The SUVCW’s job was to look after the aging veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), and their families. Look after things, and help as needed.

In August 2020, I wrote for The Telegraph a column titled “Grand Army of the Republic’s legacy lives on.” It dealt with the Parrott Rifle, sometimes called “the cemetery cannon,” which ...

Grand Army of the Republic Museum Director Eric Pry leads a summer school class of fourth-graders in the military museum in downtown Aurora in 2023. (Denise Crosby / The Beacon-News) ...

The Grand Army of the Republic became the preeminent veterans organization formed at the close of the Civil War. Membership reached its peak in 1890, when over 400,000 members were reported.

The Grand Army of the Republic Monument, unveiled May 30, 1905, sits among the graves of Civil War veterans at Yakima's Tahoma Cemetery. Donald W. Meyers/Yakima Herald-Republic ...

His great-grandfather, George Washington Lakin, was only 17 years old when he joined the Union Army during the Civil War. He served under Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman during the March to the Sea.

Post No. 88, Grand Army of the Republic. 2. Schoolchildren with flowers. 3. Co “B.” 17th Reg., I.N.G. 4. City Fire Department. 5. Secret and Benevolent orders. 6. Citizens on foot and in ...

The Grand Army of the Republic Hall in Litchfield, Minnesota, was constructed 140 years ago and today looks largely the same, thanks to a decision by the Civil War veterans who built it. The deed ...