Attention Members:19th Annual Department of North Carolina Encampment is coming up! For more details see our Department Orders page (Order No.4 )
The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War is a fraternal organization dedicated to preserving the history and legacy of veteran heroes who fought and worked to save the Union in the American Civil War. Organized in 1881 and chartered by Congress in 1954, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War is the legal heir and successor to the Grand Army of the Republic.
North Carolina monuments can be found by using the SUVCW database located at this link: https://suvcw.org/monuments-and-memorials/state/north-carolina
SUVCW has joined as a supporting partner for America250, contributing to the yearlong celebration. For more information regarding the America 250 celebration, please visit https://america250.org/
Bennett Place was a simple farmhouse that was located between Confederate General Johnston's headquarters in Greensboro and U.S. General Sherman's headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina in April 1865. The two officers met at the home of James & Nancy Bennett, where they signed surrender papers for southern armies in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida. To learn more, visit https://historicsites.nc.gov/all-sites/bennett-place
The Department of North Carolina has received several national awards including:
2010 Grant Cup Award
Awarded for the highest percentage of new members
2012 - 2013 Albert Woolson Award
Awarded for Most Outstanding Civil War Sesquicentennial Signature Event
2017 - 2018 Under Forty Award
Awarded for the greatest number of new members under the age of forty
2018 Grant Cup Award
Awarded for the highest percentage of new members
2023 - 2024 Horace Greeley Award
Awarded for the best department website
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