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

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

Bylaws and Camp Orders

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 3rd. Please see below for details


CAMP OFFICERS

Office
Name
Location
Email
Commander
Eric Olsen
Rochester, WA
camp4cmdr@suvpnw.org
Junior Vice Commander
Jeff Lightburn
Ridgefield, WA
camp4jvc@suvpnw.org
Council Member 1 (Chair)
Loran Bures, PDC
Olympia, WA
camp4council1@suvpnw.org
Council Member 2
Mike Conaway
Kelso, WA
camp4council2@suvpnw.org
Council Member 3
Bill Hurley
Olympia, WA
camp4council3@suvpnw.org
Secretary-Treasurer
Josh PiersonChehalis, WA
camp4secy@suvpnw.org
Patriotic Instructor


camp4instructor@suvpnw.org
Chaplain
Allen Furlow
Battle Ground, WA
camp4chaplain@suvpnw.org
Historian


camp4historian@suvpnw.org
GAR Records Officer


camp4garrecords@suvpnw.org
Counselor
John McCarthy
Tacoma, WA
camp4counselor@suvpnw.org
Eagle Scout Certificate Coordinator
Edwin Dierdorff
Renton, WA
camp4eagle@suvpnw.org
ROTC/JROTC/NDCC Recognition Coordinator
Edwin Dierdorff
Renton, WA
camp4rotc@suvpnw.org
Signals Officer
Eric Olsen
Rochester, WA
camp4signals@suvpnw.org
Genealogical Officer
Loran Bures, PDC
Olympia, WA
camp4ancestors@suvpnw.org
Newsletter Editor
Allen Furlow
Battle Ground, WA

camp4newsletter@suvpnw.org
Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
Jeff Lightburn
Ridgefield, WA


UPCOMING CAMP EVENTS

Camp MeetingSat. March 7, 2026 Pierce County- Fellowship at 12:00 PM, Business Meeting at 12:30 PM. Tour the museum afterwards.Buffalo Soldiers Museum
1940 South Wilkeson St
Tacoma, WA 98405
Camp MeetingMay 2, 2026- Cowlitz CountyTBD


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