Souvenir medal from the 32nd Grand Army of the Republic National Encampment: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A souvenir medal from the 32nd Grand Army of the Republic National Encampment in Cincinnati, Ohio. The 32nd encampment was held from September 5th-10th, 1898. The medal features a cross with the G.A.R. seal in the center surrounded by a laurel wreath with a bar attached to the top inscribed "SOUVENIR".

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1898
• Created by: Grand Army of the Republic, American, 1866 - 1956
• Owned by: David Spears, American, ca. 1844 - 1933
• Type: medals
• Medium: metal
• Dimensions: 2 5/16 x 1 5/8 x 5/16 in. (5.9 x 4.1 x 0.8 cm)
• Place used: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Associations and institutions
• Topic: Fraternal organizations
• Topic: Military
• Topic: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
• Object number: 2011.57.20.11
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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