As a first effort to organize a Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Arkansas Camp, a meeting date of Saturday, October 17, 2009 at the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History [503 E Ninth St, Little Rock, Arkansas 72202 (501) 376-4602] has been set. The SUVCW has a private room reserved and, besides wanting to speak with potential members, a Civil War presentation will be made by past Department of Missouri Commander Walt Busch on the Battle of Pilot Knob in Price's Raid. The event will begin around 12 noon and end around 2:00 p.m. We hope to see you all there.
At the 2009 National Encampment, the state of Arkansas was assigned to the Department of Missouri SUVCW in the hope to spur membership. It is the goal of the Department of Missouri to at least annually hold a meeting in Arkansas until a camp can be formed and gets off the ground. Currently enough members exist in Arkansas to start the camp chartering process provided a few more are willing to participate.
If you have questions regarding this meeting, please contact Walt Busch at PO Box 381 Arcadia, MO 63621-0381 or at wbusch@suvcwmo.org.
If planning to attend, spouses are also welcome to attend the presentation.