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1905 Pike's Peak G.A.R. 39th National Encampment

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1905 Pike's Peak G.A.R. 39th National Encampment
<B>1905 Pike's Peak G.A.R. 39th National Encampment Medal.</B></I> Bronze, 70 mm. Obverse Pike's Peak scene. Reverse 39th NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT G.A.R., DENVER SEPT. 1905, IN HONOR OF THE BRAVE MEN WHO VICTORIOUSLY DEFENDED THE UNION ON LAND AND SEA DURING THE GREAT REBELLION 1861-1865.<BR> Zalmon G. Simmons, builder/first owner of the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway, had this medal made for the 1905 Denver Encampment of the G.A.R. Each attending member also received a trip to the summit on the Cog. The Grand Army of the Republic, a Civil War veterans organization founded in 1866, reached its largest membership in 1890 with more than 490,000 members. The six surviving members permanently closed the organization in 1949. Lustrous AU with some muted mint red remaining.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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