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HISTORY OF THE fiRINP ARMY OF THE REPUBil
SPIX-.Wirk WST'g. A fc'MD AUXILIARY ORGANIZE IONS' VPWS
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MEMORIAL DAY
IN AMERICAN HISTORY
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(Written for Tho Capital Journal
Momorinl edition. by Captain Dan
iel Webster, Salem.)
To Dr. B. F. SteyenBon, nn army
surgeon of Springfield, 111., belongs
the honor fo first having suggested
tho organization now known as tho
Grand Army of the Republic, tho
object, of which should be "to
strengthen those kind and fraternal
fdelings which bind together tho
soldiers, sailors and marines who
united to BuppreBs tho rebellion and
perpetuate tho memory and history
of tho dend," This suggestion was
mado in tho Bprlng of 18GG, and so
well was tho idea received that tho (Organization, at the wiine time it V
in the care and appearnnco of tho
cemeteries has also increased until
it is rare one can be found that has
not been improved through tho in
fection introduced, originally, by tin
Orand Army of tho Republic.
Tho Grand Ar,my of the Republic,
ns nn organization has now been in
existence 40 years. Its experiences
liavo been much no has that of other
similar organizations, at times pros
perous and at others discournglng,
but, nipon tho whole, its members
may truly fool proud of its record.
It is safe to say that a large tnajority
of tho survivors of tho Civil war
SALEM VETERANS
; ON ROLL OF HONOR
are, or. havo been, afllllatcd with tho
On tho 2Cth day of September,
1882, Department Commander N. S.
Pierce .of the Department of Oregon,
Grand Army of the Ropublic, mus
tered tho following named persons,
as charter members of Sedgwick
Post, No. 10, G. A. R. in this city?
J. W. Crawford,' O. 13. Johnson,
J. il. Patterson, A. W. Drnger, L.
Burton, H. W. Pallus, P. F. Clark,
W. H. Cooper, E, Cathor, F. J. Bab
cock, L. M. Baker, T. C. Smith, D.
hows, E. B. McCormnck, A. J. Moffit,
D. M. Morris, H. J. Minthom, J. E.
McCoy, William Mnrston, R. H.
Miller, S. W. Morgan, William A.
Morgan, Lewis Miller, Robert Mc
Caustlnnd, J. M. Mntthes, A. II. Mc
Cormnck, G. A. Musser, A. P. J.
Mntheny, F. E. Miller, A. McMillan,
N. N. Mathews, A. H. McAtot,
Thomas Morgan, E. II. McDoug.il,
G. S. McNunn, J. R. Neer, Albert
Oiinger, Otto Ollngor, August Ot-
J. Dinsmoro, Jonathan Leslie, E. L. to, S. B. Ormsby, F. C. Perrino, John
first national encampment of tho or
der was held in Indianapolis, Ind.,
.in October of tho same year, at
which the states of Illinois, Missouri,
KansnB, Wisconsin, New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iown, Kentucky,
Indlnnn and tho District of Columbia
woro rcprcsontcd. At this meeting
Gen S. A. Hurlburt of 111., was elect
ed commander in chief.
Those wcro strenuous time po
litically and active partisans sought
to uso tho order to forwnrd their
own political ond3, consequently tho
belief becamo provnlent thnt tho or
der wns purely political in its alms
and purposes. Thlo resulted in an
Almost total disruption of tho or
ganization, particularly in tho mid
dlo west. It soon rovived, howovor,
n'nd now ruleo and regulations woo
adopted which provided that "No
officer or comrado of tho Grand
Army of tho Ropublic shall in nny
manner ribo this orcanizatlon for
partisan purposos, and no discussion
of partisans quostlons shnll bo per
mitted at any of Kb meetings; nor
ehnll any nomination for political of
flco bo mndo." Slnco tho ndoptlon
of tho abovo, tho order has lot par
tisan politics alono and is now proud
of tho fact that men of nil political
parties aro members thereof and
that no distinction is mndo for or
Against n mombor becnuso of his po
litical nmilatlon.
