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Grand Army of the Republic

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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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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

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

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2022

After the war, Chipman settled in Washington and became active in the Grand Army of the Republic, a national organization of Union Army veterans.

From Washington Post ● May 26, 2019

The best is Republic Tavern, which has been drawing crowds with its seasonal nose-to-tail cuisine and art-filled dining room in the renovated Grand Army of the Republic building.

From Architectural Digest ● May 7, 2015

Her old daddy wore a forage cap and a decoration from the Grand Army of the Republic, and he seemed to have no idea where he was.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

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