Fenton GAR photo, and picture of buckle recovered

[postalgriff]

last summer hunting with my brother in Fenton I recoverd this GAR belt buckle. Tonight he emailed me this picture of the Fenton GAR. I love to think the buckle I found is in this picture. heres a link to the picture where you can zoom in real close.

http://fentonhistsoc.tripod.com/ima...lderpictures/garfenton1892.jpg&target=tlx_new



The picture below was taken on 4 July 1892, in front of Col. Mann's house on Walnut Street. The house stood where the Library is now. These are the remnants of the original GAR in Fenton. A list of who is in the picture is as follows......




1. Smith Crisfall 2. Seymour Thompson 3. William Butcher 4. Benjamin Botsford 5. Willie Butcher
6. William Brabon 7. Alfred Granson 8. Hopper 9. Joe Dibble 10. Frank Potter 11. George Dunn
12. George Bishop 13. George Adams 14. Marion Munson 15. Charles Vosburg 16. L.J. Tryon
17. By Vosburg 18. Andrew Holliday 19. V.B. Tryon 20. Edgar Durfee 21. Harry Craft
22. John Thorpe 23. Perry VanEpps 24. Ed. Hewitt 25. Hyram King 26. Peter Crimson
27. Ed. Dickerman 28. Anson Morehouse 29. Don Knapp 30. Roy Plumb 31. Louise Knapp
32. Fred Arthur

 

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[Mich. Wolverine]

Very cool buckle and picture. I love G.A.R. relics. I found a watch fob in the yard of a Civil War veteran about 10 years ago. It was from the 1891 G.A.R national encampment in Detroit Aug. 3-8. I bet a lot of the men in that picture were at that encampment.
Thank's for sharing.

Wolverine.

 

[Brentallica]

It is really cool to imagine that that buckle probably did belong to one of those ornery looking fellas.
Thanks for sharing!

 

[A2coins]

nice relic and pics