Dennis, I know the difference between Grand Army of Republic and Sons of Union Veterans...I got link to GAR posts in Alabama from Library of Congress, I was not aware GAR post morphed into SUV camp, makes since, seeing as how they have all passed years ago, I wondered what Kindred Societies were?... The Grand Army of the Republic and Kindred Societies
Department of Alabama: Post Names and Locations
Organized March 12, 1889
Post Location
1. G.A. Custer Birmingham
2. J. F. Reynolds Cullman
3. Huntsville Huntsville
4. M. Harrison Larkinsville
6. W. B. Wood's Montgomery
7. Daniel Tyler Anniston
8. U.S. Grant Decatur
10. R. W. Thompson Steel's Depot
11. Goldwood Mobile
12. G. H. Thomas Fort Payne
13. W. T. Sherman Athens

http://www.loc.gov/rr/main/gar/appendix/alabama.html