Booklet, Collecting Grand Army of the Republic Memorabilia

Autographed and Numbered Limited First Edition

By R. Brad Long. Limited First Edition, signed by the author on the title page; Copy number 23 out of 1,000 copies. Printed April 1990 A.D. Exactly 100 years after the peak membership of the national Grand Army of the Republic, "Our Vanished Army." Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 90-61054. Technical Consultants & G.A.R. Memorabilia Dealers; David E. Wells, Omaha, NE., and David E. Limpert, Manchester, MI. Edits: Photography by Bev Cruse Photography, Martinsville, IL. Printed...
Circa: 1990
ISBN: 0962758418  

1899 G.A.R. Badge, 33rd National Encampment, Philadelphia, Pa.

2 piece badge. The top bar has a spread winged eagle with cannon barrels, and an American shield with the year 1899 within. Below is a bar with the imprint, Official Souvenir, 33rd National Encampment. Straight fastenig pin is complete on the reverse. Attached below is the famous "Liberty Bell," with a vignette of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, where the Declaration of Independence was signed, with an imprint of the dates of the encampment, Sep. 4-9, Philadelphia, with a gold G.A.R. badge with logo, etc. affixed at the center of the bell....  

Circular, G.A.R. 27th National Encampment, Indianapolis, Indiana

1893 Grand Army of the Republic imprint signed (in print) by Eli Lilly

8 1/2 x 11, imprint, signed (in print) by the famous pharmaceutical chemist, Eli Lilly, as Chairman of the Committee.

Citizens' Executive Board
27th National Encampment
G.A.R.

Indianapolis, May 25, 1893

General Circular No. 2.

The indications at this time are that the attendance at the Twenty-seventh National Encampment G.A.R., to be held in Indianapolis in the first week in September, will be much the largest in the history of the...  

Nebraska Soldiers & Sailors Home Uniform Button

Albert VN-60. Coat size, 2 piece, uniform button, 7/8 inches in diameter, Nebraska S & S Home in raised letters on a lined field on the face. This is an absolutely beautiful example retaining 100% of its gold gilt finish. Complete with shank. Imprint on the reverse, Superior Quality. The reverse side of the button is just as nice as the obverse. Circa 1880's. Extremely desirable condition.

The Nebraska Soldiers & Sailors Home, located in Grand Island, Nebraska, was approved by the state legislature as a home for military veterans on March 4, 1887....  

Grand Army of the Republic Uniform Button

2 piece, convex, coat size uniform button, with raised, intertwined letters, G.A.R., on a lined field. Measures 7/8 inches in diameter. Back mark: Horstmann Bros. & Co., Phil. Complete with shank on the reverse. Non dug. Very nice example which retains almost 100% of its gold gilt finish.

WBTS Trivia: The Grand Army of the Republic was a fraternal order composed of Union Civil War veterans, and was founded in Springfield, Illinois, in 1866.

 

G.A.R. Lapel Pin

Oval lapel pin with stud fastener on the reverse. Measures 5/8 inches in diameter. G.A.R. logo on the obverse with vignette of the figure of Liberty in the center flanked by a Union sailor and soldier clasping hands in fraternity. Two children are kneeling in the foreground representing charity and the assurance of protection from their military comrades. Grand Army Of The Republic Veteran, 1861-1866, is in raised letters around the circumference of the pin. The fastening stud on the reverse allowed the Union veteran to proudly wear this pin in the lapel...  

124th New York Infantry at Gettysburg

The famous "Orange Blossoms" Regiment from Goshen, New York

Veteran Henry M. Howell on Gettysburg. 6 x 9 3/4 imprint. Middletown, N.Y., July 12, 1913. Editor Daily Argus. Discusses the action on July 2, 1863, near Devil's Den, making his point that it was the pivotal point in the battle of Gettysburg. Signed in print by H.M. Howell. Excellent condition. From the personal estate of Henry M. Howell. He enlisted in Co. E, 124th New York Infantry, "The Orange Blossoms," on August 9, 1862. He fought in the battles of...  

1906 Program, Society of the Nineteenth Army Corps

Twentieth Annual Meeting And Dinner

St. Denis Hotel, October 20, 1906. 4 pages printed on extremely thick card stock. 7 x 9 1/2. Tied together by red, white and blue ribbons. Excellent photograph of General Nathaniel P. Banks on the front cover with the following caption: As He Was In 1862. Our First Commander. Major-General Nathaniel Prentiss Banks. Died September 1, 1894. Photographed by Mr. Brady, New York City. Page 2: 1864-1906. Twentieth Annual Meeting And Dinner. Society of the Nineteenth Army Corps. St. Denis Hotel. Cor. Of Broadway...  

Special Orders, Gettysburg Post 191 G.A.R.

8 1/4 x 10, imprinted document filled out in ink.

Headquarters Department of Massachusetts,
Grand Army of the Republic,
657 Washington Street, Room 18

Boston, May 23, 1892

Special Order
No. 15

In accordance with Chap. II, Section 3, Rules and Regulations, a dispensation is hereby granted to Gettysburg Post No. 191, G.A.R. of Boston to enable the Investigating Committee that may be appointed at the next regular meeting of the Post to report upon applications for membership that may be referred to them at the same...  

Report of the State Pension Agent of Massachusetts

3 pages, 5 3/8 x 8 3/4, imprint.

House.....No. 8

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Office of Pension Agent, 29 Pemberton Square
Boston, January 1, 1894

To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled:

I have the honor to submit my sixth annual report for the year ending December 31, 1893.

The business of this office, since the change of administration, is much more perplexing than it has been in previous years. One reason is from the fact that many claims which had been...  

G.A.R. Orders, Hdqtrs. Dept. of N.Y., Albany, 1919

12 pages, imprint, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.

Headquarters Department of New York
Grand Army of the Republic
Capitol
Albany, N.Y., July 28, 1919

General Orders
No. 2

I. At the Fifty-third Annual Encampment of the Department of New York, Grand Army of the Republic, held at Elmira June 24, 25 and 26, 1919, the following named Comrades were elected for the ensuing year:

Department Commander- Joseph E. Ewell, Post 2, Buffalo

Senior Vice-Commander- Edward B. Long, Post 466, White Plains

Junior-Vice Commander- Louis H....  

General Orders No. 6, G.A.R. Department of New York

5 1/4 x 8 1/4 imprint, 7 pages, with illustration of a G.A.R. membership badge at upper left.

Headquarters
Department of New York
Grand Army of the Republic
Capitol
Albany, N.Y., May 1st, 1916

General Orders No. 6

I. The long, dreary days of winter have at last surrendered to that delightful season when Nature, in her most attractive garb, is welcomed by the melodious warbling of song birds, the gleeful laughter of happy children and the grateful appreciation of all her creatures. The month of May- "Flowery May,"...