GAR Ribbon

Object/Artifact

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Lincoln County Historical Association

Name/Title

GAR Ribbon

Description

GAR medal/ribbon. Silver metal pin at top. Small black ribbon at top. Red, white, and blue silk ribbon with silver lettering that reads "Post No. 59." One side of medal hanging from ribbon has two soldiers, one Union and one Confederate, clasping hands over a flag and a memorial to the dead. The other side has image of typical GAR membership ribbon surrounded by words "Grand Army of the Republic." Post No. 59 was the Harlow Dunbar Post located in Newcastle, Maine.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

The Whitehead & Hoag Co.

Date made

1892 - 1911

Time Period

late 19th or early 20th century

Place

State/Province

New Jersey

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Notes

Whitehead & Hoag Company formed in 1892. Harlow Dunbar Post No. 59 ceased operations around 1911

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

On ribbon and one side of medal

Transcription

"Post No. 59 Grand Army of the Republic"

Type

Inscription

Location

In center of image on front side of medal

Transcription

"In memoriam"

Type

Makers Mark

Location

In small print at bottom of back side of medal

Transcription

"The Whitehead and Hoag Co., Newark, N.J."

Dimensions

Length

11 cm

Material

Silk, Metal

Color

Red, White, Blue

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Stains, Tarnish

Notes

Metal is tarnished and silk is stained and coming apart in spots

Relationships

Related Events

Event

Civil War

Research Notes

Notes

Post No. 59 was the local GAR chapter Civil War veterans from Newcastle, Damariscotta, Nobleboro, and surrounding towns. They met in Union Hall in Newcastle until it burnt down in 1908. Around 1900 they had over 90 members. See: https://lcnme.com/opinion/columns/damariscotta-history-298/