Grand Army of the Republic Medal and Ribbon Device
date: label: associated date
content: 1883
name: label: associated institution
content: Grand Army of the Republic
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: Metal button.
label: Description
content: Specific History
label: Description
content: Badge from the Pennsylvania GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) veterans group’s semiannual encampment on the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: Grand Army of the Republic encampments were popular events organized by various posts of former Union soldiers. These events were held on a regular basis and various ribbons and emblems were distributed.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: associated place
content: United States: Pennsylvania
topic: label: related event
content: Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
label: related event
content: Civil War
label: related event
content: Civil War and Reconstruction
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: ThinkFinity
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.58263M
label: catalog number
content: 58263M
label: accession number
content: 210127
objectType: label: Object Name
content: badge
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cloth (suspension ribbon material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (pendant material)