Print, Photographic

Photograph

Batavia Depot Museum

photograph showing members of the Grand Army of the Republic

A group of men in suits and hats pose together in front of a building's facade.

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

P810

Description

Photographic print of two rows of men posing for a photograph with Batavia storefronts behind them, taken around 1890. Subject is veterans of the Civil War and members of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). Copy of photo and list of names in same sleeve as original photo. Front row l to r: Theodore Wood, Fred Morris, Henry Harmon, Charles Barnes, Patrick Monahan, William Hollister, George Russell Kenyon, James Ballard, Bernard Ball, Nathaniel Rowcliffe* / Radcliff, L.V. Russaguee.** Back row l to r: Nathan Drake, Hicks Frydendall, Orson Weaver, James Fredendall, William Bennett, Darius Bartholomew, Lyman Cazaley, Alfred Cole, Edward Stafford, Wallace Dailey and John Mole. * Another spelling located is Ratcliff. Tombstone in East Side Cemetary found with Nathaniel Rowcliffe inscribed on it, however old Kane Co. records at the Depot Museum do not have Rowcliffe listed among Civil War Vets. They do have a Radcliff spelling, none appear on the Newton Monument. ** This spelling found in old GAR records but no name similar located in cemetery, Kane Co. or Newton Monument records.

Photograph Details

Subject

Twenty two men pose on the street in front of Batavia storefronts. They are well dressed and wear badges for the Grand Army of the Republic, which identifies them as veterans of the Civil War.

Subject Person or Organization

Grand Army of the Republic

Subject Place

City

Batavia 01

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Collection

Photograph Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1890

Time Period

1890s, 19th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Civil wars, Veterans

Search Terms

Civil War

Dimensions

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Wood, Theodore

Person or Organization

Morris, Fred

Person or Organization

Harmon, Henry

Person or Organization

Barnes, Charles

Person or Organization

Monahan, Patrick

Person or Organization

Hollister, William

Person or Organization

Kenyon, George Russell

Person or Organization

Ballard, James

Person or Organization

Ball, Bernard

Person or Organization

Rowcliffe, Nathaniel

Person or Organization

Russaguee, L.V.

Person or Organization

Drake, Nathan

Person or Organization

Frydendall, Hicks

Person or Organization

Weaver, Orson

Person or Organization

Fredendall, James

Person or Organization

Bennett, William

Person or Organization

Bartholomew, Darius

Person or Organization

Cazaley, Lyman

Person or Organization

Cole, Alfred

Person or Organization

Stafford, Edward

Person or Organization

Dailey, Wallace

Person or Organization

Mole, John

Exhibition

To Secure These Rights

Updated By

Kate Garrett

Update Date

August 11, 2026