Dear Don-- GAR is the "Grand Army of the Republic"--meaning it is a veteran's organization made up of Union veterans of the Civil War. Clay County was plumb full of Civil War vets and just about every little town had their own Post. Sheryl McClure

Mkat72@aol.com wrote on 6/16/01 5:11 PM: > Dear Don-- > > GAR is the "Grand Army of the Republic"--meaning it is a veteran's > organization made up of Union veterans of the Civil War. Clay County was > plumb full of Civil War vets and just about every little town had their own > Post. > > Sheryl McClure Yes, it was something very similar to the VFW. For many years, I think there were state "encampents" every year where the old veterans could get together and swap stories and see each other again. Of course, as the old fellows died, so did the G.A.R. Posts and the yearly encampments. Jack Sanders