Grand Army of the Republic
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 The members of Charles W. Carroll Post 144 pose on the steps of the Norfolk County Courthouse in Dedham, Massachusetts on Dedham's 250th anniversary in 1885. |
The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army, US Navy, Marines and Revenue Cutter Service who served in the American Civil War. Founded in 1866 in Decatur, Illinois, it was dissolved in 1956 when its last member died. Linking men through their experience of the war, the GAR became among the first organized advocacy groups in American politics, supporting voting rights for black veterans, lobbying the US Congress to establish veterans' pensions, and supporting Republican political candidates. Its peak membership, at more than 400,000, was in 1890; a high point of Civil War commemorative ceremonies. It was succeeded by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW), composed of male descendants of Union veterans.
- Related: American Legion, Congressional charter, Joel Minnick Longenecker, Russell A. Alger, Sons of Confederate Veterans, U.S. Route 6
| GAR page at Library of Congress GAR page at Library of Congress www.loc.gov/rr/main/gar/ - Web |
| SUVCW official website SUVCW official website www.suvcw.org - Web |
| ASUVCW official website ASUVCW official website www.asuvcw.org - Web |
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| DUVCW official website DUVCW official website www.duvcw.org - Web |
| Grand Army Museum, Lynn, MA at Essesx National Her... Grand Army Museum, Lynn, MA at Essesx National Heritage website www.essexheritage.org/sites/grand_army_museum.shtml - Web |
| Theodore Penland grave site Theodore Penland grave site www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21227580 - Web |
| The GAR medal looks similar to the Medal of Honor ... The GAR medal looks similar to the Medal of Honor in photos or on gravestones, see comparison www.homeofheroes.com/moh/corrections/purge_army.html - Web |
| Photographs of Members of the Stevens Post, Seattl... Photographs of Members of the Stevens Post, Seattle, Washington content.lib.washington.edu/garweb/ - Web |
| Grand Army of the Republic Museum and Library, Phi... Grand Army of the Republic Museum and Library, Philadelphia, PA garmuslib.org - Web |
| The History Tavern The History Tavern thehistorytavern.blogspot.com/.../grand-army-of-republic.html - Web |
| Geocache on the Memorial Highway Geocache on the Memorial Highway www.geocaching.com/.../cache_details.aspx?guid=aaac041d-47cb-4d02-9e43-247ebdc32c19 - Web |
