The Department of North Carolina's 11th Annual Encampment
was scheduled to held on May 5, 2018. In advance of the Encampment, Department
Commander Dennis St. Andrew requested that Governor Roy Cooper issue a
proclamation proclaiming the Encampment date as “Sons of Union Veterans of the
Civil War Day".
On May 2, 2018, Governor Cooper declared May 5, 2018
"Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Day" in North Carolina and
commended its observance to all citizens. We thank Governor Roy Cooper for his
proclamation in recognition of our Department’s 11th Annual Encampment.
Transcription of Proclamation
ROY COOPER
GOVERNOR
SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR DAY
2018
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
2018
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Sons of Union Veterans
of the Civil War (SUVCW) is a fraternal organization dedicated to preserving
the history and legacy of Union veterans who served in the American Civil War;
and
WHEREAS, organized in 1881, and chartered by the United States
Congress in 1954, the SUVCW is the successor of the Grand Army of the Republic,
a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and the Revenue Cutter Service
who served between April 12, 1861, and April 9, 1865; and
WHEREAS, members of the SUVCW are descendants of Soldiers,
Sailors, or Marines who served in the Union Army, Navy, Marine
Corps, or Revenue Cutter Service between 1861 and 1865; and
WHEREAS, the SUVCW was founded upon the principles of fraternity,
charity and loyalty, and participates in honoring all who have patriotically served our
country in any war; and
WHEREAS, the SUVCW continues to be represented in our state by the
leaders and members of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War,
Department of North Carolina;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ROY
COOPER, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim May 5,
2018, as "SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF
THE CIVIL WAR DAY" in North Carolina, and commend its observance to
all citizens.
Roy Cooper
Governor
