Records of Anna M. Ross Camp No. 1, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1879-1953

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Records of Anna M. Ross Camp No. 1, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1879-1953

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The Anna M. Ross Camp No. 1 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War was established in 1879 in Philadelphia as a beneficial association for descendants of Civil War veterans. The Records of Anna M. Ross Camp No. 1, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1879-1953, consist of administrative, financial, and membership records.

8.25 Cubic feet; (23 volumes in 10 boxes, plus 3.25 cubic feet unprocessed materials)

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Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War

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In 1866, Union veterans of the Civil War organized into the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), which existed until 1956. In 1881, the GAR formed the Sons of Veterans of the United States of America (SV) to carry on its traditions. Membership was open to any man who could prove ancestry to a member of the GAR or to a veteran eligible for membership. Men who did not have the ancestry to qualify for membership, but who could subscribe to the objectives of the SUVCW, were admitted as associates. In 1...

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Anna M. Ross Camp No. 1. (Philadelphia, Pa.).

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Anna M. Ross Camp No. 1 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War was established on April 24, 1879. The Camp began as the Cadet Core of Anna M. Ross Post No. 94. It adopted the use of Camp in its title on November 26, 1880. The Camp was originally part of the Sons of Veterans organization, but which was renamed Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War after a split occurred in the original organization. The Camp had numerous different locations throughout North Philadelphia...

Grand Army of the Republic

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Founded in 1866, in Decatur, Ill. From the description of Grand Army of the Republic scrapbooks, 1913. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 276172404 The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of Civil War Union military veterans, formed in Decatur, Illinois in 1866. The GAR became one of the first advocacy groups in American politics, lobbying for black veterans, pensions, and supporting Republican candidates. The GAR waned during the 1870s as the ...