Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
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The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War is a 501(c)(3) organization and is approved by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as an organization to whom tax deductible gifts can be made pursuant to Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Department Officers

The officers of the Department of Texas and Louisiana are elected at an Annual Encampment. The term of office is from the end of that Encampment until the next Encampment. The current officers for 2026–2027 are listed below.

Department Commander
John Vander Meulen, PCC
Senior Vice Commander
Clifford Durham, PCC
Junior Vice Commander
David Rediger, PCC
Secretary
Michael Lance, PDC
Treasurer
John Schneider, Sr., PDC
Council Member
Dr. Stevenson Holmes, PDC
Council Member
Blair Rudy, PDC
Council Member
Donald Gates, PDC

Appointed Officers

Department Signals Officer
John Vander Meulen, PCC
Patriotic Instructor
Timothy M. Phillips, PDC
Chaplain
Stephen D. Schulze, PDC
Historian/Newsletter Editor
Michael L. Lance, PDC
Eagle Scout Coordinator
John E. Schneider Sr., PDC
Graves Registration
Terry T. Sutton
Registrar
Daniel Pourreau, CC
Civil War Memorials
Charles Sprague, PDC
Asst. Sec/Treas.
Donald Gates, PDC
Assistant Signals Officer
Larry “Joe” Reynolds
Camp Organizer
Blair Rudy, PDC
Webmaster
Michael Schneider, PCC
Assistant Webmaster
Robert Riley

2026-2027 Officers at 32nd Annual Department Encampment in Waco, TX

Back Row: Blair Rudy, PDC, Michael Lance, PDC, Stephen Schulze, PDC, Robert Riley, David Rediger, PCC, Timothy Phillips, PDC, Donald Gates, PDC, Terry Sutton Front Row: Dr. Stevenson Holmes, PDC, SVC-inC Daniel Murray, DC John Vander Meulen, Clifford Durham, PCC