The Grand Army of the Republic's Department of Oregon, like all Departments of the GAR, met in an annual convention called an Encampment.  At the annual Encampment, officers were elected and other official business was conducted.  It was also an opportunity for GAR members to socialize and reminisce on their Civil War experiences.

To learn more about the individual GAR Posts within the Department of Oregon, please see here.

Below are listed the currently researched annual Encampments of the GAR Department of Oregon.


NumberYearDate(s)Location
1st188228 SepPortland
2nd188322 FebPortland
3rd188421-22 FebSalem
4th188528-29 JanPortland
5th188628-29 JanPortland
6th188722-23 FebPortland
7th188822-23 FebAlbany
8th188926-27 FebPortland
9th189012-13 MarEugene
10th18918-9 AprAstoria
11th189211-12 FebSalem
12th189312-13 AprPendleton
13th18949-10 MayRoseburg
14th189517-19 JunOregon City
15th189611-13 JunIndependence
16th189715-18 JunIndependence
17th189817-19 MayThe Dalles
18th189920-22 JunMcMinnville
19th190019-21 JunLa Grande
20th190125-28 JunForest Grove
21st19024-6 JunAstoria
22nd190325-27 JunPortland
23rd190415-17 JunHood River
24th190520-22 JunOregon City
25th190618-23 JunGrants Pass
26th190725-27 JunNewberg
27th190824-26 JunNewport
28th19092-4 JunCorvallis
29th191021-24 JunAstoria
30th191127-29 JunAshland
31st191219-21 JunSalem
32nd191317-19 JunNewberg
33rd191415-18 JunTillamook
34th191514-16 JunMcMinnville
35th191614-16 JunEugene
36th191726-28 JunForest Grove
37th191813-15 MayAlbany
38th191917-19 JunThe Dalles
39th19208-11 JunAstoria
40th192114-16 JunPendleton
41st192227-29 JunNewport
53rd193419-21 JunAstoria
54th193519-21 JunPortland


Note: This is not a complete list of the annual encampments of this Department through its entire history.  As additional encampments are identified, they will be added.