David D Porter Camp#116 SUVCW
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Valparaiso Indiana
PORTER CAMP IN THE NEWS
October 17, 2016
The Junior Vice Commander, Steve A Mockler and Porter County Historian and Camp Historian, Kevin Pazour, Started the new Committee to help restore damaged headstones in the community.
Oct 03, 2016
This is an article on the Cemetery tour that was done in 2015. This was done at Old City Cemetery on Union St, Valparaiso Indiana
April 09, 2015
Article written by Former Porter County Historian, Director of Genealogy Dept, and Memeber of David Porter Camp No. 116, Larry Clark.
Article is on the Civil War in Porter County and Reverend James Caudwell Brown
Valpo Life Spotlight on Member Steve Mockler, and what he has been doing in Valparaiso for the Camp.
May 11, 2016
This article discusses what the camp has been doing to clean headstones, get flags and markers, and honor those veterans. This story was picked up my the AP and went National.
April 29, 2016
This is a press release about the project our camp did for the Legacy Project of Indiana Bicentennial
January 1, 2016
July 05, 2008
Article on our work in 2008 to help honor Col Hathaway of Laporte
April 11, 2011
Work the camp did to replace headstones back in 2005. Also discuses our former Camp commander and Past CIC Al Loomis's remarks on past camp activities.
Article on our annual Memorial Day Celebration on the Steps of the Museum.
May 30, 2016
May 26, 2014
Article on the 2014 Annual Memorial Day Celebration on the Steps of the Museum
PORTER COUNTY AND THE CIVIL WAR
This is a collection of some of the Veterans buried at Old City Cemetery
Included in this article are some short Biographies on a few of the CW Veterans Buried at Maplewood Cemetery in Valparaiso IN
Erasmus Corwin Gilbreath" He was a Major in the 20th Indiana Inf.
This is the History of Pvt John Muster of the 20th Indiana. Written by his Relative, Bill Muster