FAQ's

The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization of veterans of the US Civil War. The posts were organized by location, much like the posts of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW).

We hold the following collections related to the Grand Army of the Republic:

MSS 715 Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Ohio records is a collection from the statewide organization of the GAR. It is a large collection of assorted records. It is not a comprehensive record of membership of the local chapters, nor is the collection name indexed.

The military history of Ohio…with histories of its G.A.R. and Ladies' Auxiliary posts, and Camps of Sons of Veterans. 1887. New York: H.H. Hardesty. Although there is not an edition of this book for every Ohio county, the book typically lists the members of the local GAR posts in the county. These are available in the Reading Room of our Archives & Library.

Check out our library catalog for other printed materials about the Grand Army of the Republic. Department of Ohio.

On Ohio in the Civil War, Larry Stevens has compiled a list of Ohio GAR posts by county.

See also: Noyes, Elmer. "A history of the Grand Army of the Republic in Ohio from 1866 to 1900." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 1945.

Please visit our research guide for more information on conducting research at the Ohio History Connection.