Journal of the ... National Encampment Volumes 26-27

<p>This compilation comprises Volumes 26 and 27 of the Journal of the ... National Encampment documenting the proceedings of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). The GAR was a fraternal organization composed of veterans who had served in the Union Army Navy and Marine Corps during the American Civil War. These journals offer a detailed record of the GAR's national encampments including reports resolutions speeches and other business conducted during these gatherings. </p><p>These volumes provide valuable insights into the post-Civil War experiences of Union veterans their political and social activities and their efforts to commemorate the war and support their fellow veterans and their families. Historians and researchers will find these journals an invaluable primary source for understanding the GAR's role in shaping American society and politics in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>