UNION VETERANS UNION, Inc.
"Preserving the Heritage of the Union Veteran since 1886"
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bits of information with "updates" on Our ORDER!
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GEN.U.S. GRANT PRECINCT COMMAND POST ELECTS OFFICERS FOR 2008-2009
New officers have been elected to lead the
Gen. US Grant Camp for 2008-2009 at their
annual election held , June 14 in South Florida. The members toured the new Museum of Military Uniforms (see below) during a midday break. Sandee Bair, pictured at right, was elected Sr-Vice Commander..J.Lehman Bair will serve as Sect'y/treas and historian.
M.J. Leatherman was elected Jr-Vice-Commander,
Ron Bair, Sr. was elected Commander.S.A.(Sam) Adams will serve as the Post's Patriotic Instructor. Dr. BAIR, Past National Commander-in-Chief, swore in the new officers and later gave a report on the National growth of the Order, and reported larger adds have been purchased to aid recruitment through National Publications.
As the Post did last Flag Day persons could give tattered, faded or stained flags to the Post for proper disposal through a program of the American Legion. The POST Commander has a number of appointments to make in the near future and will announce them in the Post NEWSLETTER, "THE UNION SENTRY". The encampment was closed at 4:45PM.
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GRANT and BUCKNER AT FT.DONELSON IN
FEB., 2008
After their successful appearance at the Ft. Donelson National Park last five years, both GRANT & BUCKNER returned to reenact the capture and surrender of Ft. Donelson. Each year of the past five when GRANT and BUCKNER appeared, a record crowd was on hand. Although temperatures remained cold and a snowfall took place both Sat. & Sun before the surrender
but let up before the crowd formed.
GRANT was portrayed by UVU Past C-in-C RON BAIR
who is considered to be the premier Grant portrayer in the U.S. BUCKNER was portrayed
by JIM JEAN, who has been doing BUCKNER for
twelve years. Although JEAN has brought BUCKNER to the Fort in the past, he is always impressive. For the reenactment of the actual surrender, the DOVER HOTEL, where BUCKNER had his headquarters in 1862, was opened and many of the spectators were able to get inside and
witness the meeting of Grant and Buckner, two
longtime friends. Buckner always called Grant "SAM" (as most of the West Pointers had
done) and Grant always referred to "BUCK".
The room was hushed as the two men inside
the hotel, and exchanged greetings. When Gen.
BUCKNER attempted to present his sabre to
Gen. Grant, the Union Brig. Gen. refused it
by pointing out that the decision to surrender the fort was "heroic" and .."saved
lives on both sides."
The 50th Tenn. Infantry (CSA) sponsored the
appearances and were the host reenactor group.
If you would like more information on the
appearance of GRANT & BUCKNER, just click on the spinning "letter" in the box.
UPDATE * UPDATE : New Film Debuts at Ft.Donelson in the Spring of 2007."A PLACE FOR HEROES" is the theme.
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Brig.Gen. Ulysses S. Grant looks over the
earthworks around the fort. Temperatures were in the low 20's.
 
The view from the cannon placements. As Adm.Foote's ironclads steamed into view in the distance, Gen. Forrest remarked, "All is Lost" and fled the Fort with his Cavalry shortly thereafter.
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NEW MUSEUM OF MILITARY UNIFORMS OPENS IN SOUTH FLORIDA-MAY BE LARGEST COLLECTION
Over a year ago, a young man named GARY GOLDFARB called then Commander-In-Chief BAIR for his thoughts on a U.S. Military Museum featuring uniforms and related artifacts. BAIR, who helped put the GAR MUSEUM together in St.Cloud, Fl. and had displayed many of his own CW artifacts there, was interested to say the least. He was overwhelmed when he learned that GOLDFARB had over 1100 uniforms covering the period of 1850 to 1903. The CW and Indian War period comprised the greatest number of uniforms, all original!! In addition, GOLDFARB had over 4000 artifacts ranging from weapons to knapsacks, etc....again, all original! Commander BAIR said he believes this to be the largest collection of uniforms owned by one individual. In April the museum quietly opened in Delray Beach on the second floor of an antique Mall owned by GOLDFARB. "GARY owns the building, and completely did it over and installed an elevator to accommodate anyone with disabilities. The wide staircase sits in
the center of the store and you can look up
and catch a glimpse of the displays", BAIR
said. Along with the uniforms are displayed
various headgear. Officers uniforms have the
sashes in place, if they were available. All
uniforms are featured on manniquens (as are
the headgear), displayed two to three rows
deep behind a locked glass wall. "A guide identifying each item is on the glass wall
so it's easy to find uniforms of personal interest," BAIR said. "This is a must see
place to visit when you come to Florida."
The photo to the right shows GARY & RON
with a few of the CW period uniforms. The
number of uniforms owned by GOLDFARB is so great that two to three times a year, the display will be rotated just to display them all. GARY says of his massive collection; "
some guys collect baseball cards, I just happen to collect military uniforms.!"
