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Grand Army of the Republic, Wilson Colwell Post Number 38 of La Crosse, Wisconsin Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 088

Scope and Contents

Records contain materials from the national office, the Department of Wisconsin office and the local Wilson Colwell Post Number 38. National materials include encampment material from 1905, music and lyric sheets, a ritual manual and a rules and regulations booklet. Materials from the Dept. of Wisconsin include encampment proceedings (1883; 1904-1907, 1913, and 1931), programs (1931 and 1939) and part of a registration book (1893), as well as rosters (1904 and 1906). Local Colwell Post created materials include a copy from the descriptive book from the Dept. of Wisconsin; financial materials (1882-1900), minutes (1891-1893), a roster (1906), and miscellaneous material.

Dates

  • 1882-1939

Creator

Access to Materials

Materials in this collection are available for patron use.

Historical Note

The members of the GAR Wilson Colwell Post Number 38 (La Crosse, Wis.) named their post as a memorial to Captain Wilson Colwell from La Crosse, Wis. He was serving as mayor in April 1861 when he led a group of 119 men to be mustered in the Union Army at Madison, Wis. Thus was born Company B Second Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. Colwell was killed in 1862 at the Battle of South Mountain.

The Post was organized in July 1882 and disbanded with the death of the last member in Sept. 1939. The Post provided financial aid and camaraderie to its members.

Extent

0.8 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Wilson Colwell G.A.R. Post Number 38 (La Crosse, Wis.) was named as a memorial to Captain Wilson Colwell from La Crosse, Wis. It was a post organized under the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), Department of Wisconsin in July 1882. The last member died in Sept. 1939.

Records contain materials from the national office, the Department of Wisconsin office and the local Wilson Colwell Post Number 38. National materials include encampment material from 1905, music and lyric sheets, a ritual manual and a rules and regulations booklet. Materials from the Dept. of Wisconsin include encampment proceedings (1883; 1904-1907, 1913, and 1931), programs (1931 and 1939) and part of a registration book (1893), as well as rosters (1904 and 1906). Local Colwell Post created materials include a copy from the descriptive book from the Dept. of Wisconsin; financial materials (1882-1900), minutes (1891-1893), a roster (1906), and miscellaneous material.

Acquisitions Information

(Accession no. 2005.044) Donated by the La Crosse County Historical Society, May 2005.

Related Materials

Missing Title

(MSS 033)
Margaret MacDonald Collection on the Grand Army of the Republic Wilson Colwell Post Number 38 of La Crosse, Wisconsin
(973.74 G762 2003)
Complete Transcription of Personal War Sketches of the Members of Wilson Colwell Post No. 38, G.A.R.
La Crosse SC 75 (Area Research Center, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse)
Grand Army of the Republic. Wilson Colwell Post No. 38 (La Crosse, Wis.) Minutes, 1896-1901

Physical Description

2 archives boxes

Title
Guide to the Grand Army of the Republic, Wilson Colwell Post Number 38 of La Crosse, Wisconsin Records, 1882-1939
Status
Completed
Author
Anita Taylor Doering
Date
2005 June
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the La Crosse Public Library Archives Repository

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