Grand Army of the Republic Tree
Reno, Washoe County, Nevada
Marker Inscription
Grand Army Of The Republic Tree. This tree was planted in soil from Civil War battlefields and dedicated to the memory of the Grand Army of the Republic by the national commander in chief June on 10, 1913. It was dedicated by Isaac Crist Camp No. 28, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, and Johana Shine Tent No. 82, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War in Reno, Nevada, October 18, 1969.
Erected by Nevada State Historic Preservation Office
The Story
This tree was planted in soil gathered from Civil War battlefields and dedicated in June 1913 by the national commander-in-chief to honor the Grand Army of the Republic, the great fraternal order of Union veterans. In 1969 it was rededicated by the Sons and Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War in Reno, keeping the memory of those soldiers alive into the 20th century.
Why it matters
Living memorials like this one show how Union veterans and their descendants worked to keep the Civil War's sacrifices present in American communities long after the guns fell silent.
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