Camp #20 - Department of Michigan - Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War

General Benjamin Pritchard Camp No. 20
Kalamazoo, Michigan

SUVCW Arms Correspondence:

Signals Officer: Bro. Gary Swain, PCC

Officers:

Commander:	Bro. Leonard Scheaffer
Senior Vice Commander:	Doug Gilchrist
Junior Vice Commander:	Robert Townsend
Secretary:	Gary Gibson, PDC
Treasurer:	Doug Gilchrist
Guard:	Charles Keith
Guide:
Color Bearer:	Glen Hall
Historian:	Gary Gibson
Chaplain:	Bill Brennan, PDC
Assistant Chaplain:	Jeff Baker
Patriotic Instructor:	Micheal Culp
Eagle Scout Coordinator:	Gery Swain
Memorials & Monuments:	Gary Swain
Graves Registration Officer:	Gary Swain
Members of the Council:	Ronald Bellenger
	Jeff Baker
	Bill Costello

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About the General Benjamin Pritchard Camp No. 20

The General Benjamin Pritchard Camp No. 20 received its charter November of 1983, and became the fourth SUVCW camp to be organized in Kalamazoo.

Camp No. 20 is involved in several projects, including graves registration, monument care and maintenance, school programs and the proper observance of Memorial Day. The Camp holds services at Riverside Cemetery on May 30th, and also participates in the Allegan parade on the Monday observance, where our Camp also serves as the honor guard at the cemetery services. Another ongoing project is the placement of government headstones on 73 unmarked graves on the Orcutt Post No. 79 GAR cemetery lots at Riverside Cemetery.

The Camp meets on the first Tuesday of the month, March through November, at the Ransom District Library, 180 South Sherwood Ave., Plainwell, MI, 49080. Meetings start at 7:00 pm. We invite you to join us in honoring our grandfathers, the men who preserved the Union.

Camp No. 20 is named for Benjamin Pritchard, a native of Allegan, Michigan. Pritchard was Captain of Co. L, 4th Michigan Cavalry, eventually rising to the rank of Lt. Colonel. The 4th Cavalry is most famous for the capture of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy, on May 10, 1865, at Irwinville, Georgia. Pritchard was brevetted a Brigadier General for his role in the capture. Following the War, Pritchard became a banker, and Treasurer of the State of Michigan. His grave is located in Allegan, Michigan.

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General Benjamin Pritchard Camp No. 20 Kalamazoo, Michigan

General Benjamin Pritchard Camp No. 20
Kalamazoo, Michigan