Illustration: “The March of Time,” by Henry Sandham, 1896. This painting shows a parade of veterans of the U.S. Civil War during Decoration Day. General William Tecumseh Sherman is in the front row at the far right. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Memorial Day: GAR Civil War Vets (part 3)

By Melissa Berry on May 23, 2024

In this third of a three-part series, Melissa Davenport Berry looks back over the years at Memorial Day services involving Union veterans of the Civil War... (Read More)

Memorial Day: GAR Civil War Vets (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on May 22, 2024

In this second of a three-part series, Melissa Davenport Berry looks back over the years at Memorial Day services involving Union veterans of the Civil War... (Read More)

Memorial Day: GAR Civil War Vets (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on May 21, 2024

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry looks back over the years at Memorial Day services involving Union veterans of the Civil War... (Read More)

Photo: the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial (G.A.R. Memorial), in the Penn Quarter neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Credit: AgnosticPreachersKid; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tip: Researching Ancestors from the Civil War’s Grand Army of the Republic

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on June 18, 2019

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega provides tips and links to help you research your Civil War Union veteran ancestor... (Read More)

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