L.G. Armstrong Camp #49 Boscobel
Camp Officers: Commander: Charles White Sr. Vice Commander: Robert E. Welsh Jr. Vice Commander: Paul Welsh Treasurer: Tom Truog Secretary: Gary Young Council #1: Dan Chroninger Council #2: Brian Ewing Council #3: Garret Reynolds Patriotic Instructor: Gary Young Chaplain: Brian Ewing Eagle Scout Coordinator: Charles White Monuments and Memorials: Tom Truog Historian: Gary Young Captain of the Camp Guard: Capt. Gary Young Graves Registration: Garret Reynolds Information Contact: Gary Young	L.G. Armstrong M.D.
Camp meetings Camp meetings are generally scheduled for the third Thursday of the month at the Boscobel GAR Hall and begin at 7 p.m. The Hall is located a few blocks east of Highway 61 at 102 Mary Street. In 2007, Camp 49 served as host Camp for the SUVCW and ASUCVW Department Encampment on 9 June. L.G. Armstrong After losing nearly every possession in a fire at his residence in Fennimore, Wis., Dr. Leroy G. Armstrong volunteered as Second Asst. Surgeon with the 8th Wisconsin Vol. Infantry. Stationed at Corinth, Miss., Armstrong soon became unwell, due largely to the stresses of "caring for wounded rebs" and severely unsanitary conditions. He returned to Wisconsin to recover. A year later he once again enlisted, this time as a First Asst. Surgeon with the 6th Wisconsin, the old "Iron Brigade" unit. He continued with this unit until being mustered out on 4 March 1865 to accept a promotion to Surgeon in the 48th Wisconsin and serving with that unit for ten months. Dr.Armstrong was mustered out of service at the end of December 1865. Dr. Armstrong returned to Boscobel after the war and resumed his medical practice until the end of his life. He was instrumental in organizing John McDermott Post #101 and served as its Commander. He was also the installing officer at the inception of the original L. G. Armstrong Camp #49. Newsletter The current Camp Orders may be downloaded and printed from your computer. Our printed newsletter is in black & white but the electronic version is in full color! You'll need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software to view the document. If you don't have this program, it may be downloaded at no cost and is easily installed on your computer (click on the Reader icon). April 2006 (29k) December 2005 (29k) June 2005 (67k) May 2005 (54k) January 2005 (29k) December 2004 (22k) November 2004 (28k)     October 2004 (34k) September 2004 (32k) March 2004 (37k) December 2003 September 2003 August 2003 (56k) July 2003 (92k)            Camp Calendar Days the flag should be flown 11 Sept: Patriot Day 17 Sept: Citizenship Day 18 Sept: Camp Meeting, 7 p.m., Boscobel GAR Hall 19 Sept: National POW/MIA Recognition Day 16 Oct: Camp Meeting, 7 p.m., Boscobel GAR Hall 11 Nov: Veteran's Day 15 Nov: Remembrance Day Parade and Ceremonies, Gettysburg, PA 20 Nov: Camp Meeting, 7 p.m., Boscobel GAR Hall 27 Nov: Thanksgiving Day 18 Dec: Camp Meeting, 7 p.m., Boscobel GAR Hall Recent activities Brother Gary Young of L.G. Armstrong Camp #49 has been designated by Boscobel Grand Army of the Republic Hall Preservationists, Inc. as their agent for the Save Wisconsin's GAR Hall Project. The 130 year old Hall is suffering from various structural weaknesses and is in need of major restoration. Read the details and find out how you can help. Member Orientation: Camp 1 conducts an annual Member Orientation event, at which both new and veteran members spend an afternoon immersed in Sons' history, customs, mission and much more. At the 2007 Orientation conducted in Boscobel, PDC Fred Murphy discusses customs and courtesies of the SUVCW. Muskets & Memories has become one of the largest and most popular Civil War reenactments in the upper Midwest. The theme of this year's event honored Boscobel's L. G. Armstrong Camp #49. During the event, the Sons hosted tours of CW veterans graves in the Boscobel Cemetery, adjacent to the re-enactment site. In the photo at left, 2nd Wisconsin Chaplain (PCC Fred Cook of Henry Harnden Camp #2) comforts a wounded soldier at the Surgeon's tent during the battle.
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