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MISSION STATEMENT

The mission and objectives of the U.S. Grant Camp are to support those established by the Grand Army of the Republic and passed on to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Specifically, the Grant Camp is committed to:

1) Perpetuating the memory of the Grand Army of the Republic and the men who fought  to save the Union from 1861 to 1865;

2) Assisting in every practicable way in the preservation and making available for research of  documents and records pertaining to the Grand Army of the Republic and its members;

3) Cooperating in honoring all persons who have patriotically served our country in any war;

4) Teaching patriotism, the duties of citizenship, the true history of our country and the love and honor of the flag of the United States;

5) Opposing every tendency or movement that would weaken loyalty to, or make for the destruction or impairment of our constitutional Union;

6) Inculcating and broadly sustaining the American principles of representative government, of equal rights and of impartial justice for all.
CIVIL WAR & OTHER PLACES OF INTEREST
AROUND
ST. LOUIS, MO
 
Places of Interest
 
Civil War Emphasis
 
Forest Park: Monuments to Gen. Edward Bates, Gen. Frank Blair, Gen. Franz Sigel, and a Confederate Monument    http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parks/forestpark/
 
Jefferson Barracks Historical Park Laborer’s House- 1851, Stable- 1851. Powder Magazine Museum-1857,
Visitor’s Center- 1878, (314) 638-2100 http://www.co.st-louis.mo.us/parks/j-b.html
 
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery:
  1. The Minnesota Monument (located at the intersection of Longstreet & Monument Dr.)
  2. The 56th United States Infantry, Colored Troops Monument (located in section 57 of cemetery,
near grave 15009) honors the 175 soldiers who died from cholera in August 1866.
  1. The Memorial to the Unknown Dead, 1861-1865 is located at South & Monument Drives.
  2. Last Surviving Union Soldier of St. Louis City John W. Hanson, of the 30th Wisconsin Infantry and who died in St. Louis City on 5 April 1942 is buried at Section 65 Site 10451-I
  3. There are also two monuments at this intersection placed by the Daughters of Union Veterans. Several cannon (barrels) are also scattered throughout the Civil War soldiers sections of the cemetery. A few informational markers are also around.
(314) 260-8720 http://www.interment.net/data/us/mo/stlouis/jeffbarr/index.htm
 
Missouri Civil War Museum is also in Jefferson Barracks.(314) 845-1861  https://mcwm.org/ 
 
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site (Whitehaven): Home of President Grant & Julia Dent Grant (314) 842-1867 http://www.nps.gov/ulsg/
 
Grant’s Farm: Grant's Hardscrabble Cabin is here as well as a zoo with over 100 different species and tours.  (314) 843-1700 http://www.grantsfarm.com/docs/general-info.htm
 
Bellefontaine Cemetery 4947 W Florissant Ave Saint Louis MO 63115. Map tour of over 70 Civil War Officers Grave Sites including Gen. Don Carlos Buell, Gen. John McNeil, Gen. John Pope, Gen. A.J. Smith, Gen. John Dunlap Stevenson, Gen. Frank Blair, and Gen. Sterling Price. (314) 381-0750 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellefontaine_Cemetery
 
Calvary Cemetery 5239 West Florissant Ave, St. Louis, Mo. 63115 . Has a map tour also. Of interest is the Gen. William T. Sherman Family, Dred Scott, Gen. John Wesley Turner. (314) 381-1313.  http://stlcathcem.com/calvary_loc.aspx
 
Old Courthouse Federal Courthouse where slaves were sold on the steps. (314) 655-1700  http://www.nps.gov/jeff/courthouse.html
 
Soldier's Memorial (Has 2 GAR Markers & CW Artifacts) (314) 622-4550
http://mohistory.org/memorial/
 
Lyon Park on Broadway near Arsenal, it is across the street from Anheuser-Busch Brewery (tours given) and in front of the original St. Louis Arsenal (still in use). The park has two monuments to Gen. Lyons. (314) 289-5300
http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parks/parks_div/descript.html
 
St. Louis Arsenal Some Older Buildings Still Exist, but it is still in use by the military. Restricted Entrance.
 
