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Grand Army of the Republic 1861 – 1866 Memorial - Mead,WA

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Evergreen Cemetery is on 14 acres of land, located on the west side of Market Street, 2.4 miles north of Francis Avenue in Spokane WA. This is about a block south of the corner of Market Street & Hawthorne Road.

The Evergreen Cemetery was first established around 1909, just 10 years after Washington statehood. The Evergreen Cemetery is on 14 acres of land. The cemetery was first established and maintained by the Hillyard Masonic Lodge until April 26, 1930.

There is a fenced in area on a small hill on the northwest end. You will find a memorial dedicated to Veterans of all wars. This section was purchased by the GAR and is now known as GAR Cemetery. There are 13 Civil War Veterans that are buried here, however, some are in unmarked graves.

This war memorial stands about 7 feet and a drape covers the top portion. The memorial has four sections two with a crest for the Grand Army of the Republic 1861 – 1866 and the Women’s Relief Corps. 1883.

The plaques read as follows:
Lower panel 1
Nathan P. Gregg
Post No. 127 G.A.R.

Grand Army of the Republic 1861 – 1866 Members of N. P. Gregg Post No. 127 GAR
Center Panel 1 Stephen D. Cochrane, Co. A. 64th Ill. Inf. Clark E. Over, Co. G. 154th N.V. Inf. Cyrus Stoner, Co. G. 4th Iowa Cav. J. H. Long, Co. A. 28th Ill. Inf. Robert Atkinson, Co. G. 95th Ill. Inf. Anson D. Briggs, Co. D. 2nd Wis. Cav. Tilman P. Edgerton, Co. B. 34th Iowa inf. Tomas Mullady, Co. B 47th N.Y Gottlieb Mahlar, Co. F 1st Nev. Cav. F. M. Field, Co. R 8th Wis. Inf. H. A. Raymond, Co. C 14th N.Y. Inf. Frank McKenneth, Co. C 7th Ill. Cav. Andrew P. Dye, Co. A 32nd Wis. Inf. John M. Crowfoot, Co. A 23rd Mo. Inf.	Center Panel 2 A. J. Carey, Co K. 111th NY. Inf. Clark Robinson, Co. D. 1st Minn. H.A. J. E. Lyon, Co. H. 11th Wis. Inf. T. M. Gosnell, Co. G. 8th Ill. Inf. W. E. Piper, Co. H. 2nd Minn. Inf. W. T. Davis, Co. I. 8th Ill. Cav. W. H. Shoemaker, Co. F. 18th Ill. Inf. L. W. Pryor, Co. G. 51st Ill. Inf. Homer Town, Co. K. 12th Ill. Inf. W. F. Strine, Co. E. 34th Ohio Inf. Addison Fite, Co. L. 3rd MO. Cav. C. A. Mead, Co. E 1st Mich. Eng. D. M. Stephens, Co. E. Peter Bott, Co. A. 11th Minn. Inf. Stephen N. Mills, Co. H 13th MO. Cav.