Original U.S. Civil War Post War Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Painted Canvas Welcome Banner - 57" x 37" Category_Martini-Henry Rifles Clearly marked "MP 38

Clearly marked "MP 38

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It looks like over time the plating wore away

The medal is on a wreath of green laurel joined at the bottom by a gold bow-knot (rosette)

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Original U.S. Civil War Post War Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Painted Canvas Welcome Banner - 57" x 37" Category_Martini-Henry Rifles Clearly marked "MP 38Original Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful example of a Grand Army of the Republic (G. A. R.) welcome banner, most likely hung at an individual chapter when "new" members were inducted into a post. This was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army (United States Army), Union Navy (U. S. Navy), and the Marines who served in the American Civil War. It was founded in 1866 in Decatur, Illinois, and grew to include