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Sons-Union Veterans-Civil War <br>3844 Danbury Circle <br>Magna, UT 84044-2223 <br>(801) 250-7733 | Sons-Union Veterans-Civil War <br>3844 Danbury Circle <br>Magna, UT 84044-2223 <br>(801) 250-7733 | ||
==== 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 3 posts and 202 members in the state of Utah | |||
[http://suvcw.org/garposts/ut.pdf GAR Posts in the State of Utah] | |||
==== 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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