Records of General D. B. Birney Post No. 63, Grand Army of the Republic 1874-1935

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Records of General D. B. Birney Post No. 63, Grand Army of the Republic 1874-1935

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The General D. B. Birney Post No. 63 was formed in Philadelphia in 1874. The Records of General D. B. Birney Post No. 63, Grand Army of the Republic, 1874-1935, consist of administrative, financial, and membership records.

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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 ...

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Grand Army of the Republic. General D. B. Birney Post No. 63. (Philadelphia, Pa.).

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General D. B. Birney Post No. 63 was formed on August 21, 1874 by G.A.R. members of previously existing Posts. The first muster was on September 11, 1874. The wives of the Post members formed an auxiliary core on March 15, 1876. The Post originally met at Shober’s Hall on Girard Avenue and Eyre Street in Philadelphia, PA, but later moved to different locations throughout the Frankford and North Philadelphia sections of the City. The Post started with twenty-three members and eventua...