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 REPORT 
 
 OF THE 
 
 ADJUTANT-GENERAL, 
 
 TO THE 
 
 Twenty-first Annual Session ol National Encampment, G. A. R. 
 
 Headquarters Grand Army of the Republic, 
 
 Madison, Wis., Sejyt. 10, 1887. 
 Lucius Fairchild, 
 
 Commander-in-Chief, 
 
 Comrade : I have the honor to make the followhig report: 
 It will contain. a sA'nopsis of the business of the office of 
 3'our Adjutant-General, and an exhibit of the membership, con- 
 dition and work of the Order during the j'ear now ending. 
 
 membership of twenty-first national encampment. 
 
 The possible composition of this Encampment is: 
 
 National Officers 9 
 
 Council of Administration 38 
 
 Past National Officers 36 
 
 Department Officers 152 
 
 Representatives 361 
 
 Past Department Commanders 288 
 
 Whole number 884 
 
 No. actually present by report of Committee on Credentials, 
 
 March 31st, 1886, there were 38 Departments, 5,765 Posts, and 
 295,337 members in good standing, reported as constituting 
 The Grand Armj- of the Republic at that date. 
 
 March 31st, 1887, the returns show 38 Departments, 6,312 
 Posts, and 320,946 members in good standing. Increase in De- 
 partments, none; Posts, 540; membership in good standing, 
 25,609. 
 
 
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 The returns covering June 30th, 1887, however, increase this |<. c^rj 
 membership by, good standing, 336,562; suspended, 25,220; de- 
 linquent, 10,892; making the total number borne on the rolls 
 June 30th, 1887, 372,674. 
 
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RECAPITULATION. 
 
 Members in good standing, March 31, 1886 295,337 
 
 Gained by Muster 54, 942 
 
 Gained by transfer 6,819 
 
 Gained by reinstatement 24, 838 
 
 Gained by delinquent reports 26,598 
 
 Total gain 113,197 
 
 Aggregate 408,534 
 
 Loss by death 3,406 
 
 Loss by honorable discharge 2, 063 
 
 Loss by transfer 8,950 
 
 Loss by suspension 42, 428 
 
 Loss by dishonorable discharge 415 
 
 Loss by delinquent reports 30, 326 
 
 Total loss 87,588 
 
 Members in good standing March 31, 1887 320,946 
 
 Total number remaining suspended 23, 496 
 
 Total number by delinquent reports 10,129 
 
 Number of Posts reported March 31, 1886 '. 5,765 
 
 Number of Points reported March 31. 1887 6,312 
 
 Net gain in membei-ship during the year (in good standing) 25, 609 
 
 Net gain of Posts during the year 540 
 
 'IMie loss by delinquent reports is the aggregate membership 
 of each Post not reported through negligence of Post Officers. 
 Some of the best members of the order are among this number, 
 through no fault of theirs ; but because Post Officers have failed 
 in their duty in the matter of returns. These are not lost to 
 the Order, and should l)e counted as borne upon the rolls. 
 
 CHARITY. 
 
 The total amount reported expended in Charitj', March 31, 
 188(5, to March 31, 1887, inclusive, is $253,934.43. Number of 
 per.sons relieved, 20,000; 17, (JOT of these were members of the 
 order, or the lamilies of such. 8,!li)9 were either ex-soldiers, 
 not nionibers, or those dej)C'ndent on thcni. 
 
 Prom what is well known by almost all comrades this amount 
 represents not more than one halt the sum actually dislmrscd 
 in ciiarit}', the other hall" lu'iii^ bestowed iulorinally and not re- 
 ported b}' posts. 
 
 1'he' estimate is a fair one, thai the(!ran(l Army of tlii' He- 
 public has contributed /i<i// a million dollars in the year under 
 consideration, and used it where it was in everv case needed. 
 
The following table shows the contributions of each Depart- 
 ment to this amount : 
 
 AMOUNT EXPENDED IN CHARITY FROM MARCH 31, 1886, 
 TO MARCH 31, 1887, INCLUSIVE. 
 
 Departments. 
 
 Arkansas 
 
 California 
 
 Colorado .■ 
 
 Connecticut 
 
 Dakota 
 
 Delaware 
 
 Florida 
 
 Gnlf 
 
 Illinois 
 
 Indiana 
 
 Iowa 
 
 Kansas 
 
 Kentucky 
 
 Maine 
 
 Massachusetts .. 
 
