A great badge worn by the press at the 1913 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.  These badges were given to members of the press who covered the reunion by the Pennsylvania Commision.  The hanger has the Pennsylvania keystone with  "PRESS - Pennsylvania Commision" surrounded by blue enamel.  A blue and gray ribbon is attached to the hanger and the drop.  The drop has two veterans on their knees, shaking hands.  Behind them is a winged angel holding palm fronds.  Written on the front of the drop is "Fiftieth Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg - 1863 - 1913 - Reunion".  On the back of the drop is two shaking hands in front of the Pennsylvania keystone.  Written on the back of the drop is "Reunion Civil War Veterans 1913".  The ribbon is all there but weak and is not completely sewn on the back. This is the original ribbon not a replacement.

A neat badge worn by veterans from St. Lawrence County, New York at the 1913 50th Anniversary reunion of the battle of Gettysburg.  The hanger has a pair of shaking hands surrounded by a brass type metal.  A red, white, and blue ribbon is attached to the hanger and the drop.  A celluloid type drop is suspended from the ribbon.  On the drop is a Grand Army of the Republic badge.  Written around the badge is "50th Anniversary, Gettysburg Battalion of St. Lawrence County, N.Y. - 1863 - 1913".  The badge was made by the Whitehead & Hoag Company, Newark, New Jersey as noted on the celluloid drop under "St. Lawrence County, N.Y.".

A different badge worn by New York veterans at the 1893 New York monument dedication at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.  The hanger has "New York" written on it.  A red, white, and blue ribbon is attached to the hanger and the drop.  The drop has a likeness of the New York Monument.  Written around the monument is "New York State Monument - Gettysburg".  On the back of the drop is the Soldier's National Memorial monument with "In Memory of Our Noble Dead" written around it. 

This is the badge worn by Massachusetts veterans at the 50th anniversary and reunion of the battle of Gettysburg.  The hanger has the seal of Massachusetts in the middle.  Written on the the hanger is "Massachusetts - 50th Anniversary - Battle of Gettysburg - 1863 - 1913".  The drop has President Abraham Linclon in the middle surrounded by a five point star and a wreath.  Written around President Lincoln is "Reunion of Veterans of the Civil War - Gettysburg, PA. 1913".  The badge was manufactured by the Whitehead & Hoag Company, Newark, New Jersey as stamped on the back of the drop and the hanger.

This is a great badge worn by the veterans from the State of Missouri at the 1913 Gettysburg 50th Anniversary reunion.  The hanger on the badge has the Missouri coat of arms .  Written on the hanger is "Reunion of Civil War Veterans - MISSOURI".  The drop has General Meade and General Lee.  Written on the drop is "50th Anniversary - Battle of Gettysburg - 1863 - 1913".  Cannons, rifles, swords, bugle, and a naval anchor surround the generals.  The badge is made by the Whitehead & Hoag Co., Newark, N.J.  The Missouri badge is one of the more difficult badges to find in this 1913 group of state badges.

A great badge worn by the veterans from New Hampshire at the 1913 Gettysburg 50th Anniversary Reunion.  On the hanger General Lee and General Meade stare at each other.  A pair of shaking hands are above the generals.  A beautiful U.S. flag and Confederate flag are painted below the generals.  A red, white, and blue ribbon is attached to the hanger.  Written in gold ink is "1863 - 1913 - 50th Anniversary Gettysburg".  The drop in the shape of the state of New Hampshire hangs from the ribbon.  A GAR badge is on top of the famous Old Man of the Mountain rock face which fell in 2003.  Under the Old Man of the Mountain are the letters "NH".  The badge was made by the Whitehead & Hoag Company of Newark, New Jersey.  All three pieces are so marked.  This is a beautiful badge in excelent plus condition.

Here is a great badge from Gettysburg. You won't see this one on every web site! The hanger is a pinback of the High Water Mark at Gettysburg. A blue and white ribbon hangs below. On the blue ribbon is written "Souvenir - Topton Orphan's Home - Excursion Gettysburg Oct. 9 '09". There is no writing on the white ribbon.

A very early monument dedication badge from Gettysburg! This badge has a presses GAR type eagle and a round solid drop. Written on the front of the solid drop is "GAR Encampment - Dedication of Monuments on July, 1886 at Gettysburg, PA". On the back of the drop is a copy of the GAR membership lapel pin surrounded by a wreath. A very early Gettysburg monument badge. Don't miss it.

The badges are hard enough to find but photos of veterans wearing the state badge are even harder to find. The photo is of a veteran with his wife and the veteran is wearing his 1913 Ohio at Gettysburg badge. The backing on the photo is approximately 6 inches by 8 3/4 inches. The actual photograph is approximately 5 1/2 inches by 4 inches. With the photo is an actual 1913 Ohio at Gettysburg badge. Don't miss this wonderful group!!!

A 30th Anniversay ribbon worn by New York veterans at Gettysburg. This is a different ribbon worn New York veterans than we normally see. This red, white, and blue ribbon has "New York Veterans In The War - 1861 - 1865 - 30th Anniversary Gettysburg, PA. July 1,2,and 3, 1893" written on it with American flags! The ribbon and fring is approximately 8 inches long by 2 1/2 inches wide.

A very hard to find Gettysburg badge. This great badge was worn by veterans that attended the reunion from Rhode Island. Only 377 veterans from Rhode Island attended the reunion. Don't miss this great badge!

A hard to find badge from the 1913 Gettysburg 50th anniversary reunion. This great badge has "MAINE" on the hanger. There is a flag ribbon. The bottom drop has "50th Anniversary Battle of Gettysburg - 1863 - 1913 - Maine" written on it. The state seal of Maine is also on the drop. Another hard to find badge!