George C. Strong Post No. 166, G.A.R. collection, 1884-1917.

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George C. Strong Post No. 166, G.A.R. collection, 1884-1917.

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Minutes, membership lists, financial records, encampment proceedings, general orders, materials of the Woman's Relief Corps, reports of Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts at Chelsea, published works, biographical materials of members, miscellaneous materials, and ephemera.

15 boxes.

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Grand Army of the Republic. George C. Strong Post No. 166 (Easthampton, Mass.)

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Civil War veterans organization formed by the G.A.R. Dept. of Massachusetts in 1884; dissolved in 1917; named in honor of Brig. Gen. George C. Strong, a native of Vermont who was brought up by his uncle in Easthampton before attending West Point (died of wounds received at Fort Wagner, S.C. in 1863). From the description of George C. Strong Post No. 166, G.A.R. collection, 1884-1917. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70958135 ...

Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts (Chelsea, Mass.)

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Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Massachusetts.

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Strong, George C. (George Crockett), 1832-1863

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George Crockett Strong (1832-1863), a native of Vermont, received an appointment from Massachusetts to attend the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. Concentrating in ordnance, he graduated fifth in his 1857 class of thirty-eight cadets. Initially appointed second lieutenant, Ordnance, July 1859, Strong steadily rose through the ranks. In late 1861 he joined Benjamin F. Butler's staff as adjutant, actively took part in planning the Union expedition against New Orleans, and even...