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Title	Grand Army of the Republic Veterans Flag
Subject	ceremonial artifact communication artifact military flags Grand Army of the Republic Flags -- Ohio United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Veterans textile--silk
Time Period	1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s
Place	Ohio
Description	Red field with two blue scrolls; lettered in gold "Department of Ohio G.A.R."; centrally featured is a 5-pointed star metal which represents five branches of the military, inner seal reads "Grand Army of the Republic Veterans 1861-1866"; an eagle clutches a sword above two cannons; two white embroidered stars hang overhead Benjamin Stephenson founded the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) on April 6, 1866, in Decatur, Illinois. Stephenson intended to form an organization of veterans of the American Civil War that would provide them with political influence and opportunities to meet socially. Any veteran who was honorably discharged from the United States Army, Navy, and Marine Corps qualified for membership. National membership in the organization peaked in 1890 at a little over 409,000, and membership in the state of Ohio peaked at 49,011 in that same year. One GAR retirement home became the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home in 1870. The GAR established the home in 1869, and the state government assumed control of it in 1870 to provide Ohio veterans and their children with assistance. The GAR continued to operate until 1956, when the final member (Albert Woolson) died at the age of 109. The last national encampment had occurred seven years earlier in 1949. The Grand Army of the Republic was responsible for making Memorial Day a national holiday.
Date of Original	1866-1900
Source	H65514
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/collections--archives/digital-collections--services/rights--reproduction
Type	StillImage
File Name	index.cpd
Image Height	Not Available
Image Width	Not Available
Format	picture; historical object; flag
Extent	120 x 170 cm

Title	H65514_001
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/collections--archives/digital-collections--services/rights--reproduction
Type	StillImage
File Name	H65514_001.tif
Image Height	2042
Image Width	1592
File Size	1036.128 KB
Format	picture

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