I found the post about the photographs of the GAR unit interesting because I'm in the process of scanning my mother's pictures. Unfortunately none of the names on your list are mine. I found on the web that GAR may have stood for Grand Army of the Republic. A quick look on the web found this page at the top of the list. Many more were listed - search for Grand Army of the Republic. http://suvcw.org/gar.htm Glenda Prieba