GAR PAST POST COMMANDER BADGE, TYPE IVa

GAR PAST POST COMMANDER BADGE, TYPE IVa

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Item Code: 844-51

Overall measures 3 ½” in length; very good condition, minor areas of tarnish to lower drop. Numbered along the edge “S4158”.

In 1874, a recommendation that a badge for past officers be made available was adopted. On the GAR star, the obverse arms have the insignia of the five major services, Infantry, Navy, Marines, Cavalry, and the Artillery. In the star points are the emblems of different arms of service, bugle for infantry, cannon for artillery, muskets for marines, swords for cavalry, and an anchor for sailors. Each of the five star arms have a raised star. The central section of the GAR star has liberty, a soldier, a sailor, two children, an eagle, a fasces (an axe with a bundle of rods representing authority) and two angled flags in the background. This star has the central area surrounded by the phrase “Grand Army of the Republic / 1861 Veteran 1866”. The date 1866, represents the beginning of the GAR.

The reverse represents a Branch of Laurel - the crown and reward of the brave - in the upper two points of the star. The national shield in the center, surrounded by the 24 recognized Corps’ Badges, numerically arranged, each on a keystone, and all linked together, showing they are united---. Around the center is a circle of 34 stars, representing the States of the Union and the Departments composing the Grand Army Of the Republic.

This is type IVa whereas the 16th Corps symbol was recut. The type IV 16th Corps had an X centered within a circle. The type IVa changed the 16th Corps badge to a more traditional Maltese cross with rounded arm outside edges. In 1886, changes were again made to the reverse of the star pendant. This time, three new corps badges were added. Instead of adding these corps badges to an already crowded center of the star, the laurel branches on the three lower star arms were replaced by the corps insignias of Hancock's Veteran Corp, Wilson's Cavalry and Sheridan's Cavalry as this star displays.  [ld][ph:L]

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