Historical Society Puts Civil War Veteran Records Online

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota State Historical Society's Archives has put an index on its website listing information about dead Civil War veterans who were members of a fraternal veterans' organization in the state.

The historical society announced Wednesday that it had put information from the South Dakota Grand Army of the Republic's annual journals online.

The organization would list the known deaths of its members during annual meetings. The historical society says nearly 1,300 Civil War veterans were recorded in the journals between 1884 and 1937.

Historical society volunteers put the information in the database. State Archivist Chelle Somsen says the archive is grateful for the help volunteers provide for the benefit of the public.

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