This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VFB.2ACI/4164.2 Message Board Post: Hi, I am pretty sure that is a Grand Army of the Republic marker (which is what the Union Civil War vets were called) Here are some examples: http://members.aol.com/ia24th/page87.htm Good luck with your research