Cemetery Works

Boulder, Colorado, USA established 2001

Soldiers Buried in Columbia Cemetery	Columbia Cemetery Civil War Veterans	Columbia Cemetery CWVs Roster; Surnames A-G	Columbia Cemetery CWVs Roster; Surnames H-R	Columbia Cemetery CWVs Roster; Surnames S-Z
Columbia Cemetery State Militia Veterans	Columbia Cemetery Foreign Wars Veterans	Civil War Headstones Conservation	GAR Flag Holder Repair	Some Other Aspects

Grand Army of the Republic Flag Holders Repair

A half dozen partial and complete cast iron Grand Army of the Republic flagholders were unearthed during excavation of the Civil War military headstones preparatory to their being reset. The flag holders are identical star medallions, 7.25 inch in diameter. The centers are comprised of two concentric circles [ 3.25 and 3.75 inches in diameter ] and inscribed with:   POST 5 GAR The tips of the star medallions are stylized trifoliolate leafs with a five pointed star within. The interior of the star legs are as below: 000 degrees:  Crossed rifle 072 degrees:  Crossed canons 144 degrees:  Bugle 216 degrees:  Anchor 288 degrees:  Crossed sabers The support posts differ; some are cast iron [ ~19 inch ]; some, iron rods [ ~17.25 inch ]. The cast iron supporting post was broken about 3.25 inches below the medallion; images of the broken / repaired GAR flagholder are shown below. This flag holder was graciously and masterfully repaired by Sid Gustafson, the University of Colorado [ Boulder ] Department of Physics Industrial Trades instructor and previously the owner / proprietor of Gustafson's Ornamental Iron Works, Inc. Note: The Nathaniel Lyon Post No. 5 Grand Army of the Republic ( Department of Colorado and Wyoming ) was active in Boulder from 1881 to 1940. A number of GAR posts nation-wide were named for Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon. His death at the Battle of Wilson's Creek ( Missouri ) on August 10, 1861, made him the first Union general to die on the field of battle during the American Civil War. There is a substantial body of information regarding this GAR Post handwritten meeting minutes by-laws rosters programs from national encampments at the Carnegie Branch Library for Local History of the Boulder Public Library. Further information regarding Nathaniel Lyons Post No. 5, Boulder, Colorado, Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Colorado, is found at the preceding hyperlink

Pre-repair	Repaired	Star Medallion

Soldiers Buried in Columbia Cemetery	Columbia Cemetery Civil War Veterans	Columbia Cemetery CWVs Roster; Surnames A-G	Columbia Cemetery CWVs Roster; Surnames H-R	Columbia Cemetery CWVs Roster; Surnames S-Z
Columbia Cemetery State Militia Veterans	Columbia Cemetery Foreign Wars Veterans	Civil War Headstones Conservation	GAR Flag Holder Repair	Some Other Aspects