Past Department Commanders and Encampments

Department of Indiana Commanders and Encampments

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War

Elected	Department Commander	Encampment Number	Location of Encampment
1887	Elmer S. Walker and WikiTree Page	1	Richmond
1888	Elmer S. Walker and WikiTree Page	2	Indianapolis
1889	George C. Harvey and Find-a-Grave Memorial and Wikitree Page	3	Logansport
1890	John W. Newton and Find-a-Grave Memorial and WikiTree Page	4	Evansville
1891	John W. Newton and Find-a-Grave Memorial and WikiTree Page	5	Lafayette
1892	Newton J. McGuire and Find-a-Grave Memorial and C-in-C Bio	6	Fort Wayne
1893	Newton J. McGuire and Find-a-Grave Memorial and C-in-C Bio	7	Terre Haute
1894	Frank Martin and Find-a-Grave Memorial	8	Kokomo
1895	Frank Martin and Find-a-Grave Memorial	9	Anderson
1896	Rollo Blakesley Oglesbee and Find-a-Grave Memorial	10	Frankfort
1897	R. S. Thompson and Find-a-Grave Memorial	11	Marion
1898	R. S. Thompson and Find-a-Grave Memorial	12	Columbus
1899	H. O. P. Cline and Find-a-Grave Memorial	13	Shelbyville
1900	Sidney Conger and Find-a-Grave Memorial	14	Elwood
1901	G. W. Knetenstem	15	Muncie
1902	George F. Ogden	16	Rising Sun
1903	Elmer E. Freidling	17	Peru
1904	Lawrence A. Handley	18	Noblesville
1905	Thomas W. Blair	19	Rockville
1906	William P. Gottschalk	20	Valparaiso
1907	Charles C. Hartzell	21	Bluffton
1908	Frank E. Watson	22	Lafayette
1909	John D. Miller	23	Terre Haute
1910	Joseph Sego	24	South Bend
1911	T. Warren Allen	25	Richmond
1912	William F. Geller	26	South Bend
1913	William H. Hausche	27	Indianapolis
1914	Frank Shellhouse	28	Indianapolis
1915	A. W. McDaniel	29	Marion
1916	A. L. McConkey	30	Evansville
1917	F. C. Focht	31	Indianapolis
1918	George Matthews	32	Logansport
1919	W. T. Knipple	33	Elkhart
1920	Dr. E. S. Shumaker	34	Bloomington
1921	Dr. E. S. Shumaker	35	New Castle
1922	Thomas W. Lindsey	36	Connersville
1923	R. J. Bosworth	37	Muncie
1924	N. C. Goodman	38	Frankfort
1925	Benjamin E. Stahl	39	Princeton
1926	Alvin W. Wallace	40	Fort Wayne
1927	Roy L. Babylon	41	Gary
1928	C. S. Scull	42	Columbus
1929	George W. Nexen	43	Martinsville
1930	Dr. E. D. Smith	44	Wabash
1931	Frank L. Rickert	45	New Castle
1932	Capt. Albert L. Pawley	46	Richmond
1933	Ira E. Ransom	47	Huntington
1934	A. C. Thornburg	48	Muncie
1935	A. C. Thornburg	49	Marion
1936	A. C. Thornburg	50	Bloomington
1937	Oliver M. Hawkins	51	Logansport
1938	Will Ball	52	Kokomo
1939	Parker E. Thornburg	53	Michigan City
1940	Parker E. Thornburg	54	Evansville
1941	Louis King	55	Muncie
1942	George O. Dewey	56	Martinsville
1943	Hugh N. Snider	57	Elkhart
1944	Thomas M. Horn	58	Indianapolis
1945	Thomas M. Horn	59	Fort Wayne
1946	Clarence M. Barksdale	60	Fort Wayne
1947	Clarence M. Barksdale	61	Elkhart
1948	Robert L. Brown	62	Elkhart
1949	Ray V. Tuthill	63	Marion
1950	S. L. Isaac	64	Terre Haute
1951	Argus E. Ogborn and Find-a-Grave Memorial	65	Muncie
1952	Walter E. Wellman	66	Indianapolis
1953	Alonzo R. Stanfield	67	Indianapolis
1954	Alonzo R. Stanfield	68	Indianapolis
