Rare Antique American Civil War Veterans GAR Dept of MA Circulars Lot 1881-1882

Description: UP FOR SALE:Rare Antique American Civil War Veterans GAR Dept of MA Circulars Lot 1881-1882 Fantastic Antique Victorian American Civil War Vet Circulars Lot! Includes (3) Circulars (1) Headquarters Department of Massachusetts Grand Army of the Republic Tremont Street, Boston, MA Date: June 22, 1881 General Orders No.4 Discussing the National Encampment at Indianapolis, Indiana and the Election of Comrade George S. Merrill (Post 39 Lawrence) to the position of Commander in Chief. (1) Headquarters Department of Massachusetts Grand Army of the Republic Tremont Street, Boston, MA Date: June 22, 1881 General Orders No.5 Discussing the National Encampment at Indianapolis, Indiana and the Election of Comrade George S. Merrill (Post 39 Lawrence) to the position of Commander in Chief. (Although the first few orders are similar to the one above., You will notice IV is changed. ) (1) Headquarters Department of Massachusetts Grand Army of the Republic Tremont Street, Boston, MA Date: June 30, 1882General Orders No.5 Post Announcements and Adjutants & Quartermaster Reports INFO: "The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army (United States Army), Union Navy (U.S. Navy), and the Marines who served in the American Civil War. It was founded in 1866 in Decatur, Illinois, and grew to include hundreds of "posts" (local community units) across the North and West. It was dissolved in 1956 at the death of its last member, Albert Woolson. According to Stuart McConnell: The Grand Army of the Republic, the largest of all Union Army veterans' organizations, was the most powerful single-issue political lobby of the late nineteenth century, securing massive pensions for veterans and helping to elect five postwar presidents from its own membership. To its members, it was also a secret fraternal order, a source of local charity, a provider of entertainment in small municipalities, and a patriotic organization.[1] Linking men through their experience of the war, the GAR became among the first organized advocacy groups in American politics, supporting voting rights for black veterans, promoting patriotic education, helping to make Memorial Day a national holiday, lobbying Congress to establish regular veterans' pensions, and supporting Republican political candidates. Its peak membership, at 410,000, was in 1890, a high point of various Civil War commemorative and monument dedication ceremonies." (WIKI) (MORE INFO: More information can be found at the end of the gallery images. This info is for Reference Only and does not come with the Circulars) A great piece of 19th Century American Ephemera! Actual item pictured! Item comes as seen and as is! Please see all photos!Shipping includes insurance & tracking for both buyer and seller's protection!If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask! Thanks for stopping in! Scantic Antiques

Price: 39.99 USD

Location: East Longmeadow, Massachusetts

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