississippi River, thus splitting the Conederacy in two. Unortunately, the victory at Gettysburg didnot yield the results President Lincoln was looking or. Although the Army o Northern Virginia (Continued on Page 7)

39th Commander, Richard Griffin

F R O M T H E C O M M A N D E R

Richard Griffin

Lincoln-Cushing Camp No. 2 mourns the loss of Brothers

Clyde Hayner, PDC, PCC and Brother Donald Ray Bean

Clyde HaynerBrother Clyde Henry Hayner, Sr. passed away on 3 July, 2014 at the age of 75. He was a Life Member (#250)of SUVCW, a Past Camp

Commander of Lincoln-Cushing Camp, serving in 1993, and remained an L-C Camp member when he moved to his home state of

Tennessee. He was also a Past Department Commander, Department of Maryland (now Department of the Chesapeake), in 1994.

He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War where he received the rank of Sgt. First Class. Brothers may send their

condolences to Dawn Hayner at [email protected]. Donations in his name can also be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Commander Richard Griffin ordered a 30 day period of mourning for Brother Hayner on 9 July, 2014.

Donald Ray BeanLong-time Brother Donald Ray Bean passed away on 1 August following a massive stroke. Brother Bean joined the Lincoln-Cushing

Camp in February of 1995 as a descendant of Nicholas Turner Jones who enlisted as a Private in Co. B, 3rd Tennessee Mounted Infantry.

Brother Bean was also a member of the Sons of the American Revolution. He is survived by his wife Juanita Bean. If any

brothers would like to pay their respects to Mrs. Bean, she can be reached at [email protected].

Commander Richard Griffin ordered a 30 day period of mourning for Brother Hayner on 4 August, 2014.


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Decoration Day camp meeting draws a full houseat Ft. Myer OC, 30 MayTree new brothers inducted/Brother BenHawley receives the Richard C. SchlenkerAward

Following the 105th Decoration Day ceremony at Arling-ton National Cemetery, brothers and guests gathered atthe Ft. Myer Officers Club to socialize and attend to campbusiness. Te room was filled to capacity with attendeesincluding honored guests rom the Allied Orders. Com-mander Richard Griffin opened the meeting in the cus-tomary manner and quickly moved on to camp business.

Te first order

o businesswas the pre-sentation othe RichardC. SchlenkerAward to L-CBrother BenHawley, PCC,by Depart-ment Com-mander RobPollock. Te award honors brothers who have made majorcontributions to the Department o the Chesapeake. Itwas originally presented by Past Department CommanderMark Day, and accepted by Commander Richard Griffinon Brother Hawleys behal, at 2014 Department o theChesapeake Encampment in April.DepartmentCommanderPollock thenpresented acertificate

honoring RealDaughterSister CoraJohnson-Jackson whopassed awayearlier thisyear at age 94. Te certificate was accepted by Brother Ri-cardo Johnson who was joined by 7 members o his amilyat the meeting (see related article on page 2 o the 2014Summer Edition o the News Walker).

Tree new brothers were inducted into the Order by Com-mander Griffin. New members include Brothers WilliamH. Foster, Steve Bohling, Jr. and Tomas Wyatt Bohling.

Brother Foster joined the camp in honor o his second greatgrand-uncle Sheldon Clark Morrison. Sergeant Morrisonwas mustered in on 3 May, 1862 as Corporal into CompanyF o the 10th West Virginia Inantry. He was promoted toSergeant on 1 September, 1862. He served as a POW inRichmond, Virginia in 1862 and was killed in action 19September, 1864 at the third Battle o Winchester.

Brothers Steve and Tomas are ather and son, joining theOrder in honor o Brother Steves second great grandather,Elisha Plummer. Sergeant Plummer was mustered in 5January, 1863 as a Private in Company H o the 2nd Colo-rado Cavalry. He was promoted to Corporal on 1 Novem-ber, 1864, and promoted Sergeant on 1 July, 1865. He wasmustered out o Federal service 22 September, 1865 due tothe end o war. It is worth noting that Brothers Steve andTomas volunteered to become Camp and Assistant CampMemorials officers, respectively. Commander Griffin ap-

pointed them to these positions in June.

Congratulations and welcome to our new brothers.