Non- Civil War
 
Forest Park: St. Louis Zoo, Art Museum, Missouri Historical Society at Jefferson Memorial,
Muni Opera, St. Louis Science Center http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parks/forestpark/
 
Scott Joplin House State Historic Site, home of ragtime King Scott Joplin (314) 340-5790 http://www.mostateparks.com/scottjoplin.htm
 
Fort Belle Fontaine Historic Site, est. 1805 Lewis & Clark were here and so was the Federal Arsenal at one time. (314) 615-5000
http://www.stlouisco.com/parks/FtBellefontaine.html
 
Robert G. Campbell House, 1848 Home of a Millionaire Fur Trader 314-421-0325  http://stlouis.missouri.org/501c/house-museum/#field
 
Eugene Field House & St. Louis Toy Museum "Little Boy Blue Come Blow Your Horn" (314) 421-4689 http://www.eugenefieldhouse.org/
 
Chatillon-Demenil House, 1848 traditional Creole Mansion (314) 771-5828
 http://stlouis.missouri.org/501c/house-museum/#field
 
Samuel H. Cupples Mansion lavish, Victorian Romanesque Revival style (314) 977-3575 http://stlouis.missouri.org/501c/house-museum/#field
 
Tower Grove House, 1849 Italianate Country Home (314) 577-5100 http://stlouis.missouri.org/501c/house-museum/#field
 
Lemp Mansion B&B/Restaurant (most haunted in St. Louis?) Home of Early Brewing Moguls
(314) 664-8024 http://www.lempmansion.com/
 
Gateway Arch & Museum of Westward Expansion 314-655-1700 http://www.gatewayarch.com/
 & http://www.nps.gov/jeff/arch.html
 
(Captain Lewis) Bissell Mansion, circa 1820 (now a dinner theatre) 800-690-9838 http://www.bissellmansiontheatre.com/History.htm
 
Anheuser-Busch Brewery, home of Busch, Budweiser, Michelob (800) 342-5283 http://www.budweisertours.com/home.htm
 
Old Cathedral (314) 231-3250 http://www.catholic-forum.com/churches/140stlouis/
 
Museum of Transportation Planes, Trains & Automobiles, really neat (314) 965-7998 http://www.museumoftransport.org/
 
Shaw's Garden (Missouri Botanical Gardens) (800) 642-8842 http://www.mobot.org/
 
OTHER ATTRACTIONS:
Near St. Louis (1/2 hour drive)
 
Route 66 State Park (636) 938-7198 http://www.mostateparks.com/route66.htm
 
Castlewood State Park (636) 227-4433 http://www.mostateparks.com/castlewood.htm
 
Babler State Park (636) 458-3813 http://www.mostateparks.com/babler.htm
 
Mastodon State Historic Site (636) 464-2976 http://www.mostateparks.com/mastodon.htm
 
Lone Elk County Park (314) 615-5000 http://www.co.st-louis.mo.us/parks/LoneElk.html
 
Outside St. Louis Area
 
Springfield, Il. with Lincoln Tomb, Lincoln Library & Museum, and Historic Site, (1 1/2 hr drive) 800-545-7300 http://www.visit-springfieldillinois.com/
 
Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site (Civil War Battlefield and Fort Davidson, an earthen fort, 1 1/2 drive) (573) 546-3454 www.mostateparks.com/ftdavidson.htm
 
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (Mississippian Native American Site) (35-40 min drive)
(618) 346-5160 http://www.cahokiamounds.cm/cahokia.html
 
Augusta, Mo. (Several Wineries) (40 min drive) 636-228-4005 http://www.augusta-missouri.com/
 
Ste. Genevieve (Oldest French Town West of the Mississippi & Still More Wineries) (50 min drive) http://www.ste-genevieve.com/
 
Felix Vallé House State Historic Site (50 min. drive, in Ste. Genevieve, early Federal House and Business)  (573) 883-7102 http://www.mostateparks.com/felixvalle.htm
 
Deutschheim State Historic Site (Old German Settlement In Missouri's Wine Country) (1 1/2 hour drive) (573) 486-2200 http://www.mostateparks.com/deutschheim.htm
 
Onondaga Cave State Park (1 1/2 hour drive) Two great caves in one park.
(573) 245-6576 http://www.mostateparks.com/onondaga.htm
 
Elephant Rocks State Park (1 1/2 hr drive, 5 miles from Fort Davidson State Historic Site, really big red granite rocks) (573) 546-3454 http://www.mostateparks.com/elephantrock.htm

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