The GAR was a organization made up of Union Civil War Veterans, which remained active for many decades in the last half of the 19th century. The Melrose Post was the only GAR post named after a then living person, General Ulysses S. Grant,.
John C.F. Slayton was a prominent Melrose resident and a major benefactor to Melrose Memorial Hall
The Hall has a number of plaques honoring the service men and women of Melrose over the years. There are two for the civil war, one each for the Spanish American War, WW1, and WW2. shown here is the WW2 plaque.