Not Afraid to Go: Acton’s Part in the Birth and Preservation of Our Nation

The Grand Army of The Republic

After the War, men of Acton and surroundng towns joined the Isaac Davis Post No. 138 of the G.A.R. This section includes:

• Remembrance book of Isaac Davis Post No. 138 of the G.A.R.
• Photo of Isaac Davis Post gathering at Stow, 1910
• Photo of Isaac Davis Post gathering at West Acton, 1912
• Photo of Isaac Davis Post gathering at West Acton, 1924
• Charles Brooks' entry in G.A.R. book
• Aaron Jones Fletcher's entry in G.A.R. book
• Photo of Robinson's hall in West Acton, where Isaac Davis Post met
• Photo of William T. Hallowell
• Photo of Lucius A. Hesselton
• Two photos of parade at G.A.R. convention in Boston, 1890
• Medals of Isaac Davis Post and Women's Relief Corps
• Letter from William Chaplin offering his Civil War relics to the Town
• Framed box containing various artifacts of William Chaplin
• Program of Decoration Day exercises, 1877
• Photo of Frank Knowlton riding car in Memorial Day parade
• Photos of Aaron Jones Fletcher and his home in South Acton
• Rules and Regulations of the Women's Relief Corps 1898
• Easter sale and entertainment of WRC
• Photo of Otto Geers, flagbearer of Isaac Davis Post
• Newspaper report of new flag presented to Isaac Davis post, 1914
• Photo and obituary of George L. Towne, last surviving veteran, 1940
• Photo of Isac S. Ford

 

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