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ed DIVISION
WISCONSIN,.

WISCONSIN.
Commanded by j. M. Jewett of Foe
Lake. Aide, Major George H. Lambert.
Total number Of veterans, 5000. No.
of posts represented, 38. No. Of bands
or drum corps, 21.
Wisconsin, led by Depart tment Com
mander J. NJ. Jewett, mustered 5000
displays Of the parade. With Com
mander Jewett was Adiutant General
Charles Pettibone.
Thanks to its nearness to the scene
Of action, the badger state had many
posts in line as organizations.
Wolcott post Of Milwaukee, 1877
strong, acted as the escort Of Com
mander Jewett. o. H. Pierce was in
f6n fom%aad ma sa1zan and 1 ths post was headed by
ried the colors.
Eagle post Of Eau Claire was one of
the most conspicuous in the department.
Carried aloft upon its standard was a
stuffed eagle, representing "Old Abe, -
whose stuffed body was destroyed in
the burning of the state capitol. T, J.
Hill, who carried cold AbeD thru the
war, carried the standard. Mr.. Hill
still bears scars on his left cheek made
by "Old Abe," who was very much
alive in the stirring days Of the war.
Captain Victor Wolf, who commanded
Company G Of the |Eagle" regiment,
fell in with his old command, tho he
has been confined to his bed. John W
Canes of Fox Lake, was in command
Of. Of the post; R: +: Chute Of Minneap-
who followed "Old Abe' to battle
followed "Abe, Jr.," in the parade
One hundred and thirty men were in
line. Colonel E. M. Bartlett of The
3Oth Wisconsin, also followed The
eagle standard. :
Wilson Colwell post of La Crosse, un
der Colonel J. N. Holley, lined ur
neventy strong; R. A. Nichols post, 81
River Falls, under c.. G. Knowles
marched sixty-seven strong, headed b.
representations Of Uncle Sam and Min
neapolis. = -
Survivors Of the Twenty-ninth Wis
consin infantry marched under com
mand of Captain G. A. Holmes AM
Captain O. G. Bissell. John FLYNN DOS
of La Crosse, marched under G.. Jenk
. and John M. Hawley, led the Wise
ColWen post of the same city. Lieuten
ant George Brown of the First Wiscon
sin cavalry, carried rebel ball and lie,
fifty Of his old command. Robert Chi
vas post Of Milwaukee, marched twen
ty-fve strong, under John Albert. B. ]
Humphrey post of New Richmond
twenty-five strong, marched under E
Hand. Baraboo had 175 men in line
Cardett post was led by its own drur
corps. The Thirty-second Wisconsi
infantry lined up seventy-tive strong
under Lieutenant B. i. Cornish.
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Ath DIVISION
OHIO.

Commanded by George A. Harmon;
aide, Captain w. e. Steele. Total num-
ber veterans, 2, 800. Number Of posts,
900. Number of bands or drum corps,
two,
Ohio made a strong showing. With
line behind the eommander's staff, one
of whom, R. B. Brown, Is a candidate
for cemmander-in-chief. the record was
broken.
Past Commander in Chief John
Kountz Of Toledo was a notable figure.
Memorial post, No. al, Of Cleveland,
M. r. Rodgers commander, followed the
post commanders with 300 men. It
was preceded by the Queen City band
of Minneapolis and Memorial post Is
own drum corps.
Several Of the veterans attracted at.
tention by carrying. strings Of buck.
eyes. Adiutant J. W. Rogers, mount
ed, carried an enormous buckeye
which he has carried in sixteen pa
rades. Aide Richard H. Dut, colored
Veteran post No. 5, Dayton, carried
eran of the Fifth United States heavy
artillery. Rudolph Kernen Of Cincin
natl post, No. 81, carried lot Of buck
eyes, and John Tissane of Cincinnati
junior vice commander Of the depart
ing 600 strung across his shoulder.
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9Th DIVISION
NEW YORK.

