Badge Collection, 1873-1893.

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Badge Collection, 1873-1893.

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Badges from Union Army veteran organizations including the Grand Army of the Republic, Macomb and St. Clair Soldiers' and Sailors' Association (Mich.) and 4th, 9th, and 22nd Michigan Infantry regiments. Also badge from World's Columbian Exhibition, 1893.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7340330

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

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The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World’s Fair, was organized in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s landing in America. The fairgrounds, open from May 1, 1893 until October 30, 1893, were designed by Frederick Law Olmstead and covered more than 630 acres in Jackson Park and the Midway Plaisance. Daniel Burnham oversaw the construction of nearly 200 new buildings for the fair, most of which were designed in the Beaux-Arts style. 27 million peo...

Macomb and St. Clair Soldiers' and Sailors' Association

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United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 22nd (1861-1865)

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United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 9th (1861-1865)

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United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 4th (1861-1865)

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Grand Army of the Republic

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Founded in 1866, in Decatur, Ill. From the description of Grand Army of the Republic scrapbooks, 1913. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 276172404 The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of Civil War Union military veterans, formed in Decatur, Illinois in 1866. The GAR became one of the first advocacy groups in American politics, lobbying for black veterans, pensions, and supporting Republican candidates. The GAR waned during the 1870s as the ...