Tho membership badge and button
of this order is manufactured under
letters patent expressly for tho
Grand Army of tho Ropublic, from
bronze cannon captured from tho
Confederate army during tho war
and at tho surrender, and cannot bo
legally obtained or worn bv nny
other than a mombor of tho order
In good standing, nnd In order to
becomo such a mombor he must have
served at loast threo months ns a
soldier in tho Civil war and havo
received nn honorable discharge.
In Janunry, 1808, Gen. John A.
Lognn was elected commandor In
chlof and on tho 5th' day of May
following ho issued tho following or
der establishing Memorial Dny:
"Tho 30th dny of Mny, 1808 is hero
by designated for tho purpose of
strewing with flowers or otherwlso
decorating tho graves of comrades
who died in dofonso of their country
during tho Into robolllon, nnd whoso
bodies now Ho in almost every city,
village nnd hamlet church yard in
tho land. In this obsorvnnco no
form of coremony Is prescribed, .but
posts nnd comrades 'will, In their
own way arrange such fitting ser
vices nnd testimonials of respect ns
circumstances may permit." '
At tho national encampment In
1870 tho following nrtlclo w;is
adopted as part of the rules an-1
regulatiens:
"Tho national encampment horo-
by establishes a Memorial Day, to
a fact that many aro found In every
community who havo let tholr mem
bership InpBO and their Interest in
tho order dio out. Somo of these
nro excusable because of tho Infirm
ities Incident to old ngo nnd disease,
but too many do bo from loss of in
terest, the result of continued ne
glect of tholr fealty to tho order, but
they almost Invariably retain and
dloplny tho little bronze button as nn
Insignia of their former membership
notwithstanding tho fact that It Is
contrary to tho rules, of tho order
and the Btntutes of tile stnto of Or
egon for them to wenr tho snmo
when not In good standing with their
post.
Tho Woman's Relief Corps, nn
auxiliary to tho Grand Army of tho
Ropublic, originated in Portland.
Mo., In 18C0. Ton yenrs Inter a
stato relief corps was organized in
the state of Massachusetts.
Tho fifteenth nntionnl encamp
ment of tho G. A. R. hold in India
napolis, In Juno, 1881 nuthorlzed tho
formntlon of a Woman's Relief
dorps nuxllllnry to tho Grand Army
of tho Republic, and at tho national
encampment hold In Denver in July,
1883 It was "Resolved that wo cor
dlally hall tho organization of the
Womnn's Rollof Corps, and extend
our greeting to them. We rotum
our wnrmest thanks to tho loyal wo
nion of tho land for their enrnest
support nnd oncourngemont, nnd bid
mem God speed w their work,'"
which flxod tho status of tho organ
ization. Tho Womnn's Rollof
Corps Is a secrot organization work
ing under a ritual, and nil loyal
women nro ollglblo to membership
therein, No relief ,corpB can ex
ist ns a part of tho national order
which Is not aiuxlllary to n post of
tho G. A. R.
Tho W. R. C. has from tho flYst
boon n loyal workor with tho G. A.
R., and more ofton thnn otherwise
Brlggs, Wells Lntourette, H. F.
Adams, Emory A. Wood, A. F.
Wheeler, D. W. Mnthews, R. .t.
Sharp, Geo. Williams, O. G. Shurt-
lcir, C. S. Rockenlleld, D. C. Sher
man, F. McAdnniB, W. II. Simpson,
Gideon Stolz, F. C. Perrlncf. L. Hon
derson, Newton Putnam, E. Lamport
and J. W. Beatty.
Tho post vas then organized by
tho election and Installation of the
following efficers: Commandor F.
J. Bnbcock; senior vlco-commnndor,
T. C. Smith; Junior vice-commander,
A. F. Wheeler; surgeon, L. Hender
son; chaplain, Gideon Stolz; officer
of tho day, Geo. Williams; officer of
tho gninrtl, Wolls Latourotto. Tho
appointive officers were: C. S. Roch
enflcld, adjutant; D. C. Sherman,
Borgennt major; F. C. Porrlno, quar
termaster sergeant; Inside guard, E.
