A Guide to the Joshua L. Chamberlain Camp 20, Sons of Union Veterans Collection

A Guide to the Joshua L. Chamberlain Camp 20, Sons of Union Veterans Collection

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Camp 20, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, was organized in 1995 under the leadership of Robert Eck. The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War is a national organization dedicated to preserving the history of Union Veterans of the American Civil War. Hereditary members are male descendants of veterans of the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy who served in that conflict; associate members are men who have a demonstrated interest in the Civil War. Chamberlain Camp members have worked to identify the graves of Union Veterans in and around Roanoke, and participate in ceremonies that honor their service. Its namesake, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, was a Colonel (later Brevet Major General) who commanded the 20th Maine Volunteers at the Battle of Gettysburg.
The collection is focused on the founding of the Camp and its activities in the 1990s. Organizational documents, newsletters from 1993-1999, and photographs of ceremonies and events from 1994 to 1999 form the core of the collection. Other documents in the collection cover Civil War commemorations of the 1990s, activities of the Chesapeake District of Sons of Union Veterans in the 2000s and 2010s, and awards presented by the Chamberlain Camp in 2014.

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