Lot 174
Grand Army of the Republic - Group of Memorabilia, Approximately 35 Items. The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army Navy, Marines, and the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service who served in the American Civil War. It was founded in 1866 grew to include hundreds of posts across the country. When the last survivor, Albert Woolson, died in 1956, the organization was dissolved.
The group consists of and invitations announcements regarding encampments and reunions, dinners, receptions, etc., from various parts of the country. Items include: a poem entitled "Gettysburg…Dedicated to General Meade"; a program for "Gettysburg. Blue and Gray Reunion. 75th Anniversary Battle of Gettysburg 1938"; Dedication Pennsylvania Monuments, Chattanooga, Tennessee. November 15th 1897"; an invitation to an 1878 reception for the Society Army of the Potomac";a 1900 invitation to the 34th annual encampment of the GAR in Chicago; a ticket for an 1879 banquet in Chicago for the Society of the Army of the Tennessee; a card for a 1915 dinner celebrating the 50th anniversary of Gen. Lee's surrender; an invitation to a 1903 joint banquet for the Army of the Tennessee, the Army of the Ohio, the Army of the Cumberland, and the Army of the Potomac on the occasion of the dedication of the statue of Gen. W.T. Sherman; an 1882 (envelope is postmarked) engraved announcement: "The General of the Army & Mrs. Sherman at home…Army reception," etc. Estimate Value $200 - 300
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