KevinBeyer Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share #51 Posted May 5, 2017 New addition to the collection:1928 - Kankakee, IllinoisIt identifies David H. Harper as Department Commander 1927 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SARGE Posted May 6, 2017 Share #52 Posted May 6, 2017 Kevin, You have been on a collecting tear recently. Kudos that you have found some really nice, and diverse, badges for your collection, It seems to be either feast or famine with me. Either I am finding multiple items or a lot of nothing. Good work! George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinBeyer Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share #53 Posted May 6, 2017 George, Tell me about it! At this point in my collecting I typically add one new piece to each of my four primary collection per year. I have added four new badges to this G.A.R. Department of Illinois collection since January. I hope my luck stays with me. :-) That being said, my entire Dept of Illinois collection is on display in this thread. If anyone has any badges that aren't represented, please post them. I really would like to see what a complete collection would look like. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinBeyer Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share #54 Posted October 8, 2017 New additions to the collection: 1896 - Cairo, Illinois I have managed to determine that this badge depicts 1895 Department Commander W. H. Powell according to the Roster of the Department of Illinois, GAR, 1896. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinBeyer Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share #55 Posted October 8, 2017 New addition to the collection:1894 - Rockford, IllinoisIt depicts H. H. McDowell as Department Commander 1893 Department Commander E. A. Blodgett as listed in the Roster of the Department of Illinois, GAR, 1896. Unlike many of its decedents, this pendant is lightweight and made of aluminum. This badge also appears to retain some of an original makers label. I do not know who the manufacturer was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinBeyer Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share #56 Posted June 20, 2018 New addition to the collection:1903 - East St. Louis, IllinoisIt depicts Harvey Marion Trimble as Department Commander 1903. Trimble went on to become the G.A.R. Commander-in-Chief for the 1911/1912 year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinBeyer Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share #57 Posted October 23, 2018 New addition to the collection:1931 - Aurora, IllinoisIt depicts A. C. Best as Department Commander 1930. Mr. Best was the proprietor of A.C. Best & Son, Monument Builders in Princeton, Illinois, since 1869. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SARGE Posted October 24, 2018 Share #58 Posted October 24, 2018 Another neat badge Kevin. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illinigander Posted February 24, 2019 Share #59 Posted February 24, 2019 Kevin- Do you have one of the 1872 Remington rolling-block Springfields that were the parade guns for the comrads? As I remember there were about 20 of them. Yes I have one and know the story. Ken W.A.H. S. class of 1959. Illinigander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinBeyer Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share #60 Posted February 25, 2019 Hi, Ken, I am not familiar with the aforementioned Springfields. To whom did they belong, where were the kept, and how were they used? From the sound of it, they might belong in a class that exists a few levels above my own meager collecting! Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marktk36thIL Posted March 5, 2019 Share #61 Posted March 5, 2019 The third one from Aurora I believe you are looking for is "Souvenir." I can't seem to upload it due to the file size. Perhaps I'll try to write up a list of the Aurora G.A.R. Post #20 badges and its related affiliations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illinigander Posted April 16, 2019 Share #62 Posted April 16, 2019 Kevin- Sorry I am so late but: These were US m/1872 Remington .50-70 rolling block rifles. They were kept in a glass case that I think was on the east side of one of rooms in the GAR building. I assume they were used for parades and funeral duties. An Aurora dentist was able to get the city/? to sell the whole lot for an under valued amount. This was about 1960-62. If you know of old-time Aurora antique arms Cliff Stoner, he was able to locate one of the original GAR Remington's for me in the early 1970's. I am sure the rest of the lot went to the four winds and their Aurora GAR connection is lost to history. Illinigander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinBeyer Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share #63 Posted April 28, 2019 New addition to the collection:1929 - Rockford, IllinoisIt identifies Charles T. Marsh as Department Commander 1928 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypilot6670 Posted April 28, 2019 Share #64 Posted April 28, 2019 Beautiful badge in great condition. My compliments. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marktk36thIL Posted May 22, 2019 Share #65 Posted May 22, 2019 Heres a couple I have for your record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeb137 Posted May 23, 2019 Share #66 Posted May 23, 2019 These are great. Anything from the 93rd Illionois Vol Infantry? My Grandfathers, Grandfather served in that, along with his brother. Jon B. Newaygo MI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinBeyer Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share #67 Posted May 27, 2019 My collection only contains reunion badges from the G.A.R. Department of Illinois. I have not obtained anything from particular units, or corps. On my collecting budget, I need to keep a tight focus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinBeyer Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share #68 Posted August 8, 2019 Prior to 1894, it appears that the G.A.R. Dept of Illinois used solely ribbons instead of badges proper for their Dept. Encampments. Here are examples that I found online. Only the 1893 ribbon from Springfield is in my collection. If anyone has any others, please share them with us. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kansas Raider Posted December 14, 2019 Share #69 Posted December 14, 2019 Nice collection. here is one that I have to 1887 National Encampment in St. Louis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinBeyer Posted November 8, 2023 Author Share #70 Posted November 8, 2023 It has been a long time since I've added a new badge to this collection. I guess this is what happens when you get close to completing a collection. I guess the real question is, "Will I find them all before I die?" New addition to the collection: 1933 - Jacksonville, Illinois It identifies William O'Callaghan as Department Commander 1932 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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