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<br> In 1890, about 40 percent of the Civil War veterans were members of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). The descriptive books of each GAR post usually indicate each member’s name, age, rank, birthplace, residence, occupation, and enlistment and discharge information. The descriptive books and other records of many GAR posts are at the Minnesota Historical Society. | <br> In 1890, about 40 percent of the Civil War veterans were members of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). The descriptive books of each GAR post usually indicate each member’s name, age, rank, birthplace, residence, occupation, and enlistment and discharge information. The descriptive books and other records of many GAR posts are at the Minnesota Historical Society. | ||
*FamilySearch Historical Records *{{RecordSearch|2239221|Minnesota, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1869-1940}} | |||
*{{FSC|1186819|item|disp=Grand Army of the Republic. Department of Minnesota. Post records, 1869-1928}} | |||
*{{FSC|1186813|item|disp=Grand Army of the Republic. Department of Minnesota. Post adjutants' and quartermasters' reports, 1880-1940}} | |||
*Antona Hawkins Richardson, ''Roll of the dead, 1886-1906 : Department of Minnesota, Grand Army of the Republic.'' Saint Paul, Minnesota : Paduan Press, c2000 {{FSC|985563|item|disp=FS Library 977.6 M2ra}} | |||
==== Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War ==== | ==== Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War ==== | ||