 Maryland 
 
 Michigan 
 
 Minnesota 
 
 Missouri 
 
 Montana 
 
 Nebraska 
 
 New Hampshire 
 
 New Jersey 
 
 New Mexico , 
 
 New York 
 
 Ohio 
 
 Oregon 
 
 Pennsylvania 
 
 Potomac 
 
 Rhode Island 
 
 Tennessee and Georgia 
 
 Texas 
 
 Utah 
 
 Vermont 
 
 Virginia 
 
 Washington Territory. 
 
 West Virginia 
 
 Wisconsin 
 
 Totals 
 
 Amount 
 Expeiided. 
 
 No. 
 Conirades 
 Relieved. 
 
 Others. 
 
 Total 
 
 No. 
 
 Assisted. 
 
 SGG 90 
 
 15 
 
 3 
 
 18 
 
 4,521 31 
 
 198 
 
 167 
 
 365 
 
 2, 005 58 
 
 83 
 
 39 
 
 122 
 
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 549 
 
 . 532 
 
 1,081 
 
 1,557 37 
 
 75 
 
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 101 
 
 550 91 
 
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 16 
 
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 39 
 
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 363 
 
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 878 
 
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 415 
 
 225 
 
 640 
 
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 557 
 
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 192 
 
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 295 
 
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 2,326 
 
 1,257 
 
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 186 
 
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 1,403 
 
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 388 
 
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 337 
 
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 431 
 
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 DEATH RATE. 
 
 Quarter ending June 30, 1886 771 
 
 Sept. 31, 1886 747 
 
 Dec, 1886 881 
 
 March, 1887 1007 
 
 Total 3406 
 
It will be ol)servod tliat ;i fair regiment dies each quarter, and 
 a strong lirigade a year. 
 
 It is quite noticeable that the death rate per 1000 is consider- 
 ably greater East than West. The reason is found in the fact 
 that the j'ounger men enlisted in this section, and when the war 
 was over, the j-ounger of the Eastern soldiers came West. 
 
 ORDERS AND CIRCULARS. 
 
 Fifteen General and 118 Special Orders, 8 Circulars, 1 Special 
 Circular, 2 National Rosters, and 2000 Rolls of this Encampment 
 have been issued; aggregating a distribution of over MOO. 000 
 pieces of such matter. 
 
 The mailing list has nearly- doubled during the 3'ear. and 
 some of these issues have been mailed direct from the office to 
 over two thousand individuals. 
 
 The Commissions issued, to the number of several hundred, 
 have been engrossed in the office, except in one instance, under 
 a press of affairs, when ^7.00 was expended for that purpose. 
 
 CORRESPONDENCE. 
 
 I need not sa}- the correspondence of the Adjutant General's 
 office is large — it has become immense. 
 
 It had increased to such proportions that it was plain to the 
 Executive Committee of the National Council of Administration 
 last November that it could not properly be done by one man. 
 
 That committee therefore placed $500 at the the disposal of 
 the Commander-in-chief, with which to buy a t^'pe-writer and 
 emplo}' a person to use it. With this help, and one clerk hired 
 at mj' own expense, T have been able to keep fairl}' up with the 
 Inisiness of the oflicc. Of the foOO allowed for this purpose, 
 $338.00 have Ix'cn u.scd. items for each expenditure will appear 
 in the rcpoii of the (^)narti'rniaster-(iencral. 
 
 Ii('ttcr-i)r('ss coi)ii's of over MlOO letters have been preserved. 
 As many letters have been filed for preservation. ^NFost of this 
 matter will he wurtidcss after a few yi-ans. It should, from time 
 to time be carefully assorted, and that of a routine character 
 deslroyed. \ great number of letters have I)een received that 
 could not l)e i)i-eser\cd; liut it is believed, all have received 
 courteous replies: many, liowever. not worth a letter-press copy. 
 
BOOKS, PAPERS AND RECORDS. 
 
 At the meeting of the Executive Committee, Council of Ad- 
 ministration, November 5th, 1886, the Adjutant-Gleneral was 
 authorized to use $150, or so much thereof as necessary, towards 
 a proper preservation of the books, records, etc., in the office. 
 
 Ten volumes of the proceedings of Department and National 
 P]ncampments have been bound. Proceedings for 1887 of all 
 all but seven of the smallest Departments have been secured 
 and bound. Twenty files for as many G. A. R. periodicals have 
 been procured and the papers filed. A substantial book for the 
 perrAanent preservation of Department Rosters has been sup- 
 plied. One case of Woodruff's files, metalic, has been put in 
 place which will hold all the returns for twelve years, and a set 
 of shelves for the books and bound orders added, this at a cost 
 of $G7.22. For items, see report of Quartermaster-General. 
 
