Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States

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Excerpt from Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States: Annals of the Commandery of the State of Massachusetts, From Its Institution, March 4, 1868, to May 1, 1918, and the Proceedings at the Fiftieth Anniversary, March 6, 1918, Compiled From the Records, From Personal Recollections, From Conferences With Comp "The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States had its inception on that saddest day, at the conclusion of the Civil War, when humanity throughout the world was shocked by the death of Abraham Lincoln. In honor of that illustrious memory and of the great cause for which we had fought, in recognition of the affectionate friendships which had been inspired among the officers of the Army then about to disband, in historic recollection of the Society of the Cincinnati, which had embraced the officers of the Revolutionary Army, it was determined to form this Order, and at a meeting of a few officers in the city of Philadelphia the initial steps were that day taken for its organization. It was the first of the military societies which followed, or rather accompanied the close of the War." - (From General Charles Devens's Twenty-fifth Anniversary Oration.) On April 15, 1865, a meeting was held at the office of Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Ellwood Zell in Philadelphia, to take action for the officers and ex-officers of the Army and Navy to act as a guard of honor to the remains of the President. It was determined to call a meeting of those who had served in the Rebellion on April 20, when Colonel Zell presented a motion, which was adopted, that a society should be formed to commemorate the events and principles of the War for the Union then drawing to a close, and that measures should be adopted to promote that object. Subsequent meetings of those interested were held and a provisional organization was effected at a meeting held May 31, in the room in Independence Hall where the first Senate and House of Representatives of the United States assembled and in which Washington was inaugurated. - (From "The Organization of the Loyal Legion, " by Colonel Zell, in United Service Magazine, February, 1889.) Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Brown Wylie Mitchell, Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Ellwood Zell and Captain Peter Dirck Keyser are designated as the founders of the Order, Colonel Mitchell's Insignia and Diploma being Number 1. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.