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4 unusual facts about Grand Army of the Republic


Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park

Widely loved and respected, Allensworth received a military funeral by the Grand Army of the Republic veterans of Los Angeles.

Nebraska Highway 14

When it is concurrent with U.S. Highway 6, it is the Grand Army of the Republic Highway.

Pennsylvania Route 44

North of the mountainous region, PA 44 turns west to begin a concurrency with U.S. Route 6, the Grand Army of the Republic Highway.

Victory Memorial Parkway

The statue of Abraham Lincoln on 44th and Victory Memorial Drive was dedicated on May 25, 1930 by surviving members of the Grand Army of the Republic in honor of their comrades who gave their lives in the Civil War.


Charles G. Conn

Colonel Conn also served as Lieutenant Colonel of the 2nd Regiment of Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias, and was re-elected many times as Commander of the local G.A.R. post.

Lawrence Murphy

Lawrence Gustave Murphy (1831 – October 20, 1878) was Irish, Union Army veteran, Grand Army of the Republic member, Republican Party leader, racketeer, Old West businessman and gunman, and a main instigator of the Lincoln County War.

William W. Henry

He became a Mason in 1858, was a member of the I.O.O.F, the Grand Army of the Republic, the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, the Society of the Army of the Potomac, and the Knights of Pythias.


see also

George Merrill

George Sargent Merrill (1837–1900), U.S, Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic

Ironton, Ohio

The first parade was held May 5, 1868 by order of Major General John A. Logan, commander of the Grand Army of the Republic in honor of the soldiers who died fighting the Civil War.

M. Waldo Hatler

M. Waldo Hatler is buried at Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Sulphur Springs, Arkansas.