Brother Keith Young, PDC was the camps guest speakerdiscussing St. Elizabeths Hospital in the Civil War.(Note, one o the things I learned during this talk was thatthere is no apostrophe in Elizabeths when it comes to thishospital.) Te ascinating lecture gave insight to the histori-cal acility in Washington, DC, created just prior to the CiviWar as psychiatric hospital, (Continued on Page 6)

Brother Ben Hawley receives the Richard C. Schlenker

Award for outstanding service to the department from

Department of the Chesapeake Commander Rob Pollock.

Brother Ricardo Johnson receives a tribute in honor of

his aunt, Real Daughter Cora Johnson-Jackson, who

passed away earlier this year.

New brothers William H. Foster, Tomas W. Bohling and Steve Bohling, Jr

take the oath.


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Next camp meeting, 13 September at DublinerRestaurant on Capitol HillGuest Speaker is Juanita Patience Moss discussing African Americans in white regiments

Te next meeting o Lincoln-Cushing Camp will take place on Saturday, 13 September at the Dubliner Restaurant, 4 FStreet, NW, Washington, DC (see box below or parking and Metro inormation). Te meeting begins with a social hourat 11:30 am. Lunch will be served at 12:30 pm. As always, brothers and sisters are welcome to bring guests. RSVPs orall attendees are required by 5 September.

Our guest speaker will be JuanitaPatience Moss who will discuss therole o Arican Americans in whiteregiments. Ms. Moss, who is theauthor o several books, becameinterested in these orgottenCivil War soldiers in 1998 when

the Spirt o Freedom monumentwas unveiled in Washington, DC.Around the base o the monumentis a Wall o Honor that suppos-edly lists all o the black soldiersand sailors who served in the CivilWar. Knowing she had a great-grandather who served, she wassurprised that she could not findhis name. When she inquiredabout the omission, asking histo-rians and archivists involved with

the project i they had includedthose black soldiers who served inpredominantly white regiments,she was told there were none. Tiswas the beginning o her journey. Afer much research,she discovered there were more than 2,500 black soldierswho ought in white regiments. Ms. Moss has written abook on this subject: Forgotten Black Soldiers Who Servedin White Regiments, Volumes I and II.

Ms. Moss attended Bennett College in Greensboro, North

Carolina. She received a B.S. degree rom Wilkes College,Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 1958; an M.A. degree romFairleigh Dickinson University, Rutherord, New Jersey in1980; and an Honorary Doctor o Humanities rom KingsCollege, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 2011.

A retired New Jersey high school biology teacher, she hasdeveloped an interest in genealogy that led to her re-searching Black Civil War soldiers whose service in whiteregiments previously had not been documented. Hergreat-grandather Crowder Patience, a Chowan County,

North Carolina contraband was oneo them, having served in the 103rdPennsylvania Volunteers Regi-ment. She has spent the last sixteenyears discovering and publishingthe names o over 2,500 additionalsoldiers whose names have been

orgotten by historians.

Tis will be a ascinating lecturethat shouldnt be missed. Ms. Mosswill have copies o Forgotten BlackSoldiers Who Served in White Regi-ments, Volume II, published just thisspring, available or purchase andsigning at the meeting.

Please see the last page o this news-letter or the reservation orm. We

look orward to seeing you there!Remember, RSVPs are required orall who attend.

Juanita Patience Moss

T D R is locatedat 4 F Street, NW right off of North Capital Street

and is connected to the Phoenix Park Hotel which

sits on the corner of North Capitol and F Street.

Te Dubliner is located about one block from

Union Station and the Union Station Metro stop.

On a Saturday morning there should be plenty of

on-street parking (meter). Tere is also a Senate

parking lot across the street that is usually open

on weekends where parking is free. Although you

should not need it, there is also a paid parking

garage at Union Station.
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2014 Officers and Appointments | Lincoln-Cushing Camp Camp No. 2

Commander: Richard [email protected]

Senior Vice Commander: Brin [email protected]

Junior Vice Commander: David J. [email protected]

Secretary and reasurer: Lee Stone, [email protected]

Patriotic Instructor: Donald [email protected]

Camp Chaplain: John E. Higgins, [email protected]

Members of the Camp Council:

Calvin Zon, PCC

Fr. Charles Nalls, PCC

Charles Ben Hawley, PCC

Chamberlain Silkenat is first recipient of Lincoln-Cushing Camps William B. Cushing ScholarshipChamberlain Silkenat, a rising senior at Raleigh Charter High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, is the first winner oLincoln-Cushing Camps William B. Cushing Scholarship or the Annual Summer Conerence o the Civil War Institute.Te theme o this years conerence was Te War in 1864, held this year on June 20-22 at Gettysburg College and withbattlefield tours on June 23-24. Camp Commander Richard N. Griffin participated in the Conerence and visited withChamberlain at the Student Scholarship Luncheon at the College.

