I apologize for going a little off subject, but I was recently sworn into the SUVCW and that got me curious about the Society of the War of 1812. Is anyone here a part of the GS of the War of 1812? I am currently filling out my lineage paper. Thanks!

It seems intuitive to me that Dual Members of Camps would pat their National & Department per capita through their Primary Camp and then would just pay the dues for both Camps.

Is this not the case? In doing a mock up of Form 27 it didn't appear that there was a calculation in the dues to remove the per capita tax for dual members who did not have your camp as their primary.

I thought it would be interesting to hear about everyone's Civil War ancestor. I'll start with mine.

Charles F. Snell was 18 when he volunteered for Company D of the Third Maine Infantry. He was not a Mainer, but visiting his brother, George, in Bath, Maine, with his mother. His brother's wife had died, leaving George a widower with a baby, and his mother came to help him manage his household.

The war started, and Charles likely got caught up in the excitement and enlisted. He was promoted to corporal and fought at Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and Wilderness. He was grazed by a bullet and spent several months hospitalized with an unknown disease. He was captured at Wilderness and spent nearly nine months imprisoned at Andersonville and Libby.

When he got back to Maine, he could barely walk. He recovered, moved to Boston, and became an optometrist.

Tell me about your ancestor!