RG 099 Grand Army of the Republic
The Grand Army of the Republic was created in 1866 as a national fraternal organization for Union veterans of the Civil War. Shortly thereafter Iowa chartered a State Department of the GAR. GAR records provide information on Civil War military service not only for men who served in Iowa regiments but also for Union veterans from other states who later joined a GAR post in Iowa. The following is a partial list of the GAR record in our holdings. A complete list of series is available at the Research Center in Des Moines.
Spanish-American War
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Date Span |
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| Reports of Deaths of United Spanish War Veterans |
1898-1976 |
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General
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Date Span |
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| Cash Book (Post Fees) |
1886-1892, 1900-1929 |
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| Circulars for National Headquarters |
1880-1947 |
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| Combination Post Record (Reports of Rosters, Post Officers and Credentials) |
1888-1936 |
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| Correspondence |
c.1866-c.1950 |
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| Credential Returns for State Encampments |
1883-1888 |
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| General Orders from National Headquarters |
1868, 1882-1949 |
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| Journals of National Encampments |
1888-1943 |
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| Journals of State Encampments |
1888-1948 |
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| Membership Cards and Index |
c.1866-c.1950 |
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| Miscellaneous Records |
1879-1950 |
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| Muster Rolls of Post Membership, 1st and 2nd Series |
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| Official Programs, National Encampments |
1885-1947 |
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| Pension Records of Claims Agent, Attorney Henry Howard, (Illinois and Iowa) |
1869-1910 |
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| Pension Records of Claims Agent, Attorney John E, Beck (Washington County, Iowa) |
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| Photographs |
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| Post Records |
c.1866-c.1950 |
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| Roll of Deaths of Members |
1875-1909 |
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| Subject Files |
c.1866-c.1950 |
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Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War
| Title |
Date Span |
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| Correspondence |
1931-1950 |
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| General Orders from National Headquarters |
1930-1951 |
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| General Orders from the Iowa Department |
1930-1954 |
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| Journal of the 38th National Convention |
1928 |
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| Membership Record Book, Tent #15, Redfield |
1920-1931 |
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| Pamphlets |
1940-1951 |
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Iowa Union Ex-Prisoners of War Association
| Title |
Date Span |
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| Record of Prisoners of War |
1881-c.1900 |
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Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
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Date Span |
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| General Orders of the Iowa Department |
1925-1951 |
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| Miscellaneous Records |
1896-1950 |
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Woman's Relief Corps
| Title |
Date Span |
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| General Orders and Circular Letters from State Headquarters |
1884-1952 |
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| Miscellaneous Records |
1887-1953 |
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| Pamphlets |
1887-1943 |
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| Presidential Addresses |
1927-1947 |
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| Rules and Regulations, Rituals and Services |
1890-1914 |
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