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NONNIE'S PHOTO A DAY, Day 54: G is for Grand Army of the Republic


GAR: Grand Army of the Republic was a fraternal organization founded in 1866; it was composed of veterans of the Union Army, Union Navy, Marines and the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service who served in the American Civil War for the Northern/Federal forces. 

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Hildred said…
That is very interesting. Did any of the descendants carry on with GAR?
photowannabe said…
I never heard that name before. Very interesting.
MelodyK said…
remembering events in historie... always a good thing, and to learn from too


Have a nice abc-day / - week
♫ M e l ☺ d y ♫ (abc-w-team)
Lea said…
Peaceful cemetery scene
Ann said…
Love this! My paternal grandfather is GAR and has a nice marker on his grave.
Ann
Annie said…
Interesting information. I was familiar with GAR but had the purpose and timing all wrong. Thanks for the new info, Nonnie.
Gattina said…
Interesting !

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Nonnie said…
Hildred, one must have served during the Civil War in order to be a member of the GAR.
Nonnie said…
Thank you, readers for your comments. I was sifting through my photos to get a word beginning with 'g'; this one was taken in summer of 2014, and for some reason, had not used it. I got the info from the cemetery's web site. I previously had known only about the DAR, which is about preserve the history of the American Revolution.
Very intriguing. I always find cemeteries fascinating.
ROG, ABCW

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