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Subject: Re: Ladies of the Grand Army of Republic - Civil War
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 03:45:36 EDT
Hi, please contact Jan in the email address below for any questions
regarding the GAR email. This is what I found below. Perhaps Jan will give us her
sources for the 1881 or ?? perhaps it was a typo. At any rate check out the
resources below for more information, Brenda, MIGRANDT mailing list
#1 The first Grand Army of the Republic was organized April 6, 1866 by
Benjamin F. Stephenson of Decatur, Illinois. Their first convention was held
November 20, 1866. per google: _http://www.rootsweb.com/~nlgar/history.html_
(http://www.rootsweb.com/~nlgar/history.html)
At the opening of the hearing, held July 26, 1883 in Denver, Colorado,
emphasis was placed on the statement that the new organization of Loyal Ladies
League would be considered the Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic and
receive its official recognition. A strenuous debate ensued concerning
eligibility. The Woman's Relief Corps wished to accept all women to membership and
the Loyal Ladies League wanted to limit membership to blood relatives. The
final vote was in favor of Woman's Relief Corps. In November 1886, the Loyal
Ladies League changed its name to Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic and
dropped the phrase, "Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic."
#2 In 1881 the GAR formed the Sons of Veterans of the United States of
America
(SV) to carry on its traditions and memory long after the GAR had ceased to
exist.
_http://suvcw.org/_ (http://suvcw.org/)
#3 Conflicting timeline's
The National Woman's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the _Grand Army of the
Republic_ (http://suvcw.org/gar.htm) , is a patriotic organization whose express
purpose is to perpetuate the memory of the Grand Army of the Republic, as we
are their auxiliary organized at their request on July 25 and 26, 1883 in
Denver, Colorado and incorporated by _act of the 87th Congress_
(http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/36/ch40.html) , September 7, 1962. _http://suvcw.org/wrc.htm_
(http://suvcw.org/wrc.htm)
#4 and per a google search:
_http://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/gahff/html/ff_050000_daughtersoft
.htm_
(http://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/gahff/html/ff_050000_daughtersoft.htm)
or shortened URL: _http://1url.org/go/1DAR_ (http://1url.org/go/1DAR)
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)
a patriotic organization founded in Washington, D.C., in 1890. Its members
are women descended from participants in the American Revolution. A generally
conservative organization, its goal is to keep alive the memory of the
members' ancestors and to encourage patriotic service and good citizenship. The DAR
aroused controversy in the 1930s when the group refused to permit _Marian
Anderson_
(http://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/gahff/html/ff_007500_andersonmari.htm) to sing in its hall because she was black.
Grand Army of the Republic, then please contact: .
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