Badge, Grand Army of the Republic
Object number2011.020.32
Date1913
Mediumbronze
Dimensions5 3/16 x 2 in. (13.2 x 5.1 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum collection
DescriptionBadge from the Grand Army of the Republic. The Grand Army of the Republic was a society for Union veterans.Four tiers. The top tier is the pin in the shape of an eagle sitting on top of two crossed cannons. From the pins hangs a 2nd tier. In red, white and blue letters: "G.A.R.". The third tier shows an outline of Chattanooga's skyline with "Chattanooga, Tenn" underneath. The 4th tier is a round hanging medallion. A raised image of a man in the center of the medallion. Around the medallion: "Forty-Seventh National Encampment/G.A.R./September 15-20/1913" At one time, a yellow ribbon laid underneath the badge but it is missing.
Status
Not on view
March 10, 1915
March 10, 1915
April 17, 1916