. Soldiers and citizens' album of biographical record [of Wisconsin] containing personal sketches of army men and citizens prominent in loyalty to the Union. Also a chronological and statistical history of the civil war and a history of the Grand Army of the Republic; with portraits of soldiers and prominent citizens . M -r+M+1- MM +++M+++ MM f+++M+++-t **WWWWW H++++M++++M M++++M M++++M M++++M M++++M M4-+++M M++++M M+1- KJ -r+M H -r+M+-r H k ^ A A :i. j4. Jk Am++++M+t++M GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC. t;I;fYZZ>rf hLlIXZ;!+++-■++-■ i j^ :^ A ^ ^4++++Nl++++M i^ i blZZZZZZZZXZ:^+++-• |u( ■-+++ M-
. Soldiers and citizens' album of biographical record [of Wisconsin] containing personal sketches of army men and citizens prominent in loyalty to the Union. Also a chronological and statistical history of the civil war and a history of the Grand Army of the Republic; with portraits of soldiers and prominent citizens . M -r+M+1- MM +++M+++ MM f+++M+++-t **WWWWW H++++M++++M M++++M M++++M M++++M M++++M M4-+++M M++++M M+1- KJ -r+M H -r+M+-r H k ^ A A :i. j4. Jk Am++++M+t++M GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC. t;I;fYZZ>rf hLlIXZ;!+++-■++-■ i j^ :^ A ^ ^4++++Nl++++M i^ i blZZZZZZZZXZ:^+++-• |u( ■-+++ M-I-++-I-MM-H-++MM++++MM++-H-MM++++MM-I-+++M +++-• i -+++. ■f HE order of the GrandArmy of the Republic was,in the beginning, the di-rect outgrowth of ex-change of reminiscencesand sentiments of theveterans of the Civil War, intheir chance meetings. Therewere a million of men scat-tered Ihroughout the lengthand breadth of the land wliohad a common bond of unity—their memories of hoursof trial, danger and is a conceded fact that tlieinitiatory steps to constitute the Order weretaken in Illinois. The name of Dr. B. , Surgeon of the 14th IllinoisInfantry, is the first connected with thesystematic organization of the Grand Armyof the Republic. In the winter of 1865-6he discussed with comrades at Springfield, III.,the feasibility and propriety of an organiza-tion of veteran soldiers. In the mass of datafrom which this account is compiled the state-ments regarding its purpose conflict. One ac-count explicitly states that its object was politi-cal and another declares with equal decisionthat the plan included no such possi
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