Commanded by John s. Maxwell, de-
partment commander; Major O. T.
Spear, aide. Total number veterans,
1856. Number of posts represented, 2,
Number Of bands or drum corps, l.
New York IS showing was especially
strong. All the commanders declare
that it is the best made by the empire
state veterans in five years. In line
there were 1856 men who had served
their country in it's extremity. They
came from all over New York and rep.
resented an indefinite number Of G.. A
R. posts. -r
There were but two posts that
marched as posts. These were E. s.
Young post, No. 33, of Amsterdam, and
Rourke post, No. l, Of Rochester. The
other men in line marched simply as
members Of the New York department.
The New York contingent was
headed by Pike 8 Peak drum corps and
band, an organization of twenty pieces
The department was under the command
of John s. Maowell, department com
mander, assisted by Assistant Adjutan1
General William F.. Miller, Assistant
Quartermaster General Frank O. Jones
and Isadore Isaacs, chief of staff. There
were no especial decorations except that
each man wore spray Of yellow gol-
denglow, presented by members Of the
Women IS Relief corps.
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18th DIVISION
SOUTH DAKOTA.

Commanded .by1N. I. ..Lowthian. Total
number veterans, .h56a Number Of posts
represented, /.
Master Spencer Maccrone, honorary
member Of the department, headed the
South Dakota column, Master Mac
crone was mounted onsva small mule.
|5.s,as Hs iz 81. years Of age: and, is 8 feet 8
i1 Follow4ng7 7 MasslterxMaccrone Msslte xMRI m - came the
Aberdeen Stats lP2iaHd, which led the
long column Of, veterans. 49,, p.
The John ,l L Hooker, H['oSe post was the only
headed by tier fife e. and and drum n' CORPS. %yas
P6 Phsy br9gght nR the year of the South
Many notable men. were in the South
Dakota department line. The following
is list of veteran generals who
marched: Generals Farr, H. P. Pack
ard, Walgermuth,- Tom Reed, John
Baker; Carpenter, Palmer, 'sBilI" Lau-
renee, G.. W. Snow and Silsby.
B. F. Whitehouse, the youngest vet
cram in South Dakota, acted as bugler
for the department.
Every South Dakota veteran was
armed with cane, headed by an ear
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RHODE ISLAND.

Commanded by George L. Greene,
Providence, R. I.-Total Number Vet
Grams, Twenty. ,"
The veterans Of the Rhode Island de-
partment were accompanied by Walter
Scott, senior vice commander, John
Kenyon, junior vice commander, and
Philip s.. Chase, assistant adjutant
general, all of Providence. Three past
department commanders, William E.
Stone and James S. Hudson of Provi-
dence, and Charles P. Moies Of Paw
tucket, marched along, urging their
comrades to present the same splendid
showing made in the years when they
commanded. The national colors, car
ried by John M. .Burdick, Riverpoint
were equally inspiring, and the naval
flag, borne by Thomas M. johnson
Providence, was the stimulus that
caused the naval veterans of Rhode
Island to march with their former jaun.
ty steps. .r' = >
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9th DIVISION
NEBRASKA.

Commanded by John r. Maxon. Aid,
Major Mich holson. Total number Of vete-
rams, 394. Number Of posts repre-.
corps, L. <-.- y -
Headed by the venerable bugler, 0.
G. Bell Of Lincoln, with the instru.
ment used by him during the war,
came Department No. II, Nebraska.
Department Commander John R.
Maxon with. his staff, senior aide, I.
B. Wambaugh, Adiutant General 9. M
Parker and Governor J. H. Mickey,
led the column, numbering 394 men,
representing 289 posts. r. ~
The department was accompanied by
the veteran drum corps from the Sol.
diers' home at Grand Island, and in
the ranks walked three Of the original
members Of the First Nebraska regi.
ment: H. c. McMacken, William Chal.
fant and John Hesse, who were mus.
tered in at Omaha in 1861 and were
commanded by General M. Slayer.
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10th DIVISION
MICHIGAN,

Commanded by James B. Griswold.
Captain Kelly, aide. Total number vet
Grams, 325. Number of posts repre-
sented, /. Number of bands or drum
Michigan department was headed by
the Michigan departmental band.
Fairbanks post, No. II Of Detroit was
the only post which marched as such.
With it's fife and drum corps it brought
up the rear of the Michigan depart
ment. ..-..
Along with the fife and, drum corps
of the Fairbanks post came two Of the
Oldest men insY In the department, John
a Moon who Map The sbs sS dfum ano NM
Benjamin is a stGhnch veteran. Of 70
years and MIR Moon is, at 76, the
humorist of the department.
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18th DIVISION
NORTH DAKOTA

