Grand Army of the Republic, Department of North Dakota, John F. Reynolds Post No. 5

The John F. Reynolds Post No. 44 was organized on February 22, 1884 in Fargo with 64 charter members.  Membership in the Corps of the Grand Army of the Republic was open to men who had fought in Union forces of the Civil War.  With statehood in 1889, the Posts were renumbered with the Reynold Post becoming Number 5.  The Post had a membership of 287 at one time but declined until its demise in the 1930's.  Its last member was Col. John W. Carroll who died March 3, 1942.

The John F. Reynolds Post No. 5 records consist of meeting minutes, a financial ledger, and subject files.  The meeting minutes cover only the period of 1898 to 1911 but are very complete for that period.  The subject files include miscellaneous papers to include lists of deceased members and those buried at Riverside Cemetery in Fargo. 
 

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