Camp meetings Camp meetings from May to October are scheduled for the third Thursday of the month at the Boscobel GAR Hall and begin at 6 p.m. To accommodate winter driving, December to April meetings are held on third Saturdays and begin at 11 a.m. at the GAR Hall. The November meeting is scheduled on a Saturday other than the third to avoid deer hunting season. The GAR Hall is located a few blocks east of Highway 61 at 102 Mary Street.

L.G. Armstrong

After losing nearly every possession in a fire at his residence in Fennimore, Wis., Dr. Leroy G. Armstrong volunteered as Second Asst. Surgeon with the 8th Wisconsin Vol. Infantry. Stationed at Corinth, Miss., Armstrong soon became unwell, due largely to the stresses of "caring for wounded rebs" and severely unsanitary conditions. He returned to Wisconsin to recover. A year later he once again enlisted, this time as a First Asst. Surgeon with the 6th Wisconsin, the old "Iron Brigade" unit. He continued with this unit until being mustered out on 4 March 1865 to accept a promotion to Surgeon in the 48th Wisconsin and serving with that unit for ten months. Dr.Armstrong was mustered out of service at the end of December 1865.

Dr. Armstrong returned to Boscobel after the war and resumed his medical practice until the end of his life. He was instrumental in organizing John McDermott Post #101 and served as its Commander. He was also the installing officer at the inception of the original L. G. Armstrong Camp #49.

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Camp Calendar

Days the flag should be flown

20 April:	Camp Meeting, 11 a.m., GAR Hall, Boscobel
13 April:	American's Creed Day (Wisconsin)
13 April:	67th Annual Lincoln Tomb Ceremony, 10 a.m., Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, IL
1 May:	Loyalty Day
16 May:	Camp Meeting, 11 a.m., GAR Hall, Boscobel
27 May:	Memorial Day Mass and Ceremony, 10 a.m., Calvary Cemetery, Milwaukee
14 June:	Flag Day
21 June:	Camp Meeting, 11 a.m., GAR Hall, Boscobel
4 July:	Independence Day
18 July:	Camp Meeting, 11 a.m., GAR Hall, Boscobel
1 - 4 August:	SUVCW and Allied Orders National Encampment, Lexington, Kentucky
2 Sept:	Labor Day