Civil War Veteran: Amandus Lawrence Bush

Amandus Lawrence Bush
Born October 17, 1833 in Pennsylvania
Died October 25, 1914
LIEUT CO C 33 ILL INF

Enlisted as a SERGT in CO C 33 ILL INF from Bloomington, Illinois on August 15, 1861.
Promoted to Full 2nd LIEUT on May 16, 1863.  Promoted to Full 1st LIEUT on December 26, 1863.
Mustered out at Vicksburg, Mississippi on November 24, 1865.

After the war he returned to Bloomington and married in 1867.  By 1880 he was living in Los Angeles, California and was employed as a plumber and lived there until at least 1896.  By 1898 he had relocated to the vicinity of Escondido in San Diego County, California and continued to work as a plumber/tinner.  He remained there until his death.

Symbol: Knights of Pythias

 The letters F, C and B stand for Friendship, Charity and Benevolence.

Ceramic Photo: George

Civil War Veteran: Albert Brandon

Albert Brandon
Born:  February 18, 1843 in Smelser's Grove, Grant County, Wisconsin
Died:  December 25, 1923 in Fallbrook, San Diego County, California
SERGT CO I 25 WIS INF

Albert was living in Smelser, Wisconsin when he enlisted on April 8, 1862.  He entered CO I 25 WIS INF as a 3rd Corporal on August 4, 1862.  He was promoted to Full Sergeant before mustering out at Crystal Springs, Maryland on June 7, 1865. 
He married Mary Jane (Carns) in Grant County, Wisconsin on October 13, 1867.

Civil War Veteran: Henry O. Bowen

Henry O. Bowen
Born:  1836 in Connecticut
Died:  February 16, 1906
SERGT CO K 7 CT INF

Married in Tippecanoe County, Indiana in 1875.  He was living in Escondido, San Diego County, California in 1905 and was engaged in ranching.

Civil War Veteran: Henry Alexander Bevington

Henry Alexander Bevington
Born:  1816 in Ohio.
Died:  1892 in Escondido, San Diego County, California.
PVT CO I 12 IND CAV

Living in LaGrange, Indiana at the time of his enlistment as a PVT on January 10, 1864.  He mustered out as a PVT in Indianapolis, Indiana on November 10, 1865.  He was living with his wife and children in Clay, LaGrange County, Indiana in 1870, but by 1871 he was living and farming in San Jacinto, San Diego County (now a part of Riverside County), California.  He was still farming in 1892, having moved south to the Guejito area east of Escondido.

Symbol: Jerusalem Cross

The main central cross with four equidistant arms was the symbol of the Templar Crusaders.  The arms signify the four directions radiating outward from a central point representing Jerusalem.  This version includes four smaller crosses  representing Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, the Four Evangelists who spread the Word of God.