The Knights of the Golden Eagle (KGE) was an American fraternal organization founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 1872.

Membership was open to white males over 18, without physical or mental handicaps, who were able to write and support themselves, were law-abiding, of sound moral character, and the Christian faith.

[3][5] Membership was open to Christian white men over 18 who were of good moral character, sound mental and physical health, able to write and support themselves, and were law-abiding citizens.

[6] In the late 1970s, scholar Alvin J. Schmidt was unable to locate a current address for the group and determined that it was extinct.

[7] This was the mutual benefit arm of the Knights, whose object was to protect aged members of the order, as well as their orphans and widows.