- #LADIES OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC MEDAL 1886 VERIFICATION#
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It would be interesting to locate other cards in the series and see the entire set together. Presumably, other cards in the series pay homage to other branches of service. This postcard obviously continues the series shown above, but the painterly scene on this card recalls the infantry’s efforts in the war, in the same way that the previous card depicted naval war maneuvers. The battle ended in a stalemate, but introduced a new phase of warfare to America. In the bottom left of the card is an artist’s version of the famous battle in March 1862 between the first iron-clad warships, the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia. veteran medal on his coat near the pinned sleeve, silent testament to his loss in the war. In this illustration a young child, probably a granddaughter, slips a flower in the lapel of her grandfather. medal is evident in the postcard design in these examples. The same fascination with symbolism that created the G.A.R. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic proclaimed the first major observance May 30, 1868, held at Arlington National Cemetery where both Union and Confederate graves were decorated. Shortly after the conclusion of the Civil War, communities began commemorating the fallen soldiers by decorating graves with flowers. This postcard dates from 1909 per the postmark, and probably shows the latest medal design. The design was adopted in 1866, revised in 1868 and again in 1869.
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The design includes motifs representing charity, liberty, loyalty, and fraternity surrounded by the insignia of the various branches of service - bugle (infantry), crossed cannons (artillery), crossed muskets (marines), crossed sabers (cavalry), and anchor (sailors).
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The Grand Army of the Republic, as the Union Army was known, is celebrated in the five-star membership badge of the G.A.R.Īccording to a 1910 history of the G.A.R, the badge was “struck from captured Confederate cannon” and the bronze “issued to the G.A.R. Army vet, sabre in hand to salute his fallen comrades. This 1909 Decoration Day postcard depicts a U.S.