Letterhead: Griffin Post 139, Scranton
      Grand Army of the Republic

      William DeWitt Kennedy, son of James Schofield Kennedy and Pauline (Jayne) Kennedy, served during the War of the Rebellion in the Thirtieth Pennsylvania Reserves during the invasion of Pennsylvania by the Southern Army under General Robert E. Lee. During the last year of the war, he was quartermaster's Clerk in the Fiftieth New York Regiment (Engineer Corps). He was a member of Ezra Griffin Post, No. 139, Grand Army of the Republic (G. A. R.).

      At the right is a small picture with a penciled note "E. S. Griffin - 2d Lt Comp. E. 143 Reg't. [Regiment] P.V.I." [thanks to Patricia Matthews for interpreting the writing]. This picture belonged to William DeWitt Kennedy. The back is printed "D. K. Brownell, Artist, Scranton, Pa."

      The GAR building shown below, from early 1900's postcards, is on the corner of Linden and Penn Avenue in Scranton. For a picture, provided by Rudy Kunz, of the earlier (about 1894) GAR headquarters above the First National Bank, click here. Click on the images to enlarge them.

      Click here to see a list of hotels provided for the 1911 GAR Encampment held in Scranton.

      Ezra S Griffin
      GAR Memorial Hall, Scranton
      GAR building on Penn Avenue
      GAR RibbonClick Here for a photo of the building taken in 2001 by Ralph Robinson, and the plaque on the building.


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      The border is from a receipt.


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