Forgotten Civil War Memorial found in Alton apartment building ...

The Grand Army of the Republic was a fraternal organization that was composed of veterans from both the U.S. Army and Navy.

When County, Illinois, was established formally by law in 1831, the United States was developing a spirit of vigorous expansion. It was the era of the “Common Man,” the time of Jacksonian Democracy.

In 1868, members of the Grand Army of the Republic called upon communities around the country to decorate the graves of Union soldiers who had died during the Civil War on May 30. This call played a ...