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/11729 Message Board Post: If you are a female 10 years of age and up, are a direct descendant of a Union Civil War veteran, a direct descendant of a Union CW nurse (female or male, or a niece of a Union CW veteran, you may be eligible for membership in the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic. The LGAR is the only organization that may use the name of the Grand Army of the Republic and is the oldest descendants organization in the United States. For further info, contact me at jcall@cros.net. Thank you. Jan