The Morgan Post No. 015
Grand Army of the Republic, Petersburg, IN
1880-1938(?)
The Morgan Post No. 015
Members in good standing, June
30, 1935:
Commander: Thomas R. Tislow
Chaplain: William Jackson
Adjutant: Joseph R. Chew
Quartermaster: L. L. Dearing
Note: Joseph R. Chew and L. L. Dearing were not members of the GAR but were
acting
Members in good standing,
December 31, 1936:
Commander: Thomas R. Tislow
Chaplain: William W. Jackson
Signed: Fred V. Chew, Adjutant
for my mother Ella D. Chew, deceased
Letter Dated December 31,
1937:
Department of Indiana GAR
of Morgan Post No. 15, Petersburg, Indiana
December 31, 1937
Dear Sir and Comrade:
The following comrades were elected officers of this post for
the ensuing year.
"No meetings are held here and no officers elected"
Names of past Commanders now members of the Post in good standing:
William Jackson
Thomas Tislow
"Both advancing in age"
I am working this info. out in memory of my grandfather, Fred Smith; my mother, Ella D. Chew; and my father, Joseph R. Chew, all of whom served as Adjutants of Morgan Post # 15 and are now deceased. Will be glad to continue so long as "Uncle Bill" and "Uncle Tom" (as they are affectionately known in Petersburg) are with us.
Fred V. Chew, Adjutant
Present Address:
1730 Burham Bldg.
160 N. LaSalle St.
Chicago
Mortuary Report, Year Ending December 31, 1938:
William Jackson, Age 93, Pvt.,
Co. G, 42nd Indiana
Date of Death: August 14, 1938
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