<> Just a note, if you find a reference to a GAR post, the members were veterens of Union service during the Civil War. Founded in Decatur, Illinois on April 6, 1866 by Benjamin F. Stephenson, membership was limited to honorably discharged veterans of the Union Army, Navy, Marine Corps or the Revenue Cutter Service who had served between April 12, 1861 and April 9, 1865. The community level organization was called a "Post" This is a link to the GAR sites online. <A HREF="http://suvcw.org/research.htm">SUVCW -- Grand Army of the Republic and Relat...</A> My gr-gr-grandfather (John R. Kissinger) was a member of the Stone River GAR post located at Frankfort, IN. Gary Engle Descendant of the Engle's of Beaver Dam.