Ancestry
of the

LURAY-CARLISLE REUNION CAMP #1881

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Department of Maryland


***PLEASE TAKE NOTE***

As you can see below, all of our present proposed charter members are Sons of both Confederate and Union soldiers. HOWEVER, there is no requirement that an applicant for membership in the "proposed" Luray-Carlisle Reunion Camp #1881 have anything but the requirements set for as a member of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Further details regarding membership can be found at
http://suvcw.org/member.htm

 



Member
"Blue-Gray" Ancestor
& Unit
"Blue-Gray" Ancestor
& Unit
Robert H. Moore, II
Commander
Charter Member
Pvt. Joseph Lake McKinney
Co. B, 1st Potomac Home Brigade (Maryland) Cavalry
USA
(*2)Pvt. Siram W. Offenbacker
2nd Co. M, 62nd Va. Mtd. Infantry
CSA
Greg A. Kelly
Senior Vice Commander
Charter Member
Sgt. Colbert Coolie Dorton
Co. B, 48th Virginia Infantry
CSA
Sgt. Charles Henry Downs
Co. B, 35th Kentucky Infantry
USA
K. D. "Dave" Marston (*1)
Jr. Vice Commander/Secretary
Charter Member
Pvt. Henry "Hiram" Meadows
Co. E, 143rd Pennsylvania Infantry
USA
Pvt. Andrew Jackson Marston
Co. E, 35th Battalion Virginia Cavalry
CSA
Donnie E. Seal
Treasurer
Charter Member
(*3)Pvt. Samuel N. Judd
Co. K, 10th Virginia Infantry
CSA
Pvt. John Thomas Misner
Co. H, 13th Maryland Infantry
USA
Chris W. Gray
Council Member & Chaplain
Charter Member
Pvt. Frederick Amos Alger
Co. M, 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry
USA
Pvt. Joseph Thomas Painter
W.H. Chapman's Battery, Dixie (VA) Artillery
CSA
Floyd C. Campbell, Jr.
Council Member
Charter Member
Pvt. Andrew Jackson Campbell
Co. E, 7th Virginia Cavalry
CSA
Pvt. Frederick Amos Alger
Co. M, 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry
USA
Daxx H. Moore
Council Member
Charter Member
Pvt. Joseph Lake McKinney
Co. B, 1st Potomac Home Brigade (Maryland) Cavalry
USA
Pvt. Charles Robert Hilliard
Co. D, 7th Virginia Cavalry
CSA
Robert H. Moore, Sr.
Charter Member
Pvt. Henry K. Emerson
Co. D, 7th Virginia Cavalry
CSA
Pvt. Joseph Lake McKinney
Co. B, 1st Potomac Home Brigade (Maryland) Cavalry
USA
Gwynne J. Jewell
Member
Pvt. Henry "Hiram" Meadows
Co. E, 143rd Pennsylvania Infantry
USA
Pvt. William Keller Jewell
Co. E, 25th Virginia Infantry
CSA
Michael J. Bell
Member
NONE Cpl. John Curtis Cretcher
Co. G, 95th Ohio Infantry
USA


(*1) Another direct ancestor (2nd great grandfather) of Brother Marston, Lewis Chrisman who was a veteran of Co. H, 33rd Virginia Infantry, attended the 50th anniversary reunion events at Gettysbug, Pennsylvania in 1913.

(*2) Siram W. Offenbacker attended the 50th anniversary reunion events at Gettysbug, Pa. in 1913. Brothers Daxx Moore and Robert Moore, II are both great-great grandsons of Pvt. Offenbacker.

(*3) Samuel N. Judd was one of the members of the Luray Confederate Veterans organizing committee that made plans for the reception of the Carlisle G.A.R. members at the July 21, 1881 reunion in Luray, Va.




FRIENDS OF CAMP #1881

The below listed folks are special friends to the Luray-Carlisle Reunion Camp #1881, in that though they have yet to join as members or associate members, still have Union & Confederate ancestry and have taken an interest to what we do as a SUVCW Camp.

 



Friend
"Blue-Gray" Ancestor
& Unit
"Blue-Gray" Ancestor
& Unit
Greg R. Caton
Potential Member
Cpl. Henry Tyler Caton
Co. G, 126th New York Infantry
USA
Capt. David Moncell Dovel
Co. E, 97th Virginia Militia
CSA
William J. "Bill" Graham, III
Potential Member
1st Lt. John F. Lytton
Co. C, 5th Virginia Infantry
CSA
Pvt. Dorrence McGinnis
Co. F, 17th Iowa Infantry
USA
Greg E. Painter
Potential Associate Member
Pvt. John T. Baker
19th Indiana Light Artillery
USA
Pvt. Joseph Thomas Painter
Dixie (Va0 Artillery
CSA




LIST OF
UNION SOLDIERS KNOWN TO HAVE RESIDED IN
PAGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA (COMING SOON!)





PARTIAL LIST OF CIVILIANS OF
PAGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN UNIONISTS DURING THE CIVIL WAR (COMING SOON!)





SPECIAL HONORS RENDERED
TO A WOMAN OF KINDNESS
FROM PAGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
~ Elizabeth "Betty" Keyser Van Meter~ (COMING SOON!)




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