Meet our Officers
Officers are elected annually at our Convention held the same date as the National Woman's Relief Corps Convention. Our fiscal year runs from September first, through August thirty-first.
President
Robert Petrovic
National President Robert "Bob" Petrovic passed to his reward on November 28, 2024. Bob was a founding/charter member of Logan's Brigade. He previously served as National Treasurer, and National Aide de Camp. Bob was also a Sons of Union Veterans Past Department Commander of Missouri and served as Chairman of the SUVCW Charitable Foundation. He is survived by his wife, Cher Petrovic, National Woman's Relief Corps President.
Vice President
Jonathan Swarts
Vice President Jonathan Swarts (charter member) resides in Indiana. Vice President Swarts is the Commander of the Indiana Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (MOLLUS). He is an office holder in Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) John Auten Camp #8 and the Department of Indiana of the SUVCW. Vice President Swarts is also the National Junior Vice President of the Sons of Spanish American War Veterans (SSAWV). He resides with his wife and college-age son in South Bend, Indiana.
Secretary/Treasurer
Timothy O'Neal
Treasurer Timothy "Tim" O'Neal (charter member) served as Logan's Brigade Vice President and Director of Grant's Guards, Cadet Cop resides in Dallas, Oregon with his wife, National Woman's Relief Corps Presidential Liaison and G. A. R. Memorial Museum Board member Kathy Jo O'Neal. Together the O'Neals supervise the NWRC "Civil War Nurses Project" researching and documenting the women who served as nurses and support staff during the American Civil War. He is also the secretary/treasurer of the Col. Edward D. Baker Camp #6 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Post located in Dallas, Oregon, and Department Secretary/ Treasurer of the Department of the Columbia SUVCW. He was an active Civil War reenactor from 2013 to 2019 with the 116th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Company B.
Press Secretary
Daniel Sauerwein
Daniel Sauerwein has been a Member of the Brigade since 2023, and is currently serving as the Press Secretary, being appointed by President Petrovic. In addition, he is a member of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) first joining in 2007 as a National Member-at-Large before being transferred to the John M. Thayer Camp-at-Large of the Department of Nebraska and the Dakotas when that Department assumed control over the Dakotas. He is also a Hereditary Life Companion in the Missouri Commandery of the Loyal Legion since August 2023 and was elected as a member of the Council for the Commandery at the 2024 annual meeting. He earned his eligibility for Companionship through the service of his great-great-great-great-great uncle, Capt. Peter Cover Spencer, who served in Co. B, 74th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Daniel is a member of the Nebraska Rangers, Sons of Veterans Reserve (SVR).9 with the 116th Pennsylvania. He works as a Reference Specialist in the State Archives at the State Historical Society of North Dakota, assisting patrons with accessing historical materials to aid in research, including genealogical research. A
historian by training, he holds a Master of Arts in History from the University of North Dakota (UND) and a B.A. in History from Illinois College. He completed coursework towards a Ph.D in History from UND and previously taught History, Geography, and Political Science courses at the college level. In his spare time, he is a member of the Sons of the American Legion, VFW Auxiliary, and Civil Air Patrol. He also engages in Civil War living history and historical miniature wargaming. An Army Brat, he is originally from Jerseyville, Illinois, but has lived in North Dakota, first in Grand Forks and now resides in
Bismarck. Volunteer Infantry, Company B.
Chaplain
Sumner Hunnewell
Sumner Gary Hunnewell, Jr. was born in Portland, Maine, to Sumner Gary Hunnewell and Shirley Ann Mayo. He is married to the former Sylvia Beatrice Richardson and together they have two children Sumner Tristan Hunnewell and Rachel Elanor Hunnewell.
Sumner and his wife are members of St. John’s Lutheran Church (LCMS) in Arnold, Missouri.
He has a B.S. Mathematics/Computer Science from Central Missouri State University and a Master’s degree in Telecommunication Management from Washington University in St. Louis. He is retired from software support, development, and project management for Southwestern Bell/SBC/AT&T.
Aide de Camp
Edward Bower
Edward "Ed" Bower is a charter member and served on the Executive Board for the founding of Logan's Brigade. Ed resides in Murphysboro, Illinois, the birthplace and childhood hometown of General John A. Logan. He is married to Woman's Relief Corps Senior Vice President Kathy Bower Ed believes his most significant accomplishment is surviving being Dad through the childhood and teen years of three daughters. He devotes his life now to four beautiful Granddaughters and one quite dashing Grandson, who is also a charter member of Logan's Brigade.
Director, Grant's Guards
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The Director of Grant's Guards supervises the youth program sponsored by Logan's Brigade.