Ulysses S. Grant Gold GAR Membership badge
Object Details
- associated person
- Grant, Ulysses S.
- associated institution
- Grand Army of the Republic
- Description
- 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.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- AF.3113 [dup1]
- catalog number
- 3113
- accession number
- 18528
- Object Name
- medal
- Physical Description
- gold (pendant material)
- cloth (suspension ribbon material)
- Measurements
- overall: 4 1/4 in x 1 1/2 in x 1/4 in; 10.795 cm x 3.81 cm x .635 cm
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Civil War
- Military
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1413552
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-6541-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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