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''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Georgia|Georgia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Georgia Military Records|Georgia Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[ | ''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Georgia|Georgia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Georgia Military Records|Georgia Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Georgia in the Civil War|Georgia in the Civil War]]'' | ||
<br>[[Image:{{Battle Chickamauga GA 1863}}|Battle of Chickamauga GA 1863]] <br> | <br>[[Image:{{Battle Chickamauga GA 1863}}|Battle of Chickamauga GA 1863]] <br> | ||
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To learn how to find records mentioning these neighbors in Georgia counties during the Civil War see the [[Southern Claims Commission|Southern Claims Commission]]. | To learn how to find records mentioning these neighbors in Georgia counties during the Civil War see the [[Southern Claims Commission|Southern Claims Commission]]. | ||
<br> {{U.S. Civil War}} | ==== Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) ==== | ||
Grand Army of the Republic founded in 1866 - 1956, was the largest veteran’s organization in the country after the Civil War. It was a fraternal organization members were veterans of the Union Army, US Navy, Marines and Revenue Cutler Service who served in the American Civil War. The group supported voting rights for black veterans, and lobbied the U.S. Congress to establish veterans' pensions. In 1890 the membership was 490,000. | |||
In 1888 there were ------ posts and ------ members in the state of Georgia | |||
GAR Posts in the State of Georgia | |||
==== Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War ==== | |||
With the death of the last member of the Grand Army of the Republic the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War was formed. | |||
<br> <br> {{U.S. Civil War}} | |||
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[[Category:Georgia_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Georgia_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||