DEPARTMENT of MICHIGAN
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Correspondence:
Commander: Bob Griggs
610 Bidwell
Albion, MI 49224
(517) 554-0951
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Austin Blair Camp No. 7
Jackson, Michigan
Commander: Bob Griggs
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About Our Camp
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Commander
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Austin Blair Camp No. 7 is the second oldest camp in Michigan. It received it's charter in 1914 under the sponsorship of the Edward Pomeroy Post No. 48, Grand Army of the Republic in Jackson and has been active since it's inception. The unbroken existence of this camp, during many lean years, was the direct result of the dedicated untiring persistence of two Brothers, Thayne LaBanta and Donald Hoch. The Camp was named in honor of Michigan Governor and Jackson citizen, Austin Blair, who was nicknamed the "War Governor". During the conflict, much of the time Governor Blair ran the seat of state government from Jackson, Michigan, making this community the hub of activity for the war effort.
CAMP MEETINGS
The Camp serves the area of Jackson County, Michigan, and meets the second Monday of the month in January, February, March, April May, July, September, October, and November from 7 - 9 p.m. Our meetings are held at the Jackson Eagles Aerie 612 located at 301 Detroit St, Jackson MI 49201. This is just East of Francis St. and just North of the railroad tracks. Visitors are always welcome to our meetings.
Check the Camp Bulletin Board and Calendar of Events for dates and times. For more information and to make sure there are no changes in the schedule,
OUR AUXILIARY
On July 14, 1997 the 1941 Charter for the Auxiliary to Austin Blair Camp
No. 7 SUVCW was reinstituted. Since then many Sisters have been actively
assisting the Sons in their endeavors to preserve the memory of the
Veterans of the Civil War.
The Auxillary meets at the same time, and place, as Austin Blair Camp No. 7 SUVCW. For information regarding membership contact
Auxiliary President, Beverly Engle.
Click here to visit the Auxillary web pages.
~ GRAVES REGISTRATION PROGRAM ~
PROJECT
Since 1994 our camp has had an aggressive graves registration program conducted by Past Camp Commander, Bill Lowe, and has amassed a data base of over 3000 Civil War veterans. His research indicates these veterans lived in Jackson County before, during or after the war, however, a few may have resided in adjoining counties but belonged to a G. A. R. Post within Jackson County. With the collected information on file at this time, the project is able to confirm the grave sites of over 1000 of these veterans.
SERVICES
If you are researching a veteran, we are pleased to offer you our services. There is never a fee for this. In turn, it is our hope that you will be able to provide us with information about the veteran you are researching. We have numerous resources available to us. To name a few: Michigan's Record of Soldiers and Sailors in the Civil War and Rosters of All Posts of the Grand Army of the Republic in Jackson County. Additionally we have the Jackson County portions of the following documents:
- The 1883 U. S. Government List of Pensioners
- The 1888 Michigan Census of Civil War Veterans
- The 1890 U. S. Census of Veterans and their Widows
- Some county burial records.
Department of Michigan's Graves Registration Database
To access the site click on this photo of their military headstone
National Graves Registration Database
To access the site click on this photo of their military headstone
GRAVE SITE INFORMATION
If you are trying to find the grave site of a veteran, you need to learn what to look for in a cemetery.
To visit our section on Identifying Civil War Graves, Click here. 
During 2009 please direct all grave inquiries to Charles Waters Graves Registration Officer.
National Parks Service Soldiers and Sailors
Looking up names of Soldiers, Sailors, Regimental Histories, National Cemeteries
NPS Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System.
(Clicking on this link will take you away from the Austin Blair site. You will need to use your back button to return to austinblair.com.)
To access these pages click on the picture of Abraham Lincoln above
To celebrate the 200th Anniversay of the birth of Abraham Lincoln
we have put together pages of some of his speeches and sayings.
The Camp Blair Courier
The Camp Blair Courier is the official newsletter of our Camp and Auxiliary and is published bi-monthly.
For a copy of the current issue Click HERE
Picture Gallery
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Some Of The Things We Do
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Highlights of 2008
What we've done 2009
The Sultana Memorial
The Reburial of Private Daniel W. Pine
Memorial To The G.A.R.
Our Adopted Member
PAGES AND LINKS
Member's roster of our Ancestors
Sons of Union Veterans Cyber Picket E-mail Roster White Pages
Grand Army of the Republic Edward Pomeroy Post No. 48 Jackson, Michigan
A listing of GAR Posts in Jackson County Michigan
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Dept. of Michigan
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War National Headquarters
53rd Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry and Veterans of the American Civil War Buried in Canada
A brief Timelineof the American Civil War
Bylaws of Austin Blair Camp No. 7
Annual Cascades Civil War Muster - Jackson, Michigan
LINKS TO CIVIL WAR ERA MUSIC
The Civil War Song Book No. 1 -
The Civil War Song Book No. 2 -
Updated October 7, 2009
Send your questions or comments to
Bob Griggs
Webmaster
misuvcw7@gmail.com
( This website established in 1996 by our Webmaster Emeritus ~ Brother Dan Doyle )
