Son of Capt. Erastus W. and Zeviah Knowles Stannard. Henry and Eunice were married 9 Oct 1866 in Blooming Grove, Dane, Wisconsin.
Henry Stannard, 93, well-known Civil war veteran and former Wisconsin department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, passed away at 7:40 a. m., today, at his home in Greenbush.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1:30 p. m., at the Greenbush Methodist Episcopal church, where the body will be taken Thursday at 10 a. m., to lie in state there until the time of the services. A number of patriotic organizations with which Mr. Stannard was affiliated will pay their last respects to the departed veteran with services at the Wittkopp Funeral Home Wednesday, at 7:30 p. m. These include the G. A. R.. Sons of Union Veterans and their Auxiliary, Daughters of Union Veterans, and the Greenbush post of the American Legion.
Mr. Stannard, who was the last surviving member of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Erastus W. Stannard, who settled in Greenbush in July, 1851, was born in Monroe county. New York, January 20, 1843. He was eight and a half years old when his parents came from New York state with their two children, arriving in Greenbush on Independence day, after driving from Sheboygan by team. From that time on he lived in Greenbush.
He took an active part in the development of Greenbush and for many years conducted a general merchandise store in that village, a business which his sons continued after he retired. Shortly after the Civil war he was appointed postmaster, an office which he held for many years and which has been filled since that time by members of the Stannard family.
Enlisted In Eagle Regiment
He held the distinction of being a veteran and a son of a veteran of the Civil war. His father enlisted when the call for troops came during the early days of the Civil war and was captain of Company B, 27th Wisconsin Infantry. He was killed in Mississippi on June 8, 1863. when accidentally shot by one of his own men during the seige of Vicksburg. Henry Stannard enlisted as a private in Company B, 8th Wisconsin volunteer infantry, which was known as the famous "Eagle" regiment, on June 1, 1861. After he received his honorable discharge from the army on Oct. 1, 1862, on account of disability, he returned to Madison where he stayed for a short time before returning to Greenbush in 1864. In 1866 he united with the G. A. R. at Fond du Lac and shortly afterwards organized the post at Greenbush. For many years he assisted in carrying out the details of department work of the Grand Army of the Republic. He served as aide-de-camp to the national commander in 1924 and 1925.
He always took" an active part in the movements of the Grand Army of the Republic, and in June 1926, was chosen department commander of the state of Wisconsin. For this election. Mr. Stannard was signally honored at a reception and dinner at the Hotel Erving in Fond du Lac, an event attended by many guests prominent in military circles.
On that occasion, he was met at the bus station in Fond du Lac by a large delegation headed by a detachment of buglers and drummers of the American Legion drum corps. G. A. R. veterans, a G. A. R. color guard, United Spanish War veterans, World war veterans, members of federal reserve officers' corps and city officials.
He was similarly honored at a reception given in Eagle hall here by the local Woman's Relief corps. On that occasion all patriotic organizations in Sheboygan county affiliated with the G. A. R. combined to pay the newly elected commander a tribute few men in Wisconsin ever enjoyed.
Attended Encampments
Evidence of his interest in the G. A. R. were the numerous badges which Mr. Stannard cherished as mementoes in his home. In this collection, probably the largest in the possession of any single person in the state of Wisconsin, are 18 which he acquired as a regular elected delegate from this congressional district to national encampments of the G. A. R. from 1909. He attended other national encampments not as an elected delegate, and he also attended practically every state encampment and district reunion, as well.
His other public activities included membership in the Greenbush Cemetery association of which he was president for 34 years, retiring in February 1934. After many years of active service as a member of the Sheboygan County Soldiers' Relief commission, in January 1935. he was made honorary member of that commission by County Judge F. H. Schlichting, who in announcing the appointment said: "Having been so faithful and so conscientious, and having gained a vast supply of information, Mr. Stannard's advice will be of great help to the active members of the commission."
Established New Mail Service
In October 1930, a new mail service was instituted for the village of Greenbush. Instead of being relayed from Glenbeulah, the nearest railroad point, a special mail bus met the regular bus there mornings and afternoons, bringing all mail except parcel post. When this change was made, on the morning of October 1, 1930, Mr. Stannard, who was assisting his son, Robert D., then postmaster, carried the pouches of outgoing mail from Greenbush to the special mail bus which arrived at 8 a. m. from Sheboygan with closed mail pouches for that village, Glenbeulah, St. Cloud., Calvary, Malone, Peebles and Taycheedah.
