100 YEARS AGO TODAY IN LONG BEACH 
The Abraham Lincoln G.A.R. Memorial Monument

The unveiling, dedication and presentation of the Abraham Lincoln G.A.R. memorial monument dedicated to the veterans of the Civil War occurred on July 3, 1915, in what was then called Pacific Park.

Download a FREE pdf of the 98-page pamphlet, Souvenir of the Unveiling, Dedication and Presentation of the Abraham Lincoln G.A.R. Memorial Monument Dedicated to the Veterans of the Civil War—1861-1865 at Long Beach, California, at https://archive.org/details/souvenirofunveillong.

This booklet contains a wealth of information and has many photographs. It lists the living G.A.R. members of the Grand Army of the Republic, Department of California and Nevada, Long Beach Post 181, as well as the veterans who had lived in Long Beach and belonged to post 181, but who had passed away before July of 1915. Also included are a list of the officers and members of the Woman’s Relief Corps, Auxiliary to Long Beach Post No. 181, Department of California and Nevada, and a list of the officers and members of Sons of Veterans Auxiliary No. 1 to Henry W. Lawton Camp No. 11, Long Beach, Department of California and Nevada.

The “Blue and Gray” club is mentioned, too, and a photo of the drum corps is included. Characterized as “the only known organization of its kind in existence,” the club was organized in 1910, its members being ex-veterans of both the Confederacy and the Union. 

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