Grand Army of the Republic, Wilson Colwell Post Number 38 of La Crosse, Wisconsin Records
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.
Arrangement
Arranged in three series:
Series 1: National Office
Series 2: Department of Wisconsin
Series 3: Local Colwell Post Number 38
Acquisitions Information
(Accession no. 2005.044) Donated by the La Crosse County Historical Society, May 2005.
Physical Description
2 archives boxes
- Grand Army of the Republic
- Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Wisconsin
- Grand Army of the Republic. Wilson Colwell Post No. 38 (La Crosse, Wis.)
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Societies, etc.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans
- Veterans -- Societies, etc. -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
Creator
- 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