Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

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This collection contains the membership records of the Grand Army of the Republic a Civil War veteran's organization of Union veterans living in Iowa after the war. The records are arranged by county and then by posts within each county. They include veteran's name, residence, occupation, date and place of birth, date and place of death, cemetery where buried, war record, dates of enlistment and discharge, names of parents, spouse, children (if given), and sources of information.

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Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Iowa.
 * US Military Basic Search Strategies
 * Beginning United States Civil War Research
 * Locating a Union Civil War Soldier (1861-1865)
 * Iowa Guided Research
 * Iowa Record Finder
 * Iowa Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Iowa Research, 1880-Present
 * Beginning Research in United States Military Records

Other FamilySearch Collections
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FamilySearch Catalog

 * History of the Iowa Department Grand Army of the Republic
 * Grand Army of the Republic records, Iowa posts : indexes to veterans ; post membership records

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * G.A.R. State Encampment 1906
 * Roster of Torrence Post 2
 * Ex-Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Living in Iowa 1866
 * Roster and record of Iowa soldiers in the War of the Rebellion : together with historical sketches of volunteer organizations, 1861-1866. 6 volumes. Des Moines, Iowa : E. H. English, 1908-1911
 * Robert B. Beath, History of the Grand Army of the Republic. New York, New York : Bryan, Taylor & Co., 1889, c1888

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Iowa, Registros de membresía del Gran Ejército de la República (Registros históricos de FamilySearch)