Jan-Mar 2013 Vol. 25- No.1 Dave Maloney, Editor - CWVHA

Pres. Message by Dan Mitchell

Jan-Mar 2013 Vol. 25- No.1 Dave Maloney, Editor

WE ARE BACK!

TT HEHE VV ETERANETERAN T H E N E W S L E T T E R O F T H E

C I V I L W A R V E T E R A N S H I S T O R I C A L A S S O C . “ T H E 4 T H B A T T A L I O N ”

F O U N D E D I N 1 9 8 7

P R E S E R V I N G T H E M E M O R Y O F U N I O N A N D C O N F E D E R A T E V E T E R A N S O F T H E A M E R I C A N C I V I L W A R

WE ARE BACK!! The Veteran, the official

publication of the Civil War Veterans Histori-

cal Association (CWVHA), is back in publica-

tion on a quarterly schedule—and it's on-line

at http://www.cwvha.org/newsletters/.

I am very grateful to our past-Editor, Dave

Maloney, for once again taking on this monu-

mental task.

For The Veteran to be a success (and, for that

matter, for the CWVHA to be a success) the

total membership must take an active role in

contributing articles and sending them to our

new editor. You can start that process now.

You can update previous articles that you

have published in past issues of The Veteran.

While Dave has scanned in and posted many

past issues of The Veteran online (see

http://www.cwvha.org/achives/), resubmit-

ting articles will now result not only in those

encore articles appearing in our monthly

online newsletter, but those new articles will

also be keyword searchable, so researchers can

quickly and easily locate information of inter-

est by using a simple search - something we

cannot do with the currently scanned images

of past issues.

Each article author is, of course, responsible

for the content and accuracy of his/her arti-

cle. Here are the general guidelines for article

submis-

sions:http://www.cwvha.org/achives/article-

submission-guidelines/. Note an article must

be submitted by the dates set by the editor if it

is to be placed in the next publication.

Though exceptions can be made, the submis-

sion date is generally seven days prior to each

publication date which is the first day of each

calendar quarter (i.e., prior to Jan 1, April 1,

July 1 and Oct 1). All digital images submitted

with the articles should be high resolution,

close-up, in focus and with good lighting.

There can be multiple images included with a

single article. Articles can be in MS Word and

attached to an email, or simply typed in the

body of the e-mail itself. Send articles with

associated images in the same email. It is quite

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The Veteran Vol. 25 - No. 1 Jan-Mar 2013

The Veteran is published quarterly in January, April, July, and October by the Civil War Veterans Historical

Association.

Dave Maloney, Editor 1612 Shookstown Rd. Frederick, MD 21702 301-228-2279

Deadline Email submissions to [email protected] at least seven days preceding month

of publication.

Civil War Veterans Historical Association Since 1980

Read The Veteran Archives

President

Dan M. Mitchell 317-736-6020

[email protected]

Vice Pres. John Mullay

[email protected]

Secretary Shane Bowles

[email protected]

Treasurer Cindy Zerkowski

[email protected]

When they have received them and have of-

fered their suggestions and corrections, the by-

laws will be presented to the membership for

approval at our annual meeting at the Ohio

Civil War Show.

It is hard communicating with our member-

ship as we are so dispersed and some with

Internet access but others without. Sometimes

I do not get timely response to questions that

I have asked from some members. This makes

it difficult to put together the president’s mes-

sage and other articles in the newsletter. So,

please, contribute in a timely manner when

PERHAPS WE

NEED TO

EXPLORE THE

IDEA OF

INCREASING

OUR AREA OF

INTEREST TO

INCLUDE

VETERAN

ORGANIZATION

S OF THE

MEXICAN AND

SPANISH

AMERICAN

WARS.

possible that in some cases an article will not

need an image, but normally they will. Be sure

to compose a caption for each image; alterna-

tively, reference the image in the body of the

article.

Dave says that he will try to accommodate any

member willing to write an article whether or

not he/she has an Internet connection. But

using email is best. Contact him by phone at

301-228-2279 if need be.

