G.A.R. Reunion Medals

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G.A.R. Reunion Medals

G.A.R. Reunion Medals Grand Army of the Republic Medal Names; 1) 21st Wisconsin Vol. Inf. a. 11th Annual Meeting Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin State Hotel Association Sept. 19th to 20th, 1907. b. Top: Gold Metal Ribbon Holder, Bottom: Blue Ribbon with Pin on top, words toward top and metal strings on bottom. 2) 21st Wisconsin Vol. Inf. a. 15th Annual Reunion: Winneconne, Wisconsin Sept. 5th to 6th, 1902. b. Top: Winneconne 1902, Middle: Red, White, Blue Ribbon, Bottom: Medallion with Photo. 3) 21st Wisconsin Vol. Inf. (A) a. 16th Annual Reunion: Iola Wisconsin July 28th to 30th, 1903. b. Top: Beaver on Log, Middle: Red Ribbon (damaged), Bottom: Silver medallion with acorn. 4) 21st Wisconsin Vol. Inf. (B) a. 16th Annual Reunion: Iola Wisconsin July 28th to 30th, 1903. b. Top: Beaver on Log, Middle: Red Ribbon (undamaged), Bottom: Silver medallion with acorn. 5) 21st Wisconsin Vol. Inf. a. 17th Annual Reunion: Hortonville, Wisconson July 14th to 15th, 1904. b. Top: Gold Beaver on log, Middle: Red, White, Blue Ribbon (some damage, top of ribbon has been swen together), Bottom: Medallion with acorn. 6) 21st Wisconsin Vol. Inf. a. 18th Annual Reunion: Manitowoc, Wisconsin Aug. 3rd to 4th, 1905. b. Top: Beaver on log, Middle: Red, White, Blue Ribbon, Bottom: Medallion with acorn. 7) 21st Wisconsin Vol. Inf. a. 19th Annual Reunion: Neenah, Wisconsin Aug. 2nd to 3rd, 1906. b. Top: Gold Beaver on log, Middle: Red, White, Blue Ribbon, Bottom: Medallion with acorn. 8) 21st Wisconsin Vol. Inf. a. 20th Annual Reunion: Chickamauga, Wisconsin Sept. 19th to 20th, 1907. b. Top: Gold Beaver on log, Middle: Red, White, Blue Ribbon with small metal pin (Eagle with wings spread sitting on two cannons and cannon balls, on top of American flag and star medallion at bottom), Bottom: Gold shield shaped medallion with reunion info from above. 9) 21st Wisconsin Vol. Inf. a. 21st Annual Reunion: Stevens Point, Wisconsin Sept. 24th to 25th, 1908. b. Top: Beaver on “Souvenir”, Bottom: Medallion hanging from top with acorn. 10) 21st Wisconsin Vol. Inf. **** a. 23rd Annual Reunion: Oshkosh, Wisconsin Sept. 15th to 16th, 1910. b. Top: Red, White, Blue Oshkosh 1862 Pin, Bottom: “Pin style” medallion with Blue, Red, White stars and stripes and reunion info from above. 11) 21st Wisconsin Vol. Inf. **** a. Unknown Reunion: Possible 23rd reunion b. Heavily Damaged, Top: Gold GAR bar, Middle 1: Green Ribbon (top section only, all middle and lower section are completely missing), Middle 2, Red Ribbon (top section only, all middle and lower section are completely missing) with 23rd at top. 12) 21st Wisconsin Vol. Inf. a. Honorary Reunion of Peninsular Veterans and 21st Regt. Assoc’n Green Bay, July 18th and 19th, 1899. b. Top: Missing, Middle: Red Ribbon with black wording and American Flag waving in wind, Bottom: Missing. 13) 21st Wisconsin Vol. Inf. a. Unknown Reunion (GAR?): Appleton, Wisconsin July 8th to 9th, 1896. b. Top: Appears to be missing due to damage. Only old safety pin remains, Middle: Greenish Silver ribbon with “The Old Soldier Champion Bicycle Rider of Wisconsin”, Bottom: Top section “souvenir” attached to lower section medallion with “ Wisconsin Division I A W State Meet and above meet place and date. 14) 21st Wisconsin Vol. Inf. a. Unknown Reunion: b. Honor the Noble Dead; In Memoriam; Hancock Post, No. 560 Chicago, Ills. c. Top: GAR medal bar, Middle: Black Ribbon with silver pictures and working. In middle of ribbon is picture of another reunion medal. (More Info to be added if found), Bottom: Metal strings hanging from ribbon. 15) 21st Wisconsin Vol. Inf. a. Unknown Reunion: b. In Memoriam; Honor The Noble Dead. c. Top: Missing, Middle: Yellowish Green Ribbon (Top of ribbon is very damaged, top is missing) with words at top and picture in middle of ribbon in gold with bottom section in black (overlapping the bottom of the ribbon) with the other half of words in silver (black section is coming apart from the ribbon), Bottom: Small cluster of metal strings hanging from bottom of ribbon. 16) 21st Wisconsin Vol. Inf. a. Unknown Reunion: b. Top: Eagle with wings spread sitting on two cannons and cannon balls, Middle: Red, White, Blue Ribbon, Bottom: Star medallion. 17) 21st Wisconsin Vol. Inf. a. Unknown Reunion: b. Top: Eagle with wings spread sitting on two cannons and cannon balls, Bottom: Silver medallion with Fraternity, Charity, Loyalty 1861 to 1865 around outer edge.

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