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THB[CIVIL WAR] (15) Rare G.A.R. Medals & Ribbons
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LiveNov 22, 2025
This exclusive catalog presents a select offering from the personal collection of Alejandro "Alex" de Quesada Jr., renowned historian, author, and collector. The catalog features exceptionally rare swords, historically significant belt buckles and military insignia, original Civil War flags, and a wide range of ephemera representing pivotal moments in military history. Fleischer's Auctions info@fleischersauctions.com
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A group of fifteen (15) Grand Army of the Republic and other Union veteran organization ribbons, medals, and badges. Items including:
1. Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) 2-piece celluloid badge with ribbons and silver bullion.
"Grand Army of the Republic" suspension bar; Drop features four soldiers in battle with a cannon and American flag. Drop suspended from tricolor ribbon. Additional white and black ribbons behind. Black ribbon with traces of printing that read: "U.S. Grant / Post No. 5 / Philadelphia".
2. 1886 Third Regt. Vermont Volunteers St. Johnsbury Reunion printed ribbon.
Ribbon features a spread-winged eagle and VI Corps badge and reads in full: "REUNION / Third Regt. Vt. Vols / 2d Brigade, /2d Division, / 6th Corps, / St. Johnsbury, Oct. 21, '86. / 1861 - Veterans - 1865."
3. 1887 G.A.R. Kentucky 3-piece metal badge.
"G.A.R." Suspension bar with second tier in the shape of an ear of corn bearing the legend "KENTUCKY." Third tier reads "1887."
4. 1899 G.A.R. Philadelphia 33rd National Encampment "Member" 2-piece gilt-brass and enamel badge with ribbon.
Suspension bar features a view of Philadelphia with the legend "Philadelphia / Member." Suspended from a red, white & blue tricolor ribbon with an added strip of golden yellow, the drop reads "Sept. 1899" with "GAR" at center enameled in red, white, and yellow.
5. 1899 Dept. of Missouri G.A.R. Kirksville 18th Encampment celluloid badge with gilt metal hanger and silver-gilt printed ribbon. Newark, New Jersey: Whitehead & Hoag, 1899.
Ribbon silver gilt printed: "Souvenir / 18th Annual / Encampment / Missouri G.A.R. / Kirksville / May 10-11-12, 1899." Celluloid badge obverse features typical G.A.R. medal with "Grand Army of the Republic" legend. Reverse bears the Missouri state seal.
6. 1900 Dept. of New York G.A.R. 34th Annual Encampment 3-piece bronze badge with blue ribbon.
Suspension bar reads: "G.A.R. / 34th Annual Encampment / Utica, N.Y." Second tier reads, "Souvenir / 1900." Medal bears the captioned portrait of Department Commander Joseph W. May. Reverse with the New York State Seal and the perimeter legend: "With Compliments of the Citizens of Utica, N.Y. / Grand Army of the Republic / 1861 / Veteran / 1866."
7. 1901 44th O.V.I. & 8th O.V.V.C. Covington, Ohio 34th Annual Reunion printed ribbon.
Ribbon reads in full: "Thirty-fourth / Annual Reunion / of 44th / O.V.I. / AND / 8th / O.V.V.C. / Covington, O. / August 1, 1901."
8. 1907 G.A.R. Saratoga Springs 41st National Encampment 2-piece bronze badge with tricolor ribbon.
Suspension bar reads "Souvenir / G.A.R. Encampment 1907 / Saratoga Springs, N.Y." Drop features a portrait of Ulysses S. Grant captioned "General U.S. Grant," a view of the Grant family home captioned "Grant Cottage / Mt. McGregor," and a vignette captioned "High Rock Spring / Saratoga Springs, N.Y." The upper riband reads: "National Encampment GAR Saratoga Springs 1907."
9. 1914 The Veterans' Colony printed yellow ribbon.
Featuring a printed landscape, the yellow ribbon reads in full: "THE VETERANS' / COLONY / 1914 / St. Cloud, Fla. / The Wonder City / BUILT IN FOUR YEARS / BY THE / UNION VERANS."
10. 1928 Dept. of Florida Women's Relief Corps Tampa 15th Convention printed red ribbon.
With a printed Women's Relief Corps badge and the legend reads: "DELEGATE / Department of Florida / FIFTEENTH / Convention / W.R.C. / Tampa, Fla. / April 10, 11, 12 / 1928."
11. 1935 G.A.R. et al reunion ribbon.
Printed in blue in full: "Welcome / G.A.R. / W.R.C. / L. of G.A.R. / D. of U.V. / S. of V. / Aux. of S. of V. / To / St. Petersburg / APRIL 16, 17, 18 /1935."
12. G.A.R. Department of New York 2-piece bronze membership badge.
Suspension bar reads "G.A.R. / Dept. of New York / Excelsior" with a red ribbon and a medal drop featuring a depiction of a Knickerbocker. The reverse is left blank for a member to engrave, though this example remains blank.
13. G.A.R. & W.R.C. Miami printed ribbon.
With a printed G.A.R. badge and the text: "Greetings from / Miami, Florida / GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC / Capt. C.J. Rose, National Council / Department Commander / Blanche Houlette Lesse, Department Secretary / THE NATIONAL WOMAN'S / RELIEF CORPS / Grace Houlette Hahn, / Senior Vice President."
14. G.A.R. Department of Florida celluloid medal.
15. G.A.R. brass suspension bar.
[Civil War, Union, Confederate] [Relics, Militaria] [Medals, Corps Badges, Badges]
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