Grand Army of the Republic. Tom Cox Post No. 132 (Lancaster, Wis.). Records, 1868-1933. - View Resource

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Grand Army of the Republic. Tom Cox Post No. 132 (Lancaster, Wis.). Records, 1868-1933.

Title

Records, 1868-1933.

Resource Link

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58400346

Abstract

Records of the Lancaster, Wisconsin post of a voluntary fraternal association of Civil War veterans dedicated to preserving the memory of their sacrifices and to promoting patriotism.

Extent

0.6 linear ft. (2 archives boxes)

Holding Repository

Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7765336

Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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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 ...

Taber, Tom

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Grand Army of the Republic. Tom Cox Post No. 132 (Lancaster, Wis.)

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