Commanded by B. F. Bigelow. Aide,
Captain O. r. Smith. Total number
veterans, 400.
North Dakota was preceded by the
State Military band of Lisbon, II. D.
At the head of the delegation was
Commander B. F. Bigelow. Following
the commander were Comrade John F.
Briggs, dressed as Uncle Sam, and Miss
Marion Mercer, adopted granddaugh-
ter of the Willis A. German post Of
Grand Forks. Comrade Briggs is 81
years old and Miss Mercer IL. Briggs
enlisted in the First Wisconsin cavalry.
Each veteran in the march had cockade,
boutonniere and cane of wheat on
the stem
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COLORADO AND WYOMING.

Commanded by 4. 9. Dana, depart
ment commander. Total number vet
Grams, l56. Number Of bands o. drum
corps, !.
The department Of Colorado and
Wyoming was especially fortunate in
having as the head of its column Cooks
famous band and drum corps Of Denver,
Col There are eighty men and TWEEN
ty-eight girls in this organization and
their red and yellow uniforms together
with their effective rendering Of march
tunes and patriotic airs won enthusi-
astic praise all along the line of march.
Aside from Commander Dana the de-
partment was differed by I. H. Burt,
assistant adjutant general; DR.. F. o.
Burdick, medical director, was also in
line and ready for emergencies, altho
his professional services were not
needed The men from the west re-
ceived generous applause for their cor
rect alignment and military, bearing.
Parade-1st add 18th Div @kop
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9TH DIVISION
MAINE

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Commanded by Frederick s.. Walls,
Vinalhaven, Me. Total number Of vet
Grams, 150. ~""
The department of Maine made q
good showing Of veterans, with the
folds Of three large flags waving above
them. G. B. Vinal. Vinalhaven, Me-,
was the bearer of a beautiful peace
flag, presented to the department. By
Harry Wisender Of Louisville, KY, an
ex-confederate and member Of Nor.
gan IS cavalry. Frank Pullen Of Cam,
and Woster S. Vinal, vinalhaven, the
department flag. Two officers were
present, Thomas G.. Libby, Vinalhaven
assistant adjutant general, and James
P. Armbrust, assistant quartermaster
commanders. James s. Merrick, Water.
vile; Wainwright Cushing, Foxcroft
and William z. Clayton. Bangor, who
commanded the First Minnesota battery
all thru the war -.
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18th DIVISION
IOWA.

! IOWA.. -'-.
Commanded by Commander q. A.
Clark; aide, Major Pearson. Total
number of veterans, 2,058. No. Of posts
represented, g. Number of bands or
drum corps, band, drum corps.
The Iowa department turned out
strong for the parade. Crocker post
No; II of Des Moines, in white hats
department as escort to Commander
Clark. The Ireton band preceded it as
music escort. - T.
Tho Iowa has 954 posts, most of her
veterans marched in other groups than
posts. Five posts appeared in a body.
The active management Of the de-
partment devolved on General M. H.
Byers, former assistant adjutant gem
eral. Commander Clark marched on
foot with Assistant Adiutant General
George H. Newman. y
Conspicuous in the line was an Iowa
standard made Of huge ears Of corn,
arranged in the letters IOWA. Ali
members wore corn-colored ribbon
badges, with Iowa in red.
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18th DIVISION
INDIANA.

Commanded by E. r. Brown, depart
ment commander; aide Captain e. e..
Ealk: Total number Of veterans, .314.
Number of posts represented, 2. Num-
ber Of bands or drum corps, 1.
Indiana; IS contingent Of 314 veter-
ans was especially we'll supplied with
post flags and tattered war emblems
and their appearance was more than or
dinarily reminiscent Of the days Of '61-
Brown was in command and he was as
sisted by E. R. Fesler, assistant adju-
tant general and J. D. Gal1aher, chief
of staff. -m =. -
The department was headed by In
diana Soldiers and Sailors Home band
from the state orphans home of
Knightstown, Ind. This musical or
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9th DIVISION
VERMONT.