Chamberlain enjoys studying military history and purchased dozens o used books about this topic at the Conerence.He credits both his history teachers and his ather or nurturing his love o the subject.

Chamberlains ather, Dr. David Silkenat, is the author oMoments o Despair: Suicide, Divorce, and Debt in Civil War EraNorth Carolina (University o North Carolina Press, 2011). Dr.Silkenat, currently a lecturer at the University o Edinburgh,

Scotland, was surfing the web looking or summer Civil War his-tory opportunities or Chamberlain, and came across the schol-arship program or the Gettysburg College Civil War InstituteSummer Program.

Chamberlain is the descendant o several Conederate soldiersand noted the irony o a descendant o Conederates beingawarded a scholarship by the descendants o Union soldiers. But,I am still grateul to the Lincoln-Cushing Camp or making thisopportunity possible.

Chamberlain and nine other high school students participated

in the program o lectures, panels, discussion sessions, andbattlefield tours. All o the high school participants at the Sum-mer Conerence were bright, motivated, and very interested inthe Civil War. Camp Commander Griffin noted that the Campshould be proud o our sponsorship o this scholarship, becauseeducating students about the legacy o the Civil War, and provid-ing tools or teachers, is central to the mission o the SUVCW.

Chamberlain Silkenat, recipient of the L-C William B. Cushing

Scholarship and Commander Richard Griffin
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Attire: Business or SVR Uniform

Cost for the meal is $28 per person.Checks should be made out to Lincoln-Cushing Camp 2 and sent to

Secretary/reasurer Lee Stone, PDC at the ollowing address:

Lee Stone, PDC

536 Wordsworth Circle

Purcellville, VA 20132

Please mail your check in time to arrive by 5 September so that an

accurate count can be given to the establishment. I you cant get your

check in by 5 September, please call Brother Lee at 540-338-5831 or

571-217-0160 and let him know that you plan to attend and bring your

check with you. Please see the back page or the reservation orm.

NEXTCAMPMEETINGO F T H E L I N C O L N C U S H I N G C A M P N O . 2

Our next Lincoln-Cushing Camp meeting will be held at 11:30 am on 13 September,

at the Dubliner Restaurant on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC (4 F Street, NW, just off Mass. Ave and

North Capitol NW). All members of the Camp, Auxiliary, and their guests are welcome.

RSVP by 5 September. Hope to see you there!

Our guest speaker will be Juanita Patience Moss who will discuss the role o Arican Americans in white regiments.

Ms. Moss, who is the author o several books, became interested in these orgotten Civil War soldiers in 1998 when the

Spirt o Freedom monument was unveiled in Washington, DC. Knowing she had a great grandather that served, she was

surprised that she couldnt find his name on the monument. When she inquired about the omission, asking the historians and

archivists involved with the project i they had included those black soldiers who served in predominantly white regiments,

she was told that there were none. Tis was the beginning o her journey.

Dr.JuanitaPatienceMoss

Decoration Day camp meeting draws full house (Continued from Page 3)

with many over uses the years.During the Civil War it served ashospital to care or the wounded

rom both the US Army and Navy.Te presentation included inor-mation about the two militarycemeteries on the grounds whereCivil War veterans are interred,the artificial limb shop that waslocated on the grounds o the hos-

pital during the war, and the requentvisits made by President Lincoln tovisit the wounded. We thank Brother

Young or a glimpse into this interest-ing landmark o an ofen overlookedpiece o local Civil War history.

