1911: GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC GATHERS IN TRENTON

This year of 2011 marks the 150th anniversary of the "war between the states," better known as the Civil War. The above article, extracted from an old brown with age copy of the "Trenton True American" tells of the GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) convention which met here in the Trenton area 100 years ago this week! I will be posting additional articles relating to the GAR and the Civil War as the 150th year celebration resumes.

John E. B Good said...

We corresponded before regarding the HHS West Class of 1960 50th Reunion last year and regarding my family (Episcopo) who had an ice cream concession at White City. One of my father's relatives was Aaron Wilkes for which the GAR was named. Last year I found the monument for him in Riverside Cemetery. John G. Wilkes, Miami

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

1929: TODAY IT'S THE GREATEST GENERATION

Even as we are losing over 1,000 veterans of WWII, AKA "The Greatest Generation," so too did we note the passing of veterans of the war between the states, AKA the Civil War. May they all rest in peace.

1934: WILKES AND BAYARD G.A.R. GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC PART 1

ANYONE INVOLVED IN LOCAL HISTORY HAS
COME ACROSS THE STORIED AARON WILKES G.A.R. OF TRENTON. THIS IS A VERY SCARCE FEATURE FROM THE TRENTON SUNDAY TIMES ADVERTISER, 1934. PART 2 IS IN THE FOLLOWING POST.

TOM'S NOTE:
THE SIZE OF THIS PAGE PRECLUDES SCANNING AT A SETTING WHICH WILL RESULT IN LARGER PRINT. AS A RESULT, YOU WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO READ THIS ARTICLE IF YOUR MONITOR IS HIGH RESOLUTION. FORTUNATELY THE NEXT PAGE IS SMALLER AND VERY LEGIBLE.

1934: WILKES AND BAYARD G.A.R. GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC G.A.R. PART 2

THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE AARON WILKES STORY.

1934: WILKES POST GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC

THIS IS A HUGE FILE WHICH HAS BEEN SCANNED INTO TWO SEPERATE GRAPHICS. THE CONTINUATION IS FOUND IN THE NEXT POST ON THIS SITE.

1934: GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC PAGE 2