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Allied Orders
The Allied Orders of the Grand Army of the Republic is comprised of five organizations, each with their own National Headquarters, requirements for membership, and Constitution and Bylaws. We are all bound by the same principles, to honor the Boys in Blue, who so gallantly fought to preserve the Union of the United States of America. Listed below are the names and websites of the other four organizations of our Allied Orders.
Helpful Research Links
National Civil War Museum
The National Civil War Museum is located in Harrisburg, PA. You can sign up online to be a member.
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress, located in Washington, DC, is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the de facto national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States.
National Archives
The National Archives has many links and order forms to request a copy of your Veteran’s records. Put on the form that you would like to be notified of all existing records and the cost to acquired copies of the records.
Civil War Record Database
Searchable databases of various Civil War soldier’s and sailor’s records provided by the National Park Service.
Smithsonian Institution
Collecting, Preserving, Remembering the National Experience from the Smithsonian Institution
Civil War Websites
American Civil War Memorial
Located in Waterloo, NY
The History Place
A Civil War timeline at the History Place
Timeline of the Civil War
A timeline link of Civil War events listed by months
American Battlefield Trust (formerly the Civil War Trust)
Sign up for “Preservation News” newsletter. View “This Day in the Civil War”
Civil War Timeline
A Civil War timeline from the Smithsonian Institution