Commanded by John A. Sheldon
Total number Of veterans. 212. Mum.
ber of bands or drum corps. i. :: +
Headed by it's former brigadier gen.
eral, L. A. Grant of Minneapolis, af.
fectionately christened "Aunt Liddy''
by his men, the old ttVermont Brigade
marched over 200 strong. They were
headed by the Lindonville, VT, band
Of twenty-four pieces, in natty green
and white uniforms. Conspicuous in
the column was the famous triangular
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OKLAHOMA AND INDIAN TER
- RITORY

Commanded BY Captain H. Veaseh,
chief Of staff. Total number veterans,
Oklahoma so. Indian Territory 10.
The department of Oklahoma and
Indian Territory marched together.
They were preceded by the Oklahoma
City drum corps, with Comrade v.
Anderson at, their, head. The corps IL
composed entirely of veterans. Each
veteran in the parade carried an ear
of Oklahoma corn and Wolfsiver
apple. 81 -. -s-'
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MASSACHUSETTS,

Commanded by j., Payson Bradley.
Total number veterans, 120. Number
Of posts represented, one. Number of
bands or drum corps, one band, Bat
terry B. Minneapolis.
The department of Massachusetts
was preceded by the full band Of Bat
terry B, ~ G. S. M. Department Com
mander j. Payson Bradley leading
the delegation, then followed Post No.
IS of Boston. with twenty representa-
tives, the only post represented as a
post. One hundred other veterans fol.
lowed,
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14th DIVISION
MISSOURI.

Commanded by J. M. Williams. Total
number veterans, 324. Number of
posts, three. Number of bands OF
drum corps, one.
Three Missouri posts marched in line
in separate bodies, all three being Of
st. Louis, Blair post, No. l, Azendabble
No. l3 and Ransom No. 13l. Blair
post was accompanied bysa drum corps
The other veterans of Missouri not in
the posts, marched as one body. under
the state colors. .s.g y q =. E. .-.-. 50
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DELAWARE.

Commanded by Lewis. Cooper Of vii.
nington. Total number Of veterans, ID.
Number of posts represented, T.. Num-
ber of bands or drum CORPS, none.
Delaware s delegation in the Grand
Army parade was limited to Is vet
Grams, but the handful Of Delaware men
were given as hearty a reception by
the crowd as if they had come to Min
neapolis a thousand strong.
Six of the Delaware men came from,
Wilmington but there were no post dis,
marched shoulder to shoulder under the
departme standard
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.
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ter-Total Number Veterans, Forty.
Leading the battlescarred warriors
of New Hampshire was Frank @. Grant
Of Lancaster, II years Of age, who
passed ia da ys in Andersonville prison
He held the national colors on high
and beside him was T. O. Leary of
Lakeville, Mimi, who marched with
his former department to carry its flag
Another Minnesota man, Chaplain G.
A. Cressy Of Newport, who served with
the Thirteenth Minnesota in the wal
Of the First and Fourth New Hamp.
shire infantry. The assistant adju
tant general, Frank Battles, Of Concord
Me. was there beside his commander.
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NEW JERSEY

! Commanded by Alfred Atkins, de-
partment commander. Total number
veterans, 30.
New Jersey was commanded by De-
The department. was represented by
! fifty veterans.
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18th DIVISION
TEXAS

Commanded by w. Il. Harvey. Total
number veterans, eighteen.
5 About thirty Texans are here, but
only portion of them felt in mood to
march. The distinctive insignia Of the
department was forehead and horns
OF longhorn Texas steer mounted on
pole.
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9th DIVISION
CONNECTICUT

Commanded by v. F. McNeal. Aide,
Major Nicholson. Total number vet
Grams, 40. - $50 - go ,s.sgr s.. .z~s
Connecticut was first in the sixth
division, with Department Commander
v. F. McNeal at it's head. There were
forty veterans in the parade, none Of
them marching as organizations.
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CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA
Commanded by w. G. AIberger, San
'ancisco. Total number Veterans

