Town of Essex, Massachusetts
Essex Historical Society and Shipbuilding Museum, Civil War Collection
![Photograph of Essex GAR members](https://iiif.digitalcommonwealth.org/iiif/2/commonwealth:js957673q/283,901,5104,2083/1100,/0/default.jpg)
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Photograph of Essex GAR members
This collection consists of letters, ledgers, and photographs pertaining to the participation of Essex soldiers and their families in the Civil War. A small selection of Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) related materials for the Essex Chapter are also included, which contain photographs and portraits from the years following the Civil War.