Masonic war certificate issued by Grand Lodge of Illinois to Corporal Phineas Lovejoy, 1861 December 23
Title
Masonic war certificate issued by Grand Lodge of Illinois to Corporal Phineas Lovejoy, 1861 December 23
Description
A Civil War Masonic certificate issued by the Grand Lodge of Illinois to Corporal Phineas Lovejoy, a member of Columbus Lodge, No. 227, at Adams, Illinois. Corporal Lovejoy served in the 3rd Regiment, Illinois Cavalry, and died on August 9, 1862, onboard the riverboat White Cloud, somewhere near Memphis, Tennessee. From April 1861 until the end of September 1863, the Grand Lodge of Illinois issued 1,757 Masonic war certificates to Illinois Master Masons, and eventually to the sons of Master Masons, as a type of traveling certificate.
Subject
Source
Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. MA 007
Date
1861 12 23
Contributor
Rights
This image is presented for research and educational purposes only, and may not be distributed or re-published without permission from the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library.
Language
English
Identifier
A2015/051
Is Referenced By
Coelho, John J. “A Fraternity Goes to War: The History of a Masonic Civil War Certificate.” Northern Light 47, no. 1 (February 2016): 29. Accessed: 6 June 2019. https://scottishritenmj.org/downloads/The-Northern-Light/FEB16.pdf
Extent
1 item ; 21 x 27 cm.
Provenance
Gift of Rushville Lodge, No. 9, A. F. & A. M. (Rushville, Illinois).
Collection
Citation
Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Illinois, “Masonic war certificate issued by Grand Lodge of Illinois to Corporal Phineas Lovejoy, 1861 December 23,” digitalVGW, accessed April 19, 2024, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/940.