Grand Army of the Republic in Detroit, 1891

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The GAR (Grand Army of the Republic), with focus on 25th 1891 National Encampment in Detroit

Presented by Don Batkins. The GAR was a Union Army Civil war veterans organization created in 1866. The organization was revitalized in the late 1870s and continued into the 1940s. In 1891, the GAR held their 25th National Encampment (convention) in Detroit. This program focuses on that 1891 encampment, illustrated with period photos and illustrations. The talk ends with a short discussion of the final encampment in 1949. That encampment was held in Indianapolis, where the organization began.

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