The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-11-23
The POSTS HISTORY
History Of Fred S. LoveII Pos
G. A. r., Shows Some Very
interesting Statistics.
WHOLE ARMY REPRESENTED

Among the Members of the Post Are to be
Found Veterans Who Served in the Four
Principal Divisions of the Army Eleven
DiferenC States Represented in the Or
ganization-Their Record for Keeping
Green the Memory of Their Comrades.
The members of the Fred S. Lowell
Post G. A. r., gathered at the Post
barracks for their regular meeting
Monday evening. During the evening
the history of the Post as it was writ
ten to be placed in the base of the
monument was read. The history of
the Post is filled to the brim with in
teresting statistics and we reproduce a
few of the interesting facts in regard
to the membership of the Post as given
us by NJ. II. Bacon.
The consolidated report for this Post
prepared for deposit in the base of the
Soldiers monument shows that the to-
tai membership since its organization,
March 18th, 1887, to have been 142.
Loss by death. ....... so
Loss by transfer and otherwise . AZ
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. II
Present for duty or accounted for. 65
The membership represents organi-
cations from eleven different states,
viz: Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana,
Vermont, Ohio, New York, Missouri,
Michigan, Massachusetts, Connecticut,
Pennsylvania.
It's members are men who served in
seventy-six different organizations.
Nineteen of them have to their credit
veteran re-en1istments. The shortest
term of service of member is ninty-
four days; the longest term is four
years, five months and twelve days.
Of the 142 who have been, or are on
it's muster rolls, 20 served with the 1st
Wis. Infantry, - with the 33rd, II with
the 39th, and with the 26th.
The members of the 10Th Wis. Inf.
represent the only organization repre-
scented that served with the Army of
Potomac and the Western armies.
This is the only Post of the G. A. r.
in the Department of Wisconsin which
has had at the same time three mem
bers whose arms are amputated so
close to tneir bodies that they cannot
wear artificial arms.
With nine commissioned officers up
on its rolls, it has but one representa-
tive in the order of the Loyal Legion
Sixteen of it's members have held
elective offices in this county and four
of it's members have been in the civil
service of the government.
Twenty three of it's members have
held office in the Post, fifteen have
represented it in the Department En-
campnent; five on department staff
and two on national staff.
The 9th Regt. Wis. Inf. has five rep
.resentatives on it's rolls. This regi-
ment has the record of having had less
deserters than any other regiment in
the volunteer service from 1861 to 1865.
The smallest pension drawn by any
member of the Post. is So per month;
the largest $45 per month; and while it
is not definitely known what the aver
age pension paid per month to its
members who are drawing pension it
is believed to be about $40 per month.
The average term served by the
members of the Post is years, 8
months and II days.
The Post has been represented III the
National Home for soldiers at Mi1wau-
kee, Wis, by eight members; at the
State Home at Waupaca by three
members.
In 1896 it's reports to National Head
quarters of patriotic services held
Memorial Sunday, Memorial Day and
Flag Day were acknowledged by Ma
tiona1 Headquarters to have been the
best held and reported in the United
States.
Its membership represents the four
principal branches of the military
service of the United States: Infantry,
cavalry, artillery and the navy.