23rd OVI Marker Dedication at Woodland Cemetery

Garfield Camp members are invited to attend a ceremony sponsored by the Woodland Cemetery Foundation dedicating a marker to the 23rd OVI at Woodland Cemetery on July 29 at 11 am.  The 73rd OVI Band will be performing and a tour of the cemetery will be offered.  Woodland Cemetery is located at 6901 Woodland Avenue.  More information is available here.

Private James M. McClelland Medal of Honor Headstone Ceremony

On June 17, 2017 members of the James A. Garfield Camp participated in a Medal of Honor Headstone ceremony for Private James M. McClelland.  McClelland served in Company B of the 30th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and received the Medal of Honor for his actions at Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.  Private McClelland is buried at Riverside Cemetery in Cleveland (special thanks to Mark Britton for the photographs).

 

 

Camp members Mark Britton (Camp Commander), Jon Silvis (Junior Vice-Commander), The Reverend Jerome Lukachinsky (Chaplain) and Bill Stark (Grave Registration Officer).

 

 

 

 

 

Memorial Day Activities

James A. Garfield Camp members will be attending the following events for Memorial Day, May 29:

Woodland Cemetery Ceremony (6901 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland), 10 am

Lakeview Cemetery Ceremony (12316 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland), 10:30 am

Also, on Tuesday, May 30, the Cuyahoga County Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Public Square in downtown Cleveland) will be hosting a ceremony at noon.

 

April Meeting

The Garfield Camp is meeting April 1, 2017 at 10 am at the Solon Public Library (34125 Portz Pkwy. 44139).

March Meeting

The Garfield Camp is meeting March 11 at 10 am at Perkins Restaurant (1503 Traveler’s Pointe, Avon, OH 44011).

February Meeting

The Garfield Camp is meeting February 11 at 10 am at Perkins Restaurant (1503 Traveler’s Pointe, Avon, OH 44011).

Photos From Recent Events

In November the Camp met at the Chagrin Falls Historical Society.  John Bourisseau, President of the Chagrin Falls Historical Society, spoke about the Civil War monument in Evergreen Cemetery in Chagrin Falls.

Ted Prasse, President of the Cuyahoga County Soldiers and Sailors Monument Commission (left) and John Bourisseau.

 

Civil War Monument at Evergreen Cemetery.

 

In December the Camp met at the Masonic Auditorium in Cleveland.  The 2017 Camp officers and Auxiliary officers were installed.  New members were also initiated.

Cindy Hilliard, President of the Department of Ohio, Auxiliary to the Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War (left) and Sue Freshley, President of the Auxiliary to the Garfield Camp.

 

New member Dan Brady is initiated into the camp by Camp Commander Mark Britton.

 

Oakwood Cemetery Ceremony

On October 29 members of the James A. Garfield Camp assisted the A.C. Voris Camp with a ceremony celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Oakwood Cemetery’s Civil War monument.  This monument honors the 29 men from Cuyahoga Falls who died during the war (special thanks to Paul Huff of the A.C. Voris Camp for the photo!)

 

From Left: Ted Dudra, Mark Britton, Harold George, Gerald Payn, Paul Huff, Tom Vince, Chris Gunvalsen, Ken Freshley, The Reverend Jerome Lukachinsky, Gage Georgeff and Jon Silvis.

Upcoming Events

• October 29: Ceremony at 10 am commemorating the 150th Anniversary of Oakwood Cemetery’s Civil War monument in Cuyahoga Falls (2420 Oakwood Drive, Cuyahoga Falls).
• November 5: Dedication of historical marker at 11 am honoring General Quincy Gillmore  at Lakeview Park in Lorain, Ohio (1800 West Erie Ave., Lorain). 
  
• November 12: Meeting at the Chagrin Falls Historical Society Building at 10 am (87 East Washington, Chagrin Falls)
• November 19: Ceremony honoring President Garfield at 2 pm at Lakeview Cemetery (12316 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106)
• December 3: Annual Meeting at 10 am at the Cleveland Masonic Auditorium

 

September and October Meetings

The Garfield Camp will be meeting September 10 at 10 am at the Brunswick Library (33649 Center Rd., Brunswick, OH 44212).

In October, the Camp will meet October 8 at 10 am at the Fairview Park Library (21255 Lorain Rd., Fairview Park, OH 44126).