Hello all, Last night I was watching The History Detectives on my local PBS station and I saw a wonderful story on how a gentlemen in New York came across a Grand Army of the Republic photograph. This gentleman from New York found this photo rather odd because there were three African American gentlemen in this photo. It was odd because of the strict lines drawn for race in the United States. The program went on to find one the great-great grandson's of one the African American Veterans of the Civil War. I recount this story because I wonder if there are any photographs of the local Grand Army of the Republic in Barnesville and or Belmont County? I wonder because Walker GOINS may appear in one of those photos because he is a veteran of the Civil War. According to the eighteen and sixty Belmont County, Ohio census, Walker was twenty-one. He humbly began his military career in the fifth regiment of Ohio and finished his duty in the 101st U.S. Federal troops. Walker was born circa eighteen and thirty-eight. He took on this military duty and fought on the front lines of Tennessee. So again, are there archived photos of the Grand Army of the Republic for Barnesville and or Belmont County? Introduce yourself to history because history knows you! --------------------------------- The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing.

You might also inquire if there were Reunion of the GAR photos. I know our Meigs Co. OH relative talked in letters about going to the reunion, and indeed there is a large photo of the group of them, but we can't tell if he is in it. I can't remember how many years after the Civil War the reunions were held, but my sense is that it was a nationwide thing; and as I recall, the group looked like they were pretty elderly, lots of long, white beards. E.g., here is a 50 year reunion group from Ohio, try googling for yours: http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:F5RJP2rFlHAJ:suvcw.org/past/33ovi.htm+OH+reunion+of+the+GAR&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=us Nancy