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==State posts==
Every state (even those of the former Confederacy) fell within a GAR "Department," and within these Departments were the "Posts" (forerunners of modern American Legion Halls or VFW Halls). The posts were made up of local veterans, many of whom participated in local civic events. As the posts were formed, they were assigned to the home Department of the National Commander-in-chief of the year that they were chartered. There was no GAR post in London, but there was a Civil War Veterans Association Group that had many GAR members belonging to it.

As Civil War veterans died or were no longer able to participate in GAR activities, posts consolidated or were disbanded.<ref>{{cite web| title=List of posts and location by department |url=https://www.loc.gov/rr/main/gar/garhome.html| publisher=Library of Congress| date=2001| access-date=2014-07-03}}</ref> Posts were assigned a sequential number based on their admission into the state's GAR organization, and most posts held informal names which honored comrades, battles, or commanders; it was not uncommon to have more than one post in a state honoring the same individual (such as Abraham Lincoln) and posts often changed their informal designation by vote of the local membership.
See:
* [[List of Grand Army of the Republic posts in Kansas]]
* [[List of Grand Army of the Republic posts in Kentucky]]