Records of Williams Post No. 78, Grand Army of the Republic 1884-1930

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Records of Williams Post No. 78, Grand Army of the Republic 1884-1930

G.A.R. members instituted Williams Post No. 78 in 1884 in Muncie, Indiana. The Post continued to meet through 1930. The Records of Williams Post No. 78, Grand Army of the Republic, 1884-1930, consist of administrative, financial, and membership records.

3.5 Cubic feet; (12 volumes in 7 boxes)

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Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Indiana.

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Grand Army of the Republic. Williams Post No. 78. (Muncie, Ind.).

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G.A.R. members instituted Williams Post No. 78 in 1884 in Muncie, Indiana. The Post continued to meet through 1930; the last meeting minutes are recorded in December 1930. From the guide to the Records of Williams Post No. 78, Grand Army of the Republic, 1884-1930, (Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum and Library) ...

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 ...