. Manual of civil war and key of the G. A. R. and, kindred societies . ACTING OFFICERS BADGI PAST OFFICERS BADGE. As the al;)ove cuts will show, the difference between the. member-ship and the official badge of the G. A. R. is that the ribbon of thelatter is wider and ornamented by a buff, cherry red, or a lighterblue border—(Buff for National -officers, Red for Department offi-cers, and Blue for Post officers)—and that on the active officersbadge the eagle is supplanted by a miniature strap one and one-half inches long and one-half inch wide, enameled with a gold orgilt border one-sixteenth o
. Manual of civil war and key of the G. A. R. and, kindred societies . ACTING OFFICERS BADGI PAST OFFICERS BADGE. As the al;)ove cuts will show, the difference between the. member-ship and the official badge of the G. A. R. is that the ribbon of thelatter is wider and ornamented by a buff, cherry red, or a lighterblue border—(Buff for National -officers, Red for Department offi-cers, and Blue for Post officers)—and that on the active officersbadge the eagle is supplanted by a miniature strap one and one-half inches long and one-half inch wide, enameled with a gold orgilt border one-sixteenth of an inch in width. The color of thisstrap for National or Department officers is black, for Post officersdark blue. On the badge worn by Past officers this strap is clasped upon 40 THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC. their proper ribbon, ])etween the star and the eagle of the membership badge. A miniature shield in gold or gilt, with the coat of arms of theState, may be worn pendant to the official strap, to distinguish thedifferent State Departments. The bronze us
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