. Soldiers' and citizens' album of biographical record, containing personal sketches of army men and citizens prominent in loyalty of 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 . *-^*t^«*-^^*t^:^^C*:?-*^^*<^. IB E order of the Grand Armyof the Republic was, in1^^ the beginning, the di-^ rect outgrowth of ex-change of reminiscences andsentiments of the veterans ofthe Civil War, in their chancemeetings. There were a mil-lion of men scattered throughout the length a
. Soldiers' and citizens' album of biographical record, containing personal sketches of army men and citizens prominent in loyalty of 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 . *-^*t^«*-^^*t^:^^C*:?-*^^*<^. IB E order of the Grand Armyof the Republic was, in1^^ the beginning, the di-^ rect outgrowth of ex-change of reminiscences andsentiments of the veterans ofthe Civil War, in their chancemeetings. There were a mil-lion of men scattered throughout the length and breadth ofthe land who had a commonbond of unity—their memoriesof hour of trial, danger and triumph. It is a conceded fact that the initiator}^ stepsto constitute the Order were taken in name of Dr. B. F. Stephenson, Surgeon ofthe 14th Illinois Infantry, is the first connectedwith the systematic organization of the GrandArmy of the Republic. In the winter of 1865-66 he discussed with comrades at Springfield,Ills., the feasibility and propriety of an organi-zation 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 suc
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