1955	Alva Reef	69	Indianapolis
1956	Clarence Bodle	70	Indianapolis
1957	John M. Caylor	71	Indianapolis
1958	John M. Caylor	72	Indianapolis
1959	Cecil McConahay	73	Indianapolis
1960	Col. Roy Volstad	74	Indianapolis
1961	Col. Roy Volstad	75	Indianapolis
1962	Thomas J. Lock III	76	Indianapolis
1963	Thomas J. Lock III	77	Indianapolis
1964	Thomas J. Lock III	78	Indianapolis
1965	Thomas J. Lock III	79	Indianapolis
1966	Thomas J. Lock III	80	Indianapolis
1967	Walter E. Wellman	81	Indianapolis
1968	Thomas J. Lock III	82	Indianapolis
1969	William G. Shannon	83	Indianapolis
1970	Marvin W. Reed	84	Indianapolis
1971	Herbert Ray Worth	85	Indianapolis
1972	James Halberstadt (resigned) William G. Shannon	86	Indianapolis
1973	Ivan D. Lancaster Find-a-Grave Memorial and WikiTree Page	87	Indianapolis
1974	Wayne C. Klusman	88	Indianapolis
1975	Otto Guedelhoefer	89	Indianapolis
1976	Donald Lee Kelly	90	Indianapolis
1977	Orval King	91	Indianapolis
1978	Larry L. Hough	92	Indianapolis
1979	Argus E. Ogborn and Find-a-Grave Memorial	93	Indianapolis
1980	Clifford E. Becker	94	Indianapolis
1981	Clifford E. Becker	95	Indianapolis
1982	Ivan D. Lancaster Find-a-Grave Memorial and WikiTree Page	96	Indianapolis
1983	Allen W. Moore and Find-a-Grave Memorial and WikiTree Page	97	Indianapolis
1984	Allen W. Moore and Find-a-Grave Memorial and WikiTree Page	98	Indianapolis
1985	Francis L. Lipp	99	Indianapolis
1986	Francis L. Lipp	100	Indianapolis
1987	Francis L. Lipp	101	Indianapolis
1988	Alan R. Loomis and Find-a-Grave Memorial and WikiTree Page	102	Indianapolis
1989	Alan R. Loomis and Find-a-Grave Memorial and WikiTree Page	103	Indianapolis
1990	Alan R. Loomis and Find-a-Grave Memorial and WikiTree Page	104	Indianapolis
1991	Edward Krieser	105	Indianapolis
1992	Edward Krieser	106	Indianapolis
1993	Dr. Gary E. Dolph	107	Indianapolis
1994	Dr. Gary E. Dolph	108	Kokomo
1995	Stephen T. Jackson	109	Kokomo
1996	Ronald B. Gill and Find-a-Grave Memorial and WikiTree Page	110	Kokomo
1997	Ronald B. Gill and Find-a-Grave Memorial and WikiTree Page	111	Kokomo
1998	Jay W. Crisp	112	Kokomo
1999	Russell W. Kirchner	113	Fort Wayne
2000	Thomas Crawford and Find-a-Grave Memorial and WikiTree Page	114	Kokomo
2001	Thomas Crawford and Find-a-Grave Memorial and WikiTree Page	115	Kokomo
2002	Alan Teller	116	Bluffton
2003	Alan Teller	117	Kokomo
2004	Gib Young	118	Kokomo
2005	Gib Young	119	Kokomo
2006	Bruce R. Kolb	120	Kokomo
2007	Bruce R. Kolb	121	Kokomo
2008	Jack Shaw	122	Kokomo
2009	Jack Shaw	123	Kokomo
2010	Matthew J. Elkin	124	Kokomo
2011	Matthew J. Elkin	125	Kokomo
2012	Michael W. Beck	126	Kokomo
2013	Michael W. Beck	127	Kokomo
2014	William R. Adams	128	Kokomo
2015	William R. Adams	129	Kokomo
2016	Dennis H. Rigsby	130	Kokomo
2017	Dennis H. Rigsby	131	Kokomo
2018	Timothy J. Beckman	132	Kokomo
2019	Timothy J. Beckman	133	Kokomo
2020	Dennis C. Hutchinson	134	Virtual
2021	Dennis C. Hutchinson	135	Kokomo
2022	James M. Floyd, Jr.	136	Kokomo
2023	Thomas L. Schmitt	137	Kokomo
2024	Thomas L. Schmitt	138	West Lafayette
2025	Travis J. LeMaster	139	West Lafayette