A. Wood; outsldo guard, Jonnthnu
Leslie.
Thoro havo been enrolled In tho
membership of tho post slnco Its or
ganization tho following named pereons:
Gcorgo Anderson, Jnmcs Atkins,
Levi. P. Adnms, Isnac Adams, Al
bert Ammermnn, E. L. Brlggs, F. J.
Bnbcock, L. M. Baker,, L. Burton,
E. Becker, James Batcholor, W. II.
Byars, II. C, Bell, William Benson.
J. C. Blnlr, Jnmes M. Brown, I. F.
Hurt, A. M. Bryant, W. W. Bnrtlett,
E. W. Bell, A. B. Buren, A. G. Brnd
ley, Gilbert C. Brown, Lewis Blnko-
noy, Jnmes L. Bnlllngor, Edwin Bur
ton, Lymnn Blnkoly, J. L. Bennott,
H. H. Brown, Potor Buell, Oliver
Butler, M. Benmcr, William H.
Brown, B. H. Brndshaw, P. S. Bar
ber, C. S. Brock, S. Burrlght, J. G.
Burggraft, Avery Burnett, II. I.
Brown, Jesso Bennett, J. Q. Barnco,
John Batey, Gilbert C. Brown, P. F.
Clnrk, J. W. Crawford, Alexander
Cronoyer, E. W. 'Chnpmnn, R. A.
Crossnir, Aen Corwln, Lewis Cnpscll,
E. C. Churchill, O. C. Churchill, S.
B. Cone, J. II. Campbell, lllloy H.
Cain, C. E. Cllno, C. W. Chorrlng-
ton, C. L. Corwln, B. B. Crow, J.
Caufleld, S. N. Carter, R. Chnmbora,
Patterson, Z. M. Pnrvln, W. D. Pot
tlngill, J. K. Pickens, A. E. Parker,
Avery J. Poole, Christopher Pepper
ling, C. Pntee, William F. Peck, Wll
Unm K. Prntt, M. Pomeroy, A. L.
Pearson, L. A. Port, H. W. Prescott,
C. Patrick, J. M. Pugh, Frank L.
Pound, G. A. Prentls, Christopher lorn, nnd mnny others for various
Pofferlng, Alexander Prescott, Peter reasons find it impossible to take an
Rosier, Henry Rogers, S. A. Rnndle, nctlvo pnrt in tho organization, and
J. D. Rouse, John A. Rotan, J. V. havo been dropped from tho list. As
Ronco, T. Remington, j. C. Rutm.,' comploto a list as possible of thow
J, E. Ross, J. P. Robertson, T. H. In nctlvo standing in Sedgwick Post
Williams, A. F. Wheeler, Georiro
Wright, Anton Worth, s. B. Wnt
kln8 IHrnm Whlto, S. J. l. Whlto
man, E. II. White, G. W. Willis, Jo-
' " " vuiBUil, ASUIOV
Whlto, E. C. Wethlngton, Kdwara
Wllllnms, N. S. Williams, Ell Webb
John L. Wood, W. A. Waters, l!
Wontz, R. E. Wands, II. l. Woole,
Daniel Webster. John wiiiim.'
Henry Wlddersholm, Gcorgo Zinn,'
Thos. A. Rndcliff, Henry A. Andrles,
Irwin L. Smith, Jnmcs M. Long, cioo!
W. Hunter, Hrfvry W. Hicks, H. Cart-
wen, John F. Shoup, W. H. Watklns,
W. W. Bales; R. T. Leepcr, George
Lansing, F. A. Thompson, David
Cade, John Sullivan, Tllmnn H. Hnr
rymnii, Samuel T. L. Lobeck, Joseph
Chhdwlck, Abram DeLong, Edwin Y.
