OUR FALLEN HEROES NEW YORK DAY AT GETTYSBURG BADGE – DEDICATION OF THE NEW YORK STATE MONUMENT, GETTYSBURG, JULY, 1893

OUR FALLEN HEROES NEW YORK DAY AT GETTYSBURG BADGE – DEDICATION OF THE NEW YORK STATE MONUMENT, GETTYSBURG, JULY, 1893

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Approx. 4" overall; medal approx. 1 1/2" diameter.

A three-piece commemorative badge from the New York Day ceremonies at Gettysburg in July 1893, when the State of New York formally dedicated its great monument in the National Cemetery along with the New York regimental monuments then standing on the field.

The badge hangs from a gilt brass pinback bar with an ornate scrolled crest, embossed "NEW YORK." Below it is a green silk ribbon stamped in gilt "-OUR- FALLEN HEROES," with a brass lower bar. Suspended from the bar by a jump ring is a white metal medal. The obverse depicts the New York State Monument, surrounded by "NEW YORK STATE MONUMENT GETTYSBURG." The reverse depicts the Soldiers' National Monument at the center of the cemetery, surrounded by "IN MEMORY OF OUR NOBLE DEAD."

New York sent more men to Gettysburg than any other state, and New York's dead make up the largest state section of the National Cemetery. The state monument, designed with a bronze figure by Caspar Buberl, rises about 93 feet and is the tallest monument on the battlefield, taller even than the Soldiers' National Monument shown on this medal's reverse. Its main dedication took place on July 2, 1893, thirty years to the day after the battle's second day, during three days of ceremonies attended by thousands of New York veterans, many of them traveling at state expense. Its tablet reads: "To the officers and soldiers of the State of New York who fell in the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1, 2, 3, 1863, many of whom are here buried, this monument is erected by a grateful commonwealth."

Condition: The ribbon retains good green color with some fading, light soiling and wear at the edges, and the gilt lettering is clear and legible. The brass bars show even age toning, and the pin is present on the reverse of the top bar. The medal has gray patina on the obverse and mottled toning on the reverse, with all legends readable.  Dimensions are approximately 4” x 1.5”.

A nice souvenir of one of the largest veterans' gatherings at Gettysburg, tied directly to the monument that still stands in the National Cemetery.   [cm][ph:L]

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