UNION VETERANS' UNION. JOHN A. LOGAN REGIMENT, NO.
2:
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Union Veterans' Union. John A. Logan Regiment, No. 2 (Saint Paul, Minn.). | |
| Title: | Chapter records. | |
| Dates: | 1889-1911. | |
| Abstract: | Miscellaneous records of a local chapter of a patriotic and mutual benefit organization composed of Union Civil War veterans, and also open to their sons and grandsons. | |
| Quantity: | 0.7 cubic feet (2 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
HISTORICAL NOTE
The Union Veterans' Union was organized about 1885 as a "brotherhood for mutual protection and assistance" (UVU Constitution, 1905) open to U.S. armed services veterans, as well as to the sons and grandsons of Civil War veterans. The organization was structured on a military model, and was subdivided into state-level "divisions" and local "regiments." In addition to sponsoring social and patriotic activities, the Union assisted members materially by such means as helping unemployed members find work, paying out pension and survivor benefits, and lobbying for increased veterans' benefits. In addition to annual national and state encampments, and more frequent regimental meetings, UVU units carried out fraternal and patriotic rituals around such events as Memorial Day and the deaths of members.
The John A. Logan Regiment No. 2 was organized in St. Paul, Minnesota in August 1897.
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
The Logan Regiment records include a variety of membership records (1897-1908), minutes (1897-1905), and correspondence and circulars (1902-1911). They are supplemented by national printed materials including ritual books (1890-1903), song lyrics and a constitution (undated, 1889, 1905), and some national circulars (1905-1911).
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Union Veterans' Union. John A. Logan Regiment, No. 2 (Saint Paul, Minn.) Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples
Accession Information:
Accession number: 15,882
Processing Information:
Processed by: Dennis Meissner, April 2002
Catalog ID number: 09-00323003
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Box | |||||||||||
| P2513 | 1 | Minutes, 1897-1905. 1 volume. | |||||||||
| Correspondence, 1902-1911. | |||||||||||
| The correspondence is quite routine and is largely concerned with plans to send representatives to state and national encampments, removal and resignation of members and officers, relations with the regiment's Woman's Veteran Relief Union auxiliary, and local political lobbying efforts. | |||||||||||
| Membership ledger, [circa 1897]-1907. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Membership applications, 1897-1906. 3 folders | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically; each application includes details of Civil War service, as well as a communication from the War Department Office of Records and Pensions confirming the applicant's military service. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| P2513 | 2 | Membership roster, 1897-1905. 1 volume. | |||||||||
| Each entry includes name, rank, address, occupation, and military service facts about the member. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous membership materials, undated, 1903-1908. | |||||||||||
| National UVU Issuances: | |||||||||||
| Ritual books, 1890, 1894, 1903. | |||||||||||
| Includes are rituals for the burial service (1890) and the muster-in service (1894, 1903). | |||||||||||
| Circulars, 1902-1911. | |||||||||||
| Printed circulars on a variety of topics issued to state and local units. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous printed materials, undated, 1889, 1905. | |||||||||||
| Includes a national constitution (1905), song sheets, post cards, and other miscellany. | |||||||||||
RELATED MATERIALS
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Fraternal organizations -- Minnesota.
- Patriotic societies -- Minnesota.
- Places:
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Societies, etc.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans.
- Organizations:
- Woman's Veteran Relief Union. John A. Logan Regiment, No. 2 Auxiliary (Saint Paul, Minn.).
- Occupations:
- Veterans
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