Grand Army of the Republic (historical)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Grand_Army_of_the_Republic_(historical)
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:GAR
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved 1956
gptkbp:founded 1866
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Springfield,_Illinois
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Grand Army of the Republic (historical)
gptkbp:last_member_died 1956
gptkbp:last_national_encampment 1949
gptkbp:membership Union Army veterans
Union Marine Corps veterans
Union Navy veterans
gptkbp:motto Fraternity, Charity, Loyalty
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:William_McKinley
gptkb:John_A._Logan
gptkb:Benjamin_Harrison
gptkb:James_A._Garfield
gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:Rutherford_B._Hayes
gptkb:William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkbp:notableAction establishment of soldiers' homes
promotion of patriotic education
lobbying for veterans' pensions
gptkbp:notableEvent memorial services
parades
dedication of monuments
annual national encampments
establishment of Memorial Day
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Grand_Army_Plaza,_Brooklyn
gptkb:Grand_Army_of_the_Republic_Memorial,_Washington,_D.C.
Grand Army of the Republic Hall, Aurora, Illinois
Grand Army of the Republic Hall, Detroit
Grand Army of the Republic Hall, Peoria, Illinois
Grand Army of the Republic Hall, Philadelphia
Grand Army of the Republic Hall, Lynn, Massachusetts
Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Museum, Pennsylvania
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Benjamin_F._Stephenson
gptkb:John_A._Logan
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:The_National_Tribune
gptkbp:peakMembership over 400,000
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:foundation
advocacy for veterans
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:Daughters_of_Union_Veterans_of_the_Civil_War
gptkb:Ladies_of_the_Grand_Army_of_the_Republic
gptkb:Woman's_Relief_Corps
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sons_of_Union_Veterans_of_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:symbol five-pointed star badge
gptkbp:type patriot
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sons_of_Union_Veterans_of_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7