Description: ORIGINAL! G.A.R. 49TH NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT REPRESENTITIVE WASH. D.C. MEDAL 1915 (NO RIBBON) G.A.R. 49TH NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT REPRESENTITIVE WASHINGTON D.C. MEDAL 1915 (NO RIBBON) TOP SUSPENSION BAR: IS SURMOUNTED BY AN EAGLE OVER CROSSED CANNONS AND CANNON BALLS.IT WITH THE WORD REPRESENTATIVE ACROSS THE TOP OF THE OLIVE BRANCH LEAVES OVER US FLAGS THAT IS SUPPORTED BY A RIBBON THAT READS; “SEPT. 27 49TH ANNUAL 1915 ENCAMPMENT OCT. 2, 1915” WHILE AT THE CENTER IS A RED,WHITE AND BLUE ENAMELED "GAR" BOTTOM SUSPENSION BAR: DECORATED WITH OLIVE LEAVE BRANCHES WITH A SINGLE STAR AT ITS CENTER. SUSPENDED MEDAL: OBVERSE: THE WASHINGTON D.C. CAPITOL DOME AT THE CENTER AND THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT TO THE RIGHT THE WORD WASHINGTON AT THE TOP AND OLIVE LEAVES WITH A STARS AND STRIPES PATRIOTIC SHIELD AT THE BOTTOM CENTER REVERSE: " GRAND REVIEW OF THE ARMIES " * IS DEPICTED IN THE MEDAL'S REVERSE; ELEMENTS OF THE UNION ARMY ARE SEEN MARCHING TOWARDS THE CAPITOL BUILDING (WITH ITS RECENTLY COMPLETED DOME) DOWN PENNSYLVANIA AVE AS CHEERING CROWDS WAVE STARS AND STRIPES FLAGS. * Grand Review of the Armies Union soldiers participated in the Grand Review of the Armies in Washington DC on May 23-24, 1865. The troops fresh from the battlefields before being mustered out, marched from the US Capitol building along Pennsylvania Avenue passed a reviewing stand, located near the present-day Treasury Building, and concluded at the White House. Elements of the Union Army paraded through the streets of the capital to receive accolades from the crowds and reviewing politicians, officials, and prominent citizens, including United States President Andrew Johnson, a month after the assassination of United States President Abraham Lincoln. On May 10, United States President Andrew Johnson declared that the rebellion and armed resistance was virtually at an end, and had made plans with government authorities for a formal review to honor the troops. One of his side goals was to change the mood of the capital, which was still in mourning. Three of the leading Federal armies were close enough to participate in the procession. The Army of the Tennessee arrived via train. The Army of Georgia, also under the command of William T. Sherman, had just completed its Carolinas Campaign and had accepted the surrender of the largest remaining Confederate army, that of Joseph E. Johnston. It arrived from North Carolina in mid-May and camped around the capital city in various locations, across the Potomac River from the Army of the Potomac, fresh off its victories over Robert E. Lee in Virginia. It had arrived in Washington, D.C., on May 12.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNCLEANED AND EXTREMELY FINE LACKING THE RIBBON WITH THE PIN BACK SUSPENSION BAR'S PIN, PERIOD HAND REPAIRED USING A SMALL SEGMENT WIRE WRAPPED AROUND THE ORIGINAL PIN'S BASE TO ALLOW IT TO WORK. NICE PATINA RETAINING MUCH OF ITS MINT LUSTER WITH SOME HANDLING AND USE FROM ITS 109+ YEARS. SOLID BRASS (please see pictures) THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION OR A COPY PLEASE SEE MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE.
Price: 155 USD
Location: New York, New York
End Time: 2024-12-24T23:23:01.000Z
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Theme: Militaria
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
