Camp Utley Marker Dedication, June 18, 2026

Camp Utley Marker Dedication, June 18, 2026, at 1805 Wisconsin Avenue, Racine

A row of people, from left a man, two women, two men, the women in hoop skirts and the men in Union Army uniforms. Two of the men hold rifles. They stand on green grass, with a street, some trees, some houses behind them.

A contingent of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War traveled to Racine for the dedication event. [Tim Prior photo]

A row of five men in Union Army uniforms perform a color guard. The lead man holds a rifle and the next two men carry flags. Several spectators are watching from the left. Green grass and tall trees in the background.

The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War color guard proceeds past spectators towards the location of the new marker. [Tim Prior photo]

A row of six men in Union Army uniforms performing a color guard, the two in the middle carrying flags. They stand on grass and on a sidewalk. Behind them are trees, a street, some houses. A sign covered in a blue cloth is at left.

The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War color guard stands between the covered marker and Wisconsin Avenue. [Tim Prior photo]

A woman in a hoop skirt stands on a low stage at a microphone. A man stands on the left. At center is a cloth-covered sign and an audio speaker on a stand, and a young man in a Union Army uniform. Trees and blue sky are in the background

Joan Rice and Scott Leonard, President of Preservation Racine, are at left as Danielle Michaels of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War delivers an invocation. The veiled marker stands at center. [Tim Prior photo]

A crowd of 60 or so people watching something off to the left, most seated on folding chairs set up on the grass, others standing at the right. One woman is wearing a hoop skirt. In the foreground is a man holding a child with two more children standing in front of him. In the backround are Victorian houses and some trees.

The audience watching the dedication event. [Tim Prior photo]

A group of people stands in a row, from left a man in a blue blazer appauding, then a historical marker labeled Camp Utley, then a woman holding a blue cloth that has just been removed from the marker, then six men in blue Union Civil War uniforms, two of them bearing flags. They are standing in a patch of green grass, with large trees, a street, and Victorian houses in the background.

At left, Racine Mayor Cory Mason applauds as the marker has just been unveiled. Joan Rice stands near him, holding the cloth that had covered the marker. At right is the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War color guard. [Tim Prior photo]

A woman wearing a hoop skirt and shawl holds a flowered wreath before her, as she approaches a metal sign labeled "CAMP UTLEY". In the background are two men in Union Army uniforms, and some houses and trees.

A member of the National Auxiliary of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War prepares to lay a wreath before the new Camp Utley marker. [Tim Prior photo]

A row of people, from left a woman wearing a hoop skirt and red brimmed hat reads into a microphone from a paper, then in the distance a man holding a fiddle, then a metal sign with a flowered wreath at its base, an audio speaker, four men wearing Union Army uniforms, two carrying flags. In the background is blue sky and tall trees.

Danielle Michaels of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War reads a closing benediction, while Racine musician Mark Paffrath and the SUVCW color guard stand by. [Tim Prior photo]

A man with white whiskers and wearing a Union Army uniform, dark blue cap and jacket with light blue trousers and boots, stands beside a woman with a multi-colored blouse and white slacks. They stand in front of a bronze, rectangular signboard with the title "CAMP UTLEY". A couple other men in uniform, holding flags, stand at right. In the foreground is a small shrub and a memorial wreath. In the background are green grass and tall trees.

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Bill May (left) of the Veterans Center and Legacy Museum appeared on the program as Colonel William L. Utley. Joan Rice (right) earlier unveiled the new marker along with Racine Mayor Cory Mason.

Click here to read the program from the June 18 event.

Click here to go to YouTube for a video of the June 18 event by Ed Steckley.