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Archive

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Collection
Grand Army of the Republic Collection
Title
Grand Army of the Republic Collection
Object ID
MG0017
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Collection
Grand Army of the Republic Collection
Title
Grand Army of the Republic Collection
Description
Collection consists of records of the Grand Army of the Republic and allied organizations. Most papers are from G.A.R. Post 478 (Mount Joy) and Post 84 (Lancaster). Included are minute books, burial records, membership applications, correspondence, national and state G.A.R. orders, encampment information, and Post correspondence. Many records are in book form.
Soldiers and sailors honorably discharged from the Army, Navy or Marine Corps of the U.S. who fought in the cause of the Union from Apr. 12, 1861 to Apr. 9, 1865 were eligible to become members of the Grand Army of the Republic. Allied Orders include: Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, Woman's Relief Corps, Sons of Veterans U.S.A. (later Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War) and their Auxiliary, as well as the Daughters of Veterans (later Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War).
Creation Date
1861-1931
Year Range From
1861
Year Range To
1931
Date of Accumulation
1861-1931
Creator
Grand Army of the Republic Post 478
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
Cruikshank, William
Furgeson, Elizabeth
Leach, David
Long, George
Nissley, D. H.
Nissley, David H.
Stephenson, Benjamin F.
Thomas, George H.
Thumb, Tom
Veil, Chas. H.
Wimer, John
Wolf, Joseph
Other Creators
Grand Army of the Republic Post 84; Grand Army of the Republic Post 524.
Subjects
Business records
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army of the Republic. Department of Pennsylvania
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic. Department of Pennsylvania
Sons of Veterans, U.S.A
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Woman's Relief Corp (U.S.). Department of Pennsylvania
Search Terms
Burial records
Business records
Civil War
Correspondence
Finding aids
Grand Army of the Republic
Iroquois Band
Stork's Orchestra
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
Letters
Lincoln Cemetery
Manuscript groups
Mount Joy Cemetery
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Woman's Relief Corp (U.S.)
Extent
6 boxes, 56 folders, 24 volumes, 3 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0017
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-17
Classification
MG0017
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
This collection was cataloged prior to 1997; added to database on 6 March 2018.
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Badge, Membership

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/9748b1e4-039c-4a47-9ad6-591192791346
Collection
Military Collection: Groups & Organizations, GAR
Object ID
1942.006.1
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Collection
Military Collection: Groups & Organizations, GAR
Description
GAR Parade Badge belonging to Frank J. Faesig
Last Owner
Faesig, Frank J.
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Storage Wall
A1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 03
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
People
Faesig, Frank J.
Subcategory
Personal Symbol
Search Terms
Grand Army of the Republic
Object Name
Badge, Membership
Material
Metal, Fabric
Object ID
1942.006.1
Accession Number
1942.006
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Badge, Membership

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/42ccb96c-c224-4330-9a74-765547947250
Collection
Military Collection: Groups & Organizations, GAR
Object ID
1948.010
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Collection
Military Collection: Groups & Organizations, GAR
Description
G.A.R. Badge belonging to William Henry Decker
Last Owner
Decker, William Henry
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Storage Wall
A1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 03
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
People
Decker, William Henry
Subcategory
Personal Symbol
Search Terms
Grand Army of the Republic
Object Name
Badge, Membership
Object ID
1948.010
Usage
Decker, William Henry
Accession Number
1948.010
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Block, Gavel

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Collection
History Collection: Groups & Organizations
Object ID
1995.994.3
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Collection
History Collection: Groups & Organizations
Description
White marble gavel stone from, "118 GAR"
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 05
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Subcategory
Ceremonial Artifact
Search Terms
Grand Army of the Republic
Gavels
Object Name
Block, Gavel
Material
Stone, Marble
Height (in)
2.75
Length (in)
6
Width (in)
6
Condition
Good
Object ID
1995.994.3
Accession Number
1995.994
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Box, Ballot

