Membership Badge

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Membership Badge

Entry/Object ID

1994.53.34

Description

Portion of a membership medal consisting of 4 metal plates attached at both ends with eye rings. The plates read, "CO. G / 10 / VERMONT / VOL. INF." from top to bottom.

Context

Owned by Edwin C. Hall as a member of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), a fraternal club for veterans of the Union Army.

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

1-1/8 in

Length

2-1/2 in

Material

Metal, Silk

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