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Asa F. Smith, James M. Parker GAR Post application
RULES AND REGULATIONS, G. A. R.
ARTICLE IV.-CHAPTER I.
Eligibility to Membership -Soldiers and Sailors of the United States Army, Navy or Marine Corps, who
served between April 12th, 1861, and April 9th, 1865, in the war for the suppression of the Rebellion, and those
having been honorably discharged therefrom after such service, and of such State regiments as were called
into active service and subject to the orders of U.S. General Officers, between the dates mentioned, shall be
eligible to membership In the Grand Army of the Republic. No person shall be eligible to membership who
has, at any time, borne arma against the United States.
To games all Parker Post, No. 1054 Dep't of Main
G.A.R.
I have the honor to make application for membership ingames all Partner
Post, No. 105
Department of
Maine
Grand Army of the Republic,
basing my application on the following facts:
I am
64 years of age, and was born in a Newburgh RerabicalCestate
of
Maine
. now residing at
Edan Hancock co
State of Maine
am by occupation a
Farmes
I served during the late Rebellion as follows:
First enlisted on the 10th Sept 186 2, as Private
in Co. I
26th Regiment Agreement Infanting for the period of n Meats, the and
was discharged therefrom as Private at Bange chain
on the 17"
day of August 1863, by reason of Experation service
I also re-enlisted on the seasonal .1865 March as urgeant in Co. not assigled
deventsentRegiment claim Infantry and was discharged therefrom as largeant
at
Portland
on the thirteenll
day of okay
1865. by reason of order of was of department
as clase of was
I have never borne arms against the United States, and have never been convicted of
Desertion, nor of any other infamous crime.
I have
made previous application for membership to the Grand Army of the
Republic, and filed the same with
Warren
Post. No.
66
Depart-
ment of
chaine
on the
day of
18
(Signature)
alsa Smith
Residence, No.
Eden allain
1. on honor recommend asa Smsth to the favorable
con-
sideration of the Post. believing the foregoing statements to be true in every respect.
Enclosed in proposition fee, 8
EgiBusons
(To be signed by a Comrade of the Post.)
NOTE-II any details herein required are omitted, they must be furnished before being reported on by the
Committee. Any failure to report all the facts required by this application may render the
muster-in mull and void.
1 Other enlistments are to be added
2 If this is the first application, write the word "not" in this space.
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Asa F. Smith, James M. Parker GAR Post application
Application for membership, James Parker Post, GAR.
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MDIHS: Sound School House Row 1 Unit 1 Shelf 4, Folder #12a, Archival Box #80
GAR Application, Asa Smith