We hope to see all o you at our nextmeeting scheduled or Saturday, 13September (see details on page 4).Brother Keith Young, PDC addresses the camp discussing

St. Elizabeths Hospital during the Civil War


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Challenges and Descisions (Continued from Page 2)

sustained huge losses in the Pennsyl-vania campaign and was compelled toretreat across the Potomac, the strategicsituation in the East, post-battle, looked

a lot like it had beore Lee invaded thenorth. Lees army was still intact anddangerous, and the two armies re-sumed their ormer positions along theRappahannock and Rapidan rivers.

President Lincoln was determined tochange the dynamic in 1864, and sohe brought Major General Grant eastto assume command o all the Unionarmies and, with Congressional ap-proval, made him Lieutenant General,

the first officer since George Washing-ton to hold that rank. Grant crafeda strategy that employed all Unionarmies in a coordinated assault againsttheir Conederate counterparts. Teobjective was not so much to conquerterritory, but to smash Conederatearmies and destroy the Souths abilityto make war. Previously, the variousUnion armies operated essentiallyindependently o each other and did

not serve a single, coherent strategy. Isuccessul, Grants strategy would havethe important benefit o preventingthe Conederacy rom profiting romtheir interior position to reinorcethreatened sectors, since all sectorswould be threatened simultaneously.In reality, however, Grant was sorelydisappointed in the leadership o thevarious armies, the sole exceptionbeing his riend William . Sherman.Consquently, the strategy did not yield

the results Grant was looking or.Moreover, Grant had the problemo Virginia and the most important

Conederate army to deal with. Tisissue was all the more central becauseo his decision to make his headquar-ters in the field with the Army o the

Potomac. Grant was aware that thatarmy had serious issues that affectedits combat effectiveness. For one, thesenior officers o the Army o thePotomac were inected with backbitingand a tendency to fight political battlesin Washington. Moreover, the offi-cer corps had an ineriority complexvisvis General Lee and the Armyo Northern Virginia. Grants initialpreerence was to use the Army o thePotomac as a holding orce to check

Lees army and to use the Norths supe-riority in logistics and command o thesea to mount amphibious attacks. Tatwas not politically possible, however,so Grant was orced to fight in Virginiaand use the Army o the Potomac tobludgeon and ultimately destroy theArmy o Northern Virginia.

It is not my purpose to recapitulate thecampaigns o 1864, but it is clear

that Grants offensive strategy inVirginia and elsewhere resulted in alengthening casualty list that everynewspaper in the country published.In an election year, this butchersbill caused war weariness and severepolitical problems or the admin-istration. Lincoln became increas-ingly pessimistic about his re-electionchances. Nevertheless, the Union sideretained the overall initiative, orcingthe commanders o the various Con-

ederate armies to react and robbingthem o the ability to take and sustainthe offensive. Tere were exceptions,

o course, on the Conederate side:Hoods ennessee Campaign andEarlys attempt to attack Washingtoncome to mind. But both campaigns

were barren o the hoped-or benefitsand resulted in the destruction o therespective armies. Union victories atAtlanta and in the Shenandoah Valleyin the summer and all o 1864 assuredLincolns re-election and seemed topromise final victory was not ar off.Furthermore, 1864 closed with Savan-nah alling to Sherman and Lees armypinned down in ront o the rail hub oPetersburg and the capital, Richmond.Te Conederates had to watch while

their strength dwindled, the areasunder their control shrank, and theirmilitary options got ewer and ewer.

It is clear, thereore, that 1864 was ayear that was ull o challenges or thePresident and his General-in-Chie.Political and military decisions weremade that caused a multitude ocasualties, determined the outcomeo the war, and affected the uture o

the country. In this sesquicentennialyear o the Civil War, we have our ownseemingly endless war to deal with andour own war-weariness. Will we, as apeople and a government o, by, andor the people, rise to the many chal-lenges we ace? Will we make difficultdecisions and have the same ortitudethat our orbears had? Will we in theSUVCW rise to our own challengesand make decisions that will keep ourorganization vital and aithul to the

memory o those who wore the Blue? Ihope and pray that the answer to thesequestions will be a resounding YES.


