A Brief Sketch
A Brief Sketch of the WRC Kate Brownlee Sherwood, July 26, 1883 The work of American women in the great war for the preservation of the Union was that of […]
A Brief Sketch of the WRC Kate Brownlee Sherwood, July 26, 1883 The work of American women in the great war for the preservation of the Union was that of […]
Civil War era recipes Beaten Biscuits Beaten biscuits are a unique delicacy born in the southern portion of the United States long before the Civil War. The time it takes to […]
Charter Members The Founding members met in Denver Colorado on July 25 and 26, 1883 and organized the Woman’s Relief Corps, auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic. 1. Emma B. […]
Woman’s Relief Corps Badge Symbolism The Woman’s Relief Corps “medal” or badge has been the same design for over a hundred and forty years. Members wear a Maltese Cross attached […]
PUBLIC LAW 87-650 87th CONGRESS, S. 2250 September 7, 1962 AN ACT To provide for the incorporation of the National Woman’s Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the […]
Home Membership Application National Officers Together We Can Do Great Things! Civil War Nurses Contact History-“Her”story A Brief Sketch Acme Haversack Arthur’s Tree Beaten Biscuits Charter Members Wilmer Dickerson The […]
A Christmas tradition still observed in some homes has evolved from a wonderful story about a Civil War soldier. It may be merely a story, but it is as other […]
Arthur’s Tree Arthur E. Vest was born 25 November 1845 in Hamilton, Ohio. He married Amanda Polk/Pogue of Cumberland, Indiana, and died on 10 May 1943 at the age of […]
Which States were Union and which were Confederate? The title “Civil War” for the conflict between Union and Confederate forces was just one title for the terrible period in […]
Wilmer W. Dickerson’s letters home Chuck Hill, Curator, GAR Memorial Museum, 27 December 2017 from the NWRC collection Wilmer W. Dickerson, a 22-year-old farmer from Concord, Illinois entered Company K, […]