. Manual of the civil war and key to the Grand army of the republic and kindred societies . reat campaign were noteasily broken. Strong men, who were neverknown to quail in the face of danger, wept likechildren when the day of parting finally came. The memories of the camp and battle-field werenot easily to be forgotten, and but few regimentsdisbanded that did not provide for future re-unions, when they could meet again under morepeaceful auspices, and recall what was pleasantof their former associations. This same spiritled to the organization of that greatest brother-hood of men, known in mo
. Manual of the civil war and key to the Grand army of the republic and kindred societies . reat campaign were noteasily broken. Strong men, who were neverknown to quail in the face of danger, wept likechildren when the day of parting finally came. The memories of the camp and battle-field werenot easily to be forgotten, and but few regimentsdisbanded that did not provide for future re-unions, when they could meet again under morepeaceful auspices, and recall what was pleasantof their former associations. This same spiritled to the organization of that greatest brother-hood of men, known in modern times, The Grand Army of the Republic, as well as the other organizations of those engaged in special arms of the first of these Societies was the We recognize no flag but theStars and Stripes. THIRD ARMY CORPS UNION which was formed March 16, 1862, and at first had for its objectthe raising of funds for embalming and sending home for burial 67 68 MISCELLANEOUS BADGES, ETC. Key-Board to the Colors used in the following badges. ^LUE^. KJLP. ^KpN^.£. <Jl^ HISTORY, jNI0(!5QipiERSALUANCE COLUMBIA. VETERAN SOCIETIES. 69 the bodies of officers killed in battle or dying in hospitals at thefront. Gen. Sickles was elected its first President, and held that posi-tion until prevented from acting by disability. The Society developed into a permanent institution to which allofficers or enlisted men who enlisted in the 3d Corps or partici-pated in the battles of the 3d Corps are eligible. Meetings are held annually on May 5, the anniversary of thebattle of Williamsburg. SOCIETY OF THE ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE. This Society owes its origin to a meeting held in the SenateChamber of the State Capitol at Raleigh, N. C, April 14, W. B. Woods presided, and a committee of five wasappointed to prepare a plan of organization. At an adjourned meeting held in the same place on the 25th ofApril a plan of organization was reported, in which the member-ship
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