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Remembrance Day 2014in Gettysburg takes placeon 22 November,but you better make your reservations now

In 2014, Remembrance Day will occur on 22 November inGettysburg, Pennsylvania. Te headquarters hotel is theWyndham, 95 Presidential Circle, Gettysburg, PA (http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/pennsylvania/gettysburg/wyn-dham-gettysburg/hotel-overview, 717-339-0020). Shouldthe Wyndham Hotel be ull, try the Courtyard Marriottnext door.But, you may ask, what is Remembrance Day? Why

should I be interested?

Each year on a November Saturday close to the 19th, theSons o Union Veterans o the Civil War and their militaryarm, the Sons o Veterans Reserve, gather at GettysburgPA to celebrate Remembrance Day. Tis day-long serieso events commemorates Abraham Lincolns address atthe dedication o the National Cemetery at Gettysburg in1863. For those who have pre-registered, the SVR has abreakast at the headquarters hotel. Later that morning,we gather at the Albert Woolson Monument to commem-

orate those who ought at Gettysburg to keep our Nationrom being rent apart. A parade ollows that event, led bythe SUVCW and SVR, joined by thousands o uniormedre-enactors and others in period dress. Units must pre-register; individuals in period uniorm or civilian dresscan always find an organization with which to march.

During the afernoon, time is available or attendees tovisit their avorite battlefield locations, or to hold privateceremonies dedicated to units or individuals who were in-volved in the battle. In the early evening the headquartershotel offers a banquet, sponsored by the Past Command-ers and Past Presidents Association o the PennsylvaniaDepartment, SUVCW, or those who have pre-registered.Later in the evening there is a Civil War Ball, with musicand a dance master reminiscent o the era; nearly everyoneis in period dress at this event. Te money collected ortickets to this ball, over that required or its costs is donat-ed to the National Park Service or Gettysburg monumentpreservation--between $4000 and $5000 each year.

I you have never attended Remembrance Day, pleaseknow that Gettysburg is ull to bursting during thatweekend. I youre staying overnight, you may need tofind a motel urther outside o Gettysburg i dont act now.I you wish urther details, please contact any officer oLincoln-Cushing Camp or email Brother Lee Stone, PDCat [email protected].


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New Lincoln-Cushing website up and runningLog on and check it out: LincolnCushing.org

Lincoln-Cushing Camp has a website with a new look. Designed to be userriendly and accommodate the needs o potential new members and the brothers oL-C, the site has a little something or everyone. Included are sections that explainthe mission o SUVCW and the L-C Camp, camp history, an updated schedule oevents, and photos o past L-C events. Tere are also links to the membership in-ormation and the new member application on the National SUVCW website, linksto the current and previous News Walkerissues, and a link to the L-C introductoryslide show. You can also join the L-C Facebook page rom the site.Log on and take a look.

Special thanks to Father Charles Nalls, PCC and Sister Anne Frenette for helping make this happen!

Department o the Chesapeake, SUVCW; Sister Janice Hard-ing, PNP, ASUVCW; Sister Anne Blackburn, DP, ASUVCW;Sister Barbara Day, PDP, SUVCW and Sister Millie Ames,President Lincoln Cushing Auxiliary, ASUVCW.

Te ceremony began with welcoming remarks rom CampCommander and Memorial Day Coordinator RichardGriffin, Lincoln-Cushing Camp. Te Armed Forces ColorGuard perormed the duty o Posting o the Colors beorethe National Anthem was played by the U.S. Army BrassBand Quintet.

Camp Commander Griffin then gave the Commanders Re-marks ollowed by Brother Andrew Johnson, PC-in-C with

a reading o General Logans Order #11. A rededication o theMemorial Amphitheatre, in honor o Brother James an-ner, PC-in-C o the Grand Army o the Republic, was madeby Mr. Patrick Hallinan, Executive Director, Army NationalMilitary Cemeteries.

Brother James anner was a corporal in the 87th New YorkVolunteer Inantry during the Civil War, where he lost bothlegs in combat. He became a veterans advocate afer the warand served as Commander-in Chie o the Grand Army othe Republic in 1905-06. Brother anner is buried at Arling-ton National Cemetery just yards rom the Amphitheatre that

now bears his name. (See related article on page 11 or moreabout Brother James anner, PC-in-C o the GAR)

Department Commander Robert Pollock, Department o theChesapeake, gave the Address o the Department ollowed

by National President Judy Rock, LGAR, representing allthe womens groups o the Allied Orders, who presented atribute to the nations allen by reading an excerpt rom InMemoriam by Dr. E. A. Duncan. Junior Vice Commander-in-Chie Eugene Mortorff, SUVCW, representing Command-er-in-Chie Ken Freshley, then presented the Address o theSUVCW.

