To order images and/or obtain permission to use them commercially, please contact the KSHS Reference Desk at KSHS.reference@ks.gov or 785-272-8681, ext. 117.
For more information see the Copyright and Permission FAQ.
This black and white photograph shows members from the Grand Army of the Republic, Kennedy Post No. 292, in Troy, Kansas. One of the members has been identified. Cyrus Leland, Jr. is in the middle of the front row, wearing a derby hat and smoking a cigar. The Grand Army of the Republic was organized at the close of the Civil War by veterans of the Union Army as a fraternal organization that provided support to veterans.
Date: Between 1880 and 1900
Item Number: 219984
Call Number: FK2.D3 T. 8 GAR *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 219984
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Social and Civic - Grand Army of the Republic
Date - 1880s
Date - 1890s
Date - 1900s
Military - Veterans - Organizations - Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)
Military - Wars - Civil War
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Notable Kansans - Leland, Cyrus, Jr.
Places - Cities and towns - Troy
Places - Counties - Doniphan
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Type of Material - Photographs
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/219984