Mr. Stannard is survived by three sons: Alan W.. and Robert D. of Greenbush. and Dr. Gilbert H. Stannard of this city. There are also 15 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
The Sheboygan Press
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
12 Oct 1936, Mon • Page 4
Contributor: Rose Mohnsam (47105797)
Henry Stannard, 93, well-known Civil war veteran and former Wisconsin department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, passed away at 7:40 a. m., today, at his home in Greenbush.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1:30 p. m., at the Greenbush Methodist Episcopal church, where the body will be taken Thursday at 10 a. m., to lie in state there until the time of the services. A number of patriotic organizations with which Mr. Stannard was affiliated will pay their last respects to the departed veteran with services at the Wittkopp Funeral Home Wednesday, at 7:30 p. m. These include the G. A. R.. Sons of Union Veterans and their Auxiliary, Daughters of Union Veterans, and the Greenbush post of the American Legion.
Mr. Stannard, who was the last surviving member of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Erastus W. Stannard, who settled in Greenbush in July, 1851, was born in Monroe county. New York, January 20, 1843. He was eight and a half years old when his parents came from New York state with their two children, arriving in Greenbush on Independence day, after driving from Sheboygan by team. From that time on he lived in Greenbush.
He took an active part in the development of Greenbush and for many years conducted a general merchandise store in that village, a business which his sons continued after he retired. Shortly after the Civil war he was appointed postmaster, an office which he held for many years and which has been filled since that time by members of the Stannard family.
Enlisted In Eagle Regiment
He held the distinction of being a veteran and a son of a veteran of the Civil war. His father enlisted when the call for troops came during the early days of the Civil war and was captain of Company B, 27th Wisconsin Infantry. He was killed in Mississippi on June 8, 1863. when accidentally shot by one of his own men during the seige of Vicksburg. Henry Stannard enlisted as a private in Company B, 8th Wisconsin volunteer infantry, which was known as the famous "Eagle" regiment, on June 1, 1861. After he received his honorable discharge from the army on Oct. 1, 1862, on account of disability, he returned to Madison where he stayed for a short time before returning to Greenbush in 1864. In 1866 he united with the G. A. R. at Fond du Lac and shortly afterwards organized the post at Greenbush. For many years he assisted in carrying out the details of department work of the Grand Army of the Republic. He served as aide-de-camp to the national commander in 1924 and 1925.
He always took" an active part in the movements of the Grand Army of the Republic, and in June 1926, was chosen department commander of the state of Wisconsin. For this election. Mr. Stannard was signally honored at a reception and dinner at the Hotel Erving in Fond du Lac, an event attended by many guests prominent in military circles.
On that occasion, he was met at the bus station in Fond du Lac by a large delegation headed by a detachment of buglers and drummers of the American Legion drum corps. G. A. R. veterans, a G. A. R. color guard, United Spanish War veterans, World war veterans, members of federal reserve officers' corps and city officials.
He was similarly honored at a reception given in Eagle hall here by the local Woman's Relief corps. On that occasion all patriotic organizations in Sheboygan county affiliated with the G. A. R. combined to pay the newly elected commander a tribute few men in Wisconsin ever enjoyed.
Attended Encampments
Evidence of his interest in the G. A. R. were the numerous badges which Mr. Stannard cherished as mementoes in his home. In this collection, probably the largest in the possession of any single person in the state of Wisconsin, are 18 which he acquired as a regular elected delegate from this congressional district to national encampments of the G. A. R. from 1909. He attended other national encampments not as an elected delegate, and he also attended practically every state encampment and district reunion, as well.
His other public activities included membership in the Greenbush Cemetery association of which he was president for 34 years, retiring in February 1934. After many years of active service as a member of the Sheboygan County Soldiers' Relief commission, in January 1935. he was made honorary member of that commission by County Judge F. H. Schlichting, who in announcing the appointment said: "Having been so faithful and so conscientious, and having gained a vast supply of information, Mr. Stannard's advice will be of great help to the active members of the commission."
Established New Mail Service
In October 1930, a new mail service was instituted for the village of Greenbush. Instead of being relayed from Glenbeulah, the nearest railroad point, a special mail bus met the regular bus there mornings and afternoons, bringing all mail except parcel post. When this change was made, on the morning of October 1, 1930, Mr. Stannard, who was assisting his son, Robert D., then postmaster, carried the pouches of outgoing mail from Greenbush to the special mail bus which arrived at 8 a. m. from Sheboygan with closed mail pouches for that village, Glenbeulah, St. Cloud., Calvary, Malone, Peebles and Taycheedah.
Mr. Stannard is survived by three sons: Alan W.. and Robert D. of Greenbush. and Dr. Gilbert H. Stannard of this city. There are also 15 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
The Sheboygan Press
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
12 Oct 1936, Mon • Page 4
Contributor: Rose Mohnsam (47105797)
Son of Capt. Erastus W. and Zeviah Knowles Stannard. Henry and Eunice were married 9 Oct 1866 in Blooming Grove, Dane, Wisconsin.
