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Man on right wears a ribbon that says "Hoffman Post No. 62 C.A.R. Morgantown, W. Va.". Man on left wears a ribbon that says "Preston County Soldiers' Reunion July 2, 3, and 4 Kingwood, W. Va.".

1. Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Veterans at Preston Co. Soldiers Reunion, Kingwood, W. Va.

Man on right wears a ribbon that says "Preston County Soldiers' Reunion July 2, 3, and 4 Kingwood, W. Va.".

2. Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Veterans at Preston Co. Soldiers Reunion, Kingwood, W. Va.

Man on left wears ribbon that says "Lyon Post No. 23, Dept. of W. Va." and man on right wears one saying "T.G. Nash Post No. 23 Dept. of W. Va.".

3. Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Veterans at Preston Co. Soldiers Reunion, Kingwood, W. Va.

4. Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Veteran at Preston Co. Soldiers Reunion, Kingwood, W. Va.

Man on right wears a ribbon that says "Lyon Post No. 23 Dept. of W. Va.". Both men also wear a ribbon that says "Preston County Soldiers' Reunion July 2, 3, and 4 Kingwood, W. Va.".

5. Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Veterans at Preston Co. Soldiers Reunion, Kingwood, W. Va.

Both men are wearing a ribbon that says "Preston County Soldiers' Reunion July 2, 3, and 4 Kingwood, W. Va.".

6. Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Veterans at Preston Co. Soldiers Reunion, Kingwood, W. Va.

7. Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Veteran at Preston Co. Soldiers Reunion, Kingwood, W. Va.

Man wears a ribbon that says "Kelley Post No. 111 G.A.R. Kingwood, W. Va.".

8. Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Veteran at Preston Co. Soldiers Reunion, Kingwood, W. Va.

9. Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Veterans at Preston Co. Soldiers Reunion, Kingwood, W. Va.

10. Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Veteran at Preston Co. Soldiers Reunion, Kingwood, W. Va.

11. Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Veteran at Preston Co. Soldiers Reunion, Kingwood, W. Va.

12. Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Veteran at Preston Co. Soldiers Reunion, Kingwood, W. Va.

Man on left wears a ribbon that says "Preston County Soldiers' Reunion July 2, 3, and 4 Kingwood, W. Va.".

13. Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Veterans at Preston Co. Soldiers Reunion, Kingwood, W. Va.

Man on right wears a ribbon that says "Preston County Soldiers' Reunion July 2, 3, and 4 Kingwood, W. Va.".

14. Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Veterans at Preston Co. Soldiers Reunion, Kingwood, W. Va.

Veterans stand at grave site holding American flags.

15. Grand Army of the Republic Soldiers Decoration Day, Bruceton Mills, W. Va.

16. Civil War Veterans Holding American Flag, Grand Army of the Republic, Morgantown, W. Va.

The Grand Army of the Republic, or G.A.R., was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army, Union Navy, Marines and the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service who served in the American Civil War for the Northern/Federal forces. Its peak membership, at more than 490,000, was in 1890, a high point of various Civil War commemorative and monument dedication ceremonies. It was succeeded by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, composed of male descendants of Union Army and Union Navy veterans.The G.A.R. was organized into "departments" at the state level and "posts" at the community level. This old artillery gun monument was dedicated by the G.A.R. Department of West Virginia, Custer Post No. 8.The plaque beneath the gun reads, "This gun was cast at Sevilla Spain, May 9th 1795, is 12 ft. in length, Caliber 6 3/8 inches weighs 6283 lbs. It was captured from the Spanish by Admiral Dewey, at Cavite Arsenal, near Manila, P.I. [Philippines] in May 1898, brought to N. Y. Navy Yard in the U. S., S. Buffalo [South Buffalo, New York]. Loaned by the Navy Department to Custer Post No. 8 G.A.R. was Mounted on Platform June 23rd, 1899. On July 4th, 1899, the Gun was unveiled by members of Custer Post with suitable ceremonies."

17. Grand Army of the Republic Gun Exhibition, Clarksburg, W. Va.