With the restart of the publication of The Vet-

eran, I think that we need to make a concerted

effort to try and significantly increase our

membership. Perhaps we need to explore the

idea of increasing our area of interest to in-

clude veteran organizations of the Mexican

and Spanish American Wars. This is only an

idea—you might have other ideas about other

wars to include, or you may totally be against

such a shift in our interests. Please, let me

know what your thoughts are on this matter. I

bring this up because if you have noticed for

the last two or three years at the Ohio Civil

War Show, there has been a shift in the inter-

est of the crowd that comes to the show as

well as the dealer items that are being offered

for sale. There are quite a few SS and

Wehrmacht uniformed re-enactors walking

around, and I have noticed that for the last

two years a definite increase in the number of

young people at the show. I believe this is in

response to the inclusion of later war items

from WWI, WWII, Korean, etc. Not much

history is being taught in schools today and

unfortunately the Civil War, even though it is

the 150 year anniversary of this war, is one of

the wars that are being only skimmed over.

I am preparing a set of by-laws to be previewed

by an ad hoc committee comprised of our

officers and two or three more members.

Pres. Message (Continued from page 1)

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Captain Wallace Smith Foster – “Sponsor For The American Flag” By Cindy Zerkowski

asked. We will look into putting an email dis-

tribution list together to better enable us to

communicate.

You should think about a slate of officers for

the coming year to vote on at the next annual

meeting. I have been your president for many

LED BY THE

PROLIFIC

CAPTAIN

WALLACE SMITH

FOSTER, AND

ACCOMPANIED

BY THE MANY

MEMBERS OF THE

WRC, PATRIOTIC

INSTRUCTION

AND EDUCATION

IN PUBLIC

SCHOOLS

FLOURISHED

FROM THE 1890S

ONWARDS.

years and it’s time to pass the job on to an-

other capable and younger member.

Let’s all pull together and converse with each

other. You can contact me either by e-mail at

[email protected] or phone at 317-736-6020

to share with me your thoughts about how we

can better this organization. �

When George Kane asked me about a couple of

banner photos in an old National Tribune article

referencing Capt. Foster and the Woman’s Relief

Corps (WRC), my search on their history began.

Over a two-decade period, it can certainly be said

that Comrade Foster received much press in the

Journals of the National Conventions of the

WRC, as Patriotic Instruction was an important

mission for all. Truly, an exceptional example of

Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) comrades and

the WRC working together.

Led by the prolific Captain Wallace Smith Foster,

and accompanied by the many members of the

WRC, patriotic instruction and education in pub-

lic schools flourished from the 1890s onwards. So

important was this work for the WRC, that it re-

sulted in the creation of an Office of Patriotic In-

structor at the Corps, Department and National

levels by 1899. Prior to this, the WRC maintained

a Patriotic Instruction committee; however, the

formation of an office provided designated leaders

the opportunity to champion instruction regarding

the flag at every level of the organization.

Captain Foster took up the cause of Patriotic In-

struction upon the death of Col. George I. Balch,

of New York City, in 1894. Col. Balch had began

his public work on patriotic instruction in 1886,

and three years later, Captain Foster partnered

with Balch as his own interest for displaying the

flag at schools and teaching patriotism began to

increase. At the 1891 GAR National Encamp-

ment, Captain Foster was presented with a blue

silk banner by Col. Balch imprinted with Foster’s

motto: “Teach Patriotism in Public Schools.” Cap-

tain Foster carried this banner through the streets

of Detroit as part of the GAR Parade, and the

motto itself was endorsed by the Encampment.

However, without any further material action be-

ing taken up by the GAR, Capt. Foster visited the

1893 WRC Department of Indiana Convention

which supported his work. The WRC Dept. of

Indiana forwarded resolutions to the 1893 Na-

tional WRC Convention for consideration. The

following resolutions were adopted:

That we strongly urge the adoption of some

form of patriotic teaching in our public

schools.

That each Department President instruct the

Corps Presidents in her Department to appoint

a Committee of influential ladies belonging to

their Corps, to petition the county and city

superintendents and teachers to recommend

some form of patriotic salute to the American

flag, to be introduced in the morning exercises

of the public schools.

That we urge each member of the Woman’s

Relief Corps to adhere strictly to the patriotic

teachings of our Order, and endeavor to incul-

cate lessons of loyalty and patriotism among


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the young in the communities in which they

live.

From this point and up to his death in 1919,

Comrade Capt. Foster was always welcomed by

each WRC National Convention, whether in per-

son or through greetings he sent. It was at the

1895 WRC National Convention when Capt.

Foster was bestowed the “complimentary title of

Sponsor for the American Flag .” The Report of

the Committee on Patriotic Teaching also re-

flected immediate and rapid activity on patriotic

activities, including numerous legislative bills au-

thorizing the placement of the American flag over

schoolhouses and public buildings.

Capt. Foster had printed Patriotic Primers and a

Declaration of Independence Chart which were dis-

tributed to schools, and he would even loan his

school banners to the WRC in furtherance of their

patriotic work.