Henry Stannard, 93, well-known Civil war veteran and former Wisconsin department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, passed away at 7:40 a. m., today, at his home in Greenbush.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1:30 p. m., at the Greenbush Methodist Episcopal church, where the body will be taken Thursday at 10 a. m., to lie in state there until the time of the services. A number of patriotic organizations with which Mr. Stannard was affiliated will pay their last respects to the departed veteran with services at the Wittkopp Funeral Home Wednesday, at 7:30 p. m. These include the G. A. R.. Sons of Union Veterans and their Auxiliary, Daughters of Union Veterans, and the Greenbush post of the American Legion.
Mr. Stannard, who was the last surviving member of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Erastus W. Stannard, who settled in Greenbush in July, 1851, was born in Monroe county. New York, January 20, 1843. He was eight and a half years old when his parents came from New York state with their two children, arriving in Greenbush on Independence day, after driving from Sheboygan by team. From that time on he lived in Greenbush.
He took an active part in the development of Greenbush and for many years conducted a general merchandise store in that village, a business which his sons continued after he retired. Shortly after the Civil war he was appointed postmaster, an office which he held for many years and which has been filled since that time by members of the Stannard family.
Enlisted In Eagle Regiment
He held the distinction of being a veteran and a son of a veteran of the Civil war. His father enlisted when the call for troops came during the early days of the Civil war and was captain of Company B, 27th Wisconsin Infantry. He was killed in Mississippi on June 8, 1863. when accidentally shot by one of his own men during the seige of Vicksburg. Henry Stannard enlisted as a private in Company B, 8th Wisconsin volunteer infantry, which was known as the famous "Eagle" regiment, on June 1, 1861. After he received his honorable discharge from the army on Oct. 1, 1862, on account of disability, he returned to Madison where he stayed for a short time before returning to Greenbush in 1864. In 1866 he united with the G. A. R. at Fond du Lac and shortly afterwards organized the post at Greenbush. For many years he assisted in carrying out the details of department work of the Grand Army of the Republic. He served as aide-de-camp to the national commander in 1924 and 1925.
He always took" an active part in the movements of the Grand Army of the Republic, and in June 1926, was chosen department commander of the state of Wisconsin. For this election. Mr. Stannard was signally honored at a reception and dinner at the Hotel Erving in Fond du Lac, an event attended by many guests prominent in military circles.
On that occasion, he was met at the bus station in Fond du Lac by a large delegation headed by a detachment of buglers and drummers of the American Legion drum corps. G. A. R. veterans, a G. A. R. color guard, United Spanish War veterans, World war veterans, members of federal reserve officers' corps and city officials.
He was similarly honored at a reception given in Eagle hall here by the local Woman's Relief corps. On that occasion all patriotic organizations in Sheboygan county affiliated with the G. A. R. combined to pay the newly elected commander a tribute few men in Wisconsin ever enjoyed.
Attended Encampments
Evidence of his interest in the G. A. R. were the numerous badges which Mr. Stannard cherished as mementoes in his home. In this collection, probably the largest in the possession of any single person in the state of Wisconsin, are 18 which he acquired as a regular elected delegate from this congressional district to national encampments of the G. A. R. from 1909. He attended other national encampments not as an elected delegate, and he also attended practically every state encampment and district reunion, as well.
His other public activities included membership in the Greenbush Cemetery association of which he was president for 34 years, retiring in February 1934. After many years of active service as a member of the Sheboygan County Soldiers' Relief commission, in January 1935. he was made honorary member of that commission by County Judge F. H. Schlichting, who in announcing the appointment said: "Having been so faithful and so conscientious, and having gained a vast supply of information, Mr. Stannard's advice will be of great help to the active members of the commission."
Established New Mail Service
In October 1930, a new mail service was instituted for the village of Greenbush. Instead of being relayed from Glenbeulah, the nearest railroad point, a special mail bus met the regular bus there mornings and afternoons, bringing all mail except parcel post. When this change was made, on the morning of October 1, 1930, Mr. Stannard, who was assisting his son, Robert D., then postmaster, carried the pouches of outgoing mail from Greenbush to the special mail bus which arrived at 8 a. m. from Sheboygan with closed mail pouches for that village, Glenbeulah, St. Cloud., Calvary, Malone, Peebles and Taycheedah.
