7-41 Grand Army of the Republic Hall
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Markerman62
N 32° 26.133 W 080° 40.447
17S E 530635 N 3588761
Located on Newcastle Street near Duke Street, Beaufort
Waymark Code: WM11XMX
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 01/05/2020
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This building was built ca. 1896 by the David Hunter Post No. 9, Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) The G.A.R., founded in 1866, was a fraternal society for veterans of the Union army and navy, with white and black posts. David Hunter Post was founded in 1888 by African-American veterans, many of them former slaves on Sea Island plantations who had been soldiers in the United States Colored Troops in the Civil War.
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The post was named for Gen. David Hunter (1802-1886), who had organized the nucleus of the 1st S.C. Volunteers (Colored) in 1862. Robert Smalls (1839-1915), Civil War hero, state legislator, militia general, and U.S. Congressman, was a post officer. The post hosted annual Decoration Day services at Beaufort National Cemetery and the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War continue that tradition.
Sponsored by the Beaufort County Historical Society 2013
Marker Name: Grand Army of the Republic Hall
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Building
Marker number: 7-41
County: Beaufort
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