Records of the General George G. Meade Camp No. 16, Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War 1881-1966

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Records of the General George G. Meade Camp No. 16, Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War 1881-1966

http://dla.library.upenn.edu/dla/pacscl/ead.html?id=PACSCL_HSP_GARRG016

The General George G. Meade Camp No. 16, Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War was a beneficial association for the descendants of Civil War veterans. The Records of the General George G. Meade Camp No. 16, Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1881-1966, consist of administrative and membership records of the Camp, as well as reports from the Relief Committee, Proceeding of Annual Pennsylvania Department of Encampments, and several plaques and resolutions.

3.5 Cubic feet; (13 volumes and 3 items in 7 boxes)

Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum and Library

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The General George G. Meade Camp No. 16, Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War was a beneficial association for the descendants of Civil War veterans. From the guide to the Records of the General George G. Meade Camp No. 16, Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1881-1966, (Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum and Library) ...