“GAR Personal War Sketches presented to Myron E. Stowell Post No. 84”

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The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) was an organization of Union Civil War veterans. The founders created the organization with the firm belief that the experiences of Civil War veterans were unique and hallowed. As a result, it was intended that the Grand Army would eventually die with the veterans of the war. This record of the South Deerfield, Massachusetts, G.A.R. shows that of the ten founders, only one was still alive in 1892, and of the total membership of 87 veterans only 24 remained alive. This sketch also describes one of the unsung aspects of the Civil War experience: the veterans’ wives formed a “Woman’s Relief Corps.”

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Item typeGovernment/Society Record
PublisherL. H. Everts
Date1895
PlaceSouth Deerfield, Massachusetts
TopicMilitary, Wars, Battles
EraCivil War and Reconstruction, 1861–1877
Rise of Industrial America, 1878–1899
EventAmerican Civil War. 1861–1865
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPrinting
Dimension detailsProcess Material: printed paper, ink with manuscript Height: 17.00 in Width: 12.00 in
Catalog #L02.026
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GAR Personal War Sketches presented to Myron E. Stowell Post No. 84. L. H. Everts. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l02-026/. Accessed on October 10, 2024.

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