Harold Reichtmyer Collection

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Harold Reichtmyer Collection

MS 88-270

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Title: MS 88-270 Harold Reichtmyer collection

Collection Number: MS 88-270

Scope and Content: This collection consists of papers relating to the Fifth Michigan Infantry and Hamilton Potter (ca. 1839-1919). Potter served in Company B of that regiment. He mustered into the regiment at Pontiac (January 19, 1864), was wounded in action (May 5, 1864), and discharged on a disability certificate (May 9, 1865). The collection includes Potter's pension certificate (1910) and that of his widow, Rosetta Potter (1919). The papers also include photographs of the Fifth Michigan reunions at Mount Clemens (1919) and Detroit (1920), and brochures documenting the 1907 reunion of the Fifth Michigan Infantry, the 1903 reunion of the Fifteenth Michigan Infantry, and the 1927 encampment of veterans from the Civil War, Spanish American War, and Veterans of Foreign Wars. The few newspaper clippings, gathered by Harold Reichtmyer, detail the number of Civil War veterans still living in the late 1930s. The collection also includes an undated obituary of Rosetta Potter, who married Hamilton Potter in 1867, and lived to the age of 80.

Author: Potter, Hamilton

Author: Reichtmyer, Harold

Language: english

Type of Resource: text

Type of Resource: still image

Genre: military records

Extent: 39 files, 393 MB

Digital Origin: reformatted digital

Subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865)

Subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 15th (1862-1865)

Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories

Subject: Michigan -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans

Subject: Veterans -- Michigan

Inclusive Dates: 1901-1952 (bulk 1910-1919)

Location of Originals: Archives of Michigan

Use Restrictions: Please contact the Archives of Michigan for permission to publish.

Access Restrictions: To preserve the original items, this collection is only available online.

Notes

System of arrangement: Records are arranged by date.

Technical Access Note: Researchers will need an image viewer to access these files.

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1919-11-10 Pension Certificate of Rosetta Potter

Pension certificate of Rosetta Potter, widow of Hamilton Potter, dated November 10, 1919.

1907-08-28 Program for the 38th Annual Reunion of the 5th Michigan Veteran Volunteer Infantry Association

Program detailing the 38th annual reunion of the 5th Michigan Veterans Volunteer Infantry Association dated August 28, 1907.

1941-02-22 Article from The Grand Rapids Herald

A newspaper clipping regarding the appointment of the new GAR commander Martin Warner, dated February 22, 1941.

1910-06-06 Pension Certificate of Hamilton Potter

Pension certificate for Hamilton Potter dated June 6, 1910.

1938-06-15 Article from the Grand Rapids Press

Newspaper clipping from the Grand Rapids Press dated June 15, 1938 regarding the GAR Veterans that were present at the Michigan encampment in Grand Rapids. Photograph shows United Spanish War Veterans during a parade.

1927-06-08 1927 Program for Veterans’ Annual Encampment

1927 program for the 49th annual encampment of the Army of the Grand Republic, 8th annual encampment of Veterans of Foreign Wars, 24th annual encampment of United Spanish War Veterans, and the 2nd annual encampment of 33rd Michigan Volunteer Infantry Division. Additional military organizations in the program included Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Women's Relief Corp., Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Auxiliary to United Spanish War Veterans, Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, Daughters of the Grand Army of the Republic, and Auxiliary to Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. This program took place in Benton Harbor, Michigan on June 8-10, 1927.