Te United States Army bugler and drummer perormedRuffles and Flourishes and aps beore the ceremonymoved to the tomb o the Civil War Unknowns or thelaying o the wreaths.

Music was provided by the

United States Army BandBrass Quintet. Musicalselections played by theUnited States Army BandBrass Quintet included theunofficial national anthemo the United States until1931, Hail to Columbia andAmazing Grace.

Congratulations to Lincoln-Cushing Commander andMemorial Day Coordinator Richard Griffin or orchestrating

a very successul 105th Decoration Day ceremony.

(See page15 or additional photographso the 2014 Decoration Day Ceremony atArlington National Cemetery.)

Annual Decoration Day Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery a Great Success,Ceremony marks the 150th Anniversary (Continued from Page 1)


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Mission: Restore BronzeArizona man honors the memory of Veteransby renovating military burial markers

Meet om Pawlak o Phoenix, Arizona who is a man with big mission. Pawlak hassingle-handedly started a crusade across America to restore as many bronze militarymakers on the graves o veterans that he and his recruits can find. Te initiative isonly about 3 months old and has already attracted volunteers in many states who arewilling to spend their ree time and absorb the expense to renovate these markers.He estimates there are over 1 million military grave sites that need restoration.

Pawlak started doing this himselsome 30 years ago by taking care oa riends grave in Chicago. He thenstarted taking care o the graves o

others he didnt know. He later got theidea to leverage the power o Facebook

to recruit the help o others acrossthe country. On his Mission: RestoreBronze Facebook page, https://www.acebook.com/missionrestore?re=n,there are step-by-step instructionson how anyone can do this relativelysimple restoration with just a ewitems that can be ound in any hard-ware store. I started this initiativeafer 30 years o privately restoringmilitary markers at no charge to theamily. In March, through Facebook,I introduced a video o the plan to re-store luster to tarnished soldiers gravemarkers. It has garnered support andin areas o 19 (now 20) states, volun-teers with their own unds are restor-ing bronze and honoring their service

to our country. Tere are many CivilWar markers in need o immediatecleaning and polishing. I you areinterested, please view the MISSION:

RESORE BRONZE Facebook page,as the video and instructions are avail-able on the page,stated Pawlak.

Pawlaks mis-sion is gainingsome attention.Volunteers aresigning up tohelp, and theyare spreading the

word by shar-ing news o hiseffort on theirown Facebook

pages. Te media is starting to noticeas well. Both PBS and the PentagonChannel have already contacted himabout doing a segment on his home-grown organization.

Getting started is easy. Simply pur-chase the required items, identiygrave sites that need renovation, andollow the easy instructions (seesidebar). Pawlak is also willing totake phone calls rom volunteers withquestions and even walk them throughtheir first renovation. He recommendsgoing to the website Home o He-roes and look underMedal o Honorrecipients (http://www.homeoferoes.com/moh/states/1_states.html). Tere

you will find, by state, the gravesites oall MOH winners, along with a photoo each gravesite.

How Renovate a Bronze Marker

Required Materials

Wire Brush 180-220 grit block wood of sandpaper Masking tape Water in a spray bottle Plastic fiber scrub brush Paint: Ace Hardware (sample size), color: Dark

Chocolate 10-1c

Paint Brush(es) Varnish no. 16373 Rags Gloves if you want to keep hands free of

varnish.

How Clean a Bronze Marker

Take a before picture of the marker. Using the masking tape, tape around the

marker if it has a base.

Wire brush the entire marker. Sweep away dust with plastic brush. Sand the tops of all the letters (sanding left

to right).

Paint the background with the dark chocolatepaint (wipe any paint that may get on the

letters as you work). Let dry to the touch.

Sand the letters to remove any paint. Apply the varnish using up and down strokes.

Take an after picture and share on Facebook.Tom is available to answer any questions, or walk

you through your fist renovation, by calling him at

310-890-5431. Donations are also welcome.

