Commemorative Ribbon, Lookout Post

  • Title: Commemorative Ribbon, Lookout Post
  • Date: circa 1890
  • Description: Red, white and blue ribbon with gold fringe, enamel badge showing handshake and crossed United States flags below.
  • Historical Note: The clasped hands on this Grand Army of the Republic commemorative ribbon signify reunion, possibly referring to the first Blue and Gray reunion of Civil War soldiers that took place near Chattanooga in 1889.
  • Institution: Chattanooga History Center, Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
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  • URL: http://cdm15838.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/shades
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