Fairbanks Post 17 Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Department of Michigan Badge, 1904
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The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), a Union veterans' organization formed in 1866, held state and national conventions or "encampments" where members could reunite with other Civil War veterans. Encampment attendees--sporting badges and other insignia--paraded through town, gathered at receptions, toured local attractions, and reminisced about shared wartime experiences. The G.A.R. sponsored these meetings for more than 80 years.
The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), a Union veterans' organization formed in 1866, held state and national conventions or "encampments" where members could reunite with other Civil War veterans. Encampment attendees--sporting badges and other insignia--paraded through town, gathered at receptions, toured local attractions, and reminisced about shared wartime experiences. The G.A.R. sponsored these meetings for more than 80 years.
Artifact
Badge
Date Made
1904
Subject Date
1904
Creators
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Detroit
United States, Massachusetts, Boston
Bunker Hill Monument (Boston, Mass.)
Fairbanks, John Doolittle, 1818-1862
Grand Army of the Republic, Fairbanks Post No. 17 (Detroit, Mich.)
Grand Army of the Republic, National Encampment (38th: 1904: Boston, Mass.)
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2003.0.5.68
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Ribbon (Material)
Silk (Textile)
Medal
Brass (Alloy)
Celluloid (Cellulosic)
Color
Ivory (Color)
Red
Blue
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 5.125 in
Width: 2.5 in
Length: .313 in
Inscriptions
DETROIT, MICH. / FAIRBANKS POST NO. 17 / G.A.R., AT BOSTON, 1904
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