Grand Army of the Republic

American  

noun

1. an organization, founded in 1866, composed of men who served in the U.S. Army and Navy during the Civil War: its last member died in 1956. G.A.R.

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Example Sentences

Organized by public history organization Civil War Seattle, these walking tours will take visitors through the Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery to learn about the history of early Memorial Day in Seattle.

From Seattle Times

In 1915, the Washington and Alaska Chapter of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic bought it to house widows and orphans.

From Seattle Times

The tour begins at Seattle’s Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery and also visits adjacent Lake View Cemetery.

From Seattle Times

Logan organized members of the Grand Army of the Republic, a fraternal group of Union veterans, to stand watch in the area.

From Washington Post

Another highlighted an 1898 Grand Army of the Republic encampment at the county courthouse in Elizabeth City, which brought together Black and white veterans in the area who had fought on the Union side.

From New York Times