Inception of the Grand Army of the Republic March
Historical notes recount the Grand Army of the Republic's origins and a vivid 1864 Meridian Raid led by General Sherman. It recalls the long march from Vicksburg to Meridian and back via Canton, with rail disruption, army coffee euphoria, and sleepless nights among the Fourteenth Illinois infantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Sherman
Vicksburg
Meridian
Enterprise
Smith
Memphis
Mobile
Fourteenth Illinois Infantry
Grand Army of the Republic origins in Illinois and Iowa
A historical account traces the formation of the Grand Army of the Republic from its 1866 Springfield origins to a formal Iowa department structure. It details key figures like Dr. B. F. Stephenson, Chaplain Snyder, and J. Lyman, and notes conventions in Davenport and Des Moines, with officers and delegates shaping early union veteran organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vision
Seventeenth Army Corps
B. F. Stephenson
W. J. Rutledge
Dr. Chaffee
Jos. Meacham
George Goldsmith
Samuel Logan
Harrison Scott
Stephenson
Paradise
Doc
Grand Army of the Republic
Meacham
Scott
Goldsmith
Logan
Stevenson
Springfield
Bloomington
Jas. M. Snyder
Weber
N. N. Tyner
Iowa
Department of Illinois
Department of Iowa
Add H. Sanders
Davenport
Grand Army
Sanders
B. E. Stephenson
Adjutant General's Office
Add. H. Sanders
J. B. Leake
William E. Miller
Town City
W. W. Stevens
Clinton
N. B. Howard
Lyons
William Hyde Clark
Dubuque
Creitz
Wilton
W. M. Kennedy
Muscatine
W. A. Hunter
Grinnell
G. L. Godfrey
Des Moines
J. P. Knight
Floyd
John A. Long
Boonsboro
H. W. Smith
Camanche
William. E. Small
Sabula
William G. Miller
Bellevue
E. E. Basset
R. M. Littler
Joseph Lyman
A. T. Andrews
George M. Staples
A. B. Kendig
Marshalltown
William Hyde Clarke
Dub
Indianapolis
Ind
National G A R Convention Promises Departmental Reform
As the Grand Army of the Republic moves toward perfecting its national organization at the convention, hopes rise that each district and post of the department will be strengthened. Continued on Page 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Burnap
Clear Lake
Second
Iowa
Cavalry
C. H. Huntly
Mason City
Tom Howard
Council of Administration
Department
Grand Army of the Republic
B. F. Stephenson
U. S
John M. Snyder
National Organization of the Grand Army
Also Mentioned on This Page
G. A. Chaudoin
Electrician
W. 2Nd St
Muscatine, Iowa
Grand Army OF
Republic
Organization of Great -Ational
Iowa Department
G. A.R
J. M. Briggs
Anita
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Cavalry
Anita Republican
Meade
Washington
Briggs
H. A. Dyer
B. C. Ward
Ward
Vermont
Sixth Corps
Army of the
Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
the Wilderness
Lee
Appomatox
Mr. Ward
Ver
Ment
Twentieth General Assembly of
Des Moines Association
B.C. Ward
Pierson’s
Ling
A.L. Pierson
2Nd St
Bristol Fisheries
Mississippi River
W. L. Mull
C.a.mull
Chas.l.mull&sons
West Second Street
Distributors of
Hart
Griffon
Diamond D
California
Guardsman
Tipton Sweetest
Marguerite
Williams Bros
Diamond Crystal Salt Star
Monogram
Mrs. Jones
Waldorf
Shetland
E. W. Horton
Fletcher
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