Gen. John W. Sprague Camp No. 4 of Tacoma, WA

With a date of rank of January 7, 2024, this camp serves the 10 counties of Southwestern Washington: Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston, & Wahkiakum.  The Original Gen John W. Sprague Camp No. 4, Sons of Veterans of the United States of America (today Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War) was chartered on February 15, 1890 in Tacoma, Washington.

Gen. John W. Sprague Camp is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Our camp is named in honor of John Wilson Sprague, Medal of Honor recipient, first Mayor of Tacoma, and brigadier general.  To learn more about our camp namesake, click here.

Please direct membership inquiries to camp4jvc@suvpnw.org.

Our next camp meeting is Saturday May 4th. Please see below for details


CAMP OFFICERS

Office
Name
Location
Email
Commander
Jeff Elder
Chehalis, WA
camp4cmdr@suvpnw.org


Council Member 1 (Chairman)
Loran Bures, PDC
Olympia, WA
camp4council1@suvpnw.org


Council Member 2
Eric Olsen
Rochester, WA
camp4council2@suvpnw.org


Secretary-Treasurer
Garry Carpenter
Washougal, WA
camp4secy@suvpnw.org

Chaplain
Allen Furlow
Battle Ground, WA
camp4chaplain@suvcw.org
Historian
George Vernon
Kelso, WA
camp4historian@suvcw.org
Counselor
John McCarthy
Tacoma, WA
camp4counselor@suvpnw.org


Eagle Scout Certificate Coordinator
Edwin Dierdoff
Renton, WA
camp4eagle@suvpnw.org


ROTC/JROTC/NDCC Recognition Coordinator
Edwin Dierdoff
Renton, WA
camp4rotc@suvpnw.org


Signals Officer
Eric Olsen
Rochester, WA
camp4signals@suvpnw.org


Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
Jeff Lightburn
Ridgefield, WA


UPCOMING CAMP EVENTS

Camp Meeting
Sat. May 4, 2024  Meeting starts at 2:00 PM.

There will be a special program starting at 3:30 Pm "Memorial Day and the Grand Army of the Republic" presented by Loran and Tricia Bures
A zoom invite will be sent out closer to the date.
South Tacoma Branch Meeting Room, Tacoma Public Library.

3411 S 56th St, Tacoma, WA
(enter parking lot from S Puget Sound Ave)
Tacoma Public Library, South Tacoma branch
Camp Meeting
Sat., July 20, 2024 Time TBD
TBD


Individuals attending events hosted by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, by virtue of their attendance, agree to the usage of their likeness in the Banner, any Camp or Department Newsletter, any SUVCW website and/or on any SUVCW Social Media outlet, promotional brochures, or any other SUVCW material.