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Photographer: Keith L
Taken: June 23, 2008
Caption: Nearby Civil War Memorial
Additional Description: In memory of our deceased comrades 1861 – 1865
Erected by Wilson Colwell Post No. 38 G. A. R.
The La Crosse Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Post No. 38 was founded on July 15, 1882, and named after fallen commander Wilson Colwell. Colwell, a La Crosse Civil War captain, led the Co. B of the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry, also known as the Light Guards and later the Iron Brigade, from the organization of the group in 1861 until his death at the Battle of South Mountain, Virginia, in September of 1862.
—La Crosse Public Library Archives
Submitted: February 25, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
Database Locator Identification Number: p54078
File Size: 0.584 Megabytes

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