Grand Army of the Republic, Department of WisconsinBig Earth Publishing, 2005 - 367 Seiten This compelling book takes you back to the 19th century when the first and largest veterans organization of its time, the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), was formed. Learn how the Union Army Veterans gained powerful influence in political, social, and civil life with this one-of-a-kind, comprehensive resource of information about Wisconsin's G.A.R. Included are listings of officers and other leaders, complete rosters of the state's posts, data about membership, information on all medals and badges, and much more. |
Inhalt
The First Years | 61 |
Posts by County | 80 |
Posts by Name | 102 |
Picket Posts and the Census of 1895 | 289 |
Annual Encampments | 308 |
National Encampments in Wisconsin | 321 |
Surviving Veterans by Regiments | 336 |
Badges | 343 |
Bibliography | 357 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
1951 MEMBERSHIP ACCOUNTED Annual Encampment Assistant Adjutant Assistant Quartermaster badge Baraboo Barron Barron County Berlin Camp Chaplain Charles CHARTER MEMBERS Chippewa Company comrades Croix Dane Dane County Democrat Printing Department of Wisconsin died Eau Claire flag Fond du Lac G.A.R. post Grand Army Grant Grant County Green Bay Green Lake Harvey Henry Iron Brigade James January Jefferson John Joseph Journal of Proceedings Judge Advocate June Juneau Junior Kenosha LAST MEMBER Lucius Fairchild Madison Manitowoc March Medical Officer MEMORIAM Milwaukee Monroe National Encampment organization Oshkosh Photo provided Platteville Portage Post Name post was named Prairie quartermaster Racine record regiment Republic reunion Richland Richland Center Ripon Rood Sauk Senior Vice Commander September sergeant served Sheboygan Sheboygan Falls soldiers Thomas Town Town County Trempealeau Unknown Walworth Walworth County Washburn Waukesha Waupaca WAUPACA COUNTY Waushara Waushara County William Winnebago Wisc Wisconsin Veterans Museum