Ulysses S. Grant Gold GAR Membership badge
name: label: associated person
content: Grant, Ulysses S.
label: associated institution
content: Grand Army of the Republic
notes: label: Description
content: This gold Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) membership badge was presented to Ulysses S. Grant on December 18, 1879. The GAR was established in Decatur, Illinois in 1866. The organization was established on three pillars: fraternity, charity, and loyalty. These ideals would serve communities of veterans, orphans, and widows after the war.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Civil War
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content: Military
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.3113 [dup1]
label: catalog number
content: 3113
label: accession number
content: 18528
objectType: label: Object Name
content: medal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: gold (pendant material)
label: Physical Description
content: cloth (suspension ribbon material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 1/4 in x 1 1/2 in x 1/4 in; 10.795 cm x 3.81 cm x .635 cm