The Merritt Simonds Post No. 283, Grand Army of the Republic, DeKalb was organized in 1883 with 22 charter members. Merritt Simonds of DeKalb fought and died from his wounds at the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, in 1863.
Henry B. Gurler served as its first commander. Charles F. Beaufire was adjutant and George H. Gurler was quartermaster.
The post disbanded in 1965. The flagpole must have come from funds left over.
--Old Secesh
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