Old Park & Old House

[flakefinder]

My detecting partner and I made a day of it Sunday and made some nice finds, in total we found $10.23 in clad a couple of rings a cap gun a token and a cool star, here is more info and pic's.

The Cap gun is a Diamond H Brand , the star has at the top Grand Army of Republic and at the bottom it has 1861-Veteran-1866 if any body knows any info on the star it would be appreciated.

 

[flakefinder]

almost forgot this....View attachment 642795

 

[oldsalty19]

 

[PA-Hunter]

That star is cool.

 

[lost hunter]

Nice finds

 

[thtr12]

from here you can see the GAR badge with ribbon etc, Also apparently they are numbered.

cut from site above

The first post of The Grand Army Of The Republic (G.A.R.) was established at Decatur, Illinois in April 1866. The organization was originally envisioned as a brotherhood of Civil War veterans who were dedicated to helping other veterans.

By 1890 when the G.A.R. was reaching it’s peak years, the membership of the organization had soared to 409,489 veterans, partially due to it's affiliation with the Fraternal Order Of Masons. By 1911 the membership lost more than half it's members from natural causes and totaled 203,410 veterans. Ten years later at the National Encampment they numbered 93,171 members. In 1941 there were 763 members.

The G.A.R. held its last National Encampment in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1949. Six of the sixteen surviving members attended that Encampment. The last member of the Grand Army of the Republic, Albert Woolson, died in 1956.

It was through the G.A.R., and the pension lobby, that many soldiers and their families received pensions. The Grand Army also promoted patriotism through parades, national encampments, placement of war memorials, and the establishment of Memorial Day as a national holiday.

 

[Burdie]

Nice finds thats for sure congrats
Burdie

 

[koleso]

in older homes are interesting findings for flooring!!!

 

[Diggit]

Um ok. This is the THIRD G.A.R Membership medal I have seen from MI in the past MONTH. (posted here)

Weird.

 

[koleso]

We in Russia are very popular look in the old attic