Mail to: Tom Pawlak, 2978 N. 155th Drive, Good-

year, AZ 85395.

om Pawlak, founder of Mission:

Restore Bronze


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James R. Tanner 1844-1927Commander-in-Chief, 1905-06Grand Army of the Republic

James R. anner was born 4 April, 1844 near Richmondville, New York. He was just 17 years old when the Civil War beganand he joined Company C o the 87th New York Volunteer Inantry Regiment. He was soon promoted to Corporal andparticipated in eight battles, including the Siege o Yorktown, the Battle o Williamsburg, the Seven Days Battle, the Battleo Bristoe, and the second Battle o Bull Run. It was in the Second Battle o Bull Run that anner took shrapnel that tore offhis lef oot and injured both legs, resulting in their amputation.

Following recov-ery rom his inju-ries and learningto walk with arti-ficial legs, anner

became the assis-tant doorkeepero New York StateAssembly. Dur-ing this periodhe also learnedstenography andbecame clerk andstenographer othe OrdnanceDepartment inWashington, DC.

On 14 April, 1865he was calledto the PetersenHouse, across

the street rom Fords Teatre, where President Lincoln laydying afer being shot. Tere anner recorded testimony oeyewitnesses to the assassination, creating the most com-plete account o the activities o that night. He was also inthe room when President Lincoln died.

anner returned to New York, married Mero White, andstudied law beore being admitted to the bar in 1869. In1869, he became clerk in the New York Customs Houseand was subsequently promoted to deputy customs collec-tor. anner was then appointed Commissioner o Pensionsunder President Benjamin Harrison. Afer leaving govern-ment service, he opened a private law practice as a pensionattorney dedicated to helping veterans with pension claimsagainst the government. anner was a tireless advocate oveterans benefits and was ofen called upon to lobby Con-gress on behal o veterans rights.

Active in thepoliticallypowerulGAR, hewas elected

Commandero NewYork state.It is in thisrole that hesuccessullytraveledacross thestate making speeches to promote the building o an oldsoldiers home in the state o New York. In 1879, the NewYork State Legislature approved the building o a 600-bedsolders home in Bath, New York. anner also successully

lobbied or the building o a Conederate soldiers home inRichmond, Virginia. In 1905 he was elected to the positiono Commander-in-Chie o the GAR.

Brother anner passed away in 1927 in Washington, DCand is buried with his amily in Section 2 o ArlingtonNational Cemetery.

Brother James anner, PC-in-C of GAR

Newly unveiled sign at the rededication of the Arlington

National Cemetery Amphitheater in honor of Brother anne

Grave of Brother anner and his family at Arlington National Cemetery


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In the carnage of Gettysburg, a moment of grace

Chaplain Corbys storyMemoirs of Chaplain Life: Three years with the Irish Brigade

in the Army of the Potomac

by By Father William Corby, CSC

Original edition: Chicago: LaMonte, ODonnell, 1893With a new introduction and biographical material:

New York: Fordham University Press, 1992

Father William Corby (1833-1897) o the Congregationo the Holy Cross was a Chaplain in the amous IrishBrigade o the Army o the Potomac. His great momentwas giving general absolution to the kneeling soldiers othe Brigade on the second day o the Battle o Gettysburg.Te amous Paul Henry Wood painting at Notre DameUniversity captures the scene, so important in Americasreligious history. So do the statues o Corby at the Uni-versity and on Hancock Avenue at Gettysburg.

Tis is Father Corbys memoir o the war, first publishedin 1893. When the armies clashed, chaplains usuallystayed behind the lines and worked in the hospitals, soFather Corbys memoir only lightly ocuses on tactics,strategy, or details rom the battlefields. Rather, his ismainly a memoir o camps, marches, the hardships o sol-dier lie, and profiles and vignettes o the Brigades lead-ers. He shares many stories that give a eel or the Armyo the Potomac and the humor o the times. Civil Warhistorians and re-enactors will find his account valuable

and ascinating.

Father Corby brought a priests aith and commitment tothe Brigade, and it is these themes that most inuse thebook. He records masses in camp and the field; conversa-tions with Catholics, Protestants, and the unchurched;and work with the wounded and dying. Writing letters orilliterate soldiers gave him other insights on lie and aith.He ministered to men sentenced to death by military

courts andaccompaniedthem on theirfinal walks. Inthe midst o ap-palling carnage,he was sustainedby knowing hehelped many

ace death in astate o grace.