 The Records and Papers of the office are increasing each year 
 in volume and importance. 
 
 The book for the preservation of the Consolidated Returns 
 of Departments prepared by my predecessor, contains a clear 
 transcript of returns for the past two years, and if properly 
 kept will make a history of the Order which your children will 
 not be ashamed to have turned over, when the G. A. R. is ex- 
 tinct, to the archives of the General Government, for consulta- 
 tion by future generations. 
 
 Since General Orders No. 5 was issued, most inquiries for ad- 
 dresses in claims for pensions have been sent direct to the Army 
 and Navy Survivors' Division of the Pension Office. 
 
 The following letter will show the effectiveness of this method 
 of communication between comrades: 
 
 Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, 
 
 Army and Navy Survivors' Division, 
 
 Washington, D. C, August 29, 1887. 
 Col. E. B. Gray, 
 
 Adjutant-tjeneral O. A. R., Madison, Wis.: 
 Sir: In acknowledging receipt of your favor of the 17th inst., I here- 
 with forward to vou a copy of the Annual Report of the Chief of the Army 
 and Navy Survivors' Division as made to the Commissioner of Pensions 
 July 1st, 1887. From the tabulated statement forming a part thereof you 
 will readily see the amount of work accomplished during the past fiscal 
 year and although there is no separate count made therein of answers to 
 calls' from members of the Grand Army of the Republic, the records of the 
 
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 Division show that a little more than one-fourth of the whole number of 
 names furnished — 158,227 — have been supplied to the comrades of the 
 G. A. R. These calls have increased in number fully one-half during the 
 past six months, or since the issuance of General Orders No. 5. 
 
 There is still a large number of Posts of the G. A. R. from which returns 
 have not been received, and it is again suggested that Post officers be re- 
 quested to furnish this Bureau with copies of their rosters, also statements 
 of any and all changes that may occur therein, such as death, transfer, 
 change of residence, etc. Service cards will at all times be promptly for- 
 warded upon application made for same to the Commissioner of Pensions. 
 
 In the course of the general business of the division, it often becomes 
 necessary to correspond with members of the G. A. R. for information rela- 
 tive to post office addresses of comrades whose evidence may be especially 
 called for. .\11 such inquiries invariably receive prompt replies, and the 
 Army and Navy Survivors' Division is under especial obligation to all 
 officers and members of the G. A. R., and 1 take this opportunity to extend 
 sincere thanks for courtesy so frequently extended. 
 Very respectfully, 
 
 Fbank A. Butts, Chief of Division. 
 
 By direction of Hon. John C. Black, Commissioner. 
 
 It will thus be seen that about 40,000 names have been tar- 
 nished comrades of the Order by this division, to assist in ob- 
 taining evidence to be used in prosecuting claims for pensions. 
 This method is direct, business-like and eifective. 
 
 I desire to thank the Commissioner of Pensions and his able 
 corps of assistants lor uniform courtesy and prompt response to 
 every inquirj'. 
 
 DICTIONARIES. 
 
 Through the courtesy of the publishers, National Head- 
 quarters has been supplied with copies of Worcester's and 
 Webster's Unabridged Dictionnrios, for which your thanks were 
 duly returned. 
 
 TLMK OK nOLDINti ENCA:MP.MENTS. 
 
 'J'iic tiiiic for holding Department Encampments tliis year 
 covered the months of January, February. ]March and April, one- 
 third of the year, during wliich time, and for a month there- 
 after, wliile waiting I'cpoils. this ollici' was necessarily without 
 a comph'te Naticnial Ivosti'r. and not in ollicial communication 
 with :ill llic hcpartments. Were these meetings all held in 
 .):inii:irv mikI lu'liiiiary, the Imsincss of tlic Oi'dcr would be 
 greatl}' tncilitntcd. 
 
CREDENTIALS. 
 
 May I add another word in line of bringing the business 
 methods of this now multitudinous army into more compact 
 form ? 
 
 The rule is recognized throughout the civilized world and, 
 by fair implication, in Chapter 3, Article 5, Section 2, of our 
 Rules and Regulations, that the presiding officer of every con- 
 vention certifies those elected by the body over which he pre- 
 sides. As we, for the most part, practice, this certificate is 
 signed by the man who did not preside at the election of Rep- 
 resentatives to the National Encampment, and more, in signing 
 these credentials, the successor to the officer presiding certifies 
 to his own election! 
 
 For the purpose of binding and preservation, permit me to 
 urge that all Department and National Orders, Circulars and 
 Proceedings of Encampments he printed of uniform size The 
 page I am reading from is the proper form. 
 
