GAR badge. 5 points of star each label a branch of civil war service, and the seal features lady liberty with 2 union veterans and 2 children. Congress paid for these by using metal from captured cannons and passed a law allowing them to be worn on the uniforms.
Souvenir Badge--button pin and ribbon. Top has red rose in middle and reads "Official Souvenir / Red Rose City". Badge is red, white, and blue with gold letters and reads "53rd. Encampment, Department of PA. G.A.R. Lancaster, PA. June 9, 1919".
Grand Army of the Republic badge. "In Union There Is Strength" on top pin. "D. H. Nissley Post, No. 478 / G. A. R. / Mount Joy, PA." G.A.R. emblem in center of badge. Badge is black with gold letters and gold braided trim on bottom with metal fringes.
Civil War veteran badge, Grand Army of the Republic. Button pin with G.A.R. emblem on top. "In Memoriam / Brandywine / Post No. 54 / Coatesville, PA." Black with silver border and gold letters.
Grand Army of the Republic Badge. "Middletown" on top pin. Ribbon reads, "38th Annual / Reunion / NINTH PENN'A/ VET. VOL./ CAVALRY / June 13, 1907" Bottom medallion: "Col. R.M. Russell" accompanied by photograph. Yellow with silver letters.
Grand Army of the Republic Badge. Top pin: "G. A. R." Ribbon, "In Memoriam / D. H. Nissley / Post. No. 478 / Mt. Joy, Penna." Grand Army of the Republic emblem in center under satin flag. Badge is black with silver letters.
Grand Army of the Republic Badge. Top pin depicts hands clasping and below another segment of pin reads, "Member". Centered pin depicts emblem with motto "Gratia del servitus" Bottom of ribbon reads, "Lieut. D. H. Nissley / Camp, No. 74 / S. of V. / Mount Joy, PA." Back reads same as front. Badge is red, white, and blue on front and black on back. Also has gold braided trim along sides and along bottom with wire fringe.
Civil War veteran delegate badge, Grand Army of the Republic. "Delegate / 9th. / Annual Convention / Dept. of Penna. / G.A.R. / Pittsburgh". GAR emblem in center of badge. Light blue with gold braided trim and lettering.
Civil War veteran delegate badge, Grand Army of the Republic. "Delegate / Dept. of Penna. / Semiannual / Encampment / G.A.R. / Philadelphia / 1876." Blue with gold letters.
