General Orlando M Poe Camp No. 444

Cadillac, Michigan

General Orlando M Poe

Officers:

NEW! - "Having 501(c) (3) Tax Exempt Status. “Donations to the Department of Michigan - Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, its Camps, or Sons of Veterans Reserve Units operating within the Department of Michigan, Are Tax Deductible.”

About General Orlando M. Poe Camp 444

General Orlando M. Poe Camp 444 headquartered in Cadillac is the newest Camp in the Department of Michigan of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, established in 2021. The Camp is named in honor of the unsung Civil War and Great Lakes engineering hero Orlando Metcalfe Poe, with the Camp’s number paying homage to Cadillac’s Washington GAR Post 444.

The Camp currently is responsible for a geographical area of 5 counties across northern Michigan, striving to document and preserve graves, monuments, and memorials honoring Union Veterans. Camp 444 also works and partners with the local communities and area Veteran, historical, and genealogical organizations in promoting American history and honoring our Civil War Union Veterans and American Veterans of all eras.

General Orlando M. Poe Camp 444 holds regular meetings 8 times annually in the months of March, April, May, June, July, September, October, and November in Cadillac. Other events and activities are scheduled throughout the year.