Name/Title
ledgerEntry/Object ID
1955.528.591Description
Ledger. Burns Post No. 13, Grand Army of the Republic - Membership Listing. Contain 136 names of members of Burns Post. Columns for full name, age, birthplace, residence, occupation, date of entry into service, rank, company, regiment, date of final discharge, rank, company and regiment, length of service, cause of discharge, date of muster into G.A.R., when honorably discharged, when suspended, when dropped, when dismissed, nature of wounds received, when and in what engagements wounded, remarks. Death often recorded in "Remarks" column. Book appears to be printed for G.A.R. purposes. Covers period from establishment of Burns Post in 1880 until last member joined in 1914. Not all pages of book filled. Cover: Cardboard with marbling in brown and red tones. Plate on front cover identifies - "Descriptive(?) Book - Burns Post No. 13, Department of Maryland, G.A.R." Also seal of G.A.R., Headquarters Department of Maryland, 114 North Paca Street, Baltimore, MD. Dimensions: 8" x 14" x .375".Acquisition
Accession
1955.528Source or Donor
Carroll County CommissionersAcquisition Method
Gift
