Name/Title
Dearing: Benjamin Dearing Letter to C.L. Elliot, 1929Entry/Object ID
2005.044.002Description
Typed note from C.L. Elliott of Montclair to Benjamin Dearing dated June 3, 1929 requesting that Dearing return a card with his name and address, so he can complete his book of G.A.R. Members. Reverse side has a handwritten note from Dearing to Elliott, chronicling his Civil War service. Dearing's note reads: "Fought under General Grand-Sheridan-Sherman and Thomas. Participated in 12 battles
Taken prisoner, escaped, retaken and exhcanged
There is one other member of Post 96 living, Fred Deinen.
Ben DearingAcquisition
Accession
2005.044Source or Donor
Lynne Ranieri