Captain Foster (Continued from page 3) Banners were a wonderful marketing tool at the

turn of the century. After receiving his first banner

in 1891, and a silk flag and some funding from

comrades during the 1893 GAR National Encamp-

ment, Capt. Foster acquired two more silk banners

and thirty-two army corps flags. The mottos on

these two banners were “We give our Heads and

our Hearts to God and our Country,” and “One

Country; One Language; One Flag” – also known

as the Balch Salute. Foster’s banners and the thirty-

two army corps flags became a mainstay of future

GAR parades as well as school parades throughout

various cities. The August 1, 1895 National Tribune

provides a rendition of these banners in image 1

below.

In a close-up of the “Teach Patriotism in the Pub-

lic Schools” banner (see image 2 next page), pub-

lished in the National Tribune on January 7, 1897,

one can see various ribbons attached to the banner

from cities showing support and WRC conven-

tions visited.

Image 1


Furthermore, in appreciation

for all their work, the WRC was presented with a

beautiful National Headquarters banner (image 3)

from the American Flag Company, the manufac-

turer of all the flags being made and distributed.

The presentation was made by Capt. Foster to the

WRC National President, Agnes Hitt, who like

Foster was also from Indiana (in an ironic twist,

both passed away in 1919). The January 7, 1897

issue of the National Tribune also illustrates this

banner:

For all those flags that were distributed, flag stands

were needed to keep the flags upright. Capt. Foster

and his son manufactured stands for use by the

WRC and for public schools. The stands are read-

ily identified on the underside with the imprint of

“MADE BY CAP WALLACE FOSTER & SON

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA” spread out in the

four quadrants between each foot. The flag stands

were made of cast iron and were black with gold

painted on highlights.

Foster’s patriotic banners were retired from his use

in the early 1900s and were given to the WRC

Department of Indiana. The Department of Indi-

ana continued to use them for some time to dis-

play at their Department and at National conven-

tions . Today there location is unknown by the

author, if even still in existence due to the fragile

nature of silk.

Capt. Foster passed away on March 29, 1919. A

tribute to the Captain was read at the 37th Na-

tional Convention of the WRC in Columbus,

Ohio. It was said that he was “surrounded by the

Flags he loved, his body lay in state, and hundreds

of school children, alumni of the school, and

friends, passed by for a last look upon the face they

loved.” (see More About Captain Foster on page 6)

______________________________ i From the Commemorative Biographical Record of Prominent

and Representative Men of Indianapolis and Vicinity, pub-

lished by J H Beers & Co., Chicago 1908, pgs 62 - 67. ii Journal of the 12th National Convention of the WRC, p.

386. iii Journal of the 13th Annual Convention of the WRC, p.

296. iv Ibid, p. 293. v Ibid i, p. 65. vi Journal of the 37th National Convention of the WRC, p.

200. �

image 2

image 3


More About Captain Wallace Smith Foster By Cindy Zerkowski

A Charter member of George M. Thomas Post,

No. 17, Dept of Indiana, Wallace S. Foster was

born June 22, 1837 in Vernon, Indiana. He

entered service on April 16, 1861 upon

President Lincoln’s call for three months

volunteers and assisted in recruiting an entire

company.

He was commissioned Lieutenant of Company

H, 11th Indiana Volunteer Infantry on April 20,

1861 and mustered on April 26, 1861. He was

mustered out on August 2, 1861, after a ten-day

extension, and saw much activity and movement

in Virginia.

In September, Foster joined the 13th Indiana

Volunteer Infantry for three years and on April

1, 1862 was promoted to Captain of Company

H. His service took him to Virginia, South

Carolina and North Carolina for various

assignments and skirmishes. He served under

various generals, including Gen. McClellan of

the Army of the Potomac. Captain Foster

received an honorable discharge on account of

his loss of hearing just before the close of the

war.

Foster then went on to serve in the U.S. Pay

Department Headquarters. He then served in a

special capacity for securing transportation and

medical services for sick and wounded soldiers.

As his deafness increased, he held a position in

the post office for a while, and then in railroad

and gas companies transferring books. After

becoming completely deaf, he organized the

Silent Army of Deaf Soldiers, Sailors and

Marines, and he did much work in getting

increased pensions for these individuals.

