Antique CIVIL WAR VETERAN GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC - GAR medal badge STAR

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Antique CIVIL WAR VETERAN GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC - GAR medal badge STAR:
$15.50

The \"Grand Army of the Republic\" (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army (United States Army), Union Navy (U.S. Navy), Marines and the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service who served in the American Civil War for the Northern/Federal forces. Founded in 1866 in Decatur, Illinois, and growing to include hundreds of posts (local community units) across the nation, (predominately in the North, but also a few in the South and West), it was dissolved in 1956 when its last member, Albert Woolson (1850–1956) of Duluth, Minnesota, died. Linking men through their experience of the war, the G.A.R. became among the first organized advocacy groups in American politics, supporting voting rights for black veterans, promoting patriotic education, helping to make Memorial Day a national holiday, lobbying the United States Congress to establish regular veterans\' pensions, and supporting Republican political candidatesAs you can see, there is nice detail on this medal. The pin and ribbon are missing . the serial Number is M36613 stamped into the rim of the star.