Badge, Fraternal

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Badge, Fraternal

Entry/Object ID

8311a

Description

G.A.R. Memorial Ribbon. GAR Badge. Material: textile and metal. Size: 3 1/8" W. x 11" L. x 1/2" thick. Description: white and black fabric - vertical rectangular shape tapers to a point at bottom - gold tassel suspended from bottom point of ribbon - gray metal bar attached to top of ribbon - bar imprinted with raised letters: "G.A.R." - short black ribbon overlay with silver edge below bar imprinted: "Lewis McKune, Post No. 27, Waseca, Minn." - white center area - gold lettering: "In Memoriam" over the GAR logo and a red, white and blue U.S. flag in the center - short black ribbon overlay at bottom edged in silver imprinted: "Honor the Noble Dead".

Context

Waseca County Military - Civil War. Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). Belonged to John Preston Martin of Waseca, donor's grandfather. He also has a bass drum in WCHS collections. This ribbon would have been worn by G.A.R. Members at Memorial Day Parades and Funeral Services of fallen comrades.

Cataloged By

pauline

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Badge, Fraternal

Class

Personal Symbol

Category

Communication Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Exhibitions

Notes

8-10/1998

Create Date

July 2, 1998

Update Date

November 21, 2024