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 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...
Civil War SeattleMar 15, 20221 minSeattle Civil War vet witnessed 12 great grandchildren enlist in WWIIDecember 8, 2021 marked the 80th anniversary of the United States' formal entry into World War II. Remarkably, in 1941, there were...
Civil War SeattleMar 15, 20221 minAn uncommon legacy - Seattle Civil War Veteran saw a great-granddaughter become an officer in WWIIThis is the Seattle gravesite of Catherine M. Henry at Evergreen cemetery. Miss Henry was the great-granddaughter of Seattle Civil War...