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The Auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (ASUVCW) was first organized in 1883 and by 1894 had adopted its current name. Membership is open to women who are lineal or collateral descendants of soldiers, sailors, or marines regularly mustered and honorably discharged from the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Revenue ...
Its peak membership, at more than 400,000, was in 1890. It was succeeded by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW), composed of male descendants of Union veterans. The GAR initially grew and prospered as a de facto political arm of the Republican Party during the heated political contests of the Reconstruction era. The ...
This is a list of notable hereditary and lineage organizations, and is informed by the database of the Hereditary Society Community of the United States of America.It includes societies that limit their membership to those who meet group inclusion criteria, such as descendants of a particular person or group of people of historical importance.
The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army (United States Army), Union Navy , and the Marines who served in the American Civil War. It was founded in 1866 in Decatur, Illinois , and grew to include thousands of "posts" (local community units) across the North and West.
On November 12, 1881, Davis organized the first camp (i.e. local chapter) of the Sons of Veterans of the United States of America (SV) which would later be renamed as the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW). [1] In Davis' original conception, the SV was to be a military training program for young men aged 14 and above.
Sons of Veterans was a general term used in the United States at the turn of the 20th century for fraternal organizations of men whose fathers fought in the United States Civil War. It may refer to: Sons of Confederate Veterans; Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
This category refers to organizations formed of veterans of the American Civil War; their descendants created auxiliary organizations to honor the memories of those who served. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
A small flagstone that commemorates the 18 California Volunteers Union veterans and one colored troop buried in the cemetery. Erected by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Department of California. Prescott, Arizona. Plaque dedicated to the memory of the more than 50 Union Veterans buried with Citizens' Cemetery and their pioneer ...