Herbert W. Mills collection, 1861-1865 and 20th century.

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 ...

United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 42nd (1862-1864). Company G

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Grout, John William, 1843-1861

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Mills, Herbert Walter, 1846-1921

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Machinist, of Worcester, Mass.; enlisted in Worcester July 9, 1864 and was assigned to Company G, 42nd Massachusetts Volunteers as a drummer. He served 100 days and was mustered out Nov. 11, 1864. Mills did not return to Worcester after the war. From the description of Herbert W. Mills collection, 1861-1865 and 20th century. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 697510093 ...