U.S Military Headgear 1770-1880 by Waverly P. Lewis. Veteran's Items Membership and National Encampment Badges of the Grand Army of the Republic 1866-1949 by Kenneth R. Johnson and Jeffrey B. Floyd 1997. Civil War Veterans Organizations, Reunions and Badges by Turner E. Kirkland 1991 Badges and Ribbons of the Confederate Veterans and Sons of Confederate Veterans by Lynn J. Shaw 1989. Organized Camps of the United Confederate Veterans by George G. Kane 1997. Another excellent source that will aid you in identifying items are dealer catalogs.
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