(From: Commemorative Biographical Record of

Prominent and Representative Men of

Indianapolis and Vicinity, published by J H

Beers & Co., Chicago 1908, pgs 62 - 67) � This soft cover booklet is the official souvenir booklet from the 31st National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic

the most unusual of all encampment souvenir booklets, this booklet is in the shape of a buffalo head. Published by The Courie

past encampment locations and past Commanders-in-Chief; the GAR's Allied and Auxiliary Orders such as the Woman’s Relief Corps;

dignitaries such as Pres. William McKinley (later to be assassinated in Buffalo on Sept.14, 1901), scores and scores of publi

included.


This soft cover booklet is the official souvenir booklet from the 31st National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic which was held in Buffalo, NY August 23-28, 1897. Perhaps

the most unusual of all encampment souvenir booklets, this booklet is in the shape of a buffalo head. Published by The Courier Company, Buffalo, NY, this 86-page book describes the GAR,

Chief; the GAR's Allied and Auxiliary Orders such as the Woman’s Relief Corps; and the city of Buffalo and its amenities. Images of

dignitaries such as Pres. William McKinley (later to be assassinated in Buffalo on Sept.14, 1901), scores and scores of public buildings, churches, private homes and landscape scenes are also


1892 Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) 26th National Encampment Delegate's badge; the

top chocolate bronze pinback suspension bar depicts a bust of Washington within an oval un-

der a banner marked "Washington" and flanked by "SEPT" to the left and "1892" to the right;

the suspension bar supports a yellow silk hanger ribbon with embroidery entwined "GAR"; at-

tached to the ribbon is a chocolate bronze drop pendant having an inserted slivered hanger disc

depicting the US Capital Building in the center circumscribed above with "Member 26th Na-

tional Encampment" and below with a laurel wreath surround; on the reverse, the drop pendant

inserted silvered disc depicts the 1865 Grand Review and is circumscribed "Presented by the

Citizens of Washington, D.C."; overall 4" x 1 3/4".


A Surprising Find By Noel B. Preston

Not long ago while exploring

an antique shop along Route

1 in Maine, I was thrilled to

find a 2" x 5 7/8" multi-

colored swallow-tail ribbon

with a printed 3BN badge in

the middle (see image 1).

Above and behind the 3BN

is a red, white and blue

printed ribbon to which the

badge appears attached. Be-

low the badge hangs a

wreath with a five pointed

overlay star marked “Dep’t

Maine”.

The design of this 3BN

Badge with the wreath/star

below is somewhat reminis-

cent of the First Type GAR

Officer’s Badge (minus eagle hanger) shown on

page 3 of the Johnson/Floyd OMSA Monograph

No. 11 (see image 2).

Could my find be an

early Officer’s Badge

or just an early De-

partment Identifica-

tion Badge?

Both Rance Hulshart

(The Veteran, Sept. -

Oct. 1993) and Tom

McCrory (The Vet-

eran, Jan. - March

2004) listed six points

to determine if a 3BN

ribbon is from the

very early years of the

GAR.

1. Multi-colors prevalent on early ribbons

2. Use of “U.S.” following GAR on many 3BN

ribbons


Image 1 (click to enlarge )

Image 2

Save-The-Date Notice

The 23rd Annual

"Civil War Vet-

eran’s Historical

Association En-

campment" will be

held this year in con-

junction with the

"Ohio Civil War

Collectors Show."

The Show will be held May 4-5, 2013. Deal-

ers and CWVHA members having displays

can set up on Friday afternoon, May 3. The

show opens at 9:00 AM Saturday & Sunday

and is being held at the Richland County

Fairgrounds, Mansfield, OH.

The Annual Meeting/Banquet of the

CWVHA will be held on Saturday, May 4th

at 6:30 PM. BYOB. We need a head count

for dinner, so please notify Doug Rouissin

by April 26th if you are going to be eating at

the Banquet. If eating, the cost of the meal

is $30 per person which includes tip. The

Annual Meeting Agenda will follow. A pro-

gram will be presented by Warren Barber.

Doug Rouissin can be contacted by email at

[email protected] or by snail mail at 5904

State Rd. P, Desota, MO 63020-3409. For

more about the show, visit

http://www.ohiocivilwarshow.com/.

