2025
April Meeting
April 5, 2025
Our April Meeting contained a bit of eveything. In addition to business, we initiated a new member and installed new officers.
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New Sister Carol Miller is installed. She is taking instruction from the Junior Vice President.
Officers not present at our January meeting are installed.
General Sherman Ceremony
March 30, 2025
We were joined by Kitty Crider, Missouri Department President, at the ceremony presented by the Sons in honor of General Sherman and followed by a similar Ceremony for Dred Scott at Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri. The weather was forecast to be stormy so the ceremony was held inside the chapel. We had speaker, Michael Johnson, from the Sherman House Museum in Lancaster, OH, who told us about a time when Sherman, who was tired of the teasing about his red hair, decided to dye his hair brown. He made up the dye and applied it, only to have his hair turn out GREEN. We very much enjoyed the talk. Following a rifle salute, taps and a bagpipe hymn, we all drove to the Dred Scott Monument where his great granddaughter, Lynne Jackson, told us about the history of the memorial. That too was a very interesting talk.
Left, Department of Missouri President Kitty Crider presents the department wreath. Right, Tent President Pat Baehr and Past Tent President Sharon Michael present the Tent wreath.
March speaker and lunch at Cafe Telegraph
March 1, 2025
David Woods told us about President Lincoln and his relationship with General Grant during the Civil War
We invited the Sons and friends and family to join us at the talk, and we were pleased with the audience at the talk. Following the talk, many of us went to Cafe Telegraph for lunch.
February Visit to the Griot Museum and lunch at Crown Candy
February 1, 2025
Our members toured the Griot Museum of Black history. The Museum covers the time from the first arrival of enslaved people to our country to the present time. We found there was much to learn. Some of us enjoyed doing a scavenger hunt which was supposed to be for children. We needed to work together to find all the answers. Photos inside the museum were not permitted. After this photo outside, we were off to Crown Candy for lunch
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2024
December Meeting and Holiday Party
Dec.7,2024
The Sisters who attended our December election meeting which was followed with a Holiday Party. The event was held at the Civil War Museum in their 1918 Building.
Sisters: Rebecca, Joan, Valerie, Chris, Charlotte, Charlene, Dianne, Wenonah, Pat, Carol, Nancy, Sue, Anna, Christy, Janet, Susan, Kathy, Sue and Sharon.
Department Convention June 2024
In June some of us attended the Department Convention. We had a lovely day. In addition to the meeting we learned about Boonville during the Civil War and the Theater where we were meeting and how much it was like the Ford's Theater in Washington D.C.
Attending the Department Meeting from Tent 16 are: Sisters Dianne, Anna, Sue, Pat, Wenoanoh, Donna, and Sue
Our Visit to the USO
March 2, 2024
Included in the photo of our donations are Sisters Sue, Dianne, Cory from the USO, Sisters Sue, Carol, Kathy, Sharon, Charlene, Charlotte, and Anna. Not all sisters who attended are pictured. Some of the items we took to donate are pictured.
After our tour we had time to look around and really get to see what was available to our traveling service personnel at our St.Louis USO. The sisters also took time to rest, relax and chat.
2023
Honoring the fallen USCT
Oct. 20, 2023
Sisters of Julia Dent Grant Tent #16 joined the Sons of the Grant camp and many others in Rembering the fallen men of the 56 USCT at the memorial in Jefferson Barracks National Military Cemetary.
Pictured are Valerie's granddaughter, Sister Dana Joines, Sister Pat Baehr, Sister Valerie Fusselman, Sister Chris Kapeller, and Sister Sharon Michael
At our October Meeting we Initiated three new members
October 7, 2023
Pictured are: new sisters Susan, Neuhaus, Alexis,(duv), and Dana Joines
Sisters attended the Grant Remembrance Ceremony at the Grant Historic Site.
July, 22, 2023
Sisters Sharon, Wenonah and Pat place our wreath at the ceremony conducted by SUV brother Sumner.
Sisters Nancy, Wenonah, Pat and Sharon tell visitors about the Daughters and invite them to join our group, after the ceremony.
Sister Sharon gets an award for her work with the Allied Orders from the Department of Missouri.
