History of Nathaniel Lyon Post No. 5 Department of Colorado and Wyoming, Grand Army of the Republic, from April 9th 1881 to April 9th 1916 [and supplements] 1916-1940.

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History of Nathaniel Lyon Post No. 5 Department of Colorado and Wyoming, Grand Army of the Republic, from April 9th 1881 to April 9th 1916 [and supplements] 1916-1940.

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This folder contains the official history of the Nathaniel Lyon Post No. 5, Department of Colorado and Wyoming, G.A.R., from its founding in 1881 to 1940. It contains lists of charter members and officers, in addition to the historical account of the post, which met twice a month. Two members survived to sign their names to the final chapter of the post's history on 12 May 1940: Robert T. Bryan and John Weed. Past Commandant Horace O. Dodge compiled the first chapter of this history, covering the period from 1881 to 1916 (p. 1-13) for the post's 35th anniversary. Commandant Crockett Ricketts, Department Commander, wrote subsequent chapters every few years from 1917 to 1934, including commentary on current events such as local involvement in the World War I effort. This folder also contains an archivally photocopied undated roster (8 p.) received as part of the A. A. Paddock collection.

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Grand Army of the Republic. Nathaniel Lyon Post No. 5 (Boulder, Colo.)

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The Boulder chapter of the Grand Army of the Republic, comprising veterans of the Civil War, was organized on 19 April 1881 as Boulder Post No. 13, Department of the Mountains. In 1882 the western departments were reorganized and this chapter was renamed the Nathaniel Lyon Post No. 5, Department of Colorado and Wyoming. Two members survived to sign their names to the final pages of the Post's history on 12 May 1940. The last surviving Union veteran in the region died ca. 1944. From t...

Ricketts, Crockett, 1846-1935.

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Crockett Ricketts, the author, was mayor of Boulder at the time when the Chautauqua was established. He was a pioneer Boulder resident and newspaperman, and was a G.A.R. veteran. From the description of Early history of the Colorado Chautauqua 1926. 1926. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427261505 ...

Dodge, Horace O.,

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