The Grand Army of the Republic
American fraternal organization of Civil War veterans (1866–1956)
🗓️ April 6, 1866 • 📅 ACF Date: 18660406
The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) 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 thousands of "posts" across the North and West. It was dissolved in 1956 at the death of its last member, Albert Woolson.