Lnnslng, F. L. Forshnoll, Clark to!
Stone, Edwin B. Elliott.
Time hns thinned tho ranks of the
Grand Army, nnd year by year tho
rostor of Sedwlck Post, like thnt of
nl lothon, grows Binnller, Only
about 75 nnmeB now appear In tho
books of tho local post. Many of tho
members have moved awoy from Sa
T.C. Smith ,.."'B.i
W- H. BlmLVH
Reynolds, O. D. Radnbaugh, R. R.
Ryan, E. Rnndoll, J. E. Robbing, J.
N. Ryan, W. M. Rlblnsoh, B. F.
Rndnbaugh, P. F. Rumrlll, Alex.
Prescott, Earl Race, W. H. Simpson,
D. C. Sherman, T. C. Smith, Gideon
Stolz, L. S. Scott, F. B. Southwlck, D.
H, Sherwood, A. R. Stevens, Lymnn
S. Scott, Joshun H. Smith, Wllllnm
Spayed, R. M. Sayro, A. S. Slippy,
has been obtained. They are:
Albert Allen, Henry Andrews, Ed
ward Brlggs, J. Q. Barns, W. II.
Brown, L. M. Bnker, II. Broughton,
Isaac Buamgartnor, W. II. Dynre,
Lyman Burton, Jnmes Batcholei,
Iloraco Cadwoll, James CrawforJ,
David Cade, A. W. Dragor, Leo Eller,
Irn Erb, W, H. Fo!ger, George Oris-
wold, S. B. Haywnrd, W. M. Hlller;,
Frank Starr, I. N. Strlckler, J. M.iD. C. Howard, Jos-ph Hepp, Ferdi
Scott, John Savago, George P. San Inand Kurz, II, A. Kotchum, William
dorson, F. M. Smith, John Scollnrd, Lnnslng, George Lansing, F. It.
William H. Smith, I. C. Sutton, D. Leepcr,. Gcorgo Lowls, D. F. Lnn,
E. Swank, G. D. Sprnguo, Jnmes W. G. R. Meer, D. W. Mathews, Can
SlJsbee, John Schnupp, 0. W. Smith, field Mnrsh, L. K. Page, F. L. Poun,,
F. R. Schultz II.jjH. Spnuldlng, L. Z. M. Parvln, Earl Race, J. P. Rob
D. Small, J. L. Stockton, P. A. ortson, Thomns Rntcllff, R. R. Itynn,
Thomas, S. P. Tetr, Oscar Titos, b. W. II. Robinson, Jnmes Ross, John
A. Thnyor, H, II. Tompkins-, H. M. Shoop, I. C. Sutton, Gideon Stolz, W.
VnnAvery, W. Vnndorcook, George H. Simpson, D. C. Sherman, J. H.
?m,lIuwS
Whltcnian t n ;IYIi1i.Ij
yuisa
"oseiin ChadwiA : '
Long. VR " A!
thoofflSMlJ
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Pa"l". A. wil
t The Woman', iiTg
Wayed a prominent J&
Orand Army 0fai!a g
war vran, Uu )S. S
of the local corp!: farS
Helen m. Swthwfci ilfl
Mnry Bnker. Ahu Z2M
Crossan, Lottie Dkuja
Snrnh Drager, AJaZ3
lo Wright. ' ' '
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tnkon tho lend In all bouovolent nnd W. E. Copelnnd, Geo. P. Cadwell, D.
relief work In which they havo been' J. Cooper, James Crawford, A. Col-
ongngod, which has bon consider
ablo In this city nnd vicinity, and
thoy nro entitled to nuboundod cred
it for their support and encourage
ment In tho exercises incident upon
tho observance of Memorial Dny.
Tholr connection with tho pont
seems to completo tho family, rend
ering ench moro ofllclent in the per
formnnco of all the duties encumbnnt
upon them by the lawo and ruloa
of tho order.
