I hope you are staying cool and enjoying life. I have just returned from a week touring Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. Carole Curran needed to go to Indiana for a plague placing and I wanted to go to Illinois to see where Phil’s children buried him. So we made it an old fashion road trip. She did the driving and I kept her company. We flew into Chicago on Monday and flew home from Cincinnati, Ohio the following Sunday. Our first stop was Crete, Illinois. It is a small town south of Chicago. Phil grew up there and it is where he wanted to be buried. I was happy when I found him next to his parents. Next stop was Springfield, Illinois where we visited the DUVCW Headquarters, the Lincoln Tomb and the Lincoln Presidential Museum. Then, it was off to Knightstown, Indiana where Carole had to be on Friday. We made many stops along the way as we tried to stay off freeways and just enjoy the green countryside and slow pace of life. I worked trying to find Carole a Civl War patriot but could not. I an looking forward to our August meeting. After visiting the DUVCW museum, for this August meeting, I would like us to look around our homes and see what we can bring to the meeting to share about the civil War. Everyone has something - a picture, a family story or maybe an old bible. Even if you find nothing come and Bring a friend to the Meeting! In F-C-L, Gage Hewes CLARA BARTON TENT 95 CLARA’S NOTES NEWWSLETTER EDITION #6 AIGISST 2024 Our Mission The Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861 – 18