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==== Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) ==== | ==== 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. The Department of Missouri was organized May 1867 and re-organized April 22, 1882. | Grand Army of the Republic founded in 1866 - 1956, was the largest Union 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. The Department of Missouri was organized May 1867 and re-organized April 22, 1882. | ||
In 1888 there were 292 posts and 14,637 members in the state of Missouri | In 1888 there were 292 posts and 14,637 members in the state of Missouri | ||