By the way, the "Crossroads of America Civil

War/Political Show" will be held in Beech

Grove, Indiana (just South of Indianapolis)

on March 29th and 30th. The Show will be

held in Beech Grove High School, 5330

Hornet Avenue, Beech Grove, Indiana

46107. Show hours are Friday, March 29th

4pm-8pm and Saturday, March 30th 9am -

4:00pm. For more information, contact Har-

vey W. Warrner, www.ironbrigaderelics.com

or call 317-784-2617. �

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3. Kneeling girl in GAR seal has back to viewer

4. No pin-bar, just a simple pin for attachment

5. Swallow-tail shape common with early rib-

bons

6. Ribbon edges reinforced to prevent fraying

The subject 3BN ribbon meets the criteria in points

Surprising Find (Continued from page 9) 1, 4, 5, and 6 above, strongly suggesting that it is

early GAR; however, it doesn’t identify the actual

official use of the ribbon. Is it a State Officer’s rib-

bon, a Department Identification ribbon, or per-

haps some type of transitional membership ribbon?

Please email Editor Dave Maloney if you can solve

this mystery so he can share your information in

the next edition of The Veteran. �

A 3-Generation Military Family By Noel B. Preston

This 4" x 6" vintage cabinet

card appears to show three

generations of a Military-

oriented family. The seated

center person is almost cer-

tainly the Grandfather and a

Civil War veteran. He is wear-

ing a brimmed campaign type

hat with an attached GAR

Hat Wreath, and there is a

GAR lapel stud in his jacket

collar.

The older man on the right

(most likely the son of the

Civil War veteran) wears a

kepi with an embroidered SV

(Sons of Union Veterans) hat

wreath. He is also wearing a

badge marked “Oneonta, NY”

which shows an image of the

Sons of Veterans Membership

Badge.

The young Non-Com Officer

standing at left wears a model

1881 type spike dress helmet

with a New York State Hel-

met Plate. The ladies in the

center may be the wives of the

standing men. The photo was

apparently taken after a Me-

morial Ceremony as floral

tributes are being worn. �

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From the Editor/Webmaster’s Desk By Dave Maloney

Welcome to Vol. 22 - No.

1 issue of The Veteran. I

look forward to continuing

the fine tradition of past

editors of this venerable

publication.

Starting with Roger Heiple

as Editor of The Great

Republic from 1980 through 1989, and Mar-

shal Brighenti as Editor of The 4th Battalion

from 1987-1990, this publication eventually

morphed into The Veteran with various Edi-

tors at the helm including Marshall Brighenti

and Rance Hulshart as co-editors from 1990-

1994 (with me as Assoc. Editor), and Rance

Hulshart as Editor from 1995-1996. From

1997 through 2008 The Veteran was edited by

various individuals including Roger Heiple,

Don Limpert, and George Kane. After a bit of

a hiatus, The Veteran is back. Our collective

Thanks to all those whose past efforts have

helped document and preserve the life and

times of the veterans of the American Civil

War.

Several months ago I began perusing my past

issues of The Veteran and its predecessors, The

Great Republic and The 4th Battalion, and was

amazed at the amount of informative content

buried in their pages. I was impressed with the

efforts that had been made by collectors over

the years to share this knowledge, yet saddened

that such information was locked in a stack of

dusty pages in the corner of my office — un-

available to others.

Having some experience with the Internet and

web design, I put together an Association web-

site (www.cwvha.org), and I scanned in and

uploaded the past issues I had on file as well as

issues provided by others. You can view the

archives of past issues here. Note some are

missing. If you have copies of those missing,

please contact me at [email protected]. Per-

haps we can complete our collection.

By the way, while I enjoy messing around with

the website, I would welcome another to take

over the responsibility for the association’s

website. The site is designed using Wordpress,

so it is fairly easy to maintain. Care to be the

webmaster? Please email me should you be so

inclined.

Getting back to The Veteran, I need your help.

I need you to send me articles along with asso-

ciated images and image captions. While I en-

joy history and reading about the veterans, I

am not a researcher; nor do I have time to do

so. But perhaps you do.

I have posted guidelines for article submission

on our website here. You can originate your

own articles. Maybe you have a particularly

interesting veteran-related collectible you

would like to share. Write what you can about

it. You can research it in depth or you can sim-

ply write a nice, descriptive caption. Then

email the article/caption to me along with a

nice image or two.

Alternatively, retype an old article from a past

issue of The Veteran. There is great content

there that could use an encore presentation.

Often, however, the original article made use

of a poor image. If you have the subject item

in your collection, why not re-type the article

(giving credit to the original author) and

email it to me along with a new image of the


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Dues are $20 per year and are due by

April 30, 2013. Send a check, made out to

“C.W.V.H.A.” and mail it to the Treas-

urer:

Cindy Zerkowski, CWVHA Treasurer

3660 Center Rd., #303

Brunswick OH 44212

If you plan on attending the Mansfield

Civil War

Show in

May 2013,

I will have

a table set

up at

which you

can make

your dues

payment at

that time.

