This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/1VB.2ACE/11723 Message Board Post: If you are female age 10 years of age and up, are a direct descendant of a Union CW veteran, a niece of a Union CW veteran, or a direct descendant of a Union Civil War nurse, you are eligible for membership in the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic aka L.G. A.R. The L.G.A. R. is the oldest organization for women in the United States and the only organization that can use the name of the Grand Army of the Republic. For further information, please contact me at jcall@cros.net. Thank you. Jan