Grand Army of the Republic
Fraternal organization
The Grand Army of the Republic was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army, Union Navy, and the Marines who served in the American Civil War. It was founded in 1866 in Decatur, Illinois, and grew to include hundreds of... Wikipedia
Founder: Benjamin Franklin Stephenson
Founded: April 6, 1866, Decatur, IL
Abbreviation: GAR
Dissolved: August 2, 1956
Purpose: Social, literary, historical, benevolent
Successor: Woman's Relief Corps and Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War