If you are

uncertain

what you

may owe in dues, please feel free to

email me at den-

[email protected] or send me a

note at the above address.

Finally, enameled member pins are avail-

able for $10.00 each. I have only about

30 left and once they are gone, they are

gone. If you wish to purchase one, and

have me send it to you, postage will be

$2.80 additional. I will have them at the

Mansfield Show in May as well.

Regards,

Cindy Zerkowski

Treasurer �

Message From the Treasurer: DUES are DUE By Cindy Zerkowski

For those who have not yet heard, Dave

Aeberli retired as Treasurer in 2011 af-

ter many years of service. In May of

2011, I was elected as your Treasurer to

succeed Dave, and I was re-elected in

May of 2012.

In May of 2012, the membership voted

to suspend dues for one year since our

newsletter was not being published

while we conducted our search for a new

editor.

This means that:

• If you paid dues in May 2011

and not in May 2012, you are

current; and dues for 2013 are

now due.


and not in May 2011, you are

current; and dues for 2013 are

now due.


and paid dues in May 2012, you

are current and nothing is due

for 2013.

• If you did not pay dues in May

2011 and did not pay dues in

May 2012, you are 1 year in ar-

rears; and dues for 2013 are now

due, also.

2012 ribbons will be sent out to those

who have not yet received one.


subject property?

In addition, do you have a “What’s It” that

needs identification? Do you have announce-

ments of upcoming events that have relevance

to members of the CWVHA? Can you answer

a question that is posed in this publication?

Can you provide an article from time to time?

Do you have photos of Association activities

such as members’ tables at Shows? of the An-

nual Banquet? of a visit to a museum or Post

HQ? These are all examples of how you can

contribute to the success of The Veteran.

We consider access to The Veteran to be a spe-

cial privilege reserved for members only. In

Editor Maloney (Continued from page 11) addition, past issues of The Veteran and its

predecessors are also designed for members in

good standing.

To that end, we have set up a Members Only

page on our website. To gain access to infor-

mation on the Members Only page you will

need a password. The password is vet2.

Go to http://www.cwvha.org and click on the

Members Only tab at the top of the page. En-

ter the password when asked. Entering the

password one time will allow you access for a

while without having to enter it again. But in a

little while (maybe a day or two) you will be

asked to enter it again in order to gain access

to the Members Only page. �

1938 felt pennant from the 75th Gettysburg reunion of Civil War veterans. The pennant has a

distinctive yellow felt arch marked "1938" woven through the blue pennant. Beneath the arch is a

depiction of the Virginia State Monument, arguably one of the most meaningful and impressive

monuments on the field. The right side of the pennant it marked "Gettysburg / PA." 17 1/2" (less

ties) x 7". For examples of other GAR pennants check out Everitt Bowles’ article in the Jan-Mar

2004 issue of “The Veteran.”|




Wisc. Governor Jeremiah M. Rusk and Staff at

U. S. Grant Funeral 1885 (collection of Tom McCrory)

Image 1 (below) depicts Wisconsin Governor Jeremiah M. Rusk (center with beard) and his staff at the 1885

funeral of General Ulysses S. Grant in New York City. Present with Rusk and in their dress uniforms were:

Col. Chas. King, Acting Chief of Staff; Brig. Gen. Henry Palmer, Surgeon General; Brig. Gen. E. M. Rogers,

Quarter Master General; Col. W. C. Bailey, Judge Advocate General; Col. W. S. Stanley; Col. C. E. Morley;

Col. N. R. Nelson; Col. E. E. Clough; Col. John Hicks; and Lt. Col. F. A. Copeland, Asst. Inspector Gen-

eral. (The below image from '"Uncle Jerry": Life of General Jeremiah M. Rusk, stage driver, farmer, soldier,

legislator, governor, cabinet officer')

Image 2 (right) depicts the black mourning ribbon worn by Rusk at the funeral. The ribbon can be seen be-

ing worn by Rusk and his staff in image 1.

While on the train ride home from the Grant funeral in New York to Wisconsin,

Gov. Rusk was given the gold presentation badge shown in image 3. The badge was presented by representa-

tives of the Wisconsin Department of the G.A.R. The reverse of the drop pendant is inscribed "Presented to

Gov. J. M. Rusk on the train from Genl. Grants funeral by Representatives of the G.A.R. Department Wis-

consin and the State Officers Aug. 11th, 1885". �

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