Ladles of the Gnuul Army of tlu
Republic
day
oura on Sunday, the s.uceedlng day
ehnll ho observed, oxept, where bv
legal onncnio"t, tho preceding day
la mnd a 'ecnl holiday, when such
day Blmt' l obsorved."
At first tho observance of the day
was confined almost wholly to th
G, A, R. but tho custom has grown
until of Into years It has becomo
national in its observance, Thus
lias n custom Inaugurated by tho pur
vivors of tho Civil War becomo of
Buch geuernl obsorvnnco that tha
graves of deceased Boldlors .!n the
average cemeifej-y .seam neglecjfod
when compared with thoso ot ho
cltlM)! dftil that, havl been decora l-
eti oy. innr roimiveB mm inuuus,
Hns, W. B. Carpenter, Wm. Crran..
Henry Crnft, A. W. Drnger, R. G.
Dove, Evan Dally, Geo. M. Docker,
John Donovnn, Charles C. Daniels,
William Dollnrhide, E. P. Doty,
Charles E. Dayton, Silns Dlckerson,
G. W. Davis, A. W. Dutton, Lpck
wood D. Dennlson, Irn Erb, 0. B.
Edgett, John L. Evnns, Wesley Elli
son, G. W. EUIo, W. A. H. Forger,
J. N, Ferguson, Joseph Fhhbnrn, C5,
R. Foster, W. E. Flescher, W J.
Forbes, Jnmcs Fisher, Peter Fo,
David J, Ferrell, James R. FaU
banks, A. N. Gilbert, O. P. Graham,
Sometime in tho '80s the Ladles of M, E. Goodelj, Charles Gibbons, L.
R. Gault, George Grlswold, G. A.
Grandstand, G, G. Cans, H. H. Gla83
ford, G. W. Grannis, James F.
Goodo, John Garbe, D. C. Howard,
L. Henderson, W. A. Henry, T. E. '
Hoover, T, Holverson, William Hll-.
lery, G. W. Harrison, J, L. Hockott,
Wllllnm II. Henllne, Alexander j
Hamilton, A. D. Hulse, L. D. Henry,
E. K. Hall, T. J. Harrison, C. F. Hall, j
John Henson, W. I. Henderson, i
Richard Hooper, William Harrison,,
No
the Grand Army, composed of tho
wlve-3, widows, mothors and daugh
ters of soldiers, was organized, nnd.
though, not as largo an qrgantzatlon
as tho W. R. C, it Is well represented
In nil of tho states and territories.
In many cases thoy nro uccopted nnd
l'OCOCnlzeri n nnvltlnn- t nnefi ?
bo observed by the member of ho tho G. A n Tho QbJocts Q
Grand Army of the Republic, on tlH'Kan,znton ftr(J )rnctcn th rQ
30th day of May annually, in com- ns nro thnBft nfhair. ..LM",?L
momorntton of tho deeds of our fnl- w n n m,,. tnn ," .
. . ,,. . , i. u. Q. They, too, have always
II. II l-.llll 1 nil ; 1 ll.fTI 91I.I1 .1 11 IIMa ...... . ..
.,.. ............. .-..w.. ... t.t.j '-.lirkATl rllthllOlncllit l II.aI. t I AI nhnal UnHnnn T Tl - T W
of tholr ritualistic sorvlces on Mo- Huber, J. Holslnger, John Heales,
morlal Day. it has been tho custom
of tho circle in this city to give n
free dinner to all o'i soldiers upon
such holidays as New Years, Memor
ial Day, and Washington's birthday,
whereas it has been the custom of
tho W. R. C. to furnish a supper In
tho evening. With two srich organi
zations In n flourishing condition
there Is not much danger of the old
veterans going hungry or suffering
for want of attention from the fair
sex.
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James W. Jory, C. R. Jones, W. B.
Jnme3, T. B. Jones, Levi Jones, T. M.
Klrby, ohn Knmph, John Kelley,
John Kline, Joseph J. Krapps, Jo
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J. B. Latherman, S. T. Lobock, Jo
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