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Dr. Benjamin Franklin Stephenson, 1823-1871
Petersburg,
IL ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
40° 0' 47.639988",
-89° 49' 42.840012"
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Illinois State
Historical Marker
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Founder of the Grand Army of the Republic, Menard County resident, Rush Medical College graduate 1850, surgeon 14th Illinois Volunteers 1861-1864, he originated the G.A.R. name, ritual, constitution of Post No. 1, Decatur, April 6, 1866, called first national G.A.R. convention and was its first adjutant general.
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Dr. Benjamin Franklin Stephenson, 1823-1871 Historical Marker Location Map, Petersburg, Illinois Map
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