Civil War SeattleJun 10, 20222 minCaptured by Forrest - Seattle's Clement Phelps of Company B 81st Illinois InfantryClement Phelps (1839-1914) Mount Pleasant Cemetery Seattle WA Pictured is the grave of Clement Phelps in Seattle's historic Mount...
Civil War SeattleMay 30, 20222 minSeattle's first Memorial Day - 1879In 1878, the nation's leading organization of Union veterans of the Civil War, the Grand Army of the Republic, was established for the...
Civil War SeattleApr 5, 20224 minSeattle Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient, Asbury F. HaynesSeattle Civil War veteran Asbury F. Haynes was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Sailor’s Creek, fought on...
Civil War SeattleMar 15, 20222 minThe last man to join the G.A.R. in SeattleBy August 1942, Seattle’s Grand Army of the Republic membership was down to just 2 men. Daniel Reams and Hiram Gale were all that...