 THE CHARLESTON RELIEF FUND. 
 
 September 20, 1886, Circular No. 1 was issued, calling on 
 comrades to aid the earthquake shattered city of Charleston, S. 
 C. October 15, Circular No. 2, announced that the mayor had 
 that day wired: " We think we have enough for the meritorious 
 need}' sufferers."' 
 
 Before night of the same day Circular No. 2 was on its way 
 to every department stopping collections. 
 
 Such, however, had been the prompt and glad response to the 
 call, that, though many Posts meet only monthly, money was 
 sent by the various Departments to this worthy object, as shown 
 by the following table : 
 
 CHARLESTON RELIEF FUND. 
 
 Maryland 
 
 Wisconsin 
 
 Nebraska 
 
 Illinois 
 
 Connecticut 
 
 Pennsylvania... 
 Rhode Island.. 
 West Virginia. 
 
 Michigan 
 
 Potomac 
 
 Iowa 
 
 Utah 
 
 $65 75 
 
 ,054 00 
 
 17 75 
 
 561 00 
 64 00 
 98 10 
 35 79 
 32 50 
 
 368 82 
 5 00 
 
 2-54 85 
 
 270 60 
 
 Florida 
 
 Minnesota 
 
 Missouri 
 
 Massachusetts 1. 
 
 New Jersey 
 
 Washington Territory... 
 
 New York 
 
 Colorado 
 
 California 1 
 
 Delaware 
 
 $10 00 
 257 95 
 322 75 
 688 39 
 
 85 00 
 145 31 
 471 45 
 
 52 00 
 
 , 400 95 
 
 145 31 
 
 Total, 
 
 407 33 
 
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 IN GENERAL. 
 
 The second quarter of 1887, March 31 to June 30, has been 
 so remarkable in accessions to " the number in good standing " 
 in the Order, that I insert, following this report, a table showing 
 gains and losses by Departments, covering that time. 
 
 HISTORY OF THE ORDER. 
 
 My comrades, the time has come when some responsible 
 member of our order should be induced to undertake the prepa- 
 ration of its history-, under the sanction of this Encampment, 
 and I trust, before your deliberations close, this may be accom- 
 plished. 
 
 The work of this office has been arduous ; but it has been 
 rendered pleasant, by the kindness and fraternal conduct ot all 
 the comrades with whom I have had business relations. 
 
 Not a request for information has been made during the j-ear 
 to the Commander of a Department, or an Assistant Adjutant- 
 General, which has failed to receive a prompt and cordial re- 
 sponse. I desire to assure these comrades that every courtesy 
 has been appreciated. 
 
 It is just to say in this connection that the warmest thanks 
 are due, and are hereby given to Comrades Beath, Cameron, 
 Taintor and Tajdor, who have invariably bestowed timely advice 
 and substantial assistance whenever asked. , 
 
 Comrade Fairchild, your personal kindness, 3'our constant 
 forbearance, and your expressed appreciation of my endeavors 
 in the field to which you assigned me a year ago, will be a source 
 of gratification to me while life lasts. I thank you for them all. 
 
 Submitted in F., C. and L., 
 
 E. B. Cray, 
 
 Adjutant- General. 
 
11 
 
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 SHOWING GAIN IN MEMBERSHIP FfiOM JUNE 30, 1886, TO JUNE 30, 1887. 
 
 Departments. 
 
 June 30, 
 
 1886. 
 Members, 
 
 Arkansas 
 
 California 
 
 Colorado 
 
 Connecticut 
 
 Dakota 
 
 Delaware 
 
 Florida 
 
 Gulf. 
 
 Illinois 
 
 Indiana 
 
 Iowa ■ 
 
 Kansas 
 
 Kentucky 
 
 Maine 
 
 Massachusetts.... 
 
 Maryland 
 
 Michigan 
 
 Minnesota 
 
 Missouri 
 
 Montona 
 
 Nebraska 
 
 New Hampshire 
 
 New Jersey 
 
 New Mexico 
 
 New York 
 
 Ohio 
 
 Oregon 
 
 Pennsylvania 
 
 Potomac 
 
 Rhode Island 
 
 Tenn. & Georgia.. 
 
 Texas 
 
 Utah 
 
 Vermont 
 
 Virginia 
 
 Washington Ter.. 
 
