Constituent Camps:
The following SUVCW camps provide members to the Gettysburg Independent Blues.
Gettysburg Camp 112, Gettysburg PA: gettysburgsuvcw.org / Facebook.com/suvcwgettysburgcamp112
Commander: Trevor Taylor, Commander@GettysburgSUVCW.org
Secretary: Stephen Law, Secretary@GettysburgSUVCW.org
Gen. George H Thomas Camp 19, Lancaster PA:
Commander: Robert Utley, rutley@ycp.edu
Junior Vice Commander: Adam Mitchell, armitchell1201@gmail.com
Membership to the Gettysburg Independent Blues is open to all males who are interested in joining. First you must be a member of the SUVCW.
If you are already a member of the SUVCW please contact:GettysburgBlues@gmail.com to join.
If you are not a member of the SUVCW, there are currently three different membership types.
Hereditary Membership:
This membership is for those who descend from a Union Veteran of the Civil War. Conditions for membership are as follows:
You must directly descend from a Soldier, Sailor, Marine or member of the Revenue Cutter Service (or directly descend from a brother, sister, half-brother, or half-sister of such Soldier, etc.) who was regularly mustered and served honorably in, was honorably discharged from, or died in the service of, the Army, Navy, Marine Corps or Revenue Cutter Service of the United States of America or in such state regiments called to active service and was subject to the orders of United States general officers, between April 12, 1861 and April 9, 1865.
You must never have been convicted of any infamous or heinous crime.
You, or the ancestor through whom membership is claimed, must never have voluntarily borne arms against the government of the United States.
Associate Membership:
For those interested in joining the order, but do not descend from a Union Veteran of the Civil War. Conditions for membership are as follows:
You must never have been convicted of any infamous or heinous crime.
You, or the ancestor through whom membership is claimed, must never have voluntarily borne arms against the government of the United States.
Associate members have all the rights and privileges of Hereditary Members with the exception that Associate members may not hold the following offices: Commander-in-Chief, Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief, Junior Vice Commander-in-Chief, National Secretary, National Treasurer and Commanding Officer of the Sons of Veterans Reserve.
Junior Membership (age 6-14):
Must meet the same requirements as the Hereditary Member, and must have parental/guardian permission to join.
All interested applicants please contact: GettysburgBlues@gmail.com, and a member of our team will help you through the application process.
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