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''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|U.S. Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Indiana|Indiana]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Indiana Military Records|Indiana Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|U.S. Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Indiana|Indiana]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Indiana Military Records|Indiana Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Indiana in the Civil War|Indiana in the Civil War]]'' | ||
During the Civil War, Indiana raised about 210,000 men for the Union. Their records can be found in state records shown on this page, unit records which may be found on the military unit pages (see below for links), or [[United States Civil War 1861 to 1865, Part 2|federal records]]. For ideas on how to begin searching for your Civil War ancestor, see [[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]].<br>[[Image:{{IndianaSoldiersMonument}}]] <br> | During the Civil War, Indiana raised about 210,000 men for the Union. Their records can be found in state records shown on this page, unit records which may be found on the military unit pages (see below for links), or [[United States Civil War 1861 to 1865, Part 2|federal records]]. For ideas on how to begin searching for your Civil War ancestor, see [[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]].<br>[[Image:{{IndianaSoldiersMonument}}]] <br> | ||
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*[http://www.in.gov/history/CivilWar.htm Indiana's Civil War 150th Commemoration] (accessed 19 September 2011) has newspaper extracts, letters, journals, calendar of events, list of links to related Internet sites, etc.<br> | *[http://www.in.gov/history/CivilWar.htm Indiana's Civil War 150th Commemoration] (accessed 19 September 2011) has newspaper extracts, letters, journals, calendar of events, list of links to related Internet sites, etc.<br> | ||
==== 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 476 posts and 23,533 members in the state of Indiana | |||
[http://suvcw.org/garposts/in.pdf GAR Posts in the State of Indiana] | |||
==== 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. | |||
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=== References === | === References === | ||