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Object Name
G.A.R. Reunion Medal
Object Number
2013-15-1
Description
Three-piece G.A.R. reunion medal. Yellow metal bar pin at top with "MEMBER" label. Red, white and blue ribbon printed with gold lettering: "51ST REUNION / 2ND CONNECTICUT / H.A. / -------- (band) / CANAAN, CONN. / SEPT. 11, 1913." Ribbon gathered at bottom into a brass ring with a second ring attached. Suspended from the rings is a button with an elaborate border and a sepia-tone photograph of a bearded man, identified as Lt. Col. Augustus H. Fenn, the commander of the G.A.R. unit at the time of issue. Marks on back of bar pin, top of reverse of ribbon and back of button.
Category
Communication Artifacts
Maker
Date Made
1913
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G.A.R. Reunion Medal