Grand Army of the Republic
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Logan was the third commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of Union veterans.
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
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 ● Feb. 25, 2023
Gen. John A. Logan, the commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, the politically influential Union veterans group, is widely credited with taking the holiday national.
From Washington Post ● May 27, 2018
The Battle Creek Public Schools Board of Education established Battle Creek Community College on Sept. 1, 1956 in the Grand Army of the Republic Hall to meet the area’s need for higher education.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 10, 2017
In a kitchen chair sat Mrs. Weidenbach’s old daddy in full Civil War blue and his decoration from the Grand Army of the Republic.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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