1903 Army Ulysses Grant G.A.R. Book Colonel Melcher Missouri Infantry Civil War

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1903
Army
Ulysses S. Grant
G.A.R. Book
Colonel Melcher Missouri Infantry
Civil War
Souvenir
Of The
Unveiling, Presentation and Dedication
Of The
Soldiers andSailors Monument
Erected In Memory Of Comrades Of
Ulysses S. Grant Post, No. 28, Department of Illinois
Grand Army Of The Republic
At
Elmwood Cemetery, Chicago
Sunday, June 28, 1903
This book was dedicated to Colonel Melcher who was a surgeon with the 5th and 6th Missouri Infantry Volunteers.
Information found on the internet:
Colonel Melcher was commissioned assistant surgeon of the 5th Missouri Infantry on May 7, 1861. After the Battle of Wilson’s Creek, he retrieved the body of General Nathaniel Lyon from the field. Following the Union army’s withdrawal from Springfield and the city’s capture by Confederate forces, Melcher remained behind to help treat the Wilson’s Creek wounded. Appointed a brigade surgeon on December 4, 1861, he then served as medical director of the Army of the Frontier. On January 8, 1863, Colonel Melcher was engaged in the Battle of Springfield against the forces of Confederate General John S. Marmaduke. Melcher organized the “Quinine Brigade,” a group of 400 hospital convalescents, who took up arms to defend the city during the battle. He continued to serve during Sterling Price’s Missouri raid in 1864.
Pages:
128
Condition:
The Book itself is in very good condition for its age. The cover has what appears to be a bent corner. This imperfection does not detract from the readability of this book.
Signed on the inside from cover (see picture) from the Chairman “John L. Manning” 44th Iowa Infantry to “Col. S.H. Melcher” Surgeon of the 5th and 6th Missouri Infantry.
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