Commanded by w. G. Alberger, San
Francisco. Total number Veterans,
twenty-five. q
The department Of New Jersey had
presented the veterans of California
and Nevada with a beautiful set of col
ors to replace those burned In the recent
Frisco disaster, and these appeared in
the parade today, the stars and stripes
in the hands Of H. G. Anderson, Po-
mona, CAL, and the department. flag
raised on high by Levi Garrett Of
Fresno. Cal. The number Of the little
band marching side by side was only
half of what would have appeared but
for the recent catastrophe. The aged
commander was accompanied by the as
sistant adiutant general, John H. Rob-
erts of San Francisco. and a past de-
partment commander, Charles T. Rice,
Riverside, Cal.
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GEORGIA

Commanded by w. H. Ktmbau. To
tai number Of veterans, twenty
A stuffed alligator mounted on a pole
was carried at the head of the Georgia
delegation. Commander Kimball said
that he brought forty men with him
but did not muster that number in line.
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OREGON.

Commanded by Homer Sutcliffe Of
Portland. Total number veterans, twen-
ty-seven. .5~~-,75z ~
Twenty-seven men marched in line
representing the G.. A. R. veterans of
Oregon. Among this number it is in
teresting to note was R. V. Pratt, as
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KENTUCKY.

Commanded by George 7. Grimstead.
Total number veterans, 1913. Number
drum corps, one. s-' Fl's5'si+' : r1-'.''- :
Kentucky had no posts marching as
separate organizations in the line of
march. The Kentuckians marched in
one body as state division, headed by,
their own drum CORDS. -.
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WASHINGTON AND ALASKA

Commanded by O. B. Dunning. Total
number veterans, Al.
The Washington and Alaska depart.
ment was led by Miss. Grace Nc.
Cafferty. She is, as one Of the veterans
said, Ha production Of Washington,
altho her name is French.''
General Il. A. Bigelow, a past de-
partment commander, was in the for.
nation" :
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James Of Jacksonville, post district
commander. =
MONTANA.

Commanded by Colonel A. J. Fisk.
Total number veterans, twenty-five.
One of the youngest and most Wig
Montana contingent of twenty-five.
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ganization is made up Of little chaps Of
unusual musical ability They were
charge Of 8. Eldridge, bandmaster, and
delighted the crowds with their music.
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TENNESSEE.

Commanded by General John T. VIII
der. Total number veterans, twenty.
General Wilder, who is i'll, reviewed
Tennessee from his chamber window at
the Brunswick. Captain A. j. Gahapan,
post district commander, led the. march.
ing line. General W. j. Smith, vet.
eran of the Mexican war, who is 81
years young, marched with the depart.
ment. George w. Rodebaugh of the
regular army, who was with this di.
vision, claims the distinction of being
the oldest veteran in line. He is 92
years of age. Mr.. Rodebaugh yisitel
the present site Of Minneapolis with
the General Carr expedition.
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FLORIDA.

Commanded by William Emerson Of
Tampa. Total number veterans, twen-
ty-five.
Florida was distinguished in the pa.
rade by aloes surmounted by pine
apples and decked with Spanish moss.
With Commander Emerson was Captain
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10Th DIVISION
NEW MEXICO
Commanded by Captain W. B. Brun.

Commanded by Captain w. B. Brun-
ton. Total number veterans, 8.
New Mexico had small but dis.
tinguished force in the parade. Captain
BruntonE Of the Second Iowa cavalry
led the party. A. D. Higgins Of the
One Hundred and Fourteenth Illinois
infantry, the assistant adjutant gen.
eral, was the rank and file. Rev.
Thomas Harwood, late chaplain Of
the Twentyffth Wisconsin infantry
and for twenty years department chap
lain, carried the colors.
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VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA.
MARYLAND.

O0mmanded by George Prechtel.
Total number veterans, forty-flve. ..
The forty-fve veterans from Mary
land, carrying their wartime banners,
made a splendid showing. .....'
General R. M. Bowerman, who COM
manded the Second brigade of the
fifth division, marched with the old
young boys in spite of his gray hairs.
Other veterans in line were Senior Vice
Department Commander John r..
Holmes, Junior Vice Department Com
mander Cyrus Sears, Adjutant General
j. A. Thompson. - r. 22JJ.sr
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LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
Commanded by Colonel Charles w.
Keeting. Total number veterans, thirty.

Carrying stalks Of sugar cane, decked
with rice and cotton bolls, the veterans
of Mississippi and Louisiana, mostly
from colored regiments, presented q
striking appearance. With Colonel
Keeting was Assistant Adjutant Gen
eral Noah Spillers. The four plattoons
into which the department was divided
were led by Post Senior Vice Com
mander Charles n. Shute, Paul Bruce,
F. &c. Antoine and Louis Herman.
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IDAHO

Commanded by Alfred Anderson. To-
tai number Of veterans, twenty-five.
The Idaho veterans did not bring q
band with them, but secured the indie.
pendent Boyss band OF Minneapolis.
The band outnumbered the department
and all the boys were decorated with Q
white sash lettered g. r.. - tE.
"Idaho Fruit Pickers." .
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UTAH

Commanded by B. M. sperry.s Total
number veterans. eight
Utah's department was one of the
smallest in line, but the gold miners
marched, as sturdily and proudly as
any of the larger departments. -
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.sistant ddiutant general of his state,
termaster Of the Minnesota department.,
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First Division,

First Division.
Muller Post No. 1. saltwater.
Cady Post No. 2. Anoka.
: Burdick Post No. g. Spring Valley.
Robson Post No. 5. Albert Lea.
Markham Post No. z. Marshall
George n. Thomas Post No. g. MontevideA
Sully Post No. 10. Blue Earth
Henry Rogers Post No. IL. Brownsdais.
Mattson Post No. 12, Caledonia.
German Post No. Is, Duluth.
a.. G.. Rogers Post No. IL. Elk River.
joe Hooker Post No. 15. Tracy.
Baker Post No. 1s, Fillmore.
McPhsrson Post No. Il. Benson.
h Wilsin Post tn No. 10 is, n Manksto. S9'7s
Senior Vice Department Commander EveEst4
l- Band 49,
Second Division.
e,,se,d MpesaiRg Posa No sl.g E e. PAM,
Acker Post No. q, st. Paul.
James George Post No. 2s. lie Roy.
su1se poit Post t. No ss ~ Annsnsas s,ss.aa
/. Meeook Post Il. 8; Glensoe:
: Pap Thomas Post No. 80, Brainard.
/. Workman Post No. 81. Little Falls
Burnside Post No. 50, kasson:
Stanton Post No. 80, Fergus Falls.
+ stoddard Post No. 81. Worthington. =
Junior Vice Department Commander Cofb&A
|: -,s5,-. Band.
Third Division.
Daggett fost 40: IS, Lhsshnela-
Skaro Post No. 81. st. Peter.
Canield Post No. 3s. Glenwood
Palmer Post No. 40. Sauk Center.
Taylor Post No. AZ Fulda.
Devereaux Post No. 49,, Janesville.
Custer Post No a. Rochester.
Ball Post No. 45, winona.
{Continued on Page 3, First Column-)
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ALABAMA

mander w. M. Campbell.
Alabama sent fifteen men to repre-
sent its G. A. R. and it was brave lot
at that. All the men wore clusters Of
opened cotton bolls as boutonnieres.
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flag which the brigade carried thru;
the war. All the men in line carried
the characteristic cedar sprigs of the
Green Mountain state in their hats.
POTOMAC.

Commanded by B. p. Entrikin. To-
tai number of veterans, AZ.
Noticeable among the veterans
from Washington, D. c., were three
aged negroes, representatives of the
Frederick Douglass post. The depart
ment was headed by Commander 3. ?.
Entrikin, accompanied by Past Com
manders Judge /. G.. Kimball and
Major John McElroy.
VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA.
Commanded by David R. Wilson.
Total number veterans, six. II
Only handful from Dixie land were
present, but they marched proudly with
out colors or insignia. E. Fuller, COM
mander Of Dahlgren colored post Of
Norfolk, was in line.
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Second Division.
Third Division.

tcontinuea on Page 3, First Column,