 West Virginia 
 
 Wisconsin 
 
 439 
 
 .1, 573 
 
 2, 255 
 
 5,653 
 
 1,988 
 
 752 
 
 175 
 
 246 
 
 23,918 
 
 19, 024 
 
 15, 376 
 
 17,170 
 
 1,502 
 
 9,012 
 
 19, 007 
 
 2, 121 
 
 18,101 
 
 6,709 
 
 9,610 
 
 444 
 
 4,624 
 
 4, 724 
 
 5, 981 
 328 
 
 34,129 
 
 33, 069 
 
 1,018 
 
 36, 709 
 
 1,686 
 
 2, 038 
 
 1,090 
 
 290 
 
 398 
 
 4, 030 
 
 809 
 
 522 
 
 899 
 
 8, 472 
 
 Sept. 30, 
 
 1886. 
 Members. 
 
 Totals 299,891 
 
 536 
 
 6,164 
 
 2, 433 
 
 5, 803 
 
 2, 111 
 
 1,021 
 
 274 
 
 232 
 
 23,472 
 
 19, 724 
 
 15, 960 
 
 18, 069 
 
 1,575 
 
 8, 742 
 19, 307 
 
 2, 201 
 
 18,861 
 
 6,847 
 
 9, 295 
 477 
 
 3, 512 
 
 4,752 
 
 6,661 
 
 320 
 
 34,814 
 
 33,745 
 
 1,114 
 
 37, S83 
 
 1,908 
 
 2, 101 
 
 1,233 
 
 337 
 
 420 
 
 4,261 
 
 854 
 
 778 
 
 1,097 
 
 9,943 
 
 Dec. 31, 
 
 1886. 
 Members. 
 
 610 
 6, .325 
 2, 408 
 5, 9U4 
 2,856 
 1,076 
 208 
 210 
 24,443 
 20, 315 
 16,861 
 17, 130 
 1,804 
 9, 030 
 19,497 
 2, 170 
 19,281 
 7, 305 
 11,154 
 519 
 o, 689 
 4, 792 
 6,/ 13 
 349 
 35, 642 
 34, 703 
 1,204 
 38, 301 
 1,980 
 2,228 
 1,334 
 449 
 457 
 4, 503 
 846 
 691 
 1,645 
 11,939 
 
 March 31. 
 
 1887. 
 Members, 
 
 308,848 323,571 
 
 636 
 
 6, 172 
 
 2, 360 
 
 6, 062 
 
 2, 680 
 
 1,052 
 
 230 
 
 222 
 
 25, 821 
 
 20,412 
 
 15, 866 
 
 16, 942 
 
 1,295 
 
 9, 039 
 
 19, 683 
 
 2, 161 
 
 19, 590 
 
 7,184 
 
 11,801 
 
 443 
 
 5, 580 
 
 4,797 
 
 6,737 
 
 167 
 
 33,213 
 
 36, 009 
 
 1, IVO 
 38, 391 
 
 2,030 
 
 2, 353 
 1,368 
 
 487 
 491 
 4,518 
 885 
 884 
 
 1,85a 
 
 10, 385 
 
 June 30. 
 
 1887. 
 Members. 
 
 320, 946 
 
 986 
 6,317 
 2,268 
 6,324 
 2,838 
 1,090 
 
 32U 
 
 215 
 
 27,333 
 
 20, 900 
 
 17,580 
 
 16, 043 
 
 1,212 
 
 9, 176 
 
 20, 085 
 
 2,159 
 
 20, 234 
 
 7,239 
 
 13, 422 
 
 539 
 
 7, 483 
 
 4, 932 
 
 6, 928 
 
 313 
 
 35, 941 
 
 37, 301 
 
 1,182 
 
 39, 738 
 
 2,097 
 
 2,480 
 
 1,637 
 
 455 
 
 473 
 
 4, 775 
 
 845 
 
 858 
 
 2, 331 
 
 10,522 
 
 Gains 
 
 since 
 
 June 30, 
 
 1886. 
 
 547 
 744 
 13 
 671 
 850 
 338 
 146 
 
 3,415 
 
 9, 876 
 2,204 
 
 164 
 
 1,078 
 
 38 
 
 2,133 
 
 530 
 
 3, 812 
 
 95 
 
 2,859 
 
 208 
 
 947 
 
 1,812 
 
 4, 232 
 
 164 
 
 3, 029 
 
 411 
 
 442 
 
 547 
 
 165 
 
 75 
 
 745 
 
 36 
 
 336 
 
 1,432 
 
 2, 050 
 
 336,562 
 
 36,671 
 
 1,127 
 190 
 
 June 30, 1886, to June 30, 1887, net gain 36,671 in good standing. 
 Gain from March 31, 1887 to June 30, 15,616. 
 
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