7161----1912 Civil War vets birthday reunion photo at Oneida KS 15 veterans id'd

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This is an original photo of a Civil War reunion of veterans of Oneida Kansas.
The actual occasion was the 80th birthday of veteran James Slater.
The photo was taken on May 14, 1912 in front of a hotel in Oneida.
The veterans were all local men and most likely all belonged to the same GAR Post.
I was able to find newspaper accounts of the event with all 15 veterans identified (see images).
The names of the men present are:
James Slater, Andy Burk, John Funk, David Funk, S.B. Anderson, John Heinen, G.C. Sanford, D.M. Kempton,
Frank Russell, William (AP) Sawyer, A.L. Conwell, William Ball, A.R. Williams, C.H. Bell, Tom Reeder
Although the 15 men in the photo are named, I have not been able to determine all 15.
I did find a few other photos online of some of the veterans as a comparison,
but I think I can only ID one for sure and that is Andrew Burk.
Based on one of the articles, James Slater is described as the "standard bearer" so that certainly has to be him holding the flag at left front row.
One of the veterans is positively id'd as John A. Heinen, as per the writing and "X" on the bottom.
The photo most likely belonged to the Heinen family at some point.
I have included the obit for Heinen from 1923 (see image).
As per the previous photos I could find of some of the men:
John Funk
- could be the 4th man from the right front row
Abraham Conwell
- could be the 3rd man from the right front row
Andrew Burk
- most likely 2nd man from the right front row.
The overall size of the matted frame is 10 x 8.
It is in good condition with the expected wear around the borders. There is also a vertical crease in the photo,
and a chip off at the bottom.
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