Rosales assumes command from Col. Timothy Monroe, who, after two years here, is heading to the Pentagon in Washington.

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.

The SUVCW still carry on with the same principles, traditions, and honor, the Grand Army of the Republic had. We educate people on the Civil War and how it shaped our country.

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.