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    I did a post war veteran impression at the Civil War Museum in Kenosha , WI . I had a question come up that I did not have an answer for . The lady asked me if Colored troops were in the GAR and was it segregated . I told her in First person that were I am from there are not Black folks and that in the army was were I saw a balck man for the first time . I then wondered if and how Black troops were in the GAR. Any sahring of info and research would be appreciated .

    RM
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    Re: G.A.R. Question

    Rod,

    Black veterans were allowed in the GAR. In some instances they were in segregated posts but in others they were assimiliated. I believe it was up to the inidvidual post. The GAR also supported and lobbied for voting rights for black veterans.
    Michael Comer
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      Re: G.A.R. Question

      Wow that was quick. MIke you are a plethora of information ! . Thanks . I kinda thought that since. The GAR post was a local / Neigborhood or community based group that it would depend on where you lived. Thanks Buddy !
      Rod Miller
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      1861 Camp Jackson-Sgt. German Milita US
      1st Manassas- Chaplain T. Witherspoon, 2nd Miss. Inf. CS
      1862 Shiloh -Lt. ,6th Miss. Inf. CS
      1863 VicksburgLH-Captain Cephas Williams, 113th Co.B US
      Gettysburg BGA- Chaplain WilliamWay, 24th MI US
      1864 Charleston Riot-Judge Charles Constable "Copperhead".
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        Re: G.A.R. Question

        Mike is quite right. In fact, there is a relatively new book on this very subject:

        The Won Cause: Black and White Comradeship in the Grand Army of the Republic, by Barbara Gannon, University of North Carolina Press, 2011.

        A well researched and interesting work.


        Jeff Patrick

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          Thanks Jeff , I had wondered if there was such a book .
          Rod Miller
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          A. Lincoln[/FONT]

          150th Anniversary
          1861 Camp Jackson-Sgt. German Milita US
          1st Manassas- Chaplain T. Witherspoon, 2nd Miss. Inf. CS
          1862 Shiloh -Lt. ,6th Miss. Inf. CS
          1863 VicksburgLH-Captain Cephas Williams, 113th Co.B US
          Gettysburg BGA- Chaplain WilliamWay, 24th MI US
          1864 Charleston Riot-Judge Charles Constable "Copperhead".
          Bermuda Hundred Campaign-USCC Field Agent J.R. Miller

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            Re: G.A.R. Question

            Gents,
            Please see also the November 2011 edition of "The American Legion Magazine" for an article by Ms. Gannon -- "Bound by a tie others know not: The Grand Army of the Republic served as a model for the Legion and other veterans groups."
            There was a former slave named Robert Ball Anderson who escaped, fought for the Union, then settled in the Midwest, eventually becoming one of the largest land owners/ranchers in western Nebraska. I have a photo somewhere of him with his G.A.R. Post, where at that time he was the color bearer. Not sure what other ranks he held.
            In FCL,
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