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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. | 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. | ||
[http://suvcw.org/garposts/de.pdf GAR Posts in the State of Delaware] | [http://suvcw.org/garposts/de.pdf GAR Posts in the State of Delaware] | ||
In 1888 Delaware had 19 posts with 1,183 members. | In 1888 Delaware had 19 posts with 1,183 members. | ||
The Family History Library Catalog list records of the [https://familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&keyword=Delaware+Grand+Army+of+the+Republic&prekeyword=Delaware+Grand+Army+of+the+Republic Delaware Grand Army of the Republic] | |||
==== <br> Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War ==== | ==== <br> Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War ==== | ||