Grand Army of the Republic scrapbooks, 1913.

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Grand Army of the Republic scrapbooks, 1913.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/276172404

Scrapbooks chiefly containing local and national newspaper clippings relating to the GAR reunion held in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Sept. 1913.

14 v. (7.5 linear ft.)

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7244655

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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 ...