General William WH Davis PA Circle #232 instituted into the LGAR

On May 5, 2018 Ladies of the Grand Army PA Department President, Darlene Alcorn instituted the General William WH Davis PA Circle #232 into the LGAR at the historic James-Lorah house in Doylestown.

Eleven of the twenty-five charter members were in attendance at the ceremony. Also in attendance was Lois Reese, guest; Mary Wible, member and Dee Ann Smith of the Bucks County Civil War Round Table.

The circle name was chosen to honor General Davis’ service in the Civil War. William Watts Hart Davis was born in 1820 in Southampton Township, Bucks County, PA. While completing a law course at Harvard University, on December 5, 1846 he enlisted in the 1st Massachusetts Infantry to fight in the Mexican War and was honorably discharged in 1848.

In 1861 Davis organized the 104th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. He also organized Durrell's Battery. In 1864 during the Battle of Charleston, he lost all of the fingers on his right hand. He was brevetted to Brigadier General, U. S. Volunteers, March 13, 1865, for meritorious services during the operations against Charleston.

The Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, Inc. is Congressionally Chartered, and is the oldest Women’s hereditary organization in the United States. The founding principle of The Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic is to teach patriotism and preserve the history of our ancestry.

Membership in the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic is open to any female blood kin of a Civil War Soldier, Sailor or Nurse (grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.) 10 years of age or older, of an honorably discharged Union soldier, Sailor, or Marine of the Civil War 1861-1865, as well as ex-army Nurses, are eligible for membership. Most importantly, however, is the desire to honor the past through education and preservation.

For more information about the LGAR, please visit http://palgar.org/

If you are interested in joining our organization, please contact Rose Mary Jones at rmjanddsj@msn.com

Pictured

Standing L-R: Jackie Carter, Mary Wible, Mary Rose Di Domizio, Constance Cole, Marion Lane, Dorothy Wright, Debbie Schiesser, MaryAnn Herbsleb & Sharon Cossaboon

Seated L-R: Rose Mary Jones, Jessy Schaffer, Darlene Alcorn, PA Department President & Ellen Higgins