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Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. No DU issued. First Printing [Stated]. 148, [2] pages. Appendices (Sword Dealers, Reproductions). Bibliography. Format is approximately 8.75 inches by 11.25 inches. Some minor soiling and wear, with some lower corner bumping. The author is a retired educator who developed a passion for relic hunting. He is active with a number of Civil War related historical interest groups. The standard reference for swords, belts and plates of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Sons of Veterans, this work will help anyone who desires to collect or learn more about the equipment used by this most visible of Civil War veteran groups, as well as their S.O.V. heirs. This book begins with a general history of the G.A.R. and S.U.V., and a short background of the plates/belts. Three chapters that follow cover G.A.R. monogram, membership star, and pattern plates. Two chapters deal with web and leather belts and one presents a detailed look at G.A.R. belts and swords. S.U.V. plates, belts, and swords round out the remaining two chapters. The Sons of Veterans Reserves round out the book with their swords, belts and belt plates. There are also examples of a Sons of Veterans Reserve cartridge box plate and belt plate. Includes over 150 examples which have been photographed and documented, as well as an easy-to-use rarity scale and standardized numbering system.…

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | On May 5, 1868, General Order No. 11 was issued by the Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, John A. Logan. It says in part: The 30th day of May 1868 is designated for the purpose of strewing flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in the defense of their country. May 30, called Decoration Day, is today known as Memorial Day.Honor the Noble Dead is a comprehensive study of the many grave marker/flag holders that decorated the graves of thousands of Civil War veterans. The funeral of a Civil War veteran was a sad event not only for the family, but also for his comrades in the Grand Army of the Republic post to which he belonged. Grand Army posts wanted to mark the graves of their comrades with special markers, which would make the grave sites easy to locate and thus decorate. Companies like M. D. Jones and Balch Bros. & West began to supply special markers for this purpose. These markers were designed to hold a flag. This work studies the many types of markers that were made. It has been more than 60 years since the last veteran of the Civil War passed away. Due to the passage of time, many worn out markers have been removed from the graves and are now being collected. This book touches on the question of whether they should be collected and restored or is this considered grave robbing. After reading this book, you decide.…

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | In the 83 years following the American Civil War, a powerful organization known as the Grand Army of the Republic dominated the life of the Civil War veterans. Founded in 1866, the organization's membership peaked in the 1890's, with nearly 450,000 veterans. In 1949, the last surviving members disbanded the organization and it became history. The organization was all but forgotten except by Civil War enthusiast, historians and collectors of Grand Army of the Republic memorabilia. During its existence, the Grand Army produced souvenirs in the form of badges, canteens and good luck horseshoes. "Canteens & Horseshoes," is an in depth study of what the veterans left behind. This volume containing approximately 280 colored photos of Veteran's badges, miniature canteens and canteens used to hold the veteran's liquid of choice, "whiskey." Their motto, "We Drank from the Same Canteen" had real meaning to the veteran. Along with canteens, this study contains a large variety of little known, and often overlooked, decorative horseshoes which the Civil War veteran proudly displayed in his home. After nearly 60 years of collecting, researching information at numerous museums and conversing with other avid collectors, I have compiled and cataloged this study on Grand Army canteens and horseshoes. This study will give the novice and advance collector a better understanding of what can be found on the collecting market. The last remaining veterans never realized how fascinating their souvenirs would become to future generations.…