"Knowing that a man wore each of the uniforms can make the hair stand up on the
back of your neck", said SANDEE BAIR, Cmdr. of the Gen. US Grant Command Post. SANDEE was
on hand to make a photgraphic record of the
displays. Oh, yeh..it's all FREE.No admission
fee and the parking is free as well !!
Want to learn more? Or get directions to the Museum? E-Mail us & request a brochure.
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FLASH * FLASH : A Grand Opening of the Uniform Museum was held Jan. 15,2004 at a City Wide celebration in Delray Beach. "Gen. U.S. Grant" was at the museum along with several reenactors to answer questions about the uniforms, etc. and the "FORUM" Newspaper
interviewed Past C-IN-C BAIR and took several photographs.
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Recently I spoke at a well known Southern College, and following the presentation a
student came up to me to show me a letter from his CW ancestor, carefully protected and preserved in a vinyl cover.The ol' Reb
soldier talked about the confusion of the
CSA flags on the field of battle. This was in the very early months in the war and there
was no REB BATTLEFLAG seen in battle. The letter went on to say that clever rebs decided to use their red long-johns, tied to a stick,pole or branch. I agreed it was a
good idea, and admitted that I had never seen
any other references to this and I thanked him for sharing the letter.
But I must it admit, it kept lingering in
my mind on the long drive home and I couldn't help wondering what it would have been like if the idea had spread throught the Rebel Army? So, with tongue in cheek, I offer the following.......
In the early days of the war, when red long-johns flew on the battlefields, they became a target for the Yanks. In fact, they captured so many, they eventually became known as "UNION SUITS"> Now, if this battleflag caught on, and the KKK and other supremacist groups paraded around with it, do
you really think there would be such a "big flap" being made over it? And, the SCV could fly these UNION SUITS all over the Capitol grounds in S. Carolina and no one would really care. And what about that HUGE display near Tampa? A pair of giant long
johns would not only amuse travelors in that area, but they would all start looking for the DICKIES outlet store. You see where I'm going with this...racism and bigotry is hard to practice when everyone is laughing their
BUTTS off over the grand DRAWERS symbol.
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 THIS IS FOR "HERITAGE" TO A LOST CAUSE.....
 THIS IS FOR "HATE" FROM THE LOSERS......
FLASH * The CWInteractive News website recently wrote an unflattering editorial criticizing the SCV & other so-called "heritage" groups for their failure to
protect the Reb Battleflag from use by hate
groups over the years. They then took the UVU
stand that the Battleflag should only be displayed at reenactments, living history programs and in museums! That has been the position of the UVU leaders since 1996!
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FLAGS ACROSS FLORIDA SCV PROJECT - NEW*NEW
The League of the South(ers) or LOSers as we like to call them and the SCV in Florida
have a joint project of trying to have the AMERICAN FLAG removed from all State Buildings and property, and only the State Flag would fly!! Past Division SCV Commander J. Adams, a member of the LOSERS in Florida, has made this and his Rebel "Flags Across Florida" his big priority. (Adams is the very same guy who recently figured in a seedy porno attack aimed at a lady reporter) I wonder how the SUVCW stands on this? It seems the SCV target in Florida is the U.S. Flag! SUV Camp #1 supports this project...since the Past Camp Commander is also an SCV Commander and a LOSer! Some Florida SCV Camps no longer fly the American Flag and most won't recite the Pledge of Allegiance due to the word "Indivisible"!! As a former SUV Camp Commander and active/loyal SCV member JOHN V. said, "There is nothing in the SCV By-Laws that FORCES us to say the pledge!!" The REB reenactor WebSite (members only) has called for the removal of the Pledge of Allegiance from SCV meetings for years. North Carolina Division SCV has called for the removal of all U.S. Flags from meetings...and still the Sons of Union Veterans support their "Pards",the SCV!
FLASH*FLASH* - The SCV along with the LOS are seeking to put their "REB" flag
on a Florida license plate!! Since 1996 the
SUVCW has supported the display of the REB
Battleflag, how will they react to this? The
SUVCW Camps in Florida have so many "crossdressers" as members, we will see!
Stay tuned...!UPDATE.. Florida
legislators have placed a moratorium on approving any new "vanity" plates. It may be
just a temporary blow to the Rebs, but we will keep you posted!
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It is our goal to see that the Rebel Battle Flag be seen ONLY at (1) Reenactments (2) at
living history events [including Confederate
Memorial Day] and (3) in museums. Perhaps if
such a proposal would come from SCV members
themselves, Honor could return to the Flag.
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QUESTION TO SUVCW MEMBERS: HOW MANY OF YOUR "BROTHERS" ARE MEMBERS OF THE SCV? YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW!!GOOD QUESTION FOR THE SUV LEADERSHIP AT THE NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT!!!..
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This page will be updated frequently with any
news we feel tries to discredit the UNION and
our Union Ancestors! We will provide references to all who ask for them as to where information appearing here can be
found. Thanks again for stopping by!
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