The memorial honors the boys of 1861-1865 who offered their services for the integrity and unity of the Grand Republic during the War of the Rebellion, and it names Dan S. Root Post 126, Department of Michigan, Grand Army of the Republic, organized in April 1883; Dan S. Root Women's Relief Corps No. 175, Auxiliary to Post 126, Grand Army of the Republic, organized in April 1889; Franklin R. Chase Camp No. 25, Michigan Division, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, organized in March 1914; and Clara Barton Ten No. 7, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, organized in March 1914.