Guide to the Grand Army of the Republic, Dept. of Pennsylvania, Miscellaneous Posts Records, 1861-1940 AIS.1986.07
Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
Grand Army of the Republic, Dept. of Pennsylvania, Post Records
Creator
Grand Army of the Republic. Department of Pennsylvania
Collection Number
AIS.1986.07
Extent
12 microfilm_reels
Date
1861-1940
Abstract
The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) was a veterans organization formed in 1866 for soldiers who fought for the North during the American Civil War. This collection contains the microfilmed records of miscellaneous posts in Pennsylvania including the following information: minutes, rosters, personal war sketches, descriptive books, ledgers, and receipt books.
Language
English
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Author
David Rosenburg. Revisions occurred to the finding aid as a part of the encoding process on October 21, 1999.
Publisher
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address
University of Pittsburgh Library System Archives & Special Collections Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections Business Number: 412-648-3232 (Thomas) | 412-648-8190 (Hillman) Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist URL: http://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
History
The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) was a fraternal organization comprised of men who fought for the Union during the Civil War. The G.A.R. was founded by Benjamin F. Stephenson, an army surgeon, in Decatur, Ill., on April 6, 1866. The society was created to strengthen fellowship among men who had fought to preserve the Union, to honor those killed in the war, to provide care for their dependents, and to uphold the Constitution of the United States.
Membership was open to honorably discharged soldiers, sailors, or marines of the Union armed forces who served between April 12, 1861, and April 9, 1865. The Grand Army reached its peak in membership (more than 400,000) in 1890. The last member died in 1955, and the organization was dissolved in 1956. For a time it was a powerful political influence, aligning itself closely with Republican policy. After the organization was dissolved, the records went to the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., and the badges, flags, and official seal to the Smithsonian Institution.
The society founded soldiers' homes, and was active in relief work and pension legislation. The G.A.R. started the celebration of Memorial Day in the North by a general order issued by John A. Logan. The Woman's Relief Corps began as an auxiliary to the G.A.R.
Scope and Content Notes
The microfilmed records of the G.A.R's posts (PA) include minutes, rosters, personal war sketches, descriptive books, ledgers, and receipt books, of
J.B. McPherson Post No. 117 (East Liberty, Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Col. John W. Patterson Post No. 151 (South Side, Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Col. John B. Clark Post No. 162 (North Side, Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Col. Robert G. Shaw Post No. 206 (Lower Hill District, Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Col. James C. Hull Post No. 157 (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Col. James H. Childs Post No. 230 (Lower Hill District, Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Gen. Alexander Hays Post No. 3 (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Duquesne Post No. 259 (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Gen. George A. Custer Post No. 38 (Etna, Pa.)
Lt. James M. Lysle Post No. 128 (Allegheny, Pa.)
Grand Army of the Republic. Gen. Charles Griffin
Thomas M. Carnegie
Gives name, age, birthplace, residence, occupation, entry into service (date, rank, regiment), discharge (date, rank, company, regiment), length of service, cause of discharge, date of entry into the GAR, when suspended, when dropped, when reinstated, remarks.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Acquisition Information
Microfilmed by the Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society in cooperation with ais from originals in the possession of the Allegheny County Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, Pittsburgh, Pa. 1986
Existence and Location of Copies
Original records are maintained by Allegheny County Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Preferred Citation
Grand Army of the Republic, Dept. of Pennsylvania, Post Records, 1861-1940, AIS.1986.07, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh
Previous Citation
Grand Army of the Republic, Dept. of Pennsylvania, Miscellaneous Posts Records, 1861-1940, AIS.1986.07, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
ais 86:7 and 86: 7a.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Archives Service Center Staff in 1986.
Revision and rearrangement for the encoded version of the finding aid provided by Kate Colligan on October 21, 1999. Information about the collection title and the controlled access terms was extracted from the MARC record in the University of Pittsburgh catalog Notis ID number: AJZ0839.
Copyright
Permission for publication is given on behalf of the University of Pittsburgh as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Subjects
Corporate Names
Grand Army of the Republic. Col. Robert G. Shaw Post No. 206 (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Grand Army of the Republic. Duquesne Post No. 259 (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Grand Army of the Republic. Gen. Alexander Hays Post No. 3 (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Grand Army of the Republic. Gen. George A. Custer Post No. 38 (Etna, Pa.)
Grand Army of the Republic. J.B. McPherson Post No. 117 (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Grand Army of the Republic. Lt. James M. Lysle Post No. 128 (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Grand Army of the Republic. Department of Pennsylvania
Grand Army of the Republic. Col. James C. Hull Post No. 157 (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Grand Army of the Republic. Col. James H. Childs Post No. 230 (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Grand Army of the Republic. Col. John B. Clark Post No. 162 (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Grand Army of the Republic. Col. John W. Patterson Post No. 151 (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Geographic Names
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Societies, etc.
Pennsylvania -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Societies, etc.
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