Department of Kansas SUVCW

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War

Old Abe Camp No. 16

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Old Abe Camp #16 Officers for 2024

Memorial Day Observance at Topeka Cemetery, Brother Herschel Stroud portrays his ancestor, Pvt. Baltzer Young, 7th Ill. Cavalry.
Camp No. 16 Honoring U.S. Veterans at Winter Cemetery Workday.
Old Abe Camp participated with Churchill Camp at the Doc McWillliams ceremony.
Installation of Old Abe Camp #16 officers for 2024.

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2026 OFFICERS

To email Old Abe #16 officers click on their underlined names.

Ronald H. Martin
Commander

Robert Reves
Sr. Vice Commander

Jonathan Holder
Jr. Vice Commander

K. Kirk Nystrom, PDC
Patriotic Instructor

Ronald H. Martin
Chaplain

Jerry Reiman, PCC
Graves Registration and Civil War Memorials Officer

Rocky Bartlow, PDC
Secretary/Treasurer

Jack A. Sanders
Camp Council

Chris Cardone
Camp Council

Craig Dunstan, PCC
Camp Council

Gary W. Kraus PCC
Eagle Scout Coordinator

Chris Cardone
Historian

Jonathan Holder
ROTC Coordinator

PCC = Past Camp Commander. PDC = Past Department Commander

Old Abe Camp No. 16 is named after the original Old Abe Camp No. 16, which was one of the first camps of the original Department of Kansas. It was formed in Topeka and contained a number of the local notables in its membership, including former United States Vice President Charles Curtis and Past Commander-in-Chief of the SUVCW Leland J. Webb. The SUVCW Department of Kansas was disbanded for a while. When it was reestablished in 1997, Old Abe Camp was rechartered on October 13, 1997.

Old Abe Camp No. 16 meets the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM. The camp meets in the meeting room at Perkins Restaurant, 1720 SW Wanamaker Road, Topeka, Kansas. Visitors are welcome!