Membership Badge

Medal

Name/Title

Membership Badge

Entry/Object ID

1994.53.25

Description

GAR membership badge consisting of a round medallion hanging from a stamped metal pin. The pin is shaped like a spread eagle holding a saber over crossed cannons and ten cannonballs. The medallion shows the center of the GAR seal. At the center is a group of men shaking hands over a woman on her knees. The man on the left is in a naval uniform, and the man on the right is wearing a forage cap and has his left hand on a child's head. A third figure, much taller than the other two stands in the background. The group is flanked by flags, and the inscription, "GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC / 1961 VETERAN 1866", rings the scene. The back of the medallion shows the same seal, but within the star shape of the traditional GAR membership badge.

Context

Owned by Edwin C. Hall of Brookfield, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1994.53

Source or Donor

Hall, Althea

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Badge, Membership

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Badge, Insignia

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Insignia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

1-1/2 in

Length

2-3/8 in

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hall, Edwin C. (1845-1913)

Person or Organization

Grand Army of the Republic

Related Places

Place

Town

Brookfield

County

Orange County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Civil War