G. A. R.
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- Apr 23, 1891The Sudden Call for a Mass MeetingLocal property owners protest a suspiciously hurried political meeting held while key citizens were out of town.Yakima, WA
- Feb 22, 1894The Moonlight Ambush of the PastorA boisterous band of Aberdeen neighbors staged a surprise party for their minister, turning a quiet evening into a community event.Aberdeen, WA
- Jan 24, 1895A Disgraced Immigration Inspector Says He Was FramedArrested in Port Townsend over a forged $50 check, Thomas M. Fisher finds defenders who say the case is a conspiracy—and a Portland lawyer may be the real culprit.Port Townsend, WA
- Jun 1, 1895A Union Widow and a Confederate Mother Clasp Hands at an Unknown GraveIn Sedro, Washington, Memorial Day brought together two women on opposite sides of the Civil War—over a flower-covered mound meant to stand for all the dead.Sedro-Woolley, WA
- Jul 13, 1903A Presidential Coincidence in Walla WallaA local G.A.R. commander surprises Theodore Roosevelt by presenting a letter the President had written to him twenty years prior.Fort Walla Walla, Walla Walla, WA