Grand Army of the Republic
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
E. F. Mendendall Paper, 1895 June 8
G. W. Burke Paper, 1895 April 27
Grand Army of the Republic Lapel Button, After 1865
The collection contains a brass lapel button manufactured expressly for the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) veterans. The pin measures 5/8” wide and depicts five figures.
Homer postcard
This collection consists of one postcard, the front of which has a picture of an idealized Civil War cavalry officer wreathed in olive branches with a flag draped to one side, and the medal of the Grand Army of the Republic, with the inscription, "To My Comrade." The reverse contains a note from Homer, apparently to his sweetheart. He is entrusting the card to Carl for delivery so there is no address. Homer is thinking of her and missing her.
John L. W. Monenntly Paper, 1895 March 2
Joseph M. Brown Paper, circa 1892
L. P. Mitchell Paper, 1895 June 14
Louis Moore Paper, 1895 April 13
W. F. Shelley Paper, circa 1890
This collection consists of a handwritten memoir of the Battle of Gainsville (August 28, 1862), a preliminary action to the second Battle of Bun Run (August 2-30, 1862), read to the George W. Lennard Post of the Grand Army of the Republic, New Castle, Indiana, probably sometime during the 1890s. Shelley was evidently a member of the 19th Indiana regiment, which formed part of the famous "Iron Brigade" of the 1st Division, 1st Corps, U.S. Army. Much of the paper appears to be missing.