A warm “Huzzah!” to Commander Eric Kirk of James D. Brady Camp #63 for organizing yesterday’s event. Conducted by a Fort Monroe Authority guide, the walking tour focused on the fort’s history in the Civil War and included a visit to the Casemate Museum, where the cell that briefly held Confederate President Jefferson Davis after the war has been preserved. Brothers and spouses from across the Department attended this excellent event.

Photos by Eric Kirk and Eric Atkisson.

The Chesapeake Leadership Program conducted its third annual staff ride/field experience at Antietam National Battlefield, on September 20, 2025. 15 Brothers participated in a day of fraternity and leadership lessons, based on the actions which occurred on the fields around Sharpsburg, MD, in September of 1862. 

Spent Monday evening with Boy Scout Troop 123 in St. George’s Delaware – invited by Scout leader Matt Gessner to give a presentation on what soldier life was like during the Civil War. The troop, along with other troops will be camping on a farm at Gettysburg, I forget which one unfortunately, and wanted to have an understanding of what the men went through back then. Bill Purdy from the second Delaware Reenactors volunteered to help along with his wife Renate Leuprecht Purdy in period clothing. I gave the young men a general quiz and brought along hands on artifacts for them to enjoy. It was a good evening. (Photo credits: Matthew Gessner)

Stricker Camp 64 is all set up for a meet & greet / recruiting effort at the Middletown Historical Society – Peach Festival here in Delaware. Chris Collins will be manning the booth. Civil war artifacts and tintypes will be on display and I believe GAR medals as well.

Many thanks to the Department of the Chesapeake brothers who attended the National Encampment in Houston, Texas, and warm congratulations one last time to Brother Kevin Martin and Sister Rosemary Martin for their successful terms as Commander in Chief of the SUVCW and President of the ASUVCW. 👏🏼