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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. | ||
In 1888 there were 29 posts and 1,060 members in the state of Washington | In 1888 there were 29 posts and 1,060 members in the state of Washington. | ||
[http://www.suvcw.org/garrecords/garposts/wa.pdf GAR Posts in the State of Washington] | |||
*''Journal of the ... annual encampment, Department of Washington and Alaska, Grand Army of the Republic 1914'' {{FSDL|342299}} | |||
==== Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War ==== | ==== Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War ==== | ||