Our 2025 Schedule….so far….
11 February –            US Grant Camp Meeting
12 February -             Traditional Lincoln Birthday Holiday (Still a Missouri State Holiday)
17 February -            President’s Day
22 February -             Traditional George Washington’s Birthday

1 March 1030am -    Julia Dent Tent DUVCW Sponsored Event - David Woods will speak on “President Lincoln's relationship with General Grant” - Missouri Civil War Museum, Jefferson Barracks, Lemay, MO
8 March 10am -     Department of MO SUVCW Business Meeting, Missouri River Regional Library, 214 Adams Street, Jefferson City
11 March -                 US Grant Camp Meeting
21-23 March -          Grant Camp Trip to US Grant Library, Starkville, MS
30 March 1pm –      General William T. Sherman’s Graveside
Remembrance Ceremony, Speaker: Michael Johnson, Sherman Boyhood Home Museum, Calvary Cemetery, 5239 West Florissant Avenue Saint Louis, Missouri 63115-1460

8 April -                      US Grant Camp Meeting
12 April 10am            Sons of Union Veterans & Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States hold their Annual Lincoln Tomb Ceremony, Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, IL

13 May -                     US Grant Camp Meeting
26 May -                     Memorial Day, location TDB
30 May –                     Traditional Memorial Day, unknown if any events being held.
                                     a.  Manchester Memorial Day, 10 am Veterans Memorial at
                                          Margaret Stoecker Park, 222 Henry Ave., Manchester, MO 63011

6-7 June -                   Missouri Department SUVCW Annual Encampment, Best Western Plus, Fenton, MO
10 June -                    US Grant Camp Meeting
14 June -                    US Flag Day
28-29 June – 8am    School of the Piece sponsored by the Sons   
Of Veterans Reserve, St John’s Lutheran Church, 2149 Lutheran Church Road, Beaufort, MO 63013.  Registration required.

8 July -                       US Grant Camp Meeting
19 July  10am –         President and General Ulysses S. Grant Remembrance Day – Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site (White Haven), 7400 Grant Road St. Louis, MO 63123
19 July 7pm-10pm – U.S. Grant Symposium & Brooks D. Simpson Dinner, Frontenac Hilton, 1335 So.  Lindbergh, St. Louis, MO 63131

 7-10 August -             Sons of Union Veterans National Encampment - Sonesta Hotel, Houston IAH Airport, Houston, TX
12 August -                Traditionally NO US Grant Camp Meeting

8 September 1030am-   Ceremony at Hecker, IL Cemetery - Dedicating Marker to Col Hecker
9 September 1030am -   Rededication of Col Hecker Monument in Benton Park, St. Louis, MO (Dedication of New Historical Marker)
9 September -           US Grant Camp Meeting

3 – 4 October –          Central Region Association, Allied Orders of the Grand Army of the Republic Conference, Fort Wayne, IN.  Exact Location TBD
14 October -              US Grant Camp Meeting
TBD  -                          Department Business Meeting

11 November -          US Grant Camp Meeting also Veterans Day
14 – 16 November    69th Annual Gettysburg Address Remembrance Day Parade & Ceremonies, Gettysburg, PA

9 December -            US Grant Camp Christmas Dinner & Officer Swearing In, Greenbriar Country Club, Kirkwood, MO (Date & Location Subject to Change)