Father Corbyincluded shorterrecollections by other Catholic chaplains in the UnionArmy in his own book. In the 1992 Fordham Universityedition, editor Lawrence Frederick Korb provided anexcellent introduction with a ull survey o Corbys lie,and he added appendices on the Wood painting and thestatues o Corby by Samuel Aloysius Murray.

At the time o the Civil War, Catholics were an ofen-despised minority in a majority-Protestant nation, and inChapter IX, Father Corby ringingly condemned bigotsand affirmed Catholics as true Americans. Te scene oFather Corby and the Irish Brigade at Gettysburg wasseen by thousands. It sofened the hearts o many, and itmay now be reckoned a milestone toward an Americanuture o interaith understanding and respect.

B RbyBrother Don Bishop


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Memoir of a Civil War chaplain in a celebrated

cavalry regimentField, Camp, Hospital and Prison in the Civil

War, 1863-1865

By Charles Alfred Humphreys

Original edition: Boston: Press o Geo H. Ellis, 1918

Reading any o the eloquent histo-ries o the Civil War (by, say, Catton,Shaara, McPherson, Foote, or Free-man) can be absorbing and inspir-ing, but students o the conflict knowtheres nothing quite like readingaccounts by theparticipants. Heres one.

Tis 1918 memoir was written byCharles A. Humphreys (1838-1921),

chaplain o the 2nd MassachusettsCavalry rom 1863 to 1865. Tisregiment, made up o soldiers romMassachusetts and Caliornia, wascommanded by the beau sabreurColonel Charles Russell Lowell.During its first year o service innorthern Virginia, the unit was themain nemesis o the Conederatepartisan ranger John Mosby. In 1864it joined the Shenandoah Valleycampaign.

Chaplain Humphreys was temporar-ily sidelined afer being captured byMosbys men, spending some monthsin captivity and in prison camps inGeorgia and South Carolina. Aferchaplains and surgeons were given earlyreleases, he returned to his unit in theShenandoah and at Appomattox.

He was ofen in GeneralSheridans headquarters.Humphreys took great painsto trace out the larger pictureo the regiments campaigns,but these passages can bequickly scanned. Te bookis best when its up closeand personal. Here aresome highlights:

duties o a chaplain (4-23, 247-250) hospital work (54-58) accompanying a soldier on his last

walk beore execution or desertion(19ff)

joining the regiment and HermanMelville on Te Scout towardAldie (24-33)

his harrowing experience in captiv-ity and prison, the debate overexchange o prisoners, and a reflec-

tion on how the cruelties o slaveryand prison were related(99-145)

his reprise o Sheridans ride (172-178)

death o Charles Russell Lowell(179-187)

a reflection on war wearinessthat could also speak to our time(1-2)

In appendices, Humphreys alsogathered and published some letters,orders, speeches, and his personaldiary.

Te original edition is now availableonline and in reprint editions.

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Tanks to our event photographer Brother Tomas Bohling and his a ssistants,Dad, Brother Steve Bohling and Mom, Sherri Bohling

BROTHERSENJOYCAMPPICNICATFORTWARDPARK


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Lincoln-Cushing Commander and Memorial DayCoordinator Richard Griffin

Posting o the Colors Executive Director, Army National Military Cemeteries,Patrick Hallinan and L-C Commander Richard Griffin

Lincoln-Cushing Camp SVC Brin Lewis Department o the Chesapeake Commander Robert Pollock chatswith L-C Commander Robert Griffin beore his remarks.

Decoration Day 2014More photos from the Ceremony


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September Quarterly Camp Meeting

Lincoln-Cushing Camp No. 2

Luncheon meeting to be held at

the Dubliner Restaurant

Date: 13 September, 2014

RSVP: 5 September, 2014

ime: 11:30 am (Social Hour)

Lunch: 12:30 pm

Location: Dubliner Restaurant 4 F Street, NW Capitol Hill, Washington, DC

Lunch Selections:

- Chicken Hibernian - Guinness Burger - Pan Seared Salmon Salad

Attire: Business or SVR Uniorm

Cost: $28 per person (Cash Bar)

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