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Opposition in G A R Ranks Against Confederate Monument
During grave decorating ceremonies at the national cemetery in Germantown opposition surfaced within Grand Army ranks to a Daughters of the Confederacy monument honoring Confederate dead. Past commander Thomas G Sample of Pittsburg urged no monument to anyone who fought against the flag in a national cemetery, while acknowledging southern groups' rights to erect memorials.
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Phwavet Pita
National Cemetery
Germantown
Grand Army
Daughters of the Confederacy
Onel
Thomas G. Sample
Pittsburg
Ellis Post No. 6
South