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Title |
G.A.R. Bucktail Brigade Badge, 1863-1889 |
Object Name |
Medal |
Description |
G.A.R. Bucktail Brigade Badge, 1863-1889. Ceremonial copper military badge of a Pennsylvania Volunteer unit, decorated with a blue, white, and red ribbon to connect the top pin with the primary circular badge. In the center of the badge is a military cap with an animal tail attached to it, is from a ceremony taking place at Gettysburg, PA on September 11th, 1889. |
Date |
c. 1863-1889 |
Creator |
Unknown |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
0002.263.002 |
Dimensions |
H-4.25 W-2.5 inches |
Collection |
3D - Personal Symbols |
Inscription Text |
"1863 / 150th...PA. VOLS. / 1889" (Embossed on the top needle back piece); "2nd...REGIMENT / BUCKTAIL BRIGADE" (Embossed on the front of the primary circular badge); "GETTYSBURG / 2nd...BRIG. / 3rd...DIV. / 1st...CORPS / SEPT. 11th...1889" (Embossed on the back of the primary circular badge) |
Notes |
"The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army (United States Army), Union Navy (U.S. Navy), Marines and the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service who served in the American Civil War. It was founded in 1866 in Springfield, Illinois, and grew to include hundreds of "posts" (local community units) across the nation (predominantly in the North, but also a few in the South and West). It was dissolved in 1956 at the death of its last member, Albert Woolson (1850–1956) of Duluth, Minnesota." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Army_of_the_Republic#:~:text=The%20Grand%20Army%20of%20the,in%20the%20American%20Civil%20War. 08/14/2020] |
Search Terms |
Grand Army of the Republic Medals Ribbons |
Subjects |
Armies Medals Ribbons War |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Asa Hull |