Tent #103 sisters, Robin Turpin and Deborah Domain, have been busily involved helping with the planning of a deeply meaningful and local Civil War Memorial Dedication. We hope as many of you as possible will join in the dedication of this Civil War Memorial  which will be  placed in the cemetery of St. John UCC. Please join us, and many from the community, at the dedication of this new Civil War Memorial Gravestone that a number of you have contributed to, honoring three area men who gave their lives to preserve our nation, but who lay buried far from their Illinois homes.

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When: Saturday, October 11, 2025, at 10 a.m. 

Where: St. John UCC Church Yard, 1475 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine, IL

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This is a free event, open to the public.  We will participate with the congregation of the St. John UCC Church, the LGAR, SUVCW, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, to commemorate the lives and service of three brave young men from the church (previously named St. John German Evangelical Church), founded in 1846. Though these soldiers were buried in national cemeteries in the South, this new memorial ensures their sacrifice is remembered close to their homes in Palatine and Barrington.

The memorial recognizes:

·       Louis Bergman (Palatine): Served in the Illinois 113th Volunteer Infantry, Louis was captured and held at Andersonville and Camp Lawton and died on October 29, 1864, at age 22. His story has long been remembered by the Palatine community.

·       Gustavus Heinrich Schaefer (Barrington): Enlisted in the 6th Missouri Volunteer Infantry just days after the war began. He died from wounds received at the Battle of Resaca, Georgia, on May 13, 1864. Recent research has brought his and his parents' story to light.

·       Karl Ludwig Lange (Barrington): The youngest, he enlisted in the Illinois 134th Volunteer Infantry at age 15 and died while guarding railroad assets in Columbus, Kentucky, on July 10, 1864. His story had been forgotten until newly discovered records illustrated his life and death.