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Postcard: "G.A.R." [Grand Army of the Republic members]
Written on back of postcard: "My step-grandfather. Also my mother's Uncle Marshall."
These are Civil War veterans who were members of an organization called “Grand Army of the Republic.” They are pictured here on Mill Street.
Men unidentified. -
[Civil War Veterans on Radcliffe Street at the corner of Walnut Street]
The Odd Fellows building is visible first on the right. Photograph estimated before 1896 due to lack of trolley tracks on street.
Men unidentified. -
[Michael Dougherty statue]
This stature of Michael Dougherty (1844-1930) was erected in memory of his contribution to the Civil War. He was a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. The monument is located on Jefferson Avenue at Grundy Park. The monument was erected by the Ancient Order of Hibernians, honoring Dougherty’s country of origin (Ireland) and his service to his adopted nation. -
[Installation of Michael Dougherty statue at the Delaware Canal Lagoon Park]
The sculptor, James Gafgen, is seen wiping off the newly mounted statue. Others unidentified. The statue was dedicated May 12, 2001 following Mass at Saint Mark Church and appropriate graveside ceremonies at his grave behind the church. The artist was from Morrisville.
Mr. Dougherty died at age 86 in 1930. Michael Dougherty was born in 1844 in Ireland and emigrated to the U.S. In 1861 he volunteered for the Union Army in the Civil War. He received the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1897. His diary of his time in the army included detailed accounts of time spent in three prisons and his narrow escape from drowning when a riverboat, returning 2,400 former Union prisoners, exploded and sank. Only 900 survived. -
[Methodist Cemetery at Walnut and Pond Streets]
On front: “Clay Beatty Post 73. conducting funeral service in...”
H. Clay BEATTY Post. No 73. G. A. R., Bristol. Methodist cemetery at Walnut and Pond Streets. The cemetery was relocated in 1951 to Bristol Cemetery. The Bristol Methodist Church was founded in 1788 following preaching of Captain Thomas Webb. He had been in the Bristol Army and lost his right eye in a battle against the French in Canada. This is the rear of the second building of the congregation. It was built in 1845 and used by the congregation until 1895 when a new building was erected at Mulberry and Cedar Street. An A&P supermarket replaced the cemetery.