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/36ef8032-75df-4b03-aade-413239057429
Collection
History Collection: Groups & Organizations
Object ID
1995.994.1
Date Range
1900-1940
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Collection
History Collection: Groups & Organizations
Description
Voting box, nailed butt joint construction, pine, original varnish finish, in gold lettering, "Post 118 / GAR / Swamp Angel" Box fitted with bracket to hold miniature wooden cannon barrel with original gold paint decoration, Canon swivels on bracket and has an extension that acts as a stopper for the hole where balls are placed into drawer to vote.
Date Range
1900-1940
Year Range From
1900
Year Range To
1940
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 03
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Subcategory
Regulative & Protective T&E
Search Terms
Voting boxes
Grand Army of the Republic
Object Name
Box, Ballot
Material
Wood
Height (in)
7
Length (in)
13
Width (in)
5
Condition
Good
Object ID
1995.994.1
Accession Number
1995.994
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Button

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/565a2d47-7f6b-4e47-b330-955570717002
Collection
Military Collection
Object ID
1942.006.2
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Collection
Military Collection
Description
GAR Button belonging to Frank J. Faesig
Last Owner
Faesig, Frank J.
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Storage Wall
A1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 03
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
People
Feasig, Frank J.
Subcategory
Clothing -- Accessory
Search Terms
Grand Army of the Republic
Object Name
Button
Material
Metal
Object ID
1942.006.2
Accession Number
1942.006
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Button

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1dfbc55e-cc43-4de1-841d-734320137350
Collection
Military Collection
Object ID
1947.004
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Collection
Military Collection
Description
G.A.R. buttons belonging to Henry C. Eaby
Last Owner
Eaby, Henry C.
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Storage Wall
A1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 03
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
People
Eaby, Henry C.
Subcategory
Clothing -- Accessory
Search Terms
Grand Army of the Republic
Object Name
Button
Material
Metal
Object ID
1947.004
Usage
Eaby, Henry C.
Accession Number
1947.004
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The GAR : its organization and the men of Post #37

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Author
Patton, Alfreda,
Date of Publication
c1989.
Call Number
369.15 P322
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Responsibility
by Alfreda Patton.
Author
Patton, Alfreda,
Place of Publication
York, PA (P.O. Box 1824, York 17405)
Publisher
South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society,
Date of Publication
c1989.
Physical Description
i, 95 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Series
Special publications / South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society ; no. 39 (Jan./Apr. 1989)
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Grand Army of the Republic. - General John Sedgwick Post No. 37 (York, Pa.) - Registers.
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania.
Veterans - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - Genealogy.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Registers.
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Registers.
Additional Corporate Author
South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
369.15 P322
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The Grand Army of the Republic in Lancaster County

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Author
Knight, Glenn B.
Date of Publication
1995.
The Grand Army of the Republic in Lancaster County by Glenn B. Knight It was early 1866 and the United States of America — now securely one nation again — was waking to the reality of recovery from war. In prior wars the care for the veteran warrior was the province of the family or the community
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Responsibility
by Glenn B. Knight.
Author
Knight, Glenn B.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1995.
Physical Description
[98]-132 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 97, no. 3
Subjects
Grand Army of the Republic - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Veterans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Veterans.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 97, number 3 (1995), p. 98-105Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.97
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Medal, Commemorative

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b58f2473-5c1f-4910-8235-744323753571
Collection
History Collection: Groups & Organizations
Object ID
1909.004
Date Range
1909
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Collection
History Collection: Groups & Organizations
Description
Commemorative Medal
Face: "With Malice Toward None, With Charity for All / 1809, 1909"
Reverse: "This Medal was Struck for the Grand Army of the Republic in Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Abraham Lincoln"
Provenance
Gift is noted in minutes of Journal, 7 Dec. 1909.
Date Range
1909
Year Range From
1909
Year Range To
1909
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Drawer
Drawer 20
People
Lincoln, Abraham
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Grand Army of the Republic
Object Name
Medal, Commemorative
Material
Metal, Bronze
Depth (in)
0.25
Diameter (in)
3
Condition
Good
Object ID
1909.004
Accession Number
1909.004
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