Sisters attending our July Meeting and Initiation of our new Member
July 8, 2023
After researching where our ancestors were during July of 1863 ( a very important month during the war), we placed pins showing the location of our ancestors. Many were in St. Louis, a couple near Gettysburg, and one at Vicksburg.
Tent #16 Sisters at Department Convention in Boonville, MO
June 10, 2023
Memorial Day at Jefferson Barracks Cemetery
May 29, 2023
Sappington House tour followed by lunch at The Barn
May 13, 2023
The daughters enjoyed a tour of the Thomas Sappington house. The Sappington's were near neighbors of the Grants in St. Louis County.
Their home was built well before the Civil War. Following our tour many of the Sisters enjoyed Dutch Treat lunch at The Barn also on the property.
Lincoln Death Day Springfield, IL
April 15, 2023
National President Lynne Gallaudet Dolan and tent President Pat Baehr with their wreaths ready to be presented at Lincoln's tomb.
April Meeting at Woodson Terrace Meeting Room
April 1, 2023
Honoring General Sherman
March 11, 2023
Sister Pat Baehr speaking, sisters Sharon Michael, Patti McCelland, and Wenonah Landers
Visiting the Campbell House Museum
March 4, 2023
The sisters traveled to visit the home of Virginia Campell, friend of Julia Dent Grant. The Campbells and the Grants were good friends and dined together often.
Sisters stand on the front steps of the Campbell's home.
Virgina Campbell's table set for guests, but not with her best china.
Making Valentines for Veterans
February 4, 2023
Installation of Tent Officers 2023
Installation of Tent Officers was held January 7, 2023.
Tent officers for 2023-2024 being installed; from left: Pat Baehr, President & Webmaster; Charlotte Shelburne, Jr. Vice President; Charlene Konersmann, duvs Chair; Carol Herensteiner, Chaplain; Donna Sandegren,Treasurer; Wenonah Landers, Registrar & Guard; Kathy Heincker, Patriotic Instructor; Sharon Michael (hidden), Council member #1 & State Homes; Dianne Scheffing, Guide and Council Member #2; second row left side: Anna Funk, Secretary.
125th Anniversary and Recreation of the Dedication of the Cannon placed at Lafayette Square 2022
On October 30, 2022, MOLLUS provided a fine ceremony for the 125th Anniversary and Recreation of the Dedication of the Cannon placed at Lafayette Square. The program was a replica of the program used 125 years ago. Many of the allied orders were represented at the ceremony.
Julia Dent Grant Ladies Sisters Sharon Michael, Patti McClelland, and Pat Baehr.
56th USCT Ceremony 2022
The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Grant Camp presented a ceremony honoring the men of the 56th USCT near the marker honoring the same in Jefferson Barracks Cemetery on October 21, 2022. During the ceremony the sad story of this brave unit was told as was the story of their near decimation from cholera while awaiting discharge from the service. We met members of the families of the men who were buried there.
Julia Dent Grant ladies Sharon Michael and Pat Baehr
Sharon Michaels and Pat Baehr with descendants of one of the men of the 56th buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
Sherman Ceremony 2022
Annually the Grant Camp SUV provides a ceremony honoring General Sherman. This ceremony was held at his Grave in Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis, MO, March 13, 2022.
In 2022 Sister Joan Koechig, President of the Department of Missouri DUVCW was invited to speak.
Sister Joan Koechig, Missouri Department President, DUVCW
Sister Pat Baehr, Julia Dent Grant Tent 16
Decoration Day
Sweat with the Vets 5-K
Candy Buechler, Patricia Volkmann and Sharon Michaels
Lincoln's Tomb
April 12, 2014
General William T. Sherman 194th Birthday Anniversary
Pictured left-Sharon Michael, Ruth Funck, Candy Buechler, Carey and Kaitlyn Stacy
Chartering of the Louisa Volker Macklind Tent No. 24 in Kansas City on August 31, 2014
L-R: Pat Volkmann, Dianne Scheffing, Phyllis Freeman, Ruth Funck and Charlene Konersmann
Sharon Michael with President Lincoln at "Lincoln Comes to White Haven"
Candy Buechler with President Lincoln at SWIC Civil War Days