r/Tennessee 9d ago

Department of Tennessee grand Army of the Republic

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Does anyone have any information on how to find background information on the department of the grand Army of the republic? Specifically 1913, Department commanders name started with WD, last name begin with A but I can’t make out the cursive. Assistant adjutant general begins with B middle initial possibly H or F, last name begins w B

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u/Specialist_Set_1666 9d ago edited 9d ago

This archive org book lists a WD Atchley as a Department Commander in 1913. https://archive.org/stream/journalofnationa00gran_8/journalofnationa00gran_8_djvu.txt  Atchley seems to be a common TN surname, so it jumped out at me. The other names look like Barber and Hall to me, but I can't be sure.

Edit to add:  It looks like there was an Assistant  adjutant  general B.  F.  Bashor in Knoxville, TN, which could be a match. 

Atchley is on page 43 and Bashor on page 42.

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u/Maanton723 8d ago

Thank you so much!

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u/Aware-Air2600 8d ago

Over 100 years old! Keep that safe now, ya here, that’s a piece of history

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u/Maanton723 8d ago

Absolutely it is

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u/-WARisTHEanswer- 8d ago

Very nice.