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[Kansas Raider]

Here are some regimental reunion ribbons. Kansas regimental ribbons are pretty hard to find. I have been collection Kansas GAR for several years. This ribbon is in poor shape for the 1st Kansas Inf for 21st anniversary of the battle of Wilson Creek. The ribbon is dated 1882 

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[Kansas Raider]

here are some 6th Kansas Cavalry reunion ribbons

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another one

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[Kansas Raider]

here is my Kansas past department commander badge 1926 presented to Fred Jackson he was in Co. A 116th New York

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[SARGE]

Super duper badges!  I presume the Department Commander badge is gold? 

 

It is also interesting that the Sixth Kansas had reunions in Missouri and Indian Territory. 

 

I love 'em. 

[Kansas Raider]

yes, it is 10K with a diamond

[Championhilz]

I have several G.A.R. photographs of veterans who settled in Kansas after the war.  This CDV is of Horatio Tawney, who was a corporal in Company C, 100th Ohio Infantry. He was captured at Limestone Station, Tennessee, in September 1863, and spent 6 months in Libby and Belle Isle prisons

 

 

 

 

 

[skypilot6670]

Great thread , great relics. Thanks for posting. Mike

[BBG]

Thanks for showing these. Is a name engraved on the badge in photo #3?

[Kansas Raider]

sadly no 

[Kansas Raider]

here is a picture of members of Jewell post 3 in Pleasanton, Kansas. It is about 1 mile north of the Battle of Mine Creek

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[SARGE]

These boys are certainly well equipped for their postwar photograph.  I seldom see fully armed GAR pictures and this is a nice one.  I wonder if these men are an honor guard for funerals and such like?  They appear to have flowers in their coat pockets... perhaps for a veteran funeral or decoration day?

[Kansas Raider]

the 3 variations of the Department of Kansas GAR membership badge

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[Kevin Beyer]

I love pre-1900 reunion items.  These are extremely interesting.  And, I can honestly say that I have not seen the likes of Kansan Volunteer anything before.

 

Thank you very much for sharing.

 

Kevin

[Kansas Raider]

thanks for the nice comments

[Kansas Raider]

Kansas POW ribbons

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[Kansas Raider]

Hi everybody, I am looking for ribbons or badges of State GAR Departments that went to the 50th National Reunion that was held in Kansas City, Missouri in 1916

[Kansas Raider]

here are what I have for the 1916 National Reunion held in Kansas City,Missouri

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more

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more

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last one

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[skypilot6670]

Nice collection thanks for posting. Mike

[Kevin Beyer]

That is a great collection of National Encampment Badges.  When I first started collecting a wise, older Civil War collector encouraged me to collect G.A.R. 34th National Encampment badges.  Collecting badges, ribbons, pins, and other ephemera from that reunion has been fun, interesting, frustrating, and enjoyable.  I hope you find that your Kansas collection is equally enjoyable.

 

Once again, thanks for sharing.  You have some badges the likes of which I have never seen before and they are great!

 

Kevin

[Kansas Raider]

some more Kansas regimental reunion ribbons

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[Kansas Raider]

here are my Department of Kansas ribbons to GAR National Encampments

1886 San Francisco

1900 Chicago

1903 San Francisco

1933 St. Paul

1938 Des Moines

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