Original U.S. Late 19th Century Grand Army of the Republic GAR Black Leather Belt & Buckle - Civil War Union Veterans Organization U.S. Air Force as ordered by the Headquarters

as ordered by the Headquarters

The interior of the cap is lined with white lightweight canvas

but we can only speculate that it had come from one of the areas liberated or occupied by the 3rd Division in Southern Germany and Austria during that period of time

The overall condition of the map is quite nice

ideal for additional research

Original U.S. Late 19th Century Grand Army of the Republic GAR Black Leather Belt & Buckle - Civil War Union Veterans Organization U.S. Air Force as ordered by the HeadquartersOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army (United States Army), Union Navy (U. S. Navy), Marines and the U. S. Revenue Cutter Service who served in the American Civil War. It was founded in 1866 in Springfield, Illinois, and grew to include hundreds of "posts" (local community units) across the nation (predominantly in the North, but also a few in the