Idaho Genealogical Society: Researching Union Civil War Veterans

Do you have a Union Civil War Veteran? Did you know that in 1890 there were over 400,000 Veterans who belonged to the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R)? This organization existed from 1866 to 1956. It generated records noting Civil War service, birth, marriage, death, residences, occupations, detailed biographies and even photographs. I will show you where and how to find these hidden gems.

Christine Cohen is a long-time member of the Whittier Area Genealogical Society (WAGS) in California, currently serving as the Society’s Program Director. She is also a member of the Tualatin Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Society of Daughters of Holland Dames, and the Association of Professional Genealogists.

Her interest in genealogy began in 1977 with the airing of the TV mini-series “Roots” and her enthusiasm was piqued when she was given a typed pedigree chart, commissioned by her maternal grandfather, of the family’s Dutch heritage from the New Netherlands in the 1650s. She is a native Californian and a graduate of UCLA in Political Science, now retired and pursuing her genealogy interest full time.

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