This book is a commemorative publication that lists the participants and events of the 40th National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, a veterans' organization composed of Union Army veterans of the American Civil War. The book includes the various reports and speeches delivered at the Encampment, as well as information on the social and cultural events that took place. The publication is a valuable resource for historians of the Civil War and the history of veterans' organizations.

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