https://images.forbeslibrary.org/files/original/58f1307132cec0fc92be16a64f2cff5f.jpg 6b06063e940388e1310e24373dddb6b9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Grand Army of the Republic Description An account of the resource <p><img src="http://images.forbeslibrary.org/files/original/2cb320a857c51535684d295216ae8888.jpg" alt="2cb320a857c51535684d295216ae8888.jpg" /></p> The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was an organization of Union veterans of the American Civil War.<!-- more --> In 1890, the GAR reported a membership of over 400,000, including former Presidents Garfield, Grant, Harrison, Hayes, and McKinley. The GAR was active in national politics, an activity perhaps motivated by postwar concerns over government pensions to Civil War veterans. As an organization, the GAR held great influence over national politics; Albert E. Smith Jr. writes that the "GAR became so powerful that the wrath of the entire body could be called down upon any man in public life who objected to GAR-sponsored legislation." The Grand Army of the Republic was founded locally in Illinois on April 6, 1866, and the ensuing national organization developed rather quickly. A convention was held on July 12, 1866, through which the Department of Illinois was formed. On November 20, 1866, ten states and the District of Columbia held a national convention. The GAR Department of Massachusetts was organized on May 7, 1867. It appears that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts had 210 GAR posts. Massachusetts Post 86 was located in Northampton and was apparently under the direction of William L. Baker. In the summer of 1992 Elise Feeley, Reference Librarian at Forbes Library, discovered a cache of more than 200 photographs in the drawer of a work table. She thought the photographs were connected to the Civil War and invited Jim Parsons to look them over. Feeley and Parsons investigated the photographs, concluding that the images were taken in the 1880s, and that they represent members of GAR Post 86. The Forbes Library archivists appreciate any feedback regarding the continuing development of the GAR exhibit. Sources: Smith, Albert E. Jr. "The Grand Army of the Republic and Kindred Societies." Washington, D. C.: Library of Congress, 2001. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Arranged and described by Elise Bernier-Feeley and James Parsons Updated by Jamie Richardson, Julie Bartlett and Matthew A. Brown Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Cabinet Cards Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Luther Martin Subject The topic of the resource Martin, Luther Veterans Cabinet Photographs Civil wars United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans Description An account of the resource Portrait of Luther Martin, Company C, 52nd Massachusetts. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Cabinet Cards Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GAR163 Cabinet Photographs Civil Wars United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans Veterans