Grand Army of the Republic
E193092
The Grand Army of the Republic was a powerful fraternal organization of Union veterans from the American Civil War that played a major role in postwar politics, memory, and veterans’ advocacy in the United States.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Army of the Republic canonical | 7 |
| Grand Army of the Republic (veterans organization) | 1 |
| Grand Army of the Republic national encampment | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1742735 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Grand Army of the Republic Context triple: [Grand Army Plaza, namedAfter, Grand Army of the Republic]
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A.
Texian Army
The Texian Army was the volunteer military force that fought for Texas's independence from Mexico during the Texas Revolution in the 1830s.
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Republican Army of the Centre
The Republican Army of the Centre was a major formation of the Spanish Republican forces during the Spanish Civil War, responsible for defending the central front, including the approaches to Madrid.
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C.
United States Volunteers
The United States Volunteers were temporary military units raised by the U.S. federal government, primarily during major wars like the Civil War and Spanish–American War, composed of citizen soldiers serving alongside the regular army.
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D.
Army of the Tennessee
The Army of the Tennessee was a major Union field army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, commanded at various times by generals such as Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman.
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E.
Northwestern Army
The Northwestern Army was an anti-Bolshevik White movement military force that operated in northwestern Russia during the Russian Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Grand Army of the Republic Target entity description: The Grand Army of the Republic was a powerful fraternal organization of Union veterans from the American Civil War that played a major role in postwar politics, memory, and veterans’ advocacy in the United States.
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A.
Texian Army
The Texian Army was the volunteer military force that fought for Texas's independence from Mexico during the Texas Revolution in the 1830s.
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B.
Republican Army of the Centre
The Republican Army of the Centre was a major formation of the Spanish Republican forces during the Spanish Civil War, responsible for defending the central front, including the approaches to Madrid.
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C.
United States Volunteers
The United States Volunteers were temporary military units raised by the U.S. federal government, primarily during major wars like the Civil War and Spanish–American War, composed of citizen soldiers serving alongside the regular army.
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D.
Army of the Tennessee
The Army of the Tennessee was a major Union field army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, commanded at various times by generals such as Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman.
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E.
Northwestern Army
The Northwestern Army was an anti-Bolshevik White movement military force that operated in northwestern Russia during the Russian Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union veterans organization
ⓘ
fraternal organization ⓘ veterans organization ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
pensions for Union veterans
ⓘ
soldiers’ homes for disabled veterans ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfDeathOfLastMember | 1956 ⓘ |
| dateOfOfficialFederalCharter | 1881 ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1956 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
commemoration of the American Civil War
ⓘ
veterans’ welfare ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Union veterans of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| hadAuxiliary |
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
ⓘ
Woman’s Relief Corps ⓘ |
| hadSuccessorOrganization | Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Union Army veterans
ⓘ
Union Marine Corps veterans ⓘ Union Navy veterans ⓘ Union Revenue Cutter Service veterans ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Grand Army of the Republic
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Grand Army of the Republic national encampment
Grand Army of the Republic posts ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception | 1866 ⓘ |
| influenced | establishment of Memorial Day as a national observance ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastSurvivingMember | Albert Woolson ⓘ |
| locationFounded | Springfield, Illinois ⓘ |
| membershipRestrictedTo | honorably discharged Union veterans of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| motto | Fraternity, Charity, and Loyalty ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Union Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Union Army of the United States
|
| notableMember |
Benjamin Harrison
ⓘ
James A. Garfield ⓘ Philip Sheridan ⓘ
surface form:
Philip H. Sheridan
Rutherford B. Hayes ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ William McKinley ⓘ William Tecumseh Sherman ⓘ |
| organizedIn |
local posts
ⓘ
state departments ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
post–Civil War politics in the United States
ⓘ
shaping public memory of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Republican Party ⓘ |
| purpose |
charitable support for veterans and their families
ⓘ
promotion of Union memory of the Civil War ⓘ promotion of patriotism and loyalty to the Union ⓘ veterans advocacy ⓘ |
| significantEvent | national encampments ⓘ |
| symbol |
GAR badge with eagle and crossed weapons
ⓘ
five-pointed star badge ⓘ |
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Subject: Grand Army of the Republic Description of subject: The Grand Army of the Republic was a powerful fraternal organization of Union veterans from the American Civil War that played a major role in postwar politics, memory, and veterans’ advocacy in the United States.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.