Papers, 1862-1887.

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Papers, 1862-1887.

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Papers relate to Townsend's military service during the Civil War and include appointment, 1864, discharge, 1865, three letters to his mother, Mrs. Adeline Saunders, about a march into Norfolk, Virginia, photograph of Townsend (1863), and his being taken prisoner, and brochure from the Grand Army of the Republic about the 21st annual encampment at St. Louis, 1887.

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Saunders, Adeline.

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Townsend, Jo.

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Albany, New York, businessman. From the description of John Townsend papers, 1836-1851. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419944 ...

Grand Army of the Republic

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Founded in 1866, in Decatur, Ill. From the description of Grand Army of the Republic scrapbooks, 1913. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 276172404 The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of Civil War Union military veterans, formed in Decatur, Illinois in 1866. The GAR became one of the first advocacy groups in American politics, lobbying for black veterans, pensions, and supporting Republican candidates. The GAR waned during the 1870s as the ...