Grand Army of the Republic Records

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2026.040.057

Scope and Content

Collection of deeds, programs and rosters related to the Mystic chapter of the Grand Army of the Republic, Williams Post No. 55, 1880-1912. The G.A.R. was a fraternal organization for Civil War veterans of the Union Army and Navy founded in 1866. The Williams Post G.A.R. Hall was located on Pearl Street in Mystic. *Roster of the Mystic Valley Cavalry, organized October 12, 1880, consisting of members of the Grand Army of the Republic Williams Post No. 55: John Knight Bucklyn, Amos Clift, Jerry H. Brown, Isaac W. Denison, Charles H. Taylor, Ebenezer A. Williams. *Program, "Memorial Day Exercises" for Mystic and Noank, 1893. *Collection of 7 deeds describing the property owned by the Williams Post No. 55, G.A.R. Hall on Pearl Street in Mystic, 1892-1912. Makes mention of Mary A. Morgan, George H. Miner, Samuel H. Buckley, Roswell Brown, Gilbert Morgan, Isaac D. Miner, Amos Clift, Robert P. Wilbur and George W. Kegwin.

Collection

Carol Kimball Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2026.040

Source or Donor

Carol Kimball

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Deed

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Roster

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Program

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Muniment

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

List

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Legal Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Elm Grove Cemetery, Central Hall, Mystic Civil War Monument, Woman's Relief Corps, Decoration Day

Archive Details

Creator

Grand Army of the Republic

Date(s) of Creation

1880 - 1912

Archive Size/Extent

1 folder

Primary Language

English

Provenance

Notes

Part of a collection of records collected by Carol Kimball during her tenure as the Town of Groton Historian; given to the Groton Historical Society following her death; stored for several years at the Avery Copp Museum; donated to the Groton Public Library 2026