Mr. Stannard is survived by three sons: Alan W.. and Robert D. of Greenbush. and Dr. Gilbert H. Stannard of this city. There are also 15 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
The Sheboygan Press
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
12 Oct 1936, Mon • Page 4
Contributor: Rose Mohnsam (47105797)
Henry Stannard, 93, well-known Civil war veteran and former Wisconsin department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, passed away at 7:40 a. m., today, at his home in Greenbush.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1:30 p. m., at the Greenbush Methodist Episcopal church, where the body will be taken Thursday at 10 a. m., to lie in state there until the time of the services. A number of patriotic organizations with which Mr. Stannard was affiliated will pay their last respects to the departed veteran with services at the Wittkopp Funeral Home Wednesday, at 7:30 p. m. These include the G. A. R.. Sons of Union Veterans and their Auxiliary, Daughters of Union Veterans, and the Greenbush post of the American Legion.
Mr. Stannard, who was the last surviving member of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Erastus W. Stannard, who settled in Greenbush in July, 1851, was born in Monroe county. New York, January 20, 1843. He was eight and a half years old when his parents came from New York state with their two children, arriving in Greenbush on Independence day, after driving from Sheboygan by team. From that time on he lived in Greenbush.
He took an active part in the development of Greenbush and for many years conducted a general merchandise store in that village, a business which his sons continued after he retired. Shortly after the Civil war he was appointed postmaster, an office which he held for many years and which has been filled since that time by members of the Stannard family.
Enlisted In Eagle Regiment
He held the distinction of being a veteran and a son of a veteran of the Civil war. His father enlisted when the call for troops came during the early days of the Civil war and was captain of Company B, 27th Wisconsin Infantry. He was killed in Mississippi on June 8, 1863. when accidentally shot by one of his own men during the seige of Vicksburg. Henry Stannard enlisted as a private in Company B, 8th Wisconsin volunteer infantry, which was known as the famous "Eagle" regiment, on June 1, 1861. After he received his honorable discharge from the army on Oct. 1, 1862, on account of disability, he returned to Madison where he stayed for a short time before returning to Greenbush in 1864. In 1866 he united with the G. A. R. at Fond du Lac and shortly afterwards organized the post at Greenbush. For many years he assisted in carrying out the details of department work of the Grand Army of the Republic. He served as aide-de-camp to the national commander in 1924 and 1925.
He always took" an active part in the movements of the Grand Army of the Republic, and in June 1926, was chosen department commander of the state of Wisconsin. For this election. Mr. Stannard was signally honored at a reception and dinner at the Hotel Erving in Fond du Lac, an event attended by many guests prominent in military circles.
On that occasion, he was met at the bus station in Fond du Lac by a large delegation headed by a detachment of buglers and drummers of the American Legion drum corps. G. A. R. veterans, a G. A. R. color guard, United Spanish War veterans, World war veterans, members of federal reserve officers' corps and city officials.
He was similarly honored at a reception given in Eagle hall here by the local Woman's Relief corps. On that occasion all patriotic organizations in Sheboygan county affiliated with the G. A. R. combined to pay the newly elected commander a tribute few men in Wisconsin ever enjoyed.
Attended Encampments
Evidence of his interest in the G. A. R. were the numerous badges which Mr. Stannard cherished as mementoes in his home. In this collection, probably the largest in the possession of any single person in the state of Wisconsin, are 18 which he acquired as a regular elected delegate from this congressional district to national encampments of the G. A. R. from 1909. He attended other national encampments not as an elected delegate, and he also attended practically every state encampment and district reunion, as well.
His other public activities included membership in the Greenbush Cemetery association of which he was president for 34 years, retiring in February 1934. After many years of active service as a member of the Sheboygan County Soldiers' Relief commission, in January 1935. he was made honorary member of that commission by County Judge F. H. Schlichting, who in announcing the appointment said: "Having been so faithful and so conscientious, and having gained a vast supply of information, Mr. Stannard's advice will be of great help to the active members of the commission."
Established New Mail Service
In October 1930, a new mail service was instituted for the village of Greenbush. Instead of being relayed from Glenbeulah, the nearest railroad point, a special mail bus met the regular bus there mornings and afternoons, bringing all mail except parcel post. When this change was made, on the morning of October 1, 1930, Mr. Stannard, who was assisting his son, Robert D., then postmaster, carried the pouches of outgoing mail from Greenbush to the special mail bus which arrived at 8 a. m. from Sheboygan with closed mail pouches for that village, Glenbeulah, St. Cloud., Calvary, Malone, Peebles and Taycheedah.
Mr. Stannard is survived by three sons: Alan W.. and Robert D. of Greenbush. and Dr. Gilbert H. Stannard of this city. There are also 15 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
The Sheboygan Press
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
12 Oct 1936, Mon • Page 4
Contributor: Rose Mohnsam (47105797)
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