Announcements of the death of the following named members of the National Encampment and of the Staff are hereby made: C. E. PECK, Department Commander of the Department of Alabama, near Athens, Alabama, June 26th, 1908. HENRY PALMER, Member of the National Council of Administration of the Department of California, and an aide-de-camp on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief, at Long Beach, California, June 19th, 1908. A. C. MATHEWS, Past Department Commander of Illinois, at Pittsfield, Ill., June 14th, 1908. WALLACE A. BARTLETT, Past Department Commander, Maryland, May 25th, 1908. EUGENE A. CORY, Past Department Commander of Rhode Island, at Canonicut, R. I., July 7, INFORMATION WANTED. By Elizabeth Craig, Liberty Center, Henry County, Ohio, concerning John M. Craig, Private Co. A, 12th O. V. C., who was mustered out at Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 11th, 1865. By George P. Cobb, Q. M., of Post No. 419, Bay City, Mich., of the address of First Sergt. Nadine or any other member of Co. C, U. S. C. T., who knew Wm. H. Bannister, of the same Company, who enlisted October, 1864, and was discharged at Fortress Monroe in May, 1865. Comrade James W. Smith, Chief Clerk of the Pension Agency, Buffalo, New York, has in his possession the army discharges of the following named soldiers, which he will turn over to the owners thereof, or the next of kin, upon proper identification, on application, namely: Leason Mereshaw, Co. F, 4th N. Y. H. A., transferred from Co. F, 111th N. Y. Vols. John Costello, Co. I, 13th N. Y. H. A. Elisha Terwilliger, Battery K, 3rd N. Y. Art. Jehial W. Landphear, Co. G, 122nd N. Y. Inf. Vo's. By order of CHARLES G. BURTON, Commander-in-Chief, Adjutant General. TOLEDO, OHIO, July 7, 1908. SPECIAL ORDER. General William V. McMaken of Toledo is hereby appointed Marshal of the Parade September 2nd, 1908, and he will appoint Assistant Marshals, subject to approval. By order of J. CORY WINANS, Approved C. G. BURTON, Commander-in-Chief. Chief of Staff. DEPARTMENTS IN ORDER OF SENIORITY ACCORDING TO DATES OF PERMANENT ORGANIZATION AS HERETOFORE ANNOUNCED. As Department of Virginia; name changed to Virginia and 16. Maryland, organized Jan. 8, 1868; reorganized 17. Nebraska June 9, 1876 ...June 11, 1877 18. Michigan, organized May 6, 1868; reorganized January 22, 1879 19. Iowa, organized Sep. 26, 1866; reorganized Jan. 23, 1879 20. Indiana, organized Aug. 20, 1866; reorganized 21. Colorado and Wyoming. October 3, 1879 December 11, 1879 As Department of the Mountains; name changed to Colo- 22. Kansas, organized Dec. 7, 1866; reorganized 23. Delaware.. March 16, 1880 January 14, 1881 24. Minnesota, organized Aug. 14, 1867; reorganized August 17, 1881 25. Missouri, organized May 16, 1867; reorganized 26. Oregon 27. Kentucky April 22, 1882 September 28, 1882 January 16, 1883 28. West Virginia, organized April 9, 1868; reorganized 29. South Dakota February 20, 1883 As Department of Dakota; name changed to South Dako- As Department of the Gulf; name changed to Louisiana July 3, 1891 As Department of Oklahoma and Indian Territory, name 45. Indian Territory Consolidated with and merged into the Department of Roster of Executive Officers Grand Army of the Republic. FOUNDED BY DR. BENJAMIN F. STEPHENSON AT DECATUR, ILLINOIS, APRIL 6, 1866. First Commander-in-Chief. First Adjutant-General, ROBERT MANN WOODS, Illinois. First Quartermaster-General, No Official Records of Membership Prior to 1878. FIRST NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT, NOVEMBER 20, 1866, The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:- The following officers were elected and appointed for the ensuing year: Headquarters established Washington, D. C. *By amendment to Rules and Regulations Staff Officers now ap pointed. |