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Civil War Veterans: c. 1925

Submitted by D_Chadwick on Thu, 06/23/2011 - 5:37pm.
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These are members of G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic) Conyngham Post 97 located in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. I researched it to try and find out exactly when the picture may have been taken and found two possibilities in the Wilkes-Barre Record Almanacs: “April 21, 1923 - Conyngham Post, G. A. R., observes its fifty-sixth anniversary; about forty veterans of the Civil War, together with many friends, present.” Or more likely: “May 31, 1926 - Memorial Day parade in Wilkes-Barre and other towns in the Wyoming Valley; Conyngham Post, G. A. R., has only thirty-five survivors out of an original membership of about 1,200.” Scanned from the original 7x5 inch glass negative. View full size.

These are members of G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic) Conyngham Post 97 located in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. I researched it to try and find out exactly when the picture may have been taken and found two possibilities in the Wilkes-Barre Record Almanacs:
“April 21, 1923 - Conyngham Post, G. A. R., observes its fifty-sixth anniversary; about forty veterans of the Civil War, together with many friends, present.”

Or more likely:

“May 31, 1926 - Memorial Day parade in Wilkes-Barre and other towns in the Wyoming Valley; Conyngham Post, G. A. R., has only thirty-five survivors out of an original membership of about 1,200.”

Scanned from the original 7x5 inch glass negative. View full size.

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Submitted by D_Chadwick on Thu, 06/26/2014 - 4:50am.

Thanks for your help. I'm sorry your grandfather isn't in the picture but at least you can see his friends honoring him. I'm looking forward to your posts.

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