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A great 1895 Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) national badge from the Louisville, Kentucky encampment. The top bar has a thoroughbred horse in chocolate bronze atop a gilt-bronze bar with the GAR initials in the center and ears of corn on each end. The shield is flanked by tobacco leaves on the left and a whiskey barrel on the right, denoting Kentucky’s major industries. Suspended from the top bar is a gilt-bronze pendent inscribed at the top and bottom “United We Stand/Divided We Fall”. The round pendant contains an inserted chocolate bronze medallion depicting two soldiers shaking hands. Around the insert are the symbols of war, including a cannon, rifles, flags, a drum, and a stack of cannon balls. The reverse has the maker’s name, “Heeran Bros & Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.’, and is inscribed “Presented by the Citizens Committee Louisville 1895”